I have a pen friend called Kate. She is a fourteen-year-old girl. She lives in Hangzhou, a beautiful c    1    . She says her school is the best school b    2     it has the best teachers and students. It is also the     3    . It’s bigger than any other school in her city. The students in her school are really t    4    , because they can dance, sing, draw and even write songs. The     5     popular supermarket is Walmart Supermarket because it has the best quality (质量) things a    6     the best service. The best restaurant is Pizza Hut Restaurant because it has all     7     of food. And it is also the c    8     restaurant, so we can’t find any rubbish on the ground. Dadi 3D Theater is     9     of the best theaters in Hangzhou. Hangzhou is a beautiful place.     10     hopes I can go to visit it.

There are many cities in most countries. But every country has one special city—the capital. For example, China’s capital city is Beijing.

The capital city is very important. It is home to a country’s central government (中央政府).

Leaders of a country w    1     and live there. It is often the centre of a country’s economy (经济) and culture too.

The capital city is very special, so countries do not often change it. But Indonesia is going to b    2     a new capital on the island of Borneo. Jakarta, the capital is sinking into the sea now. The city has taken out too much groundwater.

People cannot change the capital city easily in a few m    3    . It will take around 10 years and cost about $32 billion.

There are some interesting things to know about capital cities around the world.

◎   Capitals are usually large cities, but not a    4     the largest city in a country. For example, Canberra is the capital of Australia, but the largest city in Australia is Sydney.

◎   Some countries have more than o    5     capital. For example, South Africa has three and Bolivia has two.

◎   Some s    6     countries take the whole country itself as the capital, such as Singapore in Asia. It just has an area of 719 square kilometers, while Beijing is 16410 square kilometers.

5 . I have lived in this beach city for more than sixteen years. Over the past sixteen years, great changes     1     (take) place.

First of all, the city has become much     2     (clean) than before. There used to be rubbish nearly everywhere in the city. The rivers that run through the city used to be dirty and smelly. There     3     (be) nothing but rubbish in the black water. Thanks to the “civilized city” campaign(运动), the quality(素质) of the residents(居民) has improved, so has the sense of protecting the environment. Now, you     4     (can) see people litter about. From morning till night, you can see cleaners are busy working     5     (keep) the city clean.

Secondly, the whole city has taken on a new look. The city government set up the Shell Theater in the year of 2016     6     now it has become a symbol of this city. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge was open to traffic     7     Oct. 25th of 2018 and it connected with three cities. It is much easier for the local residents and tourists to travel by land instead of by sea. All the roads in this city have been rebuilt and widened. Besides,     8     old town has been repainted and decorated so that it doesn’t look shabby(破旧的) any more.

Last but not least, the economy (经济) of this city has increased     9     (quick). With the help of the high-speed trains, this beach city has greatly improved     10     (it) ability to attract more investment (投资). Without doubt, the future of this city will be brighter.

Jinan is a beautiful city in the w    1     of Shandong Province. It’s bigger and busier than some other cities. It has a p    2     of more than six million. In the city you can see p    3     of old and new buildings. Some of them are in Russian style(风格). Some of t    4     are in Japanese style.

Jinan is famous f    5     its springs(泉). Because of its springs, Jinan is c    6    Spring City. Every year t    7     of tourists go there and enjoy springs. Oh, near Jinan there are lots of low m    8    . So it’s very hot in summer. In winter, it’s very cold there. In spring and autumn, it’s not hot or c    9    . So tourists all like to go there to e    10     springs in these seasons.

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

Splendid 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 covers 350,000 square metres. It has nine places, such a Gold Mine Town, where you can escape（逃跑） a flood by train. If visitors want to enjoy some relaxing     5    (activity), they can try 4D cinema. People always spend their time     6    (happy) at the Happy Valley.

Window of the World

At the Window of the World, there     7    (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     8    (Africa) people or boat along the Colorado River.

Shenzhen     9    (provide) enjoyable places for people     10    (travel). Come and enjoy your trip in Shenzhen.

People in different parts of the world are doing different things at the moment     1     they are in different time zones (时区). There     2     twenty-four time zones in the world.

It’s seven o’clock in the morning in Beijing. Children are going to     3     and parents are going to work. Some people are waiting     4     buses. Some are riding bikes and others are walking to the subway stations. Old people are doing morning exercises in the park. But it’s evening in London. Most of people are     5     in their bedrooms.