3 . About 20 minutes away from River Campus, one might ______ sounds of magical flights at the mysterious Mushroom House of Powder Mills Park. The private houses, seen as the landmark of Town of Perinton, show off extraordinary architectural ______ with tree-like doors and wooden sculptured, treasure-filled mosaics, and naturalistic components in both in-side and ______ .

This odd artistic ______ has gained the Mushroom House its own official website and widespread media coverage. Since the house's ______ , it has actively been covered by many media. Much like Disney's Pixie Hollow, the Mushroom House appears to be a collection of “found” parts. The ______ starts from the underground garage to the tunnel, a reminder of the University's tunnel system, appearing the outer of the Mushroom House.

The ______ tops and inner branches of the Mushroom House are in good condition, ______ to aha old mushrooms found in a backyard. But the different types of glass, with their unique shapes and materials, used to build walls of the Great Room and the master bathroom lend the inside a colorful personality. Though ______ the curved (曲线) of the ceilings in all four mushrooms create acoustics (音响效果) that its website ______ that of Carnegie Hall in New York City. ______ builders Peter Strong and William Ash ton, the four 80- ton Mush-room House were built from models on the ground. The outside Mushroom House was then ______ with works of art, including fashionable lighting and handmade bricks, hobbit-like doors, tree and ______ sculptured, sand-molded walls and ceilings, custom wood furniture, and iron failings.

These works of art were all designed and ______ by local artists. Though this seems like a dream, it ______ a sweet past.

4 . When I was 25 years old, I had a big dream in my mind. I wanted to travel around Africa with my _______. So I left my hometown with great confidence and arrived in Cape Town, not really _______ what to do next._______, before my trip actually started, I met a kind, old Nigerian man. He gave me the best travel tips 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 _______ that travel is about learning and observing local _______. It’s far too easy to go into a new country and believe your ways are better. “But if you study, ask questions, and try to _______ the locals, you’ll have far richer _______.” he promised me.

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

This time, I promised to myself that I would 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.

5 . If you're visiting Florence, Italy, you've got to see the world-famous Uffizi Gallery. But why? Because that's what   ________ does in Florence? Because you feel it ________ to post a selfie in front of the Italian painter Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus (《维纳斯的诞生》)?

Those are obviously ________ reasons. We shouldn't go to places because they're world-famous; instead, we should go to fully ________ what makes them world-famous. But that requires a well-planned visit, not just following the ________, taking pictures and then checking it off on your wish list.

For example, you cannot visit the Statue of Liberty (自由女神像) at all without serious ________. “On busy days, we're taking 25 , 000 people on the small island, and only 500 a day get to the statue,” said Michael Amato, the lead park ranger (管理人) for the Statue of Liberty National Monument. “Right now we're sold out until two months later.” So you need to check when the ticket is available ________.

Still, a lot can ________ before you actually go on the trip. “Keep yourself up to date,” said Jade McKellar, director of the visitor experience centre at the Sydney Opera House. “________ us on social media and sign up for our newsletter.” Even without a booking, visitors can often buy tickets for events that run 363 days a year. But like visiting many sites, a true visit means spending a full day, something a(n) ________ traveller might be unwilling to do.

Another reason to set aside more time: visitors can check out the less famous but equally worthwhile—often beautifully complementary (互补的) sites ________. Susan Greaney, a senior historian at English Heritage, who is in charge of Stonehenge (巨石阵), ________ a trip to the two history museums with Stonehenge-relevant exhibitions. Each of them is less than a 30-minute drive but likely to be ________ on a one-day tour of London. Of course, you can simply ________ the world-famous attraction. If you're ________ museums by the time you get to Florence, forget the Uffizi and take advantage of other things Florence offers. Don't worry about what your friends will think.

6 . It was a hot day in Bangkok. I was walking out of the busy Grand Palace. Some Thai teens were _______and started asking me questions. Noticing that I was _______, they were interested and wanted to know more.

"Oh, so lonely!" they said to me when they learned I was, indeed, _______by myself for the long journey. I just smiled. They didn't know I've hardly been alone.

I'm surprised by how much more _______I've become. Instead of putting my _______down and taking no notice of the person who may be _______me on the sidewalk, now I smile and say hello. The only bad thing is the fleeting (短暂的) nature of the relationship one builds on the _______. I've felt sad more than a couple of times over _______a fellow traveler. But there are always _______friends and possibilities just in the next town.

Part of the ________of taking this trip was the knowledge that I'd be doing this alone. At first, I tried to get friends to ________with me for the journey. I asked close friends, then even not-so-close friends, then ________realized that I might never travel if I ________around for a time when a friend of mine would be free to ________me. If I was really going to do this, it would have to be alone.

As it turns out, traveling alone is the best ________I could have made. You always have to make special ________for others when you travel with others. Sometimes, you have to do things you don't feel like doing.

Traveling alone is ________. And really, unless I want and seek out ________, I am never alone. I always have a group. I never feel ________. Sometimes, being alone forces you to get along with people you might not otherwise have ever ________.

So don't fear traveling alone. It's the best thing.

8 . Starting as a journey to find the true meaning of happiness, The Smile Project began in the late fall of 2011 as Liz drove home from school.

“I had my windows down and my radio up. I couldn't tell you the name of a single song, but I_________I was happy,” Liz recalled.

“_________, when I got home I posted a Facebook status stating, ‘Day 1: Happiness is... those perfect car_________where the radio just plays all the right songs.’”

As day 1 turned into Day 2,3,4 and now 3,307_________days of finding joy, The Smile Project has grown into a widespread campaign with one simple_________：share joy.

Liz started writing down what made her happy each day. This_________of writing daily joy has_________many people across the globe to pause, reflect, and_________one joy that may have brushed through their days.

She_________that it was difficult initially to stay true to the__________of finding gratitude every day__________strength to believe that there is no day without__________.

When she__________Day 3,000, she wrote: “It's easy to feel that what we do is so small, but none of us will truly be able to grasp the deep__________that our lives will have on one another. It doesn’t have to be about money, just about making the__________to make someone's day.”

9 . 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.

It’s easy to feel lonely____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____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 ___in the middle.But even if it was hard, we learned a lot about ____Sometimes, a seven-hour car trip would turn into a 16-hour one, which was mostly spent in_______.On occasions like that，we had to learn to let go of our anger.

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____traveling in our old car.If only we had another____at life!

10 . 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.