Liu Ruying,     1     grandfather is a huge fan of Peking Opera, has been interested in Peking Opera for much of her young life. Her grandfather is a great influence     2     her. At the age of 8, she     3    (begin) to practice the classic art. It wasn’t easy for a little girl     4    (experience) the difficult training, as performances combine martial arts, dancing and acrobatics(杂技).

“Sometimes I was tired,“ she said. ”I had to balance my studies and other     5    (course) I was interested in, such as dance. But the great charm(魅力) of Peking Opera made me always practice it.”

When Liu got the news that her region would have a cultural exchange with other countries, she had the idea of     6    (introduce) Peking Opera to the world in English. With     7     help of her mother, she took part in the activity after several months of practice.

“I     8    (extreme) love traditional Chinese culture,” she said. “Peking Opera has a long history of about 200 years and     9    (consider) a treasure of our nation. We should let     10    (we) make great efforts to carry forward our culture and protect the cultural diversity of the world.”

Before my visit to a friend in Australia, I had done some research on the country     1    （locate）to the south of the equator. After reading about some     2    （icon）sites, I couldn't wait to see all of them. In fact, I was more interested in meeting people in Australia and experiencing their culture, food and way of life.

When I arrived in Sydney, my friend shared many different meals with me,     3     my first impressions of Australia were all about food. A lot of typical Australian food is     4    （original）British. The influence of Asian cultures, on the other hand, led to the     5    （introduce）of bean curd and Asian herbs. When we arrived in Katherine, a town in Australia's Northern Territory, we learned about the life and customs of the Aborigines,     6     are native to Australia. While the Aboriginal population might be small, its influence is still visible.

    7    （survive）in this vast land on the ocean, the Aborigines had to be in close contact     8     nature, which also shows in their music.

After being there for several days, my biggest impression is the complicated mix of peoples and cultures. Although the main cultural influence since 1788     9    （be）Western culture, minority cultures have also played a part in shaping the unique Australian culture. After experiencing Australia, I have to say that I agree with     10     tourism slogan: “There's nothing like Australia.”