Hello, everyone! Welcome to Beijing. Here is a weather r    1     today. It’s 0°C o    2     right now, but it feels like 5°C because of the wind. It can blow your hat off if you’re not careful. Don’t be n    3    ! Just put on your warm coat and hat, and you’ll be fine.

Winter in Beijing can be very cold, but it’s also a great time to visit. The city looks beautiful when it’s s    4    , and there are a lot of fun things to do. Many people say that Beijing is the best place to visit during the winter holiday.

If you’re coming to Beijing in winter, remember to bring some warm clothes and shoes. And don’t forget your sunglasses! The sun shines very b    5     here, even in winter.

So enjoy your trip, and have fun in Beijing!

It is 8:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. Lin Qia,     1     18-year-old boy, is going to a school sports center near his home to play ping-pong.     2     it’s very early on Sunday, the sports center is full of people. That’s because they can play for free in the center from 8:00 a.m. to 17:00 p.m. on     3     (weekend).

Similar things are happening     4     Guiyang. The government provides (提供) more free sports places for people to do sports.

In order to encourage more people to exercise and build Guiyang into a city strong in sports, the government     5     (do) a lot. They help build lots of sports facilities (设施). They also try     6     (improve) the physical education in schools.

Thanks to these actions, more and more people in Guiyang are having fun     7     (play) sports. A survey shows that many people can exercise at least     8     (one) a week. As more people play sports, Guiyang’s sports industry (产业) is growing so     9     (quick).

The government said that they would do more and move     10     (fast) to build Guiyang into a city strong in sports. Let’s look forward to it.

Sanya, a city in Hainan province, is a popular destination (目的地) for tourists looking for sun, sand, and sea. G    1     to Sanya is easy, with different ways of transportation (交通方式).

For those coming from the main land in China, the fastest and easiest way to reach Sanya is     2     plane. There are direct flights to Sanya Phoenix International Airport from most of the big c    3    , such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Once you arrive at the airport, you can take     4     taxi or bus to your hotel.

If you are traveling nearby, taking a train is another good c    5    . Sanya has a railway s    6    . This station connects Sanya with o    7     cities in Hainan.

For the people who like to d    8    , Hainan has a well-connected road network, and you can take a car to go around Sanya. However, keep in mind     9     heavy the traffic can be during tourist seasons.

All in all, Sanya is a wonderful holiday destination for families and f    10    . Make a plan and go for it!

The Lantern Festival in China is also known as Yuanxiao or Zhongyuan Festival   It usually falls     1     the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.   It is     2     custom (习俗) for Chinese people to enjoy the beauty of lanterns during the Lantern Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mentioning Chinese lanterns would not be complete without     3     (talk)about a city in Sichuan province, Zigong.   It is     4     (usual) thought of as the City of Lanterns.

People in Zigong     5     (enjoy) lanterns on festivals since the Tang Dynasty (618 907). In the past, people     6     (make) lanterns with special materials (材料). To add to     7     (it) beauty, Zigong artists also use many different things, such as silk, paper and bamboo.

Lantern production is one of the most important industries (产业) for Zigong people     8     most large lanterns are produced in Zigong. The city develops at a     9     (fast) speed with the lantern industry than before. Nowadays,     10     (visitor) come to Zigong to enjoy lanterns and other activities. The lanterns are now a name card for the city.

For Chinese, lanterns have not only lit up the night, but also lit up their hearts that long for home.

I recently planned a coach trip to London for my dad and myself. And that day in August of last year was     1     (real) bright and warm.

We were taken first to Greenwich where my dad had grown up. It was so much     2     (clean) than he remembered and, of course, there were many changes, mostly for the better. Alongside the National Maritime Museum we stopped     3     a coffee in a lovely open air café with views over the River Thames.

Soon we     4     (call) by the guide to join a “city cruiser”, together with other members of the trip. Once we set sail, the first famous building we could see was Queen Anne’s House     5     is set at the foot of the Royal Greenwich Park. We spent the whole time sitting on the top deck (甲板) and enjoying the many sights     6     we were sailing slowly.

