China has     1    (recent) stepped up efforts to promote "red tourism" which     2    (feature) visits to sites with significance of revolutionary history, said the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

More revolutionary museums will be open to    3     public for free and more creative     4    (culture) products of revolutionary relics will be developed, said the ministry. Meanwhile, the red tourism sites     5    (encourage) to increase cooperation with surrounding schools, the Communist Party of China (CPC) committees and government institutions,     6    (attract) more students and party members to learn about the country's revolutionary history. China has 33,315 revolutionary sites and relics on record. Statistics show     7    more than 800 million red tourism trips are made     8    average every year.

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

TRAVEL PERU

Amazon Rainforest Tour A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there, you'll spend one day travelling by boat to your     1     (accommodate) in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days     2     (explore) the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.

Machu Picchu Tour This four­day walking tour will take you on     3     (amaze) paths through the Andes Mountains on the way     4     the city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination, you will have a day to explore and be amazed     5     this ancient city.

Cusco Tour Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture at Cusco,     6       capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th     7     the 16th century.

Lake Titicaca Tour Enjoy the beautiful countryside     8     you spend a day driving along the new highway     9     (connect) Cusco to Lake Titicaca. There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days.

For     10     (many) brochures about other package tours around Peru, contact us at tourinfo@travelperu. org.

With the improvement of life standards, there are a     1     (grow) number of people traveling each year,     2     is a good way to enjoy life. Some people would like to take a package tour (跟团游),     3     others would rather travel on their own. I prefer the latter, because I feel that it's much more convenient and cheaper than taking a package tour as I     4     (do) before.

First of all, traveling on my own, I can arrange my time and route     5     (free). For example, when I get to someplace I like, I choose to stay longer and don't have to think about others. Secondly, the schedule is relatively tight joining package tours, and tourists can only stay very short time in tourist attractions.     6     is difficult to enjoy every landscape carefully.     7     (three), in order to earn money, some travel agencies force tourists     8     (buy) things. In the meantime, traveling on my own is much cheaper. Finally, the trip is designed to relax. However, many people say that package tours are not to make them feel really     9     (relax), but even more tired.

On the whole, I feel like     10     (travel) on my own, which is more convenient.

My friend had a chance to make a trip to Hong Kong    1     August 15, 2011. He had dreamed about    2    (visit) it since his boyhood and it    3    (be) the first time that he had been there. The following was     4     he had seen.

    5     (arrive) there, he    6    (impress) by its beautiful scenery and tall buildings. It is said that Hong Kong has the most skyscrapers in the world. Wherever he went, he saw many smiling faces there. People in Hong Kong were kind, generous, easygoing and ready to help    7    (other). Much to his surprise, he saw that people there always kept order in public places.    8    crowds of people were waiting for the next train at the subway station, they were talking in such a low voice as not to disturb one another.

Chinese and English are their official languages. English is    9    (wide) used in governments, markets, service centers and other fields.

Staying there for only a week was a good experience    10     he will never forget.

Living in a city can be stressful. But some people in Bogota, Colombia have found a place to help reduce stress and get a break from busy life.     1     place is a park for hummingbirds (蜂鸟).

The park     2     (sit) at the top of Monserrate Hill in a place known as the Paramuno corridor. The area contains a forest that has turned into a peaceful place for both people and birds.

As the hummingbirds fly from flower     3     flower, some scientists concentrate on (集中于) the animals and study them, while others would like     4     (take) pictures with their phones. Camilo Cantor is a worker in the park, and     5     (he) job is to mix water and sugar that is put in bird feeders along a 300-meter path. Cantor explains, “You can hear noise from the city, the producer of    6     (pollute).” But, he adds, the park is a special place. It is a place where people can go     7     (reduce) stress and forget about the pressure of city life.

Ten years ago, the hill was destroyed     8     (complete), meaning there were not any trees left on it. But workers began to plant local trees and flowers again to bring the forest back to life. At present, there are a number of birds,     9     (include) 18 kinds of hummingbirds and some migratory (迁徙的) species.

Hummingbirds are only found on the American continent and Colombia is home to    10     (vary) kinds of birds.

For the first time in 94 years, the Palace Museum has extended its opening hours, allowing the public     1    (celebrate)the Lantern Festival at night in the ancient palace.

About 3,000 lucky visitors received free tickets from the government, among     2     was Zhang Zhifu, a 77-year-old public security volunteer. It's an expression of gratitude     3     her volunteer work. "It is truly     4     honor to be granted this special privilege, " Zhang said.

To guarantee the     5    (safe)of the palace, festival organizers     6    (plan)this year's Lantern Festival event used LED lights rather than traditional paper lanterns and red candles. It's a fascinating event for visitors to absorb     7    (they)in the festive atmosphere in the museum Discussion of the Palace Museum's new look lit up social media following Tuesday's display.

Since he became director of the Palace Museum, Shan Jixiang     8    (bring)many changes to the world's largest royal complex (建筑群). Once in a speech the 64-year-old director shared his idea about how to make     9    (tradition)treasures come alive again. "What matters to a museum is not how many visitors they have,     10     how close they are to people's daily lives, " be said.