For Greek photographer George Doupas, Beijing is home now. During the past decade, he has been photographing the city, capturing its beauty     1     sharing these photos online and in exhibitions.

“This     2     (true) represents Beijing — the old and the new, nicely mixing together, ” Doupas said while showing his photograph of the Zhihua Temple, a delicate Ming Dynasty building. It     3     (locate) in front of a modern office building, Galaxy SOHO, which features weaving bridges and interlocking passageways.

With rich historical heritage, Beijing     4     (be) an important center of traditional Chinese culture since the Ming Dynasty. Doupas often gets lost in     5     city’s splendid ancient architecture. Meanwhile, he is also     6     (amaze) by the modern city high-end businesses and various industries. “It is fascinating to see a rapidly-developing city that invests so much effort in preserving its past, and this is     7     I decided to pursue my career here,” he said.

Doupas is determined to continue with his career in China,     8     (hope) to serve as a bridge between China and the West. The     9     (display) that show his photos about Beijing have attracted a large audience in Greece and the Czech Republic.

“I call Beijing my home now,” he said, “I’ll keep sharing photos of China     10     the rest of the world.”

As is known to all, there are many beautiful places in Europe worth     1     (visit). Among them Greece is at the top. If you go on a vacation to Greece, it     2     (give) you everything you ever want on a holiday. The     3     (attraction) hot springs, beautiful villages, rich history, delicious seafood and beautiful beaches are all here. Winter is the time     4     (enjoy) some great skiing, with so many mountains around here that offer this sport.

Spain is     5     second largest tourist destination in the world. It’s one of the first     6     (country) in the world to develop summer beach vacations. It is also famous     7     the beautiful world heritage sites (遗迹), 42 to be exact. For great nightlife, you’d love to be in Barcelona or Madrid.

Venice of Italy is another great destination. It has an amazing history and is known for     8     (it) beautiful architecture. Venice     9     (fill) with many art galleries (美术馆). The Grand Canal is a long canal (运河)     10     runs right through the city. The city, made up of 117 small islands, is amazingly linked by 400 bridges over 150 canals.

Auckland, the largest city and chief seaport of New Zealand, stands in the North Island.

When     1     (plan) a trip to New Zealand, most people skip over Auckland as a destination. Everyone floods into Queenstown     2     (spend) time enjoying themselves in nature. However, as anyone who     3     (visit) it knows, there are even more things to do in Auckland, compared with those in Queenstown. All of these things make it a     4     (suit) destination for all travelers. If you are a backpacker(背包客), you will like Auckland     5     you can enjoy a huge range of free or cheap things, especially in a country which is known     6     its high living costs.

The city’s popular neighborhoods can     7     (explore) on foot, and the skyline can be viewed from the water.     8     (particular), you will have the chance to taste different     9     (kind) of snacks and the city doesn’t shy away from a good happy hour. Give yourself     10     couple of days to enjoy it, and check out some of your favorite things to do in Auckland. Auckland, you shouldn’t miss it!

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

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

During holidays, the gallery is always crowded     8     parents and their children.     9     is amazing to see small children appreciating such abstract paintings.

The National Art Gallery is truly     10     attraction worth visiting.

Today I was back in San Francisco and I had to admit that it     1     (definite) feels good to be back in the city again, which was able to rebuild     2     (it) after the earthquake that occurred in 1906. The Mission District used to be a poor area of town, but is now a centre for art, music, and food. In the afternoon, I headed to     3     local museum that showed the     4     (history) changes in California. In 1848, over 300,000 people came from all over the world     5     (seek) their fortune in San Francisco. To earn their     6     (live), many Chinese opened up shops and     7     (restaurant), found jobs on farms, joined the gold rush,    8     went to build the railway. This evening, I went to Chinatown and     9     (select) a Cantonese restaurant     10     served its food on beautiful china plates. What great food!

Peru is a country on the Pacific coast of South America. It consists     1     three main parts: narrow, dry, flat land     2     (run) along the coast, the Andes Mountains, and the Amazon rainforest.

Spanish is the main language of Peru. It is because Peru     3     (rule) by Spain from the 16th century to 1821. But before that, Peru was the centre of the ancient Inca Empire, and its emperor lived in what is now known as the site Machu Picchu.

Peru is an    4     (amaze) destination with something for tourists. Here     5    (be) two magical tours: Amazon Rainforest Tour and Machu Picchu Tour. In Amazon Rainforest Tour, you can first take     6     short flight into the Amazon rainforest and then travel for a day to your     7    (accommodate) by boat. In the following three days, you can explore the unique rainforest with a local guide. In the other tour, you can take a four - day hike through the Andes Mountains to the city of Machu Picchu. After     8    (explore) the ancient city, you will find it very amazing,     9    ( especial ) the Incas ‘ dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones     10     exactly that nothing was needed to hold walls together.

If you are     1    (interest) in both China’s ancient finance and architecture, Pingyao is a place you can’t miss.

The Ancient City of Ping Yao,     2    (locate) in the central Shanxi Province, China, is     3     well-preserved example of a traditional Han Chinese city. Its walls are about 12 meters high, and three to five meters wide at the top. The western and eastern sides of walls have two gates     4     the southern and northern walls each have one gate only.

From the 19th century     5     the early 20th century, Pingyao,     6    (control) almost half of the economy of the country at its booming period, was a financial center for the whole of China. There     7    (be) once over twenty draft banks’ head offices, whose     8    (branch) were distributed widely around the whole country, even in some western and southeastern countries.

Today when other Chinese cities have been more than happy to bury their history under skyscrapers, this     9    (origin) Chinese Wall Street chooses not to. Ordinary people still live in the Chinese traditional courtyards as they did in the past. This city is helping Chinese rediscover the value of     10    (preserve) what little is left of the country’s ancient buildings.