Cambridge is a beautiful city in England. It is on the River Cam. It is     1     (著名的) for its university. Many great people studied here, such as Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. There are lots of old     2     (建筑物) to visit. Students and visitors enjoy trips along the river by     3     (小船).

Cambridge is 80 km from London. London is in the     4     (南方) of England. It is about 2, 000 years old. It is a great city for people who like to     5     (旅行) around the world. Because there are many interesting places like Big Ben and Tower Bridge.

England is part of an island, and you are always near the sea.     6     (在……期间) holidays, many visitors would like to visit the small villages and beaches so they     7     (变成) popular places. Everywhere in England, you will find how     8     (绿色的) the countryside is.

It is     9     (从不) very hot in summer or very cold in winter. So come and see England any time of the year, but bring an     10     (雨伞) with you. You will need it most days.

Sakchai lives in Bangkok, which is the c    1     of Thailand. It’s a big c    2     with lots of new buildings as well as old temples.

Sakchai works in a car repair shop. He doesn’t m    3     a lot of money but he e    4     his life. The streets in Bangkok are usually full of traffic, so Sakchai comes to work on the Sky Train. It’s much faster than a car or a bus.

Sakchai lives with his parents and sister in a new f    5    , quite a long way from the city c    6    .

He s    7     his money on clothes and music. Bangkok is warm all year round, so he doesn’t need thick clothes.

When he has a holiday, he goes to the beach with his friends Thailand has long golden b    8     with palm trees along them. The sea is b    9     and warm. There are beautiful views over the sea. Tourists from all over the world like to v    10     Thailand’s beaches. It’s a good place for a holiday.

4 . New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to l    1     in. There are many i    2     things to see and to do. You can go to different k    3     of museums and see plays and films. You can also go to s    4     to buy things from all o    5     the world.

But there are many problems in big c    6    , too. There are to many people move to cities to find jobs, and to study at good schools. But sometimes these people can’t f    7     work or a good place to live i    8    . Also, too many people in a small place make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean. So before people have to move t    9     big cities, they should think a    10     the problems of living there.

8 . Cape Town isn’t the capital city and it isn’t the biggest city in South Africa either, but it is     1     most popular city. Every year, millions of tourists     2     Cape Town. Cape Town has something for everyone, from the beautiful beaches     3     great shopping centers.

For outdoor or sports fans, Cape Town     4     fantastic activities like hiking and climbing. The beautiful beaches are good for water     5     including surfing. If you are brave enough, you can even try to go down into the deep     6     and get eye to eye with a great shark in cage! But of course, it’s also a good choice for you to walk     7     the wooden roads and enjoy natural sights around if you are not so brave.

The     8     in Cape Town is pleasant. In summer, the local temperature is about 26 ℃. And mid-summer here is     9     from that in China. It is January! And the winter temperatures don’t usually fall below 10℃. Two of the main languages here are Xhosa and English. The population of Cape Town     10     about 3.5 million.

Cape Town is the city that has everything. It will make your vacation unforgettable.

Hangzhou won its bid （申办）for the 2022 Asian Games on September 16, 2015. It will be the     1    （three）time that the Games are held in a Chinese city after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.

Hangzhou,     2     well-known capital city of Zhejiang Province（省份）in the southeast part of the country, has a population of 8.9 million. It is a beautiful city     3     a long history and it is developing fast nowadays. Hosting（主办）the Asian Games will help the city grow even faster.

The Games will include 36 to 40 sports. Most venues（场馆）have already been finished     4     some others will be put into use one year before the Games. The Asian Games     5     (last) from September 10 to 25, when the temperature is around 20°C and it’s a perfect time for sports.

“It’s for sure that the event will let more     6     (visitor) enjoy the beauty and charm (魅力)of his amazing city. At the same time, more roads will be built and the underground subways will be added to make the traffic     7     (easy) and better. But the best part is that it will make     8     possible for us to watch world-class games close to our homes. ” Shao Lin from Hangzhou, told the reporter     9     (excited).

Hangzhou is trying its best     10     (get) ready for the big spots show. Hangzhou is waiting to see you in 2022.