Visiting Shenzhen

Have you ever been to Shenzhen? Shenzhen is     1     international city with many interesting places. Travellers enjoy     2     (they) a lot here.

Spiendid China

The Splendid China is the largest model village     3     the world. It has miniatures (微缩模型) of 82 famous places, such as the Great Wall, the Terracotta Army (兵马俑)     4     the Yellow Mountain.

Happy Valley

The Happy Valley     5     (cover) 350,00 square metres. It has nine places, such a Gold Mine Town, where you can escape (逃跑) a flood by train. If     6     (visit) want to enjoy Reling activities, they can try 4D cinema. People always spend their time     7     (happy) at the Happy Valley.        

Window of the World

At the Window of the World, there     8     (be) 130 miniatures of famous places from across the world. You can have a lot of fun here. For example, you can hunt animals with the     9     (Africa) people or boat along the Colorado River.

Shenzhen provides enjoyable places for people     10     (travel). Come and enjoy your trip in Shenzhen.

My hometown is on a small island which is a very quiet place. There used to be many     1     of trees and flowers. The     2     swam in the blue sea happily. For me, one of     3     happiest activities is playing at the beach. But years later the sea was filled     4     rubbish and the plants disappeared. The blue sea became dirty and the lovely fish died. I really felt sorry for     5     had happened to my hometown. Luckily, the government has taken some actions to     6     these problems. The government cleared the rubbish in the sea in the next few months. Now many workers pull     7     and clean the sea every day. The environment in my hometown is becoming     8     than before.

In fact, protecting the natural environment itself     9     also protecting our hometown. We must act together,     10     we will regret one day! Only in this way can it give us a comfortable place to live in.

It’s my great honor to introduce the winter in my hometown to you.

I live in Changchun and it is     1     great city with four different seasons around the year. Among all of these seasons, I like winter     2     (good) because in winter it often snows and the house and ground are covered with a     3     “quilt” (被子).

I remembered it     4     (be) a winter evening. It snowed     5     (heavy). I felt     6     (exciting) to go outside with my mother and made a lovely snowman. We rolled two different sizes of snowballs. And then I found a few stones and branches to make the snowman’s eyes and     7     (arm). Although the     8     was cold, I forgot the temperature and lost myself in the joy of making a snowman.

Many years has passed.     9     the snowman can melt (融化), the love from my mother will always be in my heart.

I hope you can come to Changchun to make a snowman     10     me one day.

4 . Do you like beautiful scenery(风景)? Then you will love New Zealand. It is in the     1     (east)part of the Pacific Ocean, across the sea from its nearest neighbour, Australia.

New Zealand has three official(官方的)languages—English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language. English is the most     2     (wide)used language in this country. Maori     3     (teach)in some schools.

New Zealand has two main islands, the North Island and the South Island. Wellington, the capital city, and Auckland, the country’s     4     (large)city,     5     (lie)on the North Island. Auckland is known as the “City of Sails” because many people in the city own sailing boats. The South Island is famous for its high mountains and beautiful Milford Sound.

There are many     6     (attraction)for visitors on the two islands. Have you     7     (hear)of Sky Tower? It’s a 328-metre-tall tower on the North Island. You can climb to the top of it and enjoy the natural landscape. Travel south to Rotorua. There are natural hot springs(温泉)here, which are perfect for bathing and     8     (relax). On the South Island, you can visit Queenstown and enjoy different kinds of adventure activities. Take a trip to Milford Sound     9     (see)its high waterfalls pouring down the mountains. The scenery in New Zealand is amazing! If you’re travel lovers, New Zealand can always meet your     10     (need)!

Ali has worked and lived in Shandong Province for almost six years. When his friends suggested g    1     to Rizhao for a two-day trip, the first things that came into his mind were its beautiful beaches and nice seafood. Rizhao certainly goes b    2     that! It is also “hometown of green tea” in northern China. Rizhao l    3     in the southeast of Shandong Province near the Yellow Sea. It has pleasant weather, rich soil, and enough sunlight. All these make it s    4     for growing high-quality green tea. Ali had the chance to pick tea leaves for the first time in his life. “This is the first time I’ve learned about Chinese tea culture. It’s a new and exciting experience for me. It’s fantastic!” Ali said with a smile on his f    5    .

The English cultural and tourism magazine “Jiangsu Glimpses” has published a new one. It recommends beautiful museums, d    1     food, fun routes and spring folk customs in Jiangsu.

What winter takes from here, spring will give it b    2    . After a winter of resting, the flowers in Jiangsu are budding（含苞待放） and the ducks can also f    3     the warmth of the spring river.

