I have just     1     (receive) a letter from my brother, Tim. He     2     (be) in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is     3     engineer. He is working for a big firm and he     4     (have) already visited a great number of     5     (difference) places in Australia. He has just     6     (buy) an Australian car and has     7     (go) to Alice Springs, a small town in     8     centre of Australia. He will soon     9     (visit) Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very     10     (excit).

If you are looking to find out why China is called china, you could go to Jingdezhen to find out the answer. Its relationship with ceramics (制陶艺术) dates     1    the Han dynasty and it got famous during the Song dynasty. The culture of ceramics has lived on for more than 2,000 years.

Today Jingdezhen is a popular destination attracting     2    (tourist) from home and abroad for    3    taste of its cultural charms. The first stop in Jingdezhen should be the Ancient Kiln and Folk Customs Museum. The     4    (beautiful) landscaped places offer basic ideas about the ancient porcelain (瓷器) history and culture in Jingdezhen.

In the northeast of Jingdezhen City lies Yaoli Ancient town, which     5    (surround) by beautiful mountains and rivers. And it is an ancient town     6    (build) in the late West Han dynasty. The town is rich in kaolin, a special type of soil for porcelain production,     7     (make) it the famous birthplace of Jingdezhen ceramics. Here is a place of historic interest     8    you can search deep into ancient times.

Porcelain is the essence of Jingdezhen, but there is no lack of     9    (nature) beauty in the city. You’ll lose     10    (you) in the land of breathtaking beauty— the thick forests, splendid waterfalls and quiet paths.