1 . Ask people to name the worlds tallest peak and anybody with general knowledge will name Mount Qomolangma. But quiz them on its exact________and many will be not sure.

In 1975, Chinese surveyors________that Mount Qomolangma was 8848. 13 metres high. As________was improved, satellites, photoelectricity, radar and gravity measurement technologies were________to get more exact figures. Of course, surveyors still had to carry________to what is the world's rooftop.

In 2005 , a Chinese team scaled Qomolangma and found that it was not as high as 8848. 13 metres, as they________the height to be 8844. 43 metres. Scaling Qomolangma is no________task. The average air temperature there is - 29℃ , even four degrees________than that in Antarctica. The snow there is 4—5 metres thick and hurricane-like________blow all the time. Team members are trained to________the extreme j conditions.

In a nutshell, measuring the Qomolangma's height is a difficult task,________huge amounts of money and human resources. But it is worth the________. Qomolangma is the perfect________on observing crustalmovements. And changes of the peak's height can________whether the two plates are heading towards or away from each other.

Besides, the condition of snow and other natural materials at the top is an indicator of upcoming climate change on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. That's________measuring the Qomolangma's height is so significant. If it is put to good use, it can benefit mankind.

2 . In New England, watching falling leaves is an eagerly expected yearly delight. The changes ______ north in Maine, then make their way south in all their brilliant, colorful glory.

One spot in Maine—Acadia National Park—is a unique leaf-watching ______ . People drive hours to see the ______ moment. They drive on the park's roads, bike and hike through its wonderful forests, and sigh at the beauty of autumn ______ reflected in calm lakes.

This national treasure ______ to me for more than its natural beauty. To me, it represents the lasting, positive influence that an act of ______ can have on the world

In the early 1900s, John. Rockefeller, Jr., a supremely wealthy man, purchased a summer home in Seal Harbor, Maine, and fell in love with the natural ______ of Mount Desert Island. After retiring from the business world, he turned his ______ to charity. In his lifetime, he ______ nearly $540 million to causes he cared about.

One of these was ______ the area that was fixed in 1929 Acadia National Park. Rockefeller ______ large areas of land on Mount Desert Island, designed and built 57 miles of graceful "carriage roads" that he hoped would ______ automobile traffic in the park. He eventually donated 11,000 acres of his land to the park, and worked with other wealthy landowners to encourage them to do the ______ .

This story shows the lasting ______ that a generous mind can have on the world. Instead of ______ their pieces of this beautiful planet all for themselves, Rockefeller and others devoted their time, energy and resources toward preserving that ______ for leaf-observers, wonder-seekers and all who have faith that the ______ world is the one everyone can enjoy.

A century later, each of us can ______ from their generosity-and perhaps we can also become inspired to find new ______ to be generous ourselves, with our time, our money or simply our ______ .

4 . Ask people to name the world's tallest peak and anybody with general knowledge will say Mount Qomolangma. But quiz them on its exact_________and many will be not sure.

In 1975, Chinese surveyors_________that Mount Qomolangma was 8848.13 meters high. As_________improved, satellites, photoelectricity, radar and gravity measurement technologies were_________to get more exact figures. Of course, someone still had to carry_________to what is the world's rooftop.

In 2005, a Chinese team scaled Qomolangma and found that it was not as high as that, as they_________the height to be 8844.43 meters. Scaling Qomolangma is no_________task. The average air temperature there is - 29 degrees Celsius, even four degrees_________than in Antarctica. The snow there is 4 — 5 meters thick and hurricane-like_________blow all the time. Team members had trained to__________the extreme conditions.

In a nutshell, measuring Qomolangma's height is a tall order,__________a large number of financial and human resources. But it is worth the__________Mount Qomolangma is the perfect__________into crustal (地壳的) movements. And changes of the peak's height could__________whether the two plates are heading toward or away from each other.

Besides, the condition of snow and other natural materials at the top could be an indicator of upcoming climate change on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau. That's why measuring Qomolangma's height is so__________.Put to good use, it can benefit mankind.

5 . Keep Your Goal in Sight

Here I am in the town of Livingstone close to Victoria Falls _______ was named after an earlier Queen of England, Victoria. There’s only one large-sized hotel _______ it’s full of atmosphere. The Falls themselves _______ the widest waterfall in the world with the largest _______ of falling water. It’s African name means “the smoke that thunders” and it has the most diverse wildlife found close to _______ waterfall.

As soon as I got to my hotel I was _______ to get my first glimpse of the river, but as our tour group walked along the winding path _______ the rainforest, I began to feel _______

As we got nearer I became filled with anxiety. My hands were _______ in sweat and my legs began to ________. As you know I hate heights. ________ our guide had some appreciation of what I was feeling and did not ________ me to the front but let me approach the walkway across the Falls slowly. ________ I saw, when I did look, was spectacular. A fountain of water poured over the edge to a deep drop. A permanent rainbow ________ above the spray ________ by the water as it hit the bottom of the Falls. The small drops of water seemed to form a gentle, wet fog around the people ________ they approached the edge. I gazed in wonder across to the other side of Victoria Falls where Zimbabwe ________. ________we were in Zambia and only a short distance________was a country where David Livingstone had done much of his exploring.

So if you are planning a holiday this year, come and visit Victoria Falls. It would certainly be __________ it.