It has become a habit for Chinese t    4    to come to Jiangsu to see flowers in spring. The city flower of Nanjing, plum blossom, now is all around on the Meihua Mountain. “Fure Flower Sea” in Zhenjiang i    5     many flower fields which are like a colorful blanket. Spring comes and shines on the branches of these flowers in the south of the Yangtze River.

Tea is another g    6     that comes with the spring of Jiangnan. Many teas with poetic and beautiful n    7     are all from Jiangsu, such as Suzhou’s Biluochun tea, Nanjing’s Yuhua tea and Zhenjiang’s Jinshancuiya tea. During this period, the tea field provides nice teas and p    8     places for people to have fun. The tea has special taste b    9     different tea trees are planted in different planting sites. Nowadays, people can look for tasty tea and enjoy the best s    10     in Jiangsu, including transportation, accommodation（住宿）, sightseeing, and food. In addition to the tea fields, tourists can also walk into the tea houses and museums or picturesque villages around them.

Jimei, meaning a place that collects all the beauties under heaven, lies in the northwest of Xiamen. The person who named it wasn’t     1     /rɔ:ŋ/. It is indeed a very quiet     2     beautiful place, lovable and livable. As a famous cultural and educational area, one of its must-see     3     (place) is Jimei School Village.

Jimei School Village is a general name for all schools and cultural institutions (机构). It has a complete modern educational system (系统) covering from preschool to higher education. It is also     4     (wide) known for its buildings of both Chinese and western styles, such as Daonan Lou and Nanxun Lou.

Jimei School Village was built by Mr. Chen Jiageng     5     was born in Jimei. At the age of 17, he traveled across the     6     /si:/ to Singapore to help his father run his business. When he returned to his hometown, he found education in China was very backward (落后的), so he     7     (make) up his mind to develop education. He poured all of his care and efforts     8     the field of education. It is said that he and his brother founded and supported a total of 118 educational institutions around China. And he also built libraries, science museums,     9     /ˈhɒspɪtlz/ and so on. He believed good     10     (teach) environment could help students learn more useful knowledge. Nowadays, Jimei School Village is worthy of the Chinese words “taoli man tianxia” because its graduates are spread all over the world.

Zibo barbecue(烧烤) is hot. On each t    1     is a small stove(炉子). People can help themselves to wrap skewers（裹肉串）in a thin pancake, usually with a spring onion(葱) i    2     the pancake.

Facts from Meituan and Dazhong Dianping s    3     that booking volume(预订量) for accommodation(住宿) in Zibo during the five-day May Day holiday is higher t    4     that in 2019. The number of people arriving and l    5     through Zibo railway station has reached 50,000 a day. Most of them come to t    6     Zibo barbecue. Visitors can visit some places of interest for f    7     with their high-speed railway tickets(高铁票). There are also new bus lines, so visitors can “get on the bus to rest, get o    8     to eat”. Volunteers are r    9     to help visitors at the railway station. What’s more, Zibo barbecue is delicious and costs l    10     money. Local people are warm to offer visitors water, fruit and even their homes to strangers who couldn’t find hotels. Why not go and see for yourself?

Hello, everyone! Welcome to today’s Travel Around!

Do you know where Hainan Island is? Would you like to know something about it? Now let me tell you. It lies in the south of China. It’s     1     second largest island in China. It has a population of over 9,000,000. There, you could either go to visit the flower markets (市场)     2     enjoy the delicious seafood. There, you could find many beautiful beaches. People love walking slowly along the seaside or swimming in the sea. Its wonderful places of interest make thousands     3     tourists come to Hainan every day. On the island, people can enjoy bright sunshine, fresh air and taste delicious food. They can enjoy the beauty of nature. And they     4     also live a peaceful life there.

Thanks for your watching! We     5     looking forward to your coming.

Hi, Millie! I’m in Hong Kong. My parents and I     1     (arrive) here yesterday. And we’re going to stay here for five days.

Today we went to Disneyland. We got there     2     subway. At Disneyland, there were lots of     3     (interest) games to play. So we would like     4     (play) as many games as we could.

In the morning, we had fun on Space Mountain. There were lots of     5     (visit) in the park, so we had to spend more than an hour     6     (stand) in line. At 12:00 we had lunch in a restaurant. The food was delicious, but it was     7     (real) expensive. At 4:00, we did some shopping. I bought     8     gift for you. I’m sure you’ll like it. In the evening, we watched the fireworks in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle. The fireworks were so beautiful     9     we took a lot of photos. We were tired but very happy.     10     wonderful the day was!