New York, London, Paris and other big c    1     are interesting places to live in. There are many good things to see and to do. You can go to d    2     kinds of museums. You can also go to shopping centers to buy things from all over the world.

But there are serious problems in big cities, too. The cost of l    3     is high and there are too many people. Every year, many people move to big cities to find jobs, to study at good schools, and to get good medical care. But sometimes it is difficult to live in big cities. Too many people in a city make it hard to keep it safe and c    4    .

Some people e    5     living in big cities, while others do not. Before people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.

In the past 10 years, my hometown     1     (change) a lot in many ways. The     2     (big) change is the environment. The air is fresh and the streets are clean. Many people don’t live in the old houses anymore. Builders have set up     3     (thousand) of buildings of different styles. I think my hometown is becoming more and more beautiful. I think you should think about     4     (visit) the beautiful city. I’m sure you     5     (love) it.

London is     1     (冠词) great city for shopping. Go to the large shops everywhere in the middle of the city, and you can     2     (buy) food and drink, clothes, furniture and things for your home, as     3     (good) as computers, all in the same     4     (build). London is famous     5     (介词) its clothes shops, for men and     6     (woman) and for young people.     7     (it) street markets are good fun too. You can buy bags, T-shirts, scarves and presents to take back home,     8     (连词) you can try food from all over the world. In fact, you can buy     9     (something) from anywhere around the world when you   go     10     (shop) in London.

Welcome to my hometown, Changge. It lies in the center of Henan Province. In the past, it was poor and dirty. Most of the people here lived     1     hard life. But there have been great changes in my hometown     2     1980. There are many tall buildings on both sides of the wide roads. You can see tall trees, beautiful flowers     3     green grass(草) everywhere. The people’s living conditions have improved a lot. Everyone tries their best to make Changge better and enjoys     4     life here. I’m sure it will become richer and     5     beautiful in the future. I love my hometown.

While in middle school, I often visited the city of Hue(顺化) in the summer. It is     1     (I) hometown. I am very proud     2     this city.

Hue is not a large city but it is     3     (peace) and quiet. Every year thousands of     4     (tourist) visit Hue. They are very pleased with Hue’s beauties and people. The people who live in Hue are very friendly and open-hearted. Each of them     5     (have) a sweet voice. If you like traveling, visiting Hue city is a     6     (real) wonderful choice.

In the early morning,     7     (watch) the sun rise above the sea is very interesting. We can also enjoy the beauty of early morning a    8     breathe in the fresh air from the sea together. Besides, w    9     you visit Hue you can try many different kinds of delicious cakes. Hue is such     10     great city to live in!

I’m Daming. I come from Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi province. It’s a nice city     1     a long history of more than 2,500 years. Fen River runs across the city. On both sides of the     2    , there are lots of flowers and grass .    3     make the city look more beautiful.

There are many places of interest in my hometown, such as Jinci Temple, Mengshan Giant Buddha and Yingze Park. If you come to my hometown, I can show you around these beautiful     4    .

In my hometown, there     5     also a lot of nice food. People in Shanxi began to make food with flour (面粉)more than 2,000 years     6    . There are many different kinds of food made of flour. Among them, noodles are     7     most famous. And among the noodles, my     8     noodles are sliced noodles. To help more people enjoy the delicious noodles, now there is a festival about food made of flour in Shanxi every year.     9     you are a food lover, don’t miss it.

Welcome to Shanxi. I am sure you will have a     10     time here.