Some people thought in 1941 the Nazi army stole the Amber room,       1     was once called the eighth wonder of the world. Others believed that it     2    (destroy)by the Nazi army in the World War Ⅱ. In fact, nobody knows     3     exactly happened to it.

It is certain that the Amber room was     4    (high)thought of. It was a great treasure decorated with gold and jewels. Afterwards, Catherine II had more details     5    (add)to it Just imagine how     6    (amaze)it was! So       7     is no wonder that man people have been looking for it since it got missing. The searches came to no end.

In order to celebrate the 300^th   birthday of St. Petersburg, the Russians and Germans decided to rebuild it by       8    (study)old photos of the former Amber room. The rebuilding lasted 24 years and shows the world       9     new Amber Room, attracting millions of     10    (visitor)around the world.

On Huangshan, there are oddly-shaped pines scattered about the peaks and ravines(沟壑). They are one of the four wonders of Huangshan.    1    other three are: oddly-shaped rocks, hot springs and the sea of clouds.

Huangshan pines    2    (common) grow on alpine peaks. It is a uniquely classified tree species in botany.

Huangshan pines are different from other pines. Most of them don’t grow on the earth,     3    root in steep cliffs. Because they take root in rocks, most     4    (live) for well over 100 years, they are seen    5    a symbol of vigor (活力). The crooked branches    6    (regard) as very beautiful and fantastic.

The Pine Greeting Guests is about 10 meters high. The diameter of     7    (it) trunk is 64cm, and the diameter of its roots is 75 cm. It looks like a friendly host    8    throws his arms out to warmly welcome guests from China and abroad. This pine is the representative example of Huangshan’s pines, and seems    9    (act) as an ambassador for Huangshan. Being the most photographed thing in Huangshan, its image appears as decoration in     10    (restaurant) and homes all over China.

Plovdiv is situated in south-central Bulgaria on the two banks of the Maritsa River. The city has historically developed on seven hills, some of     1     are 250m (820.21 ft) high. Because of these hills, Plovdiv is     2    (typical) referred to in Bulgaria as “The city of the Seven Hills”. Plovdiv’s history     3    (date) back to 6000 BC. Though originally it was     4    Thracian city, Plovidiv has been ruled by many empires over centuries. Later it       5    (conquer) by the Romans. Only in 1885 did the city become part of Bulgaria. Nowadays it’s the second     6    (large) city in Bulgaria and it’s a significant economic, educational and cultural center.

Plovdiv remains a popular     7    (choose) for vacation travel. I have been obsessed with the city     8    years. Last summer I was lucky     9    (spend) a couple of days in this city and I just fell in love with its narrow paved streets and neat beautiful house! The Old Town is definitely worthy     10    (see). It is overwhelmed with restaurants, workshops and museums that were previously famous houses.

Some popular places to visit are built by people while other famous places are the     1     (create) of nature. In the northeast of the US, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that looked just like     2     old man.     3     (locate) in the town of Franconia, New Hampshire, he had thick hair, a big nose and a beard. People called him“The Old Man of the Mountain”, which was also known     4     the Great Stone Face and it measured forty     5     (foot) tall. Scientists thought that the stone face    6     (possible) dated back to 17,000 years ago.

In May 2003, there was very bad weather near the Old Man of the Mountain. The sky was so     7     (cloud) that people couldn’t see the stone face for many days. As soon as the storm was over, people looked for the Old Man. They discovered that he

    8     (fall) apart. A number of scientists climbed up,     9     (hope) to repair the stone face. But they were disappointed at     10     they saw -- the damage from the weather was just too bad.

5 . In 1863 the first underground passenger railway in the world opened in London. It     1     （run） for just under seven kilometers and allowed people to avoid terrible crowds on the roads above as they travelled to and     2    work. It took three years to complete and was built using an interesting method. This included digging up（挖掘） the road, laying the track（铺设轨道） and then building a strong roof over the top. With all those     3    （accomplish）, the road surface was replaced.

Steam engines    4    (use) to pull the carriages（车厢） and it must have been     5    (fair) unpleasant for the passengers, with all the smoke and noise. However, the railway quickly proved to be a great success and within six months, more than 25, 000 people were using it every day.