Much love,

Clive

6 . Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro(乞力马扎罗山), the highest mountain in Africa. They _________with them lots of waste. The __________ might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers (冰川) are disappearing, changing the face of Kilimanjaro.

Hearing these stories, I'm _________ about the place — other destinations are described as "purer" natural experiences.

However, I soon __________ that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of __________ among tons of rubbish. I find a __________ mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are __________ but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be __________.

The best of a Kilimanjaro __________, in my opinion, isn’t reaching the top. Mountains are _______ as spiritual places by many cultures. This view is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as _________ go through five ecosystems (生态系统) within a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends suddenly at 3, 000 meters, _________ lands of low growing plants. Further up, the weather __________ — low clouds envelope the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I counted   twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4, 000 meters is the highland desert : gravel (砾石), stones and rocks.   _________ you climb into an arctic-like zone with permanent(永久的) snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.

Does Kilimanjaro deserve(值得) its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists _______ the atmosphere of peace? I found the opposite to be true.

7 . For centuries, Beijing has been one of China's most important cities. _______ a place for emperors and officials, today it is an international city and a popular tourist_______. People from all over the country are moving to Beijing to _______ jobs and opportunities as this exciting city is a place where dreams can come true. Throughout the city, _______ dressed business people _______ for their offices, mobile phones held to their ears and visitors can only watch and imagine the deals and _______ being made at that very second.

Beijing's streets provide a fascinating _______ of the past and the present. In tea houses, groups of old men play chess _______ the Macdonald's next door is filled with laughing teenagers sipping milkshakes. Walking through the broad streets _______ with designer stores and multi-storey skyscrapers, you can________ a turn and suddenly find yourself in a century’s old ________ where a fruit seller chats happily to an old woman sitting in the sun. Many of the road signs and advertising billboards are now in ________, making Beijing more ________to foreigners. Public transport is efficient, new businesses are ________, and every modern convenience and international brand is ________ in this booming global city.

Beijing has some of China's most stunning ________. Visitors often come to Beijing with the single ________ to see the Great Wall, one of the ancient wonders of the world, but once they’ve arrived, they realize that this is only one of the city's ________. In fact, what visitors ever seem to only________about Beijing, is that they simply________time before seeing it all.

8 . Ask people to name the world's tallest peak and anybody with sound general knowledge will name Mount Qomolangma. But quiz them on its exact __and many will be not sure.

In 1975, Chinese surveyors __ that Mount Qomolangma （Mount Everest） was 8848. 13 meters high. As __ improved, satellites, photoelectricity, radars and gravity measurement technologies were __ to get more exact figures. Of course, someone still had to carry __ to what is the world's rooftop.

In 2005, a Chinese team scaled Qomolangma and found that it was not as high as that, as they __ the height to be 8844. 43 meters. Scaling Qomolangma is no __ task. The average air temperature there is -29 degrees Celsius, even four degrees_____ than in Antarctica. The snow there is 4 —5 meters thick and hurricane-like __ blow all the time. Team members were training to __the extreme conditions.

In a nutshell, measuring the Qomolangma's height is a tall order, __ huge amounts of money and human resources, But it is worth the_____. Qomolangma is the perfect __ for observing crustal （地壳的）movements. And changes to the peak's height could __ whether the two plates are heading toward or away from each other.

Besides, the condition of snow and other natural materials at the top is an indicator of upcoming climate change on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau. That's __ measuring the Qomolangma's height is so significant. Put to good use, it can benefit mankind.

9 . On Easter Day 1722, some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They _______ it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil _________ the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more _________, these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues _________ human heads. They _________ up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face_________ rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from _________ volcanic rock(火山岩) and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their _________ these huge stone men _________ one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are __________ to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent(血统). __________ have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion __________ the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island __________ between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and __________ food. At the peak, of their civilization, the people began to build the giant __________ men. Why they did this is still __________ but it is possible the figures represent the settlers’ gods or ancestors. __________ the statues grew larger, the people’s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which __________ all the animals dying out. __________ couldn’t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to __________ and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.

10 . In the Ituri rain forest in America live many different tribes (部落), one of _______ is Pygmy. Most of the Pygmies are not taller than four feet. They _______ only about eighty pounds each. In spite of their small size, they are the best _________ among all the jungle people. Even the great elephant can be _______ by them. They can shoot three or four arrows so _______ that often the last one leaves the bow _______ the first has hit its mark. If an arrow should miss its _________, the impatient Pygmy may become very angry, _________ his arrows and step on them.

Since they do not plant any crops, Pygmies are _______ moving around. They seldom sleep in one camp for more than a few days. In their camps there is no ____________ at all except some weapons (武器) such as spears (矛), bows, and arrows. There are ____________ cooking pots either. Food is eaten ____________ or smoked over a fire. So when the tribe moves to a new camp there is ____________ to carry except their weapons and babies too small to walk.

Pygmies can move on the trees almost as skillfully as ____________. Often they travel great distances through the branches without ____________ the ground.

One of the ____________ facts about the small men and women is their appetite (胃口). A Pygmy can ____________ sixty bananas at a single meal ______________ quantities of meat. After eating, they will ____________ on their hard earth bed and groan all night. But in the morning, they are ready to eat the same amount of food all over again.

In spite of the ____________ life, Pygmies are almost always good-natured and helpful. They seldom lie, steal or fight among themselves.