1 . I used to travel to make myself relaxed. Two years ago, I was rather busy with my business and under a lot of _______ , so I went to Las Vegas for a holiday. I just wanted to get away and _______ for a while.

When I was on holiday, a(n) _______ suddenly came to me. I had long wished to pay a visit to the Greek island of Santorini. Therefore, the idea of a two-week European _______ alone was born.

I’d driven _______ across the US before, but traveling to other _______ whose languages aren’t the same as mine _______ me. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to _______ with anyone.

But I soon _______ that if I wanted to follow my dreams, I had to ________ out of my comfort area. If I let ________ take control of me, I’d get nowhere.

As I ________ for more places to visit on my trip, I found Mykonos, Greece, which I ________ just as much as I liked Santorini. When I arrived in ________ , it was like I was in a dream.

What I appreciated best was the bus ride to Venice. As I rode the bus and enjoyed every new thing I saw, I was completely ________ from the pressure of my work. How ________ it was to see people riding their bikes to the ________ they would like to go to!

Some people might say, “It’s not a big ________ ；it’s just Venice. Thousands of people go there every day.” But it was more than that to me. It was about having a ________ and when it was time for it to come true, don’t be afraid to let it ________ .