After Li Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto, the largest and     1     (wealthy) city in Canada, they went on     2     tour of the city.     3     (see) in the distance, misty clouds were rising from the great Niagara Falls,     4     made them astonished. Then at a restaurant     5     downtown Chinatown, they met Lin Fei, who     6    (move) to Canada many years earlier. The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal early the next morning. At the station, they heard people     7    (talk) in French. They were surprised     8     (find) many people spoke English with an accent. They met Jean-Philippe, a     9    (photograph). That night the train was speeding. The cousins dreamt     10    (happy) of the beautiful scenery of Montreal.

Sarek national park is really a       1    (fascinate) hidden natural treasure in Europe. As it lies above the Arctic Circle,     2     in summer the sun never sets, telling exact time is impossible. After vast sheets of ice     3    (melt), reindeer and the Sami people arrived one after another and made this territory their home. In order     4    (keep) the land in its natural state, all new development     5     (ban)within park boundaries. Even if most Sami live     6     modern life just like their neighbours, every spring, a small number of them still enjoy their     7    (tradition). As a hiker, I have     8     (adopt) some of their habits. Although the journey will be full of sweat and hard work,     9    (be) in such a beautiful and wild place makes me feel     10     (bless)to be alive.

A resort (度假胜地) in Vietnam has opened a glass-bottomed foot bridge, the third such bridge in the Southeast Asian country,    1     (connect) two mountains. The 150-metre-tall bridge crosses a deep, narrow valley,    2    aim is to bring in thrill-seeking tourists.

The bridge     3     (call) the Bach Long suspension bridge. It means “White Dragon” in Vietnamese. A dragon is a huge,    4     (imagine) flying animal that can breathe out fire and looks     5     a reptile (爬行动物). The bridge is founded in the Son La area. Son La is northwest of the capital, Hanoi, and borders Laos.

The reinforced glass     6     (use) for the bridge can hold up to 450 people at a time. Each glass piece is 40 millimeters thick. The bridge is 290 metres long and runs between two mountain tops on either side of a valley. It also has     7     342-metre pathway on the side of a mountain.

Guinness World Records keeps a list of world     8     (record). It lists a 562-metre glass-bottomed bridge in Qingyuan, in China’s Guangdong area, as the No. 1 position in the world.

The World Record Association is another     9     (organize) that keeps the world’s records. It listed the two-part Vietnamese bridge as the world’s     10     (long), at 632 metres.

Siheyuan is a special type of building found in China that represents the country’s rich traditions. These buildings     1     (exist) around for a very long time and are mainly located in the northern parts of China. Exploring a Siheyuan allows you     2     (step) back in time and experience the peace and history of ancient China.

Siheyuan has     3     unique layout with a square courtyard in the middle,     4     (surround) by buildings on all four sides. This design provides privacy for the people living there and shows a balance     5     human-made structures and nature.

The main entrance of a Siheyuan     6     (usual) faces south, and the most important rooms are positioned in the north. The courtyards are often decorated with beautiful gardens, plants, and fancy stone carvings,     7     show how much the Chinese appreciate nature and beauty.

Beyond its physical form, Siheyuan represents the Chinese     8     (tradition) way of life and family values. In these buildings, extended families live together,     9     the courtyard becomes a gathering place for family members. This helps to strengthen family bonds and maintain connections between different     10     (generation).

Near the ancient water town of Wuzhen, the scenic villages of Maming and Haihua provide the perfect destinations for travelers seeking a taste of real rural life.

    1     (locate) at a 30-minute drive from the ancient water town of Wuzhen, Maming village is the exact opposite of Wuzhen. There are hardly any crowds here. The old houses are not as well maintained. There     2     (be) no bright colorful lights along the walkways. Time seems to stand still in the village,     3     (make) it a perfect day-trip destination for travelers     4     want a real experience of rural life.

Most people in Tongxiang city in East China’s Zhejiang province are still sleeping on the bed at 3 am,     5     Tu Yuanqing and his father Tu Bingfa are already up, arranging cups, boiling water and preparing tea     6     (leaf). The doors to their tea house in Maming village open just half an hour later. By 4 am, the space is filled     7     activities as elderly local people, most of them aged 60 and above, chat     8     (active) with one another while sipping cups of tea and smoking cigarettes.

This tea party for the elderly ends at 8 am, the time the villagers begin     9     (they) day in the fields. But there is no official closing time for the tea house-—the Tu family lives in     10     same building.

Wuhan University reopened to the public for cherry blossom appreciation after closure last year due to COVID-19, its     1    (office) Wechat account said on Sunday.

From March 15 to 27, people can make an online reservation     2    (visit) the campus between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on workdays and between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekends. Reservations should     3    (make) three days ahead of the day of the visit. This year, the university is limiting     4     number of visitors to 15,000 on workdays and 30,000 on weekends.

Anyone     5    (present) symptoms of illness, including fever, cough, runny nose or sore throat will not be allowed to enter the campus until     6    (full) recovered.

At the beginning of 2020, 42,000 doctors and nurses from other regions and 540,000 local medical workers     7    (fight) against COVID-19 and missed the chance to see the famous cherry blossoms on the campus, China News Agency reported.

Dou Xiankang, the headmaster of Wuhan University, said they would set a special day every year for doctors and nurses     8     were engaged in COVID-19 prevention and control in Wuhan to appreciate the blossoms. Saturday is the specially     9    (select) day in 2023 for the medical staff and their     10    (family). Each person is allowed to bring up to two family members.

My hometown Zibo, a once glorious and later faded     1     (industry) city, went viral online in late March. But it was not until I went back and saw the visitors rush to open-air barbecue stands (摊位)     2     I realized Zibo had truly turned     3     a new tourist destination.

On April 28, I went to the Badaju market, a popular local market     4     (consist) of a main street heading from north to south with two east-west lanes crossing it. As I passed through the cars     5     (park) around the Badaju area, I noticed that the cars     6     (be) not only from other cities in Shandong but also from other provinces. Some people were enjoying local snacks, talking and laughing. Others were filming the slowly moving crowd in     7     (excite) to share their pleasure on social media platforms.

Haiyue Longgong, a barbecue market,     8     (build) in April. I went there and found it was even more crowded than I had expected.

“Not just for the mouthwatering barbecue, perhaps     9     makes this old town attractive is that all Zibo people work together to     10     (sincere) provide the guests with the best food and scenery and to leave visitors some pleasant memories,” a visitor said.