1 . Located in Ontario, Canada, the Niagara Falls is the seventh wonder of the world and the fastest flowing waterfall in the world. When I went to tour it, I found there were some truly amazing ways to _________ the waterfall.

One way was to take a _________ to the center of the Niagara Falls. Everyone on board was given a raincoat that looked more like a garbage bag. We would need it later on when we got close to the waterfall. There were huge waves and thick mist (迷雾), although we were still far away from Niagara Falls. Inside the mist, another boat approached us. As that boat _________, we waved hello to the blue-coated _________. After a while, we were as _________ as possible to the waterfall, which was like a wall in front of the boat. The _________ here was white with huge waves that _________ to knock over the boat. A few minutes was enough to make this a very exciting trip.

Another _________ was to go behind the waterfall. This adventure started with everybody walking into a wet and _________ tunnel (隧道) one by one. It was __________ by several lanterns, making us see the tunnel clearly. As the tunnel came to an end, I could see that we had __________ onto a platform at the foot of the waterfall. Here, I had a good __________ of how thick the waterfall was. It was at least one meter __________.

__________ I experienced Niagara Falls, I was shocked by how __________ it was. And I look forward to taking the zip line next time to view Niagara Falls from the sky. It will definitely be a wonderful time, too.

2 . Located in Ontario, Canada, the Niagara Falls is the seventh wonder of the world and the fastest flowing waterfall in the world. When I went to tour it, I found there were some truly amazing ways to _______ the waterfall.

One way was to take a _______ to the center of the Niagara Falls. Everyone on board was given a raincoat that looked more like a garbage bag. We would need it later on when we got close to the waterfall. There were huge waves and thick mist (迷雾), although we were still far away from Niagara Falls. Inside the mist, another boat approached us. As that boat _______, we waved hello to the blue-coated _______. After a while, we were as _______ as possible to the waterfall, which was like a wall in front of the boat. The _______ here was white with huge waves that threatened (有……危险) to _______ over the boat. A few minutes was enough to make this a very exciting trip.

Another _______ was to go behind the waterfall. This adventure started with everybody walking into a wet and _______ tunnel (隧道) one by one. It was ________ by several lanterns, making us see the tunnel clearly. As the tunnel came to an end, I could see that we had ________ onto a platform at the foot of the waterfall. Here, I had a good ________ of how thick the waterfall was. It was at least one meter ________.

________ I experienced Niagara Falls, I was shocked by how ________ it was. And I look forward to taking the zip line (滑索) next time to view Niagara Falls from the sky. It will definitely be a wonderful time, too.

3 . My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasn’t sure what he wanted from _______, but something told him to _______ and begin a new adventure.

He began that adventure traveling to cities in the US before going on to Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. He took my mother and us three daughters with him and went wherever the road _______ him.

It’s easy to feel _______ when you’re on the road. We made lots of new friends on our trip — most of them are mechanics, since we often _______ hours in repair shops. But that was a way much _______ than sitting by the roadside while waiting for the engine to cool off when it was 40℃ outside.

Getting along well sometimes seemed _______. There were always a lot of _______, especially among us back seat passengers about who had to sit in the middle. But even if it was hard, we learned a lot about tolerance (包容). When we were traveling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been an hour’s drive but was nearly three thanks to bad roads and _______ traffic. “Did you put our suitcases in the car?” my father asked my mother as we arrived there. From the back seat, we saw her slowly turn toward my father. “No,” she said. “I thought you did.” That was how a seven­hour car trip turned into a 16­hour one, which was mostly spent in vain (徒劳).

On occasions like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger because we were ________ in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the ________. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and ________ one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.

This is why road trips were like ________   universities to us. We ________ our PhDs (博士学位)   in how to get along with other people just by traveling in our old car.

If we were ________ given a second chance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time would I put the suitcases in the car myself.

6 . A 23-year-old woman has achieved an unbelievable feat that many of us dream of -visiting every country on Earth.

