There is a well-known Chinese saying written on the Great Wall, “He     1     Has Not Climbed the Great Wall Is Not a Real Man”. It is a senic spot with a lot of tourists.

The great wall     2     (average) 7.8 meters in height. It is 6.5 meters wide at the base and 5.7 meters at the top. The     3     (wide) is enough for five horses to go side by side.

The Great Wall has     4     history of more than 2,000 years. As early as the Warring States Period, in order to self-protect, kingdoms built walls around     5     (they) territories (领地). This is the earliest Great Wall.

When Qin Shihuang, the first emperor in Chinese history, unified the whole country in 221 B.C., he ordered     6     (build) another new wall on the base of the original walls of the Countries Qin, Zhao, and Yan in effort to guard     7     the invasion (入侵) of the northern nomadic tribes.

Looking from the space, you will find a construction. This is the Great Wall in China.

The Great Wall of China is the     8     (long) defense wall in the world. From the     9     (aspect) of culture and history, the wall is an ancient masterpiece that you can     10     (full) enjoy.

When talking about the ancient     1    (architecture) wonders in Shanxi province, which is said to have the largest number of ancient buildings in China, Xuankong Temple in Hengshan Mountain, Hunyuan county is without doubt a classic case rip e for study.

In the minds of many Chinese people,     2    (temple) are mostly seen as structures built on the ground. But Xuankong Temple,     3     means “temple hanging in the sky”, or suspending temple, is a strong exception.

The temple was built on     4     surface of a cliff and is one of only seven ancient temples in China with such a status, according to researchers.

Constructed out of wood, tiles and stone during the Northern Wei Dynasty, the temple is made up of two three-story pavilions (亭子) and a yard     5    (join) by staircases and steps. The staircases and steps run along the surface of a steep cliff rising 90 meters above a stream     6     the foot of the mountain.

Seen from below, Xuankong Temple appears     7    (extreme) precarious (岌岌可危的). It is supported by only a few thin scaffolds (脚手架)     8    (rise) from projecting rocks. For that reason, it     9    (select) by Time magazine as one of the 10 most dangerous buildings in the world in 2010.

But “precarious” and “dangerous” are not the right adjectives for this structure preserved for one and a half millennia. Despite several restorations in various historical periods, the temple     10    (survive) the winds, rains and earthquakes in the past 1500 years.

The Great Wall winds its way from west to east, across deserts, upon mountains, through valleys till at last it reaches the sea. It is one of the most famous places of interest in China and Chinese people are very proud of it. Every year a lot of people came to the Great wall to feel the     1     (great) of the ancient people.

The Great Wall has     2     history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it     3    (build) during the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period,     4    (many) walls were put up to defend the borders of the different kingdoms. During the Qin Dynasty, the Emperor Qinshihuang had all the walls    5    (join) up. Thus, the Great Wall came     6     being.

    7    was very difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done by hand.     8    (thousand) of men died and were buried under the wall they built. It was made not only of stone and earth,     9     also of the flesh and blood of millions of men.

Today the Great Wall is a place of interest not only to the Chinese but also to people from all over the world. Many people know the famous Chinese saying: “He     10     does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.”

Sarek National Park is a hidden natural treasure.     1     (locate) in the extreme north of Sweden, the park is described as Europe’s last wilderness. No other place in Sweden offers such awe-inspiring views     2     this wild and untouched land.

The most noted features of the park are its peaks. Several of     3     are over 2,000 meters, among which stands the second     4     (high) in Sweden, Mount Sarek. Equally splendid are its approximately 100 glaciers and broad     5     (valley) cut by fast-flowing rivers. In this undisturbed landscape, eagles fly overhead as wild animals move below. Experiencing this will be     6     (true) a memory.

Sarek holds a special importance in the world, due to not only its natural beauty, but its cultural significance for the Sami. They have lived here since centuries ago. Originally, Samis     7     (live) off reindeer, gradually forming their unique culture. Today, Sami culture is meeting the modern world in a new way. Samis are allowed     8     (continue) their traditional life in the park, so some choose to live in traditional settlement areas. They raise reindeer with modern     9     (equip), attracting a lot of visitors.

Those     10     like to look for a change and a challenge are sure to enjoy the pleasure of exploring the wild and experience original life of the Sami-people as well.

In the village of Liuke in South China’s Hainan province, houses     1    (build) with dark bricks and red windows stand quietly among tall, green coconut trees. The village’s name     2    (suggest) hospitality(好客) as its English translation is “guests stay”.

Liuke is one of the ancient villages     3    (sit) on the plains in the lower reaches of the Wanquan River in Hainan. There is a classic Chinese folk song,     4     sings in praise of the clear water of the river. Different from the rapid water currents and mountainous landscape upstream, the lower reaches of the river flows     5     (smooth).

For hundreds of years,     6    (local) built villages and townships amid rainforests along the river. Liuke village is one of them. In recent years, in answer     7     the country’s rural revitalization drive(乡村振兴运动), authorities     8    (make) efforts to attract tourists to the village with sightseeing and entertainment programs. For instance, villagers and tourists can admire the beauty of the Wanquan River along a 1.2-km-long “landscape belt”.

To attract young people, village authorities have developed programs such as riverside camping and kayaking. “The     9    (transform) of the village not only attracted tourists,     10     helped retain(留住) villagers,” says local official Wang Kelu, adding that they can earn a salary by working in the village.