This summer holiday, my parents took me to have a 7-day j    1    .

First, we had a trip to Qingdao. We went there by car. It took us five hours to get there. It is a beautiful seaside city. After having lunch in a restaurant, we travelled around the city w    2     resting for a moment. We went swimming in the sea, and climbed Laoshan Mountain. There were many c    3     on the mountain. When we got to the t    4     of the mountain, we were tired but we were happy. We s    5     three days in Qingdao.

In the following four days, we went on a trip to Beijing. First, we visited the Summer Palace. It is a very beautiful park. We enjoyed o    6     there. Then, we went to the Great Wall. There is a famous saying, “He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.” It was hard for me to climb the Great Wall. Sometimes, I need my parents to p    7     me up. F    8     , I got to the top of the Great Wall. And I became very excited. The Great Wall is w    9     enough for five horses to walk side by side. I even played games with my parents on it.

The total cost of the trip is about 4,000 yuan. It’s an experience that I will never f    10     .

2 . Beijing’s annoying smog s    1     to have hurt the city’s appeal to tourists. Last year ，Beijing Youth Daily reported that the number of visitors to Beijing   had   fallen   50   percent since January. It’s said that the city’s bad air q    2     was responsible for the decline. It’s also more difficult to a    3     high-end employees to work in Beijing, especially those with children.

H    4    , the blanket of poisonous smog hasn’t hurt Beijing’s office market, which has jumped up quickly on a g    5     ranking to become the fourth-most-expensive location to rent office space in the world. According to a recent research, office space in Beijing’s Central Business District c    6     on average $1,412 per square meter per year.

That’s more expensive than No. 5-ranked central Tokyo or No.6-ranked Madison & Fifth Avenues in New York. The research took into c    7     both published rental rates and “additional costs”，which i    8     agent fees and other costs to make the deal happen.

London remains the world’s most expensive city in w    9     to rent office space. Hong Kong, home to the priciest office space in Asia, comes in second globally. The cities experiencing the highest annual g    10     in office rental rates are both in South Africa with 40 percent rate for Durban and 44 percent for Sandton.

Which do you like better, living in the city or living in the countryside? I used to think living in the village is not     1    （有乐趣的）at all. However, last year, I got a     2    （机会）to live in the village for one month. This     3    （旅程）changed my idea and I became interested in the village life.

When I was in the city, life was usually quite     4    （无聊的）. I didn’t go out a lot because     5    （停泊）the car could be a big problem. However, in the village, people liked to stay    6    （在……外面）the house and talk with each other. I could walk around and have     7    （谈话）with others in the village. They were friendly and gave me the     8    （温暖的）smile in the world. What’s more, living in the village     9    （允许）me to get close to the     10    （自然）, I could also enjoy the fresh air everywhere.

Maybe one day I would choose to live in a small village.

As the     1     （第三）largest city in the USA, Chicago is a great place to visit. People come to Chicago from different places by train, plane or     2     （船）. It’s a nice city to go       3     （观光，游览）. To the       4     （东方）of the city, lies Lake Michigan. There are many     5     （美丽的）and interesting places near the lake. You can have     6     （娱乐，乐趣）in Grant Park or just walk on the Lake Michigan     7     （沙滩）. It will be so nice. With lots of stores along the streets and in malls, Chicago is also a good place to go shopping. You can     8     （比较） the prices of products and buy     9     （任何东西）you want here.

The weather in Chicago is fine all year round, but it’s a little cold during winter. Remember to bring some     10     （温暖的）clothes with you if you choose to come here in winter.

In 2016, the G20 Summit was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, which is in the     1     (东边的) China. It was the eleventh     2     (会议) of the Group of Twenty. It     3     (影响) a lot in the world since the first summit was held.

It was the first time for China to host such an international activity, so it caught a lot of eyes at home and abroad. To hold it successfully, lots of work should be prepared. The most important thing that China’s government     4     (考虑，认为) was about safety. Because the leaders of the Group of Twenty would     5     (参加) to discuss the important topics in the world, it was     6     (有必要的) to keep them safe. The government sent plenty of policemen     7     (代替) of guards to different areas to check the safety.

