1 . Many years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children, then aged 8 and 11. As it was getting_______we started looking for a hotel, only to find out that it was _______ time in that part of the country, and all the hotels were _______.

Finally, around 9 o'clock in the evening, we _______ at a gas station to fill up on gas. My husband asked for a _______ book and told the woman at the counter that we were trying to find a hotel. She told us it would be _______. He tried for 15 more minutes. When he was _______, the woman, Linda, said she and her family _______ nearby and would be happy if we spent the night at her home.

My husband was _______ at her offer of generosity (慷慨). She called her son to________us, since she had to ________ at the gas station till midnight.

When we reached their home, her husband ________ us. He invited us to have coffee and chat while we ________ his wife. She came past 12 am. We asked if we could slip away in the morning so as not to ________ them. They said we were now ________ and we would have to have breakfast with them.

Next morning, we ate breakfast, and when we were ________, my husband asked if he could offer some ________. They would not hear of it and ________ we were their guests. We kept in touch for many years, and invited them to our ________, too. Over the years, we lost touch, but have ________ forgotten their kindness.

2 . One of the best things about traveling is experiencing different cultures. And that often means experiencing different ___and ways of life too — there’s no better way to ___your own views than to get yourself into ___cultures. On a recent trip to Berlin, I was ___of the differences between my home country (UK) and Germany. One example: escort agencies (陪伴机构). In Germany, ___companionship is fully accepted by German society. I did ___one such agency — Escort Berlin, and I was glad of the ___I paid for, who became my guide to Berlin! In the UK, it’s ___that we Brits feel rather ashamed to pay for anything ___it comes to human relationships. I found the German attitude to be very ____and free.

In general, I found the local Berliners friendly and gentle; English is ____spoken throughout the city, and in contrast, I usually felt ashamed at my poor German language skills. Their love of the arts is ____throughout the city — in its architecture, museums, parks, and ____coffee shops. I had the feeling of being ____a population who were people teaching themselves — a(n) ____for knowledge and learning. I did the usual ____things — the Brandenburg Gate, the Olympic Stadium, Kunsthaus Tacheles etc — ____for me it’s the PEOPLE that are the fondest ____I have of Berlin — friendly, engaging, intelligent, ____. And it goes without saying that I will be ____to Berlin again.

3 . Hiking with some friends provided an opportunity to relax ourselves. Cold with a mixture of sun and snow_______a quicker step on the mountain. On the way, we_________a large troop of boy scouts and their families heading down as well. The majority of the troop was quickly well ahead and out of_______.

Left behind were a boy and his mother who seemed uneasy. We slowed our_______to talk with them before we _______passed them. They caught up again when my friend _______to tie her shoe. The boy at that moment fell down. My friend attempted to _______him as he rolled down the path.

Helped up, the boy was_______, crying in his mother’s arms. He said that his knee hurt and I could see the_______spreading across the mother’s face. I asked if I could help, with my friend explaining that I was a nurse. After a quick ________ I could tell that more than anything he was ________,his mom as well.________he stayed sitting, wrapped in his non’s arms. Asking if they needed anything before we continued on, I turned to go leaving the________sitting on a rock.

I only took a few steps forward before________ that there was more that could be done .I________ to my friends for slowing them down, then turned and asked the boy and his mother if they wanted me to wait and hike down with them when they were ________.I could see the relief wash over the mother’s face as she said “yes” and________stood to continue on.

The New England autumn had left the path ________with beautiful slippery leaves. So we went slowly, ensuring________footsteps. I realized that I was being gifted with more time to take in the________of the woods, conversation with friends and connections.

4 . When I was a college student．I did a lot of traveling abroad．That was because a professor _______ me to do so．She said．"To travel around the world can _______ your knowledge through actual experiences and make you have fun．"I _______ her．

Since I started to work for a _______ company，however，I have done most of my traveling through the Internet．With the help of the Internet．I have also got _______ about food in different countries．

Therefore，I was beginning to feel that actual trips were _______ necessary until I happened to read a famous chef's comment on the Internet．He said "When we enjoy food and the ________ around us at the same time，why don't you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian _______ ？ Those words reminded me of my _______ advice．As information technology___，you might be able to do it without making a real trip．But this also means that you will miss the various ________you can get from traveling．

Today there are people who ________direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet．It is not surprising to see group of people ________not with each other but into their microphones．However，we should never let it ________our time for face-to-face communication．Let's make use of information technology more ________，and have great fun in experiencing the actual world．