My hometown is a beautiful place. The spring is often from     1     (二月) to May. There are flowers and trees in a big park. Children like to play soccer in the park when they are     2     (空闲的).

In summer the water in the river is clear and     3     (凉爽的). In the morning, people wash clothes by the river. In the     4     (晚上), people drink tea and chat on the river bank.

In autumn, ginkgo (银杏) leaves fall from the trees in Xijiao Park. They look like little fairies (仙子) in yellow. We can     5     (观看) them dancing in the air. Children pick up the leaves and put them in their     6     (笔记本) as bookmarks.

In my hometown, there is an     7     (古老的) street with a history of 1,800 years. In winter, heavy snow covers the street. It becomes white     8     (到处). Adults like to sit in front of the stores talking with each other. You can also see children with thick     9     (毛衣) making snowmen. Everyone is happy there.

Now, you see my hometown is     10     (真正地) a wonderful place. I love the four seasons of my hometown.

Tibet, which is famous for its special culture and food, lies in the southwest of China. It is home to about 3.2 million Tibetans, making it one of the country’s     1     (large) minorities (少数名族). Recently, it     2     (receive) tons of attention from all over the world. Tibet, which includes some of the world’s tallest mountains, attracts many hikers and mountain climbers     3     want to climb Mount Everest.

To discover more about the cultural traditions of Tibet, it is     4     (high) advised to visit the Zangxiang Village Tea House and have a traditional Tibetan meal. If you plan to visit Tibet, it’s important to know how to rent an apartment and you can go there by plane as well. Moreover, besides credit cards (信用卡), Wechat pay and Alipay,     5     is necessary to bring some cash (现金).     6     (visitor) can buy some handicrafts (手工艺品) in markets and shops, which greatly develops Tibet’s economy.

A trip to Tibet can offer us     7     special travel experience, which is filled     8     rich cultural traditions and beautiful natural scenery. And it will bring great     9     (happy) to us. Also, it will offer us a chance     10     (find) out that having and keeping our differences is important.

Mariana, a Mexican girl, is an exchange (交换) student in Shanghai. Mariana     1     (fall) in love with Shanghai the minute she arrived. She has been learning Chinese     2     she was about 13, so it is easy for her to communicate with people here. She already made friends when she had her     3     (one) class. She is the only Mexican exchange student in the university, while the others are     4     (most) from Germany and France. Mariana has found many similarities (相似点) between Mexico City and Shanghai, and this helps her get used     5     the city quickly. The busy traffic and crowded places aren’t new to her. But the food is     6     big problem. Besides, as China is a very high tech country, she also has to learn     7     (use) her phone for everything, as people here do, like ordering food in restaurants,     8     (communicate) and so on. The phone is really a great     9     (invent), she thinks.

Mariana would like to visit different parts of China when she is free. She has learned a lot about Chinese history and culture, and she     10     (collect) many pictures of China so far. She loves China more and more.

“We thank you for your visits to Heilongjiang. This winter, you brought joy and life to this land. It’s so great to have you here.”     1     the last day of 2023, the Heilongjiang Provincial Tourism Ofice announced a thank-you letter     2     (excited). The letter     3     (publish) by several local newspapers.

At Harbin Ice and Snow World,     4     ice-and-snow theme park in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, tourists gathered     5     (count) down toward 2024, with more than 1, 000 ice and snow sculptures around.

Besides the ice-and-snow sculptures, a lot of winter activities were there for visitors to enjoy. Skiing was one of     6     (popular) activities. Many people would wait for two to three hours     7     these activities.

What’s more, bicycles on ice and hot air balloons allowed visitors to enjoy the magic world from above. When the night     8     (fall), the ice sculptures looked bright in different colors, and live music and DJs added more to the colorful ice and snow world, where     9     (thousand) of visitors danced to the music together.

During this tourism boom, many visitors felt the     10     (warm) of local people. Local government provided hot tea for free to keep visitors warm. Many drivers also volunteered to drive around the city to pick up tourists and give them free rides.

“Whether it is Zibo Barbecue or Harbin Ice and Snow Tourism, they have given full play to their own characteristics and advantages. ”said Zhang Yiwu, a Chinese language and literature professor at Peking University.