“Traveling to China seems like traveling to another world. Its many famous scenic attractions impressed me    1    (great),” an American said. The following is    2    he wrote on his website.

My friends and I had a family visit in Xi’an,     3    old city with a long history in China. The hosts were retired or stayed at home without a job, and they were friendly to    4    (visitor) from different countries coming their homes.

We    5     (taste) the true home-cooked dishes in the home of the family that we visited. For in-homing dinner, the host would prepare a list of menus in advance (提前) .Our tour guide asked     6     (we) for advice about the food, so the host would try to cook what we wanted to eat at his home, We just enjoyed the locally cooked dishes. It was quite a different and exciting experience.

Many foreigners enjoy    7    (learn) how to make Chinese dumplings. We    8     (offer) a general cooking class in the local family. The host taught us to make dumplings step by step with lots of    9    (patient). And we didn’t need to pay any money    10    this. Travel China Guide offers this kind of service free of charge.

The family visit in X in was a good chance for us to get to know Chinese people’s daily life.

Beijing is a city     1     (bridge) the ancient and the modern. From Buddhist temples to museums, narrow hutong to royal palaces, it is home to more than 3,000 years of glorious history even down to its layout, with the city keeping its carefully built system of ring     2     (road).

But for all its ancient buildings, Beijing is also a place which     3     (welcome) the fast-paced development of modern life, with 21st-century architectural wonders standing side     4     side with historical buildings of the past.

It is a distinct visual contrast (反差) that shouldn’t work, but somehow these two very different worlds make a good     5     (combine). Having visited several times over the last 10 years, I was amazed by     6     co-existence of old and new, and how a city was able to keep such a rich heritage (遗产) while     7     (constant) growing. As a photographer, I have     8     (spend) the last two years recording everything I discovered.

The remarkable development of this city,     9     is consciously designed to protect the past while stepping into the modern world, means     10     is always something new to discover here, and I could be photographing Beijing for the next 50 years.

Nowadays, China has stepped up efforts to promote “red tourism”, which    1    (feature) visits to sites with significance of revolutionary history.

More revolutionary museums will be open to the public    2    free and more creative cultural products of revolutionary relics will     3    (develop), said the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Meanwhile, the red tourism sites are encouraged to increase     4    (cooperate) with schools, the communities and government institutions, to attract more citizens    5    (learn) about the country’s revolutionary history and strengthen    6    (they) love for the nation.

China has 33,315 revolutionary sites and relics on record     7    (build) in various parts of China. Statistics show that red tourism trips are becoming    8    (increase) popular with citizens of different ages.

In the city of Jinggangshan in East China’s Jiangxi province,     9    center of early revolutionary activities of the CPC, tourists can wear Red Army uniforms and visit places    10    revolutionary figures once lived and worked.

Suzhou is a cultural and historical city in China’s Jiangsu Province. It is celebrated all over the world for its classical gardens     1    have been added to the list of World Heritage Sites. They were first laid out as far back as the 6th century BC and     2     (reach) their top during the period from the16th century to the 18th century. Records show that there were over 200 gardens during their golden age. The gardens show the importance of natural     3     (beautiful)in Chinese culture.

Today, dozens of classical gardens are still     4    good condition ,including the Humble Administrator’s Garden, which     5     (have) an area of some 52,000 square meters. No other gardens of Suzhou are     6     (large) than it. It was originally the dwelling(住宅) of Lu Guimeng,a poet of the Tang Dynasty.     7     (consider) as “the mother of all gardens under the sun”, the garden     8     (divide) into the eastern, central, western and residential parts. The gardens of Suzhou are     9     (extreme) elegant (漂亮雅致的) and a feast for the senses, used as both tourist attractions    10    residential houses. They also add a human touch to the natural delights(乐趣) of the gardens themselves.

There are many great destinations in the UK, one of     1    is the South-West of England. The most popular regions surrounding the South-West     2    (be) the counties of Devon and Cornwall. They are by the coast and known for having some of     3    sunniest weather in the UK.

In the heart of the South-West, Dartmoor National Park was voted the UK’s favourite in 2016. There are plenty of breathtaking     4    (walk) to choose from which will lead you    5     (discover) Dartmoor's ancient and rugged (崎岖的) charm!

