I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city     1     (介词) the east of England. It is on the River Cam and has a population of about 120,000. My home town is especially famous for     2     (it) university. Many famous people     3     (study) here, such as Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. There are lots of old     4     (build) and churches to visit. Students and     5     (tourist) enjoy trips along the river by boat.

Cambridge is 80 kilometres from London. London is in the south of England and it is on the River Thames. It has a population of about seven and a half million, so it is bigger and     6     (busy) than Cambridge. It is about 2,000 years old and it is famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.

England itself is part of     7     (冠词) island, and you are always near the sea. The small villages and beaches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the areas of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north, and the hills and pretty villages in the south. Everywhere in England, you will     8     (notice) how green the countryside is.

It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.     9     (连词) come and see England any time of the year, but bring an umbrella with you. You will need it     10     (many) days.

Are you crazy about the 2022 World Cup? If so, let me tell you something about it.

The World Cup is the most watched sporting events in the world. 32 teams from different countries compete in the World Cup every     1     years. The 22nd World Cup is     2     in Qatar (卡塔尔). Qatar is close to most countries and therefore a large     3     of visitors come here. This is the first ever World Cup to be played in the Middle East in November and in December instead     4     summer.     5     the summer time temperatures in Qatar can reach close to 50℃. It’s too     6     to play.

Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world. They create 8 stadiums (体育场). For the first time ever the World Cup has fully air conditioned stadiums. It is estimated (据估计) Qatar     7     about 200 billion dollars on the event, one of the     8     expensive World Cup in history.

Many Chinese people hope Chinese football team will take     9     in the Word Cup one day. They hope their dream can come     10    .

Do you like travelling? Why not come to Singapore? Walking through the streets of Singapore, you can hear different languages spoken, s    1     as English, Chinese and Malay (马来语). English is used for business, although the official language (官方语言) here is Malay. If you want to feel relaxed, you can simply s    2       Putonghua a lot of the time. But in my o    3     , it’s a good place to practice your English. Let’s be brave enough to open our mouth. Maybe you will get a big surprise. We should believe in o    4    .

Have you e    5       tried Chinese food outside of China? Singapore is a place you can find a lot of food from China. Singapore is also a good place to try new food. W    6     you like Indian food, Western food or Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore. If you are interested in delicious food, come to Singapore.

Besides, Singapore has a special z    7       called Night Safari. You can go to see animals at night. It might seem strange to go to a zoo when it’s dark. H    8    , if you go to see lions, tigers or foxes during the daytime, they will probably be asleep! A lot of animals only wake up at night, so this is the b    9       time to watch them. The animals are in a more natural environment at Night Safari.

People from different cultures live and work peacefully with each other and share their traditions (传统). Large number of people, ideas, are mixed together under the same sky. Now, however, there is a strong Chinese business community and also a growing Indian business community. Singapore welcomes talented people from around the world and hope they will have a good time here.

I am sure Singapore is a good place you will n    10     forget!

Parkville was near Arnwick, a city     1     (有) 200,000 people. People from Parkville moved to Armwick     2    (find) jobs. And they needed places     3     (live).

However, it was expensive to live in the city centre, so the government built flats outside the centre. Soon, Parkville became part of Arnwick. And Arnwick became a city with over a million people. Jo’s family lives in one of those flats. It is very crowded, and rubbish     4     (be) also a problem.

The small local school in Parkville     5     (close) down five years ago, so Jo now has to go to a school in Arnwick with 2,000 pupils. It takes an hour     6     (get) there by bus. There is a lot of traffic and pollution. It is clear that Arnwick needs more schools, buses and hospitals. It needs fresh air, clean water and better public     7     (service). It also needs more police to protect its people. But     8     (do) all these things, it needs more money.

However, can money help     9     (solve) all these problems? Do we need more big cities like this? In fact, this is just a story. But it describes what is     10     (happen) all over the world. Could it be your town some day?

Nowadays, many people like to live in a city,     1     (尤其) the young who like new and modern things. It is     2     (合乎常情的) for young people to live in the city. It     3     (允许) them to do a lot of enjoyable things in the city. They can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, enjoy the s    4     in theatres or go to parks. Meanwhile, there are also many ways of travelling, you can take the bus or train to anywhere you like.

H    5    , in my opinion, living in the city will c    6     more. For example, parking in the city is usually very expensive. What’s more, many people move to the city, so the p    7     of the city is getting larger and larger, so the city is always c    8    , noisy and dirty. It’s a     9     (遗憾) that people can’t find a relaxing place and enjoy fresh air. So people are doing everything they can     10     (改善) the serious situation in the city.

Shaoshan is a famous city in China. It is the hometown of Chairman Mao Zedong. He once lived, studied and     1     here. Shaoshan is a comfortable place     2     flowers blooming (开花) and birds singing all year round. Shaoshan is almost in the middle of Hunan, it is about 40 kilometers from Xiangtan City and also 100 kilometers from Changsha     3    .

As the high-speed trains are available (可获取的), more and more people come here     4     train. For example, it only     5     less than half     6     hour from Changsha City to Shaoshan. Others still want to drive here with families or friends. If people come here on December 26th, it will be the best time. On that day there are a lot of celebrations, because it’s Chairman Mao’s birthday.

Every year many people     7     here to show their respect. Most of them are students and the others are officials. They also look forward to watching The Most Memorable Shaoshan (《最忆韶山冲》). It can help them better understand Chairman Mao. They will be deeply moved and encouraged.

Besides, it is not only a good place for students to have school trips but also an education base for them to learn about the     8     of the Communist Party of China.

Harbin is very cold in winter. S    1     many people call it the “Ice City”.

Every year, lots of people f    2     all over the world visit Harbin in winter t    3     come and see the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival (冰雪节). The festival u    4     begins in January. During the festival, people can e    5     the beautiful ice and snow world. They can see many k    6     of ice and snow sculptures (雕塑). Many children like the animal sculptures because they’re very nice and c    7     .

People can also do other a    8     during the festival. They can go winter swimming or p    9     snowfield football. People feel very happy with these i    10     games.

If you like ice and snow, you will love Harbin.

Can you imagine life without smartphones and Wi-Fi? Most of us probably think it is     1    . However, in Green Bank, a small town in the U.S.A., people are living such a life.

Green Bank is home to a large radio telescope (射电望远镜). It is used to study the universe. Radio waves (无线电波) from the ground will     2     the work of the telescope. For this reason, residents (居民) there are not     3     to have smartphones, Wi-Fi, microwave ovens (微波炉), etc. They can only use a pay phone (公用付费电话) or a landline (固定电话)     4     they need to make phone calls.

Today, Green Bank has about 180 residents. Many of     5     actually don’t find life inconvenient. A boy said he liked going to his his friends’ houses to talk to them or share delicious food     6     them. Even if people are not at home, they can     7     find each other somewhere in this small town.

Another resident said she was happy to talk to people face-to-face. This gives her the     8     to shake their hands or give them a hug. She really enjoys living without smartphones and Wi-Fi.