When I first arrived in America,I was surprised by the     1     (honest)of my classmates.Over my first month at school,I didn’t see or hear anyone cheating.I found two reasons     2     this.

First,    3     any student cheats,he or she will get     4     (punish).My school has a rule called the Honor Code.It asks students not to steal,lie     5     cheat.If someone     6     (go)against the code,he or she will have to leave the school.During my first year in the school,seven students     7     (leave)the school because of     8     (cheat).

Second,American students don’t care about scores as much as Chinese students do.They know that colleges will pay attention to their all-round abilities instead     9     only scores.So they have     10     (few)reasons to cheat.

    1    (base) on the story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Von Trapp, the film ---- the Sound of Music, is about a young Austrian woman     2    (study) to become a nun(修女) in Salzburg in 1938. She is sent to the villa（别墅） of an officer,     3    has lost his wife, to bring     4    his seven children alone.     5    bringing love and music into the family through     6    (kind) and patience, she marries the officer.

The film was     7    great success and soon got popular throughout the world. The Los Angeles Times described the movies as “three hours of visual and vocal brilliance”. It     8    (list) as the greatest movie of all time.

    9    is thanks to this Hollywood movie that Salzburg City has become    10    (true) world-famous. Visitors from all over the world come to Salzburg every year.

8 . California is the third     1    (large) state and the most multicultural state in the US. This is not     2    (amaze) when you know the history of California,     3    has attracted people from nearly every country in the world. No one really     4    (know) when the first settlers arrived in    5     we now call as California. Historians believe that Native Americans reached California     6    means of a land bridge. In the 18^th century, California was ruled by Spain. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men. In 1848, due to the     7    (discover) of gold in California, the dream of becoming rich quickly attracted people from all over the world. In fact, few achieved their dream of becoming rich, but most remained in California to make     8    life for themselves. In more recent decades, California     9    (become) home to more people from Asia.     10     is believed that before long the integration of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups.

9 . Chinese knot is an ancient folk art form in China, simple     1     attractive as well. Its history can date back to the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC), and it was fully developed in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and became     2     (wide) popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. A knot     3     is made of colorful silk thread can bring good luck to its owner. It is often used to express good wishes,     4    (include) happiness, prosperity, love and the absence of evil.

Chinese knot     5     (indicate) that every knot is made of a single rope and named by its specific form and meaning. For example, “Happiness & Health”, “Luck and Auspiciousness (吉祥)” and “Wish you a fair wind”. By combining different knots     6     other well-designed things skillfully, a unique auspicious Chinese knot with many wishes     7     (form). And it is also worth noting that the logo for Beijing’s bid     8     (host) the 2008 Olympics was based on a traditional knot craft design.

Today, people are fond of Chinese knot for its     9     (character) form, colorfulness and deep meaning. Most commonly, the knot is used either as a hanging     10    (decorate), such as in the home or car, or on the body like ring, earrings, hand chain or necklace.

One of the things I like best about Beijing is the beautiful parks. One that is less well-known by Western visitors is called Taoranting. It    1    (lie) to the west of the Temple of Heaven.    2    (open) in 1956, Taoranting was the    3    (early) modern city park constructed after the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. Some 60,000 visitors come here every day.

The park gets    4    ( it) name from the Taoran Pavilion, which    5    ( build) in 1695. Scholars often gathered in this pavilion to read and write poetry. In the 20th century several famous revolutionaries (革命家) were    6    (close) associated with the Taoran Pavilion.

In common    7    other Chinese parks，this one also has a “park within a park” —Huaxia Mingyuan. The mini-park contains 36 pavilions in all, 10 of    8    are full-sized copies of famous pavilions in 10 Chinese cities.

One of the things I also love about Chinese parks is the way people come together to sing and dance and practice    9    (tradition)Chinese martial arts such as tai chi.

All in all, Taoranting is a joyful park    10    (experience) at any time of the year, and at only RMB 2 to get in, it has to be one of the best value places to visit in the entire capital.