1 . My husband, our children and I have had wonderful camping experiences over the past ten years.

Some of our _______ are funny, especially from the early years when our children were little. Once, we _______ along Chalk Creek. I was _______ that our 15-month-old boy would fall into the creek (小溪). I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot. That lasted about ten minutes. He was _______, and his crying let the whole campground know it. So _______ tying him up, I just kept a close eye on him. It _______ — he didn’t end up in the creek. My three-year-old, however, did.

Another time, we rented a boat in Vallecito Lake. The sky was clear when we _______, but storms move in fast in the mountains, and this one quickly _______ our peaceful morning trip. The _______ picked up and thunder rolled. My husband stopped fishing to ____________ the motor. Nothing. He tried again. No ____________. We were stuck in the middle of the lake with a dead motor. As we all sat there ____________, a fisherman pulled up, threw us a rope and towed (拖) us back. We were ____________.

Now, every year when my husband pulls our camper out of the garage, we are filled with a sense of ____________, wondering what camping fun and ____________ we will experience next.

2 . Be a Traveler, not a Tourist

Last summer, I had just enough money saved to buy a golden ticket—a 3-month train pass that would take me to the furthest reaches of Europe. Excited for my journey, I packed all the necessities —except the _________.

While the convenience of the Internet was definitely a contributing factor to my _________ not to take with me the few expensive kilograms of out-of-date information, this was not the only reason why I decided to fly alone.

To be honest, my main _________ with the guidebook is that I find it _________ the pleasure of a journey—like bossy aunt who is always telling you what to do, _________ she doesn’t always know what is the best.

Experience has taught me that there is an obvious _________ between a tourist and traveler.

While waiting in a queue, I met a man who had a checklist. He showed me his list of “Top 20 Things To Do in Italy” and _________ off in a loud American accent that he’d seen everything Italy has to offer in just four days.

The problem I had with this man’s _______ to travelling was that he was too _______ information   provided   by   his   guidebook.   He   was   lost   in   the __________ attractiveness of the “must-sees” and ________ to all the wonders and adventures that might happen during the ________ trip.

So, ________ any   guidebook,   I   traveled   to   Estonia,   the   tiny   Baltic   country bordering Russia. In the __________ of advance plans as guidebooks would suggest, I had no choice but to turn to some friendly faces for advice. I __________ myself first and then asked them what was happening around the town. When this __________ an invitation to a beautiful Estonian home by a river where I   __________ a 110-degree wood-stove sauna(桑拿浴), __________ picked forest-mushrooms and the good __________ of our five newly-found Estonian friends, I was most glad that I had left my “bossy __________” at home.

3 . My journey to isolation (隔离) was somewhat accidental.

I saw an advertisement for a job as a leader for an expedition (探险) to Antarctica-and I have to_________it was the penguin in the ad that_________my attention. The ad noted that they were looking for someone to lead a_________of expeditioners in one of the most_________and isolated places on the planet. I took part in an_________and then got a job that I knew I would regret if I didn’t_________it. Leading 18 strangers for a full year-through months of darkness and with no_________from the freezing cold -----I learned some_________lessons.

After the journey, I wrote two best-selling books and became a motivational speaker. Being in isolation meant I had to do lots of self_________.I kept a__________, and every day I would think__________of how I had operated as a leader. That discipline of__________myself taught me how to tell right from wrong.

I often think back to__________I saw the picture of the penguin that__________me to look at the ad for the job. It’s a moment that__________my life completely.

4 . A couple of weeks ago, when some friends and I took a trip to Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, I immediately _______ it. Since we are all living in North Germany which is not very _______,it only took us a few hours on the train _______ we were at the heart of this _______ city. The minute we stepped off the _______, we were surrounded by _______ architecture and weaving canals.

We stayed at a youth hostel( 旅社),which was a typical tall Dutch house with lots of stairs. I _______ staying in youth hostel; it is such a great _______ to meet people from all over the world and _______ your different experiences and ________ We stayed in a room with an Argentinian, who we befriended right away, and we spent a lot of ________ together.

During our stay, we made sure to make the most of what Amsterdam has to ________ We took a boat trip through the ________, which gave us some great ________ of the fantastic architecture and canals. We also made sure to go to the Van Gogh Museum, which is one of the city's most famous tourist attractions, and consists of a ________ collection of his work, along with details of his ________ and the work of other artists that knew him. One of my favourite parts of the trip, though it was rather ________, was our visit to the Anne F rank Museum. She was a Jewish girl who hid with her family for 2 years before the Nazis ________ them and sent them to the death camps. It was a very ________ experience, and certainly worth seeing.

Overall, I think Amsterdam is one of my favourite cities that I have ever been to, and I would love to ________someday!

6 . I’m Grace, 13 years old and in seventh grade in Florida. I was in the six grade last year. That school year was _______. My family and I spent that year _______ all over Europe, seeing amazing places, meeting all kinds of people, understanding different cultures, and getting _______ in the process.

