4 . A few Toronto-area students are getting the March Break of a lifetime. Here are several local trips planned.

The Strachan School: Kingston, Jamaica

Duration: March 11 — 21

Cost: $2,500 (per student)

A group of 12 participants from the all-girls school will stay in Kingston to teach kids to read and learn common words. The students will learn how to deal with the age group and identify common struggles new readers have. The girls will also head to a children’s home in Kingston.

Garth Webb Secondary School: Costa Rica

Duration: March 11 — 20

Cost: $2,935 (per student)

On an environmental trip to Costa Rica, students will focus on biodiversity and sustainable practices. The group of 8 students will visit La Selva Biological Station to see biodiversity first-hand. The students will also visit a coffee and banana farm to learn about eco-friendly farming, and they’ll be shown how local plants are used as medicine.

Multiple Schools: New York, USA

Duration: March 13 — 19

Cost: $1,800 (per student)

14 students from Ontario will explore different career options in fashionable New York. The aim of the trip is to show the students there are more jobs in the fashion industry than just drawing clothes as a designer. Participants will take a tour through a Macy’s store and communicate with a journalist from Footwear News. They’ll put on a mini fashion show in Central Park.

Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute: France and Spain

Duration: March 8 — 17

Cost: $3,400 (per student)

A group of 19 students will head to France and Spain. For two days they’ll be in France touring and will stop by Monaco, Eze and Nice. In those three cities they’ll take a guided tour and end their trip in Barcelona where their attractions include the Picasso Museum and Las Ramblas.

The Taj Mahal is    1    (wide) considered one of the most beautiful buildings ever    2    (create). It is not only a permanent monument to Shah Jahan’s love for his wife but also one of the long-lasting artistic    3    (achievement) of the ancient India.

The Taj Mahal’s familiar round tops are surrounded with four towers, from    4    Indians are called to pray. Each tower    5    (build) with a slight outward lean(倾斜) to protect those round tops in case one of them should fall down. Two red sandstone buildings are also set up on either side of the main building. One, to the west, is a church.    6    other is a guesthouse. All these buildings are set within a beautiful garden, complete with a huge pool to reflect the beauty of the Taj Mahal in the water.

The inside of the main building is a striking (if smallish) space that    7    (invite) some leisurely exploration.    8    the best part of any visit to the Taj Mahal should be spent looking at the building from the outside. The white stonewalls change in color to match the mood of the world outside-a phenomenon so    9    (amaze) that it should be enjoyed in    10    (variety) conditions, such as in the rosy sunrise or in the magical light of a full moon.

When was the last time you visited a museum in which almost every collection could be touched? American lawyer Mitch Dudek built a private museum       1     visitors can have direct contact with all the exhibits on display in the ancient city of Suzhou.

The museum     2     (name)Six Arts because it is about the six senses and stimulating all of your senses. You can touch things. You can smell things. It's different from other museums. Founded in 2018, the four-storey museum now     3    (house)more than 40,000 Chinese antiques dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties(1368-1911)，with another 60,000 items     4     (store)in warehouses(仓库).

Having never seen or used such items in his own country, Dudek is filled       5    strong admiration of the delicate designs and complicated carvings of these old items. “I think they are just beautiful, and I should collect them,” said Dudek,     6     (add) that these items may be ignored once       7     (random) packed in the warehouses, but they could shine again through restoration.

“As more and more Chinese understand and offer me some of their old     8    (belong),collections in the museum have become more varied and abundant. Now I plan to invite scholars and craftsmen to discover more     9    (culture)and historical stories behind them," he said.

“The collections not only help revisit old times but also present     10     sense of beauty,” said Xu Yun, a visitor from Shanghai.

7 . Before our round-the-world trip we always thought that in Peru visiting Machu Picchu would be our most amazing experience.

Although Machu Picchu is simply indescribable, it _________ out that a totally improvised (即兴的) adventure gave us a much stronger _________. When we were staying at a Couchsurfer’s place in Cusco, we _________ him whether it would be _________ to visit a real Quechua village.

He said we could _________, although we would have to find it out ourselves since these Quechua _________live quite far in the Andes. _________, there’s no public transport to get there. In the end, we got very lucky. While_________ for transport, we found out that the local doctor and other social workers were going to _________ some of these tribes and they let us join them.

We were __________ happy because we had the chance to stay in a Quechua community. We __________ about their traditions, saw the colorful clothes they wore every day and __________ their daily routine for some time. We often had to use __________ to communicate, since most of these people don’t speak Spanish, only Quechua. This is one of our most interesting travel __________ and a real heart-warming experience that we will never __________.

9 . Summer is the best season to experience the world's beauty. Here are some of the best destinations that you can't afford to miss in the world.

Maui , Hawaii

Maui is a volcanic island. If you love snorkelling, you must see the rainbow of coral and tropical fishes. Stay the day in the park and witness its wonderful sunsets. The island consists of a few micro-climates and weather varies drastically depending on where you are. The tropical weather can even vary day-to-day with extremes such as sunshine and thunderstorms, so pack accordingly.

Corsica t France

This small island, also called the “isle of beauty”, displays astonishing natural landscapes. Shocking cliffs drop sharply down to clear waters which elsewhere are fringed（带边饰的）with sandy beaches. Plan at least a week in Corsica to discover its secrets!

Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Bora Bora is popular with tourists for its luxurious resorts（度假胜地）. One of the best hotels is the five star Four Seasons hotel. Surrounded by beaches of white sand and blue water protected by a coral reef, it is a really nice place to snorkel and dive. The most impressive sight of the island is in the center of Mount Otemanu where there is a sleeping volcano.

Saint John Island, Caribbean

Life moves at a slower pace on Saint John Island. The National Park covers more than half of the island. With countless bird, dolphin and turtle species to spot, it's no surprise that this is a destination that draws nature lovers. Peace and quietness are abundant, making this an island where relaxation is always on the agenda（议题）.