Meanwhile, the government paid a great number of workers to make Hangzhou tidy and beautiful. They painted plenty of walls of the houses beside the main roads again and pulled down some dangerous buildings. At that time, here were lots of     8     (标志) everywhere telling people to keep safe. After a few months, the     9     (整个的) city looked much more beautiful.

On that day, President Xi made a speech.     10     (百万) of people saw the great moment on TV or on the Internet.

Today is a big day for Cathy because she will go to Chengdu on     1    (度假） with her parents. She gets up at 7:00 and then she     2     (洗澡）quickly. She leaves at 8:00 and     3    (到达)at 11:00. The weather is     4    (糟糕的）there because it’s rainy. but she is still very happy because she can see many animals and eat     5    (美味的）food. At first, she visits the zoo. There she sees the pandas. They are cute and lovely. She knows the panda is one of China’s     6     (象征）but now they are in great     7     (危险）. She wishes other     8     (国家）can join the team to save the animals. After that, she walks around this city and enjoys the food there. It     9    (品尝）good. She has a good time there and she wants to go there     10    （再次）.

Nice to receive(收到) your letter. My name is Wei Fang. I am a     1     (China) girl. I am from Beijing, China. Beijing is     2     old city. It is big     3     nice. There are many foreigners (外国人) in our city. Some of them are     4     (work) here. Some are visiting(访问) our city. Many people say, “Beijing is great! The food in Beijing is     5     (well)! I am learning English now. I want     6     (speak) English with foreigners, but I find it is not easy. Can you h    7     me?

What are you    8     (learn)? Can you play the     9     (吉他)? Please     10     (write) to me and tell me about yourself.

Yours,

Zhang Ming

San Antonio, Texas is an interesting city in the USA. You can do many interesting things there.     1    （首先）, you can visit many museums. You will learn a lot of things there, such as animals,     2    （植物）and the history of Texas. Second, if you are     3    （感兴趣的）in animals, you can visit two famous places. San Antonio Zoo is a good choice. It has     4    （几个）animal shows in the daytime. You can visit Sea World in San Antonio too. You will have fun with sea animals in it.

Downtown San Antonio is also a     5    （极好的）place to visit. There you can take a trip to an old     6    （教堂）. You can also travel to a great place—the Riverwalk. You can walk     7    （沿着）the river and see beautiful sights. You will find many places to sit, talk and drink     8    （某种东西）on the way. You can eat different kinds of food at the     9    （相同的）time. For example, you can try delicious tacos, meat and hamburgers.     10    （当然）, you can listen to Mariachi music.

You will never be tired in San Antonio. Come and visit it!

9 . My d    1     city is not very big, because I don’t like big c    2     like Beijing or New York. There should be a lot of people, playgrounds and restaurants in the city. There aren’t many cars and there isn’t a    3     traffic jam in the city. There should be a lot of free public bicycles a    4     the road for people to use. It is enjoyable and fast to r    5     a bike to have a short trip.

People are all rich in my dream city. They have enough houses to live i    6    . They have e    7     food to eat. There aren’t any beggars(乞丐).

My dream city is also very c    8    . People cannot smoke in the city. They are kind and f    9    . They often share happiness with each other. I h    10     to find such a city one day.

Today Daniel and I took an o    1    tour on the website “Around the World in Eight Hours”. We c    2    Sydney. Sydney is on the southeast coast of Australia. It is the l    3    city in Australia. On the w    4    , we saw a lot of pictures of Sydney. Sydney is near the sea. There are many beautiful b    5    there. We also saw a w    6    building called the Sydney Opera House. It is a theatre and looks like a ship with many s    7    . Near the Sydney Opera House is a famous Habour Bridge. People can climb it. It takes about three hours. It is r    8    cool! Australian seasons are the o    9    of ours. For example, in April, it is    10    in Australia.