When my _______ decided to travel to Europe, we were excited. _______ we had a problem. We couldn’t rent a car that had enough _______ to work for our five-member family, so my dad bought a bigger one. It became our new _______ during the trip. I had to leave a lot of my things behind because so little of it would _______ into my tiny new room. We had to be careful to save our water. And we were doing homeschooling, _______ worked out great. We lived in a (n) ________ home, but my family ________ got along really well.

No matter what, I made sure to ________ my window every morning, because the view was ________ every day--- England, then France, Italy, Greece … each special in its own way. We toured around country after country, tried to pick up little bits of the local ________, but that didn’t help us much. Luckily, we kept ________ people who knew some English. Everywhere we went, we saw the most amazing things. I love reading about places, in my text-books and then getting ________ our car midway to look right at them. I can’t pick a favorite one, because every place we were at seemed to be the ________.

After our ________ ended, we moved back to Florida. But it makes me ________ that my family had this great year long ________ together. I’m thankful for that.

7 . Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn't just want a small _________ in the backyard, I started thinking about doing a solo（独自的）_________ somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out the _________ and drew a 1,500-mile route along which I would be _________ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I _________ my plan with my dad, he _________ as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous _________ from him, he was all for it.

I had only been away from my _________ for three days, but there was an inner _________ going on. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I really could _____________ it. The other part of me was ready to ___________ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.

On the road, I met another ___________ who was quite a bit older than I was. He started his journey alone by ___________ at the southern part of Norway and just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of ___________. It encouraged me not to ___________.

As I listened to my ___________ artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled（踩踏板）with my feet. There was ___________ around me for miles. ___________, that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes millions of them. My arms were so dotted with ___________ that they looked like a topographical（地形的）map. But, however __________ it would be, nothing could stop my advance on the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.

8 . According to a Chinese saying, he who doesn’t reach the Great Wall of China is never a great man.

Growing up in Beijing I _______ historical sites and natural attractions perfectly well. However, I’d _____climbed the Great Wall before until recently. I, along with my friends, ________ for the top. We soon discovered that the hike was much more _______ than we had imagined. But we didn’t _______. It took us about two hours to finally _________ where we had wanted to get to.

As I ________ at the top of the Great Wall, I looked back at the waves of _______ walking to the top. At that moment, I saw an amazing ________ that would forever change my opinion on humans’ limits. I saw young couples carrying their children, walking __________ but surely towards the top. They would stop once in a while to take a ______ under the hot sun.

As I stood there, I began to _________ words that can describe us humans. If one would like to describe Giraffes (长颈鹿), he/she would use words such as ________ and long-necked -But what about us? I took another look down below and my _________ began to gather, persevering (坚持不懈的), determined, and ________...As these words came into my mind, I ________ that it was not appearance or physical characteristics that should define (定义) us humans, but the _________ that we share.

I don’t know if I became a _________ man after returning from this _________ according to the Chinese saying, __________ I surely returned as a more thoughtful person.

9 . A lot of travelers who are going to new cities are often told to begin their trips by a bus tour. This thinking is that they can then go to the places that_______them. But that is wrong. What you see from the inside of a moving bus is_______and removed from the real sights, sounds, and smell outside. So the best way to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely no travel plan._______go wherever your feet and your interests_______you.

You will not only get to the_______sites that are on the bus tour—the museums, the monuments, city hall—but you will have seen much more. You will have_______the present life of the city.

But there is a problem: What if I got lost? No one ever gets_______lost in a major city. At first you can find your way back to a well-known place. If it frightens you to be “lost” , just find a taxi and go back to where you started ; however, the_______things can happen if you get lost. You can_______at a sidewalk cafe to sit and have a rest. You can ask the local people near you. And__________they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more memorable because of the__________. Here are a few more ways to get the most out of your travel.

First, know before you go.__________a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination.

Second, move around like a local. Use the subways and buses of the city you are__________. You will not only save money, but also learn how people really live.

Third, check the bulletin boards. Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concert, and__________fun activities on bulletin boards around universities.

So the next time you see a travel poster wishing you to have a bus tour, just save your money. Instead, wander__________I promise you a time you will remember with great pleasure.

10 . Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to _________ my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small party in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo _________ somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out maps and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be _________ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I shared my plans with my dad, he _________ as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous spirits from him, he was _________ it.

I had only been away from my home three days now, but there was an inner _________ going on inside of me. Part of me was _________ and doubting whether I really could make it. The other part of me was ready to _________ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.

On the road, I met another bicyclist who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey alone by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of _________. It encouraged me not to __________.

As I listened to my __________ artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was __________ around me for miles. __________, that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes-millions of them. My arms were so dotted with bites that they looked like a topographical map (地形图).But, however __________ it would be, nothing could stop my advance __________ the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.