1 . Harbin is a beautiful city in China. It is the capital of Heilongjiang Province in the north-east of China. This city is famous for its cold winters. People c    1     it the “Ice City”.

Every year, millions of people from all over the world visit Harbin. They come to celebrate the famous Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. The festival usually begins in January. During the festival, visitors can enjoy the beautiful Ice and Snow World. They can s    2     many fantastic ice and snow sculptures(雕塑). They can go skating and s    3     too. If you like ice and snow, you will love Harbin.

Harbin is over 800 y    4     old. Tourists can see many t    5     buildings in the city.

Come and visit Harbin. You will love it.

Have you ever been to Hong Kong? Hong Kong is a beautiful place to travel. It lies in the southeastern part of China. She r    1     to our motherland in 1997. If you go to Hong Kong by air, you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport, because there was not enough land. This airport was build out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong. The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an i    2    . You can get there by ship or through a tunnel under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.

The population of Hong Kong is over six million. People from all over the w    3     travel to Hong Kong every year. You can watch horse racing or motor racing. Some places are quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. There are also a lot of buildings to live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for Chinese f    4    . You can enjoy many kinds of cooking. For example, fish, meat and vegetables. Beijing duck is famous. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Hong Kong.

When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. It is d    5     from that in other areas of China. If it’s your first time to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street. When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the l    6    . So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.

St Patrick’s Day（圣帕特里克节）is one of the most important festivals in Ireland. It is on March 17. It is not only an important holiday in Ireland but also a day when everyone wants to be Irish. It b    7     a public holiday in 1903. The first St Patrick’s Day celebration took place not in Ireland, but in the United States. The first American celebration of St Patrick’s Day was in Boston in 1737. St Patrick’s Day is a t    8     to wear green and hold parties.

People will usually think of the color of green when they talk about St Patrick’s Day in m    9     times. Green is the color of spring and Ireland. People wear green and carry little green leaves. They b    10     that these can bring themselves good luck. Some people even color their hair green for the celebration. And they look really funny.

It’s a t    11     for families to go to church in the morning and celebrate the festival in the afternoon. Today, people celebrate St Patrick’s Day in America, Canada, Australia and some other countries.

What special things can you find in Guizhou Province? Sour and spicy rice noodles? The brightly-decorated clothing of the Miao people?

Guizhou is a     1     (nature) beauty in the south-west of China. There are beautiful mountains, lovely lakes and special karst landforms (喀斯特地貌).     2     (visit) can see an amazing view of 700,000 cherry trees in bloom in March. Guizhou also has     3     (Asia) tallest waterfall, Huangguoshu, and Asia’s longest cave, Shuanghe Cave.

Along with its beautiful views, there     4     (be) also unique local cultures. Guizhou is home to 17 ethnic groups (少数民族),     5     (include) the Miao, Dong and Tujia. Because of the mountainous landscape (地貌), modern life has been slow to arrive. Many people still live according to old traditions. For example, many Miao people still live in     6     (wood) houses that are lifted up on stilts (桩子).

Chili chicken, Kaili sour soup fish… sour and spicy flavors are typical here. With its unique natural landscape, colorful local culture and lovely food, it’s why Guizhou     7     (call) “precious land”.

5 . Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province in the north-east of China . Harbin is well-known for     1     (it) cold winter. People call it the “Ice City”.

Every year,     2     (million) of people from all over the world visit Harbin. They come     3     (see) the famous Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. The festival usually begins in January. During the festival,     4     (visit) can enjoy the beautiful Ice and Snow World. They can see many fantastic ice and snow sculptures. They can go     5     (skate) and skiing too. If you like ice and snow, you     6     (love) Harbin. Harbin is over 800 years old. Tourists can see many     7     (tradition) things in the city. If you take a walk down Central Street, you can see many nice European style     8     (build). People also call this street “the Eastern Moscow.”

Come and visit Harbin!

Hainan is in the south of China. The weather there is different     1     that of other areas of China. There     2     (be) no winter in Hainan. It’s not cold all year round. Many people go there in winter     3     it’s cold in the north of China. In summer, it’s very hot. It’s usually     4     (sun), but it often rains. So people often take a pair of     5     (sunglass) and a raincoat at the same time. People can enjoy many kinds of fruits like bananas and coconuts there too.

Hainan is     6     good place for holidays and people always have fun there. People can go     7     (fish), boating, swimming and so on. When we want     8     (have) a rest, we can walk on the beach and enjoy fresh air and white clouds. It’s so     9     (excite).

Would you like     10     (go) to Hainan? You are always welcome.