The incredible theme parks can be approached here and there. For example, Disneyland appeals to those who favor adorable fairytales or cartoon characters. It also offers exciting rides     1     (amuse) you. Dollywood is unique since it shows and     2     (celebrate) America’s traditional southeastern culture, which covers old-fashioned handcrafts, the same kind of candy     3     (make) 150 years ago and riding on the only steam engine still working in the southeastern United States is a special treat. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is an ocean-themed park,     4     you can enjoy many ocean     5     (entertain) and tasty food for every appetite.

I wake up to the sound of the wind     1    (buffet) the cloth of my tent. Even though the sun is brightly shining, telling     2     it is morning or night is impossible. I’m above the Arctic Circle,     3     in summer the sun never sets.     4    (check) my watch, I see that it is 7:30 a.m. I leave my tent and walk over to the mountain edge. Spreading out before me, branches of the Rapa river flow     5     the valley below. I’m in the remote far north of Sweden in Sarek National Park, a place with no roads or towns.

I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent.Even though the sun is     1     (bright) shining, telling whether it is morning or night is impossible.

Around 9,000 years ago, reindeer began to arrive at Sarek’s mountains.Following the reindeer     2    (be) the Sami people, who made this territory their home.In 1909, Sarek was made a national park     3    (keep) the land in its natural state.

For hundreds of years,     4    (look) after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami.

After breakfast, I pack my bag and set out again.Being in such a beautiful and wild place makes me feel     5    (bless) to be alive.

The Silk Road was a passage for the transportation of silk in ancient times. Lots of relics on the road can still     1     (see) now. From the relics, tourists can see the outline of the ancient metropolitan (大都会的) areas along     2     fantastic road. In the tour packages, tourists can imagine themselves to be ancient merchants     3     ride camels in deserts.

The Silk Road is a long route,     4     Xi’an in the cast to Gansu and Xinjiang in the west. If it is your first trip to China, we     5     (sincere) suggest you should spend at least ten days visiting Beijing, Xi’an, Dunhuang, Urumqi and Kashi. You could get to know about the history of China and experience     6     (color) scenery along the Silk Road.

If you are an     7     (experience) traveler wanting to explore China fully, it is recommended that you     8     (travel) to Dunhuang, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, Turpan, Kashi and Urumqi to follow the footprint of Marco Polo. This route may take about 15 days. If you have only a one-week holiday, the     9     (choose) of three most famous cities will be fit for you.

Along the Silk Road route, Xi’an and Gansu are suitable to visit all year round. The best time     10     (visit) Xinjiang is from May to October because the weather is mild.

Alice Thompson is a girl from Sydney, Australia. She had her first long     1     (distant) train ride at the age of 18. Together with a friend, she got     2     the famous Ghan train in Sydney and got off in Alice Springs. During the two days and nights, they ate meals     3     (cook) by experts and saw fields, desert and     4     (abandon) farms. In the daytime, Alice talked to other passengers and read some books. At night, she watched the stars in the sky     5     shone like diamonds.

Why is the train     6     (call) the Ghan? It is short for Afghanistan. A long time ago, Australians wanted to travel to the middle of their country, so they brought some     7     (train) camels from Afghanistan    8     (carry) food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other     9     (produce). They did that until     10     1920s, when the government built a new railway line and took the place of camels.

“Climb Mount Tai and the whole world looks small.” Confucius once declared from the summit.     1     is a challenge to tourists is the climbing to the top of Mount Tai. It takes them three to seven hours     2     (walk) the whole way.

For thousands of years, Mount Tai has been a source of     3    (inspire) for poets and thinkers. The mountain is in the east, and in Chinese culture east     4    (regard) as a sacred direction because that is where the sun and moon rise. Therefore, Mount Tai is the most holy of China’s five sacred mountains.

In the morning, we got up at 4 a.m. to position ourselves for the sunrise. From Jade Emperor Peak     5    (locate) among hundreds of others, we were fortunate enough to see a clear sunrise. After that, we hiked for about five hours     6     the mountain and through Peach Blossom Valley, a beautiful walk through     7    (flower) peach trees and pools of water.

The greenery up the mountain made for     8     fantastic climb, and the second-day valley hike was     9    (sure) to me the highlight, and not just because there were no steps up. It was     10     (peace), allowing me to enjoy the greater vision I had gathered from the top.

The National Art Gallery, located at the heart of Canberra, Australia, is a must to visit. The architecture of the gallery     1     (it) is impressive and unique. Many types of paintings are     2     (separate) on display based on the painters’ country of origin. It is roughly estimated that there     3     (be) at least a thousand paintings in the gallery. It even has a special section     4     paintings by art students are exhibited. The quality and the imagination of the young painters are also extraordinary.

Among all those exhibits, the aboriginal (土著的) paintings are the most     5     (strike). There is a sad history surrounding the natives of Australia. In the 19th century, when white     6     (settler) came to Australia, most of the children of the aboriginals     7     (take) away from their own parents and brought up by white parents. Some of the paintings express this theme, which could move visitors     8     tears.

During holidays, the gallery is always crowded with parents and their children. It is amazing     9     (see) small children appreciating such abstract paintings.

The National Art Gallery is     10     (true) an attraction worth visiting.