When garden designer Jane Gates moved to the Sussex countryside in 2015, she fell in love with a traditional black barn conversion, and set about creating a droughts-resistant garden around it.     1     she didn’t know was just how quickly her garden would become relevant to today’s changing climate.

Over the years, Gates     2     (experiment) with plants that suit this dry and hot place and made some interesting     3     (discover).     4    (Surprise), some plants, known for loving water, have proved adaptable to drought. Others have struggled. However, many plants specifically     5    (choose) for drought tolerance have enjoyed the heat.

Gates’ garden is a big gravel (砾石) one. On occasion she stands by the floor-to-ceiling windows     6    enjoys the scene. Gravel     7    (use) as a layer for the plants to grow through, joining the paths with the planting. The feeling is of a     8    (relax) space, with the light colour of the gravel comparing beautifully with the black of the barn. Gates recommends gravel as a cover on the top for     9     reason that it locks water in the soil below in summer, while keeping it away from plants in winter, which can damage them. This helps some plants do a bit better in adapting     10     climate extremes.

A city walk is     1     form of urban tourism originating in the UK. Unlike traditional sightseeing, which     2     (aim) to hit famous attractions and commercial center, usually by vehicles with tense schedules, city walk is about “roaming” (漫步) around a city on foot,     3     (absorb) the atmosphere and finding unusual things that even a resident of the city might not have noticed before. Such walks     4     (general) avoid famous scenic spots and shopping centers, and take you to places     5     you can have real interactions with the local people, eat at small but authentic restaurants, and gain a     6     (deep) understanding of the history and culture of the city. City walkers are a cast of people who are eager to engage with the city they are visiting or live     7     their own way.     8     they want to seek is pleasure more through connection than     9     (consume), which indicates a deep cultural curiosity. Be it the hutong in Beijing or the Chinese parasol tree district in Shanghai. City walks allow people to see the scenery apart from the scene and uncover     10     (hide) knowledge. City walk is a way to love yourself and benefit your mental health. Just like Oscar Wilde once said, “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”

Located on cliffs above a river, Hongyadong is a stilted house complex (吊脚楼建筑群) in the traditional style in the city of Chongqing. Its bars, restaurants and golden lights     1    (be) popular draws since it was built in 2006. The main reason, it seemed, was Hongyadong’s sudden     2    (popular) on an app, Douyin,     3     is used for sharing photographs and 15-second videos. By the end of the year, the waiting time     4    (get) in was three hours. For a while, Hongyadong became the     5    (big) tourist attraction in China after the Forbidden City, says     6     well-known travel website.

Instead of having fun, some people now make their way to remote strawberry farms or bays to take photos to impress their friends on social media. Douyin has 230 million monthly active users and its fans     7    (common) use the app to watch hot videos posted by users they do not know under categories such as “food” and “scenic spots”.     8    (upload) a picture or video from a photogenic place to platforms, such as Douyin and Kuaishou, is known in China     9     “daka”. The word is also used to refer to the practice of registering your     10    (present) in a location that has already become hot, such as Hongyadong.

It’ s reported that China on Tuesday    1     (official) announced the first group of national parks—the Three-River-Source National Park, the Giant Panda National Park, the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, and the Wuyishan National Park. The national parks refer to special areas put under protection with     2     aim of conserving the ecosystem and natural resources. The     3     (announce) is a practical move related to the drive to continuously promote the building of an ecological civilization. 

Home to various key wildlife species in China, the Wuyishan National Park appeals    4     tourists both at home and abroad. It features rich diversity due to     5     (it) unique natural environment. Taking a bamboo raft tour is people’ s favourite. With trees,     6     (bush) and colourful flowers covering every corner of the park, it’ s a natural system for providing clean water and producing oxygen,     7    (make) it the green lungs of Fujian. There are many hiking routes for you to take. What’ s more, there are several viewing platforms     8     you can stop to admire the breathtaking beauty of mountains, waterfalls, and lakes around. Words fail     9     (describe) its impressive beauty. Therefore, you     10    (recommend) to pay a visit by yourself.

Recently, the TV series Meet Yourself became popular, in which the heroine Xu Hongdou travels to a village in Yunnan province and volunteers at a local café, receiving free meals in return. As the show finds a     1    (grow) audience, volunteer travel has attracted more attention.

Volunteer travel refers to taking a trip, where the purpose is     2    (participate) in an arranged service opportunity to help others. During the trip, volunteer travelers often provide services like teaching, cooking and cultural     3    (activity). In exchange for their help, the volunteers may get free or discounted accommodation, classes, or other things.

It seems as if these long journeys could only     4    (make) possible in recent years by modern transportation. Nevertheless, volunteer travel     5    (date) back to the 1960s, when Alec Dickson founded Voluntary Service Overseas,     6     international volunteer organization.

Traditionally, the volunteer activities take place in a foreign country.     7    , just as what Meet Yourself depicts, more volunteer trips have taken place in the rural areas of the volunteers’ home countries. People try volunteer travel for several reasons. By working     8    (voluntary) while traveling, travelers may make a positive impact on the world. For those who are sick of urban pressure but can’t make up their minds     9     to move to the countryside or not, volunteer travel can be a solution. In this way, travelers can catch some relief from their busy lives, while rural communities also benefit     10     local tourism industries.

Even though the sun is     1    (bright)shining, telling whether it is morning or night is impossible. I’m above the Arctic Circle,    2    in summer the sun never sets. I’m in the remote far north of Sweden in Sarek National Park, a place with no roads or towns.

Around 9,000 years ago,reindeer began to arrive. Following the reindeer     3    (be) the Sami people, who made this territory their home. Getting here is quite     4    (difficulty). In 1909,Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the land in     5    (it) natural state. Though the Sami     6    (allow) to continue their traditional way of life in the park,no one else can live here.

For hundreds     7     years,looking after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami. They used the reindeer’s meat for food,their bones for tools,and their skin for making clothes and tents. Since reindeer were always on     8     move,the Sami would pick up their tents and accompany them.

After breakfast, I pack my bag and set out again. Since I must carry all of my food and     9     (supply)with me, my bag weighs about 30 kilograms.     10    (stay) in such a beautiful and wild place makes me feel blessed to be alive. Here I am enjoying this great adventure.