3 . Taiwan was located in the subtropical ocean. Taiwan offers tourists comfortable w    1     and has no winter all the year round. With the pleasant c    2     , Taiwan can sustain r    3     biology resources. It is worth to v    4    Taiwan for its natural sights, s    5     as the high and steep mountains and the dense atmosphere of seashore h    6     The i    7     has another Portuguese name, Formosa, which means a beautiful island In addition, Taiwan has many w    8     man-made tourist r    9     , such as the named Matsu Temple and Taipei National Palace Museum. Taiwan is a great p    10     to visit.

4 . I live in Pennsylvania. It is a     1     （north）state of America, which is the 33rd    2     （large）state in America. You might know some of the cities, like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allentown. The state capital is Harrisburg. Now let me tell you a little more about my state.

Several Indian tribes（部落）lived in Pennsylvania before     3    （Europe）came. The Dutch came first,     4    （follow）by Sweden. England started colonies（殖民地） later. After a few fights, they    5    （take）control of the land.

Pennsylvania     6    （give）to the Penn family later. That is how Pennsylvania got its name. Pennsylvania was the    7    （two）to join the nation. The city of Philadelphia     8    （be）an important city since the colony was founded. It was even the capital of America, too!Today, Pennsylvania is sometimes regarded as the snack capital of the country. It is famous for snacks, like pretzels and chips, Heinz ketchup and sauces. There is also Hershey, which is well     9    （know）as the chocolate company.

There are steel companies in the state, as well as a lot of colleges. There are plenty of things     10    （do） in Pennsylvania. There are several major sports teams. Pennsylvania has 121 state parks, and they all have free     11    （enter）. Hunting is popular here, too.

Are you thinking about    12    （visit）the state?

5 . I come from Guilin. It is my hometown.It’s a beautiful c    1    of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The p    2    of Guilin is about 4,760,000.The climate (气候) there is very great. The old like to live there.   Guilin has a l    3    history.   It is a good   place to

e    4    your free time. You can enjoy i    5     natural scenery. It sits o    6    the Li River. There are many good places to visit. It isf    7    for its green hills and clear water in the world. It is very popular. Every year, m     8    of visitors come here to spend their holidays. W    9    to my home town! I w    10     be your good   guide(向导).You will have a good time.

6 . Euro Disney was opened in 1992 i    1    Paris. It is also known as Disneyland Paris. It lies 32 kilometres e    2    of Paris. About 50 million visitors come from a    3    to see Mickey and Donald every y    4    . So it makes a lot of money and a lot of friends from foreign countries!
But Euro Disney had a h    5    time in the beginning. Some people in Paris
b    6     that the park would influence their culture in a bad way. And about 3,000 French workers
s    7    their jobs at the park because they felt it was wrong to speak English while working.
Later people began to l    8    it. Many people who have been to the p    9    return with their friends later. Now it is even m    10    popular than the Eiffel Tower.

7 . Paris June 19
Dear all,
       I am     1     this letter in my room. I can see the Seine(塞纳河) from my window. It is beautiful.
       I am staying at a student hotel some miles from the center of Paris. I have got a big room and I use it as a bedroom, a study     2     a sitting room! There is a kitchen in the hotel,     3    I don't often cook there. I usually     4     my meals at the university. The food there is     5     and cheap.

The university is about two stops from here on the underground railway. It     6     ten minutes to get there, so that's easy. Most of the other students     7     bicycles, but I haven't got one.

        I am enjoying myself very much. I like walking along the streets. I like Paris. It is quite     8     from our town.
        Do write if you have time.
        All the best!

Yours,

Gavin

8 . 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
I’m very happy to v    1    Beijing again. Great changes have t    2    place here. Yesterday, I w    3    to visit Sunshine Middle School --- I had lived there for n    4    two years. Maybe you don’t believe I couldn’t f    5    the way there! A taxi driver took me there in the end. He said, “Beijing changes too much. Sometimes even people in Beijing cannot find the way.” You can see green trees on b    6    sides of the wide and clean streets. And you can see tall buildings here and there. Now, many people in Beijing a     7    English classes in the evening schools, and some of them can s    8    very good English. I’m s    9    a lot of travelers from the world will enjoy t     10    in Beijing.