Local     1     (official) in Beijing promised to further protect the city’s cultural heritage, in particular the narrow streets known as hutongs.

Hutongs are     2     (common) found in the cities of North China, but they are in danger. Beijing is currently believed to have fewer than 1,000 hutongs, most of     3     are near the Forbidden City. Only 60 years ago, the number of the hutongs     4     (be) 3,250.

“Every year more than 100, 000 people visit the Forbidden City during the National Day holidays. The visits put pressure on     5     protection of cultural relics,” said Huang Yan, director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning,     6     (add) that hutongs should be protected from human damage.

The government concentrated     7     how the protection plans were carried out and how the management of cultural heritage worked. Wang Shaofeng, head of the Xicheng District Government, said the area has 182 cultural relics, and many of them were built as far back as the Yuan Dynasty. The district of Xicheng has 1.28 million residents in     8     (it) 57 square kilometers of land. “The most efficient way is to decrease the local population to reduce the possibility of causing harm to the heritage,” Wang said. “Each community has been required     9     (report) the status of its cultural heritage.” No one knows for sure how many hutongs     10     (leave) in the coming 100 years.

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.

In the remote far north of Sweden, in Sarek National Park above the Arctic Circle, I wake up to the sound of the wind     1    (buffet) the cloth of my tent. In summer the sun     2    (bright) shines and never sets. Standing at the edge of the mountain, watching the Rapa River flowing through the valley below, I feel so     3    (bless) to be alive and have this rare opportunity to explore this unique territory     4     is almost unknown to the outside world.

Sarek’s mountains are covered    5     sheets of ice and they are home to the Sami, the native residents of the park. For hundreds of years,     6    (look) after reindeer was a way of life for the Sami. Today, most Sami have left their ancient cottage in the mountain valleys and live     7     modern life in villages near Sarek instead.

To keep its     8    (nature)state, except for the Sami, no one     9    (allow) to live in Sarak, and all new development is banned within the park     10    （boundary）.

“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     (visit) 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     7     (eat) at his home. We just enjoyed the locally cooked dishes. It was quite a different and exciting experience.

Many foreigners enjoy     8     (learn) how to make Chinese dumplings. We were also     9     (offer) a general cooking class in the local family. The host taught us to make dumplings step by step with lots of patience. 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 Xi’an was a good chance for us to get to know Chinese people’s daily life.

Mount Wuyi lies at the junction (交叉点) of Fujian and Jiangxi Provinces. It is among     1     first group of China’s top tourist cities. In December 1999, Mount Wuyi     2     (list) as World Heritage-Mixed Property by UNESCO.

With rich tourism     3    resource), Mount Wuyi is a famous tea center in China. As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046—771 BC), it was well known     4     a place of interest. It has a species-rich ecosystem, with 2,527 kinds of plant species     5     about 5,000 species of wild animals. Mount Wuyi belongs to the typical Danxia landform. Except for the     6     (amaze) Danxia landform here, the Daoism culture and tea culture also attract tourists at home and abroad,     7     (especial) those coining from Singapore and Malaysia.

The Mount Wuyi scenic area     8     (be) quite large. Attractions in the mountain are dotted(布满的) and the distance between each other is quite long. It is not recommended     9     (visit) all the sites in the mountain, but some main attractions. With the ticket, you can reach all the attractions,     10     (include) Tianyou Peak, Wuyi Palace, Dahongpao Scenic Area, Shuilian Cave, etc.

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.