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.

The journalists from home and abroad for Beijing 2022 were invited to an online city tour of Wuhan in     1     (center) China at the Main Media Center here on Sunday.

The theme of     2     online tour is “Visit the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan and taste the flavor of life by the Yangtze River.”

    3     the tour, journalists were able to overlook the city landscape on the top floor of Yellow Crane Tower, one of     4     (famous) towers that boast a long history. They also learned about Han embroidery and local food.Video reporter of China Media Group Zhu Shuying said, “I’m very happy     5     (participate) in this activity     6     makes my life in the closed-loop more colorful.”

This was the 19th online tour organized by the Beijing 2022     7     (organizer) since January 7, which has attracted more than 900 Chinese and foreign reporters. Previous tours     8     (include) themes like visiting the Palace Museum to know the restoration techniques of cultural relics,     9     (explore) the ritual and music culture of China in Qufu, Shandong, and embracing diverse “Fu” culture in Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, Fuzhou, Fujian.

Ian Whitbread of Getty Images said in an interview in January that the online tour gave him the chance to feel the charm of Chinese traditional culture and get a better understanding of Beijing and other Chinese cities despite the closed-loop (闭环)     10     (manage).

The online city tours will continue until the end of the 2022 Paralympic Games on March 13.

Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada.Before     1     (start) out，they spent a couple of days in Vancouver,     2     there were some shops selling crafts and antiques. And then they passed the Canadian Rockies by train.     3     (see) from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive. After that they took the train to Lake Louise，where the blue water took their breath     4    . Their next stop was in Edmonton，a city with daily temperatures     5     (average) －10℃. They had known that Canada is a country which has vast lands but     6     small population. However，they didn’t anticipate     7     (see) such an open country.They were so     8     (amaze). The train thundered on，and the red maple trees outside the window     9     (confirm) that autumn had arrived in Canada. It was not until 9:30 a.m.     10     they finally reached their destination—Toronto. The whole journey took them four days.

Ireland’s beautiful countryside excites and inspires all,    1    (offer) something for the senses. The peaceful landscape is     2    true feast for the eyes, with its rolling green hills     3    (dot) with sheep and cattle. Down by the sea, the roar of the ocean waves and cries of the seabirds make     4    the music of the coast. In the mountains, you could feel the sun on your skin and breathe in the sweet scent of flowers.