The final destination (目的地) was the London Eye. Our prepaid tickets meant that we didn’t have to stand in line with the other     7     (tourist). We looked out over the whole city,     8     (include) Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. We could even see Buckingham Palace in the distance.

Upon leaving the London Eye, we only had to take     9     short walk across the park to where our coach was waiting to take     10     (we) back. Our trip to London proved to be a quite lovely and memorable day out—my dad especially enjoyed every minute of it.

Hangzhou, together with five other     1     (city) in Zhejiang, has hosted the 19th Asian Games     2     Sept. 23 to Oct. 8. Before the Games, Hangzhou     3     (use) many ways to make their city look better. The city also tried its best to make traffic better. The city now has much     4     (wide) roads and lighter traffic.

“The Small Lotus” is one of the main places for sports events. On the top of it, there are eight petals. They can open and close     5     (easy). It takes 15 minutes for each petal     6     (open) and close.

Self-driving buses were used during the Games, too. The smart buses start     7     (run) only by themselves. Surprisingly, the highest speed of them can be as far as 50 kilometers in     8     hour. With the help of artificial intelligence sensors (人工智能传感 器), the buses know     9     to take athletes to right places and where to stop.

    10    , the buses can only carry at most 20 passengers (乘客).

Liaoning Province is located in the northeast of China and is the center of the region. It is a multi-ethnic and culturally blended area with a rich heritage of both cultural     1     natural attractions. With the Liao River and Yalu River flowing through it, Liaoning Province has a forest coverage rate of 59.7%, making it one of the     2     (large) provinces in China. It’s     3     important economic center in the coastal region of eastern China and     4     (have) many important cities, including Shenyang, Dalian, Anshan, and Panjin.

Liaoning Province has a long history that dates back     5     (near) 2,500 years ago. One of the notable landmarks in the area is the Great Wall of China, which     6     (build) in the Qin Dynasty. This province is home to many UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the     7     (one) Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty.

In terms of culture, there are many museums and art galleries to visit, including the Liaoning Provincial Museum and the China Art Gallery. For a nature     8     (love), Liaoning Province has lots of beautiful parks, such as Shenyang Horticultural Expo Park, Liaoyang City Park, and Jinzhou City Park. Fushun’s mountain ranges (山脉), fall leaves in Dalian, and the northern taiga (针叶树林地带) of Mount Changbai are also great places to explore.

Overall, Liaoning Province is a place     9     great beauty, history, and culture, and its attractions and sites are sure     10     (make) your trip to China an unforgettable one.

Hello, everyone. My name’s Chenchen. I’m a mascot of the 19th Asian Games. I am Chinese and I am     1     (来自) Hangzhou. Now I’m     2     (四) years old. Zhang Wen and Yang Hongyi created me in 2019. They are     3     (丈夫) and wife. And they are two teachers at an art school in Hangzhou. I have two friends. They are Congcong and Lianlian. They are the mascots too. Look! Congcong is the boy in     4     (黄色的) and he is in the middle. The     5     (女孩) in green on the right is Lianlian. And I am blue. Where am I? Yes, I’m on the left     6     (紧挨着) to Congcong. Haha! And we stand for three places in Hangzhou, the old     7     (城市) of Liangzhu, the West Lake and Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

Some     8     (同学们) like Congcong very much and some like Chenchen and Lianlian. I think they are     9     (全体, 都) nice, but Chenchen is my favourite because I like blue.

Welcome to Hangzhou and     10     (遇见) us.

Some city people won’t live in a village because they think that village life is dull and uninteresting. They forget that they couldn’t live w    1     the help of the farmer. What’s more, village life is not dull. Farm work is very interesting and it is also very healthy. It’s full of fun to milk the cows or pick the plants, and farm work is a way of taking e    2    . We often find that village people live l    3     lives than city people. Of course, many farmers won’t leave their own homes and go to live in a hot, n    4     city. Some of them believe that they can’t bear it. Farmers p    5     village life to city life because they think that city life is very unhealthy. The truth is that it is possible to be happy and healthy on a farm and it is possible to be happy and healthy in a town or city, too.

Long ago, more people lived in villages than in cities. In the f    6    , city life will be healthier and village life will be more interesting.