In the South-West you will find plenty of attractive and often    6    (desert) beaches. Some examples include Whitesand Bay in Cornwall and Woolacombe beach in Devon. If you don’t mind the     7    (slight) cooler temperatures than other beach destinations in Europe, you are in for a real treat!

Apart from    8    (surround) by beautiful nature, the South-West is full of urban gems (精华). The city of Exeter in Devon has great centers, as well as lots of cafes     9     pubs. Cornwall has    10    (it) own treasures too — pretty villages and towns such as St Ives and Mousehole line the coastline, and make for the perfect locations to spend those relaxing summer afternoons!

Known as the "Vegas of China”,Macao, while filled with luxury and world-class entertainment, also    1    (offer) many landmarks that define the city's unique and fascinating history. The first episode of "Landmarks of Macao” takes you to arguably Macao's most famous landmark-the Ruins of St. Paul's,    2    both the city's Chinese tradition and the Portuguese culture have been greatly preserved.

No trip to Macao could be complete    3    visiting the Ruins of St. Paul's. The Ruins of St. Paul's refer to the facade(外墙)of    4    was initially the Church of Mater Dei(圣母大教堂). First    5    (build) in 1580, the Ruins of St. Paul's is the iconic site of Macao. Originally made of wood, the structure    6    (burn) down in a fire during a typhoon in 1835, with only the beautiful granite (花岗岩)facade remaining and the grand stairs of 68 stone steps    7    (lead) up to it. A steel stairway allows    8    (tourist) to climb up to the top of the facade where you can enjoy a panoramic(全景的)view of    9    whole city as well as the delicate stone carvings.

In 2005, the Ruins of St. Paul's was    10    (official) listed as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today, the facade of the Ruins of St. Paul's functions symbolically as the Holy Land to the city and the site is noted as one of the “eight new scenic spots” of Macao.

The Li River f situated in Guilin City of Guangxi, is a bright pearl on the list of China’s tourist     1     (attract) and it is one of the best sightseeing tours in Guilin. The 83-kilometer waterway from Guilin to Yangshuo is the greatest work of the Li River,     2     (decorate) with rolling hills, steep cliffs, beautiful caves, boats and lined bamboos. Han Yu     3     (clear) described the beauty of the Li River in his poem: “The river looks like a blue silk ribbon, and the mountains resemble emerald hairpins (发夹)”

The poetic and picturesque Li River     4     (come) from the Mao’er Mountains at Xing’an County in the northeast of Guilin. It winds     5     (it) way for 170 kilometers, passing through Guilin. The Li River, according to its     6     (difference) scenes, may be separated into three sections: Guilin to Ox Gorge, Ox Gorge to Water-Dropping Village, and Water-Dropping Village to Yangshuo.

Along the river, the rolling peaks, steep cliffs, green hills and clear water make     7     interesting hundred-mile picture gallery. Among poems singing the praise of its beauty are these lines: “He     8     travels in Guilin hills finds himself in a fairyland.” and “Whoever sails along the Li River finds himself     9     (boat) in a sweet dream.” The natural beauty of the Li River is indeed beyond description, and you have to be there to see     10     your own eyes and to feel with your own heart.

10 . Last year’s springtime    1    (be) the perfect moment to visit Huangshan in Anhui Province to go for a hike and see the beautiful scenery that attracts so many    2    (visitor) every year. My boyfriend and I prepared the back pack,     3    turned out to be too heavy for the hike. I am an inexperienced hiker and those endless steps made me want to return to safe places. But with the help of my boyfriend’s motivation: “Look, the top is coming closer and closer. We are almost there.” I controlled    4    （I）and kept going. After a three-hour exhausting hike to the top, but with spectacular views on the way, we finally arrived on the top and also found a hotel. But all the rooms were too    5    (expense) for us. So I asked the possibility of a tent. The hotel owner sold a tent     6    80 RMB. He was such a friendly person that he even offered to put up the tent for us. So the only foreign guests that night ended up     7    sleep) in a tent. We spent the night     8    comfortable) in the tent and at 5 am woke up to see the unbelievable sunrise. Afterwards, we    9    continue) to explore the beautiful area around Huangshan and walked all the steps back down to safe grounds, which made my muscles ache even more than the climb up. This is     10    unforgettable adventure during my three years in China.