Lexie Alford was born into a family of travel agents, which gave her the opportunity to ________ places such as Cambodia,Dubai and Egypt during her childhood, according to Forbes magazine. She began saving up at age 12 to ________ her goal of visiting all countries. By her 18th birthday, she had travelled to 72 nations. In October,2016 she realized she could see the ________ nations on her list in time to set an official record. Many people ________her travel on social media platform Instagram, so she decided to chase the world record partly to ________ others. “Honestly，in the beginning, I ________ wanted to push the ________ of what I thought I could do with my life and see as much of the world as possible in the ________,” she told Forbes. “It wasn’t until things started getting really________ that I realized I was inspiring people around me, especially the ________．”

I also loved visiting Northern Pakistan, for the natural beauty of the mountains and kindness of the locals were astonishing,” Lexie Alford said. “The most pleasant surprise about travelling to all these misunderstood areas of the world was that the countries that I had the________ expectation for ________ being the most incredible.”

“My ________ for young people is to believe that you can do anything you set your mind to do. If you want to travel, you have to ________ sacrifices to travel around the world. And it’s only a matter of ________ until you can make it a reality.”

7 . One of my first international trips as an adult was traveling around the Caribbean (加勒比海). I_________ my hotel in Jamaica (牙买加) and asked for a recommendation for a local place to eat. The receptionist told me that under no _________ should I go into the town because it was really_________

I_________ my options: Did I really want to spend all my time on the beach without getting to know a single _________? I was a very_________ traveler and very young, but there was only one answer to my question: Absolutely not. So out I went.

The poverty hit me in the face. After only seeing fancy resorts, the reality was hard to _________. A few locals _________ me and were super curious as to what I was doing there alone since most tourists did not go there. I told them I was interested in meeting them and experiencing their_________. And just like that, I was __________. After meeting more natives, __________ home-made food, and dancing the night away, I realized how they wanted to make me feel welcome and they __________ did. With having so little, they still shared it with me in a gesture of generosity.

I could not resist to think about how tourist income__________ sharply for big companies annually, while the local inhabitants have to be thankful if they get a job that pays minimum wage. From then on, I always looked for locally owned accommodation, restaurants, guides, and__________. Sustainable development, with everything it involves, became a motto for me and changed the very __________ of the way I travel.

8 . Journeys around the world are costly, have you ever traveled while staying in other people’s homes for free? It might sound too good to be _________. But a retired couple from Norfolk, England have _________ to do just that.

Jonathan and Julie Ashworth sold their house in 2017 and then traveled around the world while looking after other people’s houses and pets in exchange for free_________.

The Ashworths booked their first house-sitting in early 2018 when looking for ways they could_________ more while on a budget, and said they’d never_________ ever since. While they were_________ doubtful about the idea, they tried signing up for TrustedHousesitters, where owners and housesitters leave_________ for each other. As they were new to the_________, the couple chose to house- sit locally to build up their profiles, and often visited owners before_________ their stay. Once they’d clocked up a significant amount of__________ reviews, they began to make an__________ for house- sitting slightly further afield.

While house- sitting might sound like a piece of cake, it’s__________ as simple as just walking the owner’s dog every day. In order to__________ they were prepared for each house- sitting, the pair generally arrived a few hours before the owners__________, so that they could meet and discuss any concerns.

Due to COVID-19, the couple were__________ to return to the UK. They are staying in a caravan (拖车) until they are able to begin house-sitting again.

9 . I had a great dream when I was in my twenties. I wanted to travel around Africa with my _________. So I left my hometown with great confidence and _________ Cape Town, not really_________ what to do next. Luckily, before my trip actually started, I met a kind, old Nigerian man. He gave me the best travel _________ I had ever received. “Be like a(n) _________on your way around the world.”

It sounded _________, but it really changed my idea about travelling. He helped me realize that travel is about learning and observing local _________. “It’s far too easy to go into a(n) _________ country and believe your ways are better. But if you study, ask questions and try to learn from the locals, you’ll have far richer _________,” he promised me.

On other vacations, when I was on my tour way to Cancun. I was __________ a tourist. I only stayed there for a week to see the __________ and places of interest and then left. The culture didn’t __________me. I left the cities and towns without really knowing anyone or anything that existed in those places to which I had paid a visit.

This time, I promised to myself that I would be a __________ traveler. After seven months of__________ backpacking in Africa from Cape Town to Cairo, I realized that having a student-like mindset (观念模式) helped extend my trip and helped me learn a lot, which __________ me more than any other trips ever did to me.