Dubai was a 6, 000-person fishing village half a century ago. Since 1966, when oil was discovered there, the population of Dubai     1    (grow) to 2. 6 million. Over the years, it has   become a well-known tourist destination.

    2     attracts tourists to Dubai are tax-free shopping, excellent accommodations, delicious food and beaches     3     go on for miles. In fact, some foreigners come here only to experience the shopping. There are dozens of shopping malls, providing every famous brand you can name. The outdoor markets sell everything from spices to gold at fair prices.

    4     (choose) what places to visit in Dubai is difficult, because even the hotels there are also amazing     5     (attract). The Burl AI Arab, which lies on its own island,     6     (consider) one of the world’s best hotels. Built     7     the shape of a ship, this hotel is still taller than the Eiffel Tower and nearly as     8     (tall) as the Empire State Building.   

Indeed, travelling around this country will     9     (true) give you an amazing experience because of its interesting things     10    (offer) to all types of tourists.

Mount Wutai, located in the northeastern part of Shanxi province, is 230 kilometers away from the provincial capital city Taiyuan. It was named after five peaks that look like five giant columns (柱子)     1     (rise) straight from the ground. With its high peaks, snow covers for much of the year. Even in midsummer days it remains cool and pleasant,     2     has given rise to another name: Qingliang Mountain as     3     ideal place for escaping summer heat.

Mount Wutai is quiet a beautiful mountain landscape with a cultural heritage that is at least as     4     (value) as the mountain’s natural beauty.     5     (know) as one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains of China, it is home     6     forty-one temples. Within their walls     7     (be) a rich collection of over 100, 000 superb sculptures and paintings, along with a great quantity of Buddhist cultural relics. For example, the east main hall of the Foguang Temple is the     8     (high) wooden building in China that     9     (survive) since the Tang Dynasty.

Wutai Mountain displays its outstanding     10     (combine) of the natural landscape and Buddhist culture, religious belief in the natural landscape and Chinese philosophical thinking on the harmony between man and nature.

The Old Town of Lijiang, lying in the northwest of Yunnan Province, is one of the most     1    (fame) ancient towns in China. The architecture (建筑) of the Old Town of Lijiang is attractive for the    2     (combine) of several cultures, and its ancient water-supply system still works    3     (effective) today.

The Yulong Snow Mountain    4     (serve) as the source of the rivers and springs. This town is made up    5    three parts: Dayan Old Town, Baisha housing cluster, and Shuhe housing clusters. These settlements (定居点)     6     (surround) by water present the mixture of local cultures, folk customs and traditions over several centuries.

It    7     (design) as a town around the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. From 1253 on, the Naxi people of Lijiang developed    8    unique social system, customs and culture of their own. In the 18th century, the Qing Dynasty rulers carried out a policy of    9     (culture) interaction, and the Naxi people adopted the customs of the Tibetan peoples    10    Han peoples. Despite several earthquakes, most of the old town keeps its original structure.

Rising up in the countryside of Jiangxi Province, Mount Lushan was once one of the famous cultural     1     (center) of ancient China. In fact, its historical importance meant that it     2     (honor) as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.

Located about 20 kilometres south of Jiujiang City, it runs eastwards to the Mufu Mountains. Dahanyang Peak, the highest peak of Mount Lushan,     3     (rise) 1, 474 metres above sea level. To the north, it offers    4     (impress) views of the Yangtze River, while to, the south it overlooks Poyang Lake.

As early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, a well-known Taoist leader,     5     (name) Zhang Daoling travelled to the mountain. During the Jin Dynasty, the Donglin Temple was built on the mountain by a person called Huiyuan. From then on, many temples began coming up across the mountain, until there were over 300 of them.

However, Mount Lushan didn’t become truly famous until the Song Dynasty. During that time, it was rebuilt by Zhu Xi,    6    was the founder of Neo-Confucianism (理学). Due    7     his efforts, this place became one of the Four Great Academies of China. By the 19th century, it had become into an     8     (extreme) large place, with its own temples, study halls, and libraries. Overtime, countless writers and artists have sung the mountain’s praises,    9     (leave) over 900 works of art.

Nowadays, with its beautiful l views and famous temples, the mountain range is     10     popular tourist attraction.

Located in the north-east of Italy, Venice is known     1     "The Floating City". It is made up of over 100 small islands,     2     are connected by waterways and bridges. Unfortunately, water is also putting Venice in great     3    (dangerous). Saltwater is     4     ( slow) damaging the bases of Venice's buildings. The Floating City is, in fact,sinking.

More problems     5     (cause) by floods, which usually hit the city each winter. But these floods could now be a thing of the past thanks to a new flood prevention project.     6     (lie) in the middle of a lagoon, Venice was often hit by seawater caused by rain and strong winds every year, which travels through the     7     (nature) gaps to Venice.Dozens of gates have been built to hold back the sea until now. Each of these gates is 20 meters wide, with     8    longest about 30 meters long. In the event of a big rise in the water level, the gates will be raised to separate the city from the sea.

But only time will tell whether this project is the right solution. The important thing is that action is being taken    9    (protect) this unique city for future    10     (generation). And if it works, it means a longer, drier future for Venice.

Near the Nebraska border lies the little town of Monowi. It is so small that, if you know the mayor, and the librarian, you would know the whole town. Not only that,     1     you would know the one person that     2     (make) up the entire population, Elsie Eiler.

Monowi has not always been this     3     (thin) populated. Founded in 1902, the town's population was well over 100 people in the 1920s and 1930s. The town had     4     (it) own post office, two banks, a church, rows of houses, and even a high school. However, Monowi     5     (lose) farmers who could no longer make ends meet during the Great Depression and were thus forced     6     (move) to the places where they could make a living.

Elsie moved to this town with her husband in 1971. More than two years ago, her husband, the former mayor of the town, died of cancer. Elsie, who is now in her     7     (seventy), decided to stay here. Now she is the mayor, and also the only resident of the town.

A white metal house is the only habitable building and is home to the town library of 5,000 books. Elsie manages the library. She also operates a bar     8     people passing by the town sometimes come for a drink.     9     work in the bar keeps Elsie busy. People often ask Elsie if she feels lonely, but one of her friends that knows her well said, "Elsie is living a perfect life. Living in Monowi, she knows what peace and     10     (happy) is."

Located in Jilin Province, Northeastern China, Changbaishan is China’ s largest nature reserve and it is kept in its     1    (nature) state for people of China and visitors from all over the world     2    (enjoy). The land     3    (vary) greatly in height, ranging from 700 metres above sea level to over 2000 meters and is home     4     a great diversity of rare plants and animals. Here, people can study its unique creatures and see the spectacular waterfalls and bathe in hot water pools. However, the     5    (attract) arouses the greatest appreciation in the reserve is the Lake of Heaven or Tian Chi.

Tian Chi is a deep lake     6     has formed in the crater of a dead volcano on top of the mountain.     7     takes about one hour to climb from the end of the street to the top of the mountain. When you arrive, you     8    (reward) not only with the sight of its clear waters, but also by the view of the other sixteen mountain peaks     9    (surround) it. If you are lucky enough to visit the Lake of Heaven with your beloved one, don’t forget to make a wish     10    (guarantee) your love will be as deep and lasting as the lake itself. Absolutely worth a try, isn’t it?