Huangshan City has become a tourist city,     1     includes Huangshan Mountain Scenic Area and many ancient Huizhou style villages. It lies in the southernmost tip of Anhui Province. The city neighbors Jiangxi Province in the southwest, Zhejiang Province in the southeast, Xuancheng City in the northeast, and Chizhou City in the northwest.

    2     (locate) in the subtropics (亚热带), the city has a typical subtropical monsoon (季风) humid climate. It is     3     (clear) divided into four seasons with short spring and autumn while long summer and winter. The comfortable weather affords good opportunities     4     (travel) to the city and its impressive environments throughout the year.

It is a region     5     a long history and splendid cultures. Since using Huizhou as its former name, the city     6     (be) famous for the ancient Hui Culture, including Hui businessmen, Hui carvings, Xin’an school of painting, Xin’an medicine, Hui architecture, Hui cuisine,     7     Hui Opera.

Nightlife here is not     8     (color), but it can be leisurely. For locals, drinking tea in a tea house is a popular activity. Or you can walk to Xin’an River to appreciate the beauty of the city at night or just taste the local snacks in the night market along the     9     (bank) of Xin’an River. If you happen to be on the mountain, watching     10     sky with stars is very romantic.

It definitely feels good     1     (be) back in San Francisco again. In 1906 a big earthquake    2     (strike) the city. Amazingly, it was able to rebuild itself.     3     (locate) on top of big hills, many beautiful old buildings offered great views of the city, the ocean, and the Golden Gate Bridge. There is the Mission District near downtown, one of the     4     (old) parts of the city. Many of the people living here are from Mexico or Central America. This district used to be a poor area of town, but is now a centre for art, music, and food. An art movement that started here     5     (call) the “Mission School”.     6     (walk) around and looked at the street art for a few hours, she ate some delicious Mexican-Chinese noodles for lunch. In the afternoon, Li Lan headed to a local museum,     7    she learned a lot about the history of California. In 1848, gold     8     (discover) near San Francisco, which made over 300,000 people from all over the world rush here     9     (seek) their fortune. The museum did a really good job of showing     10    America was built by immigrants from different countries and cultures.

Visıtors have gathered from far and wide     1     (visit) the world’s largest ice and snow festival dubbed (称为) “Disneyland on ice” recently. This is China’s Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival — a family friendly, fun-filled dream land     2     (fill) with intricately designed ice sculptures. Although visitors are treated to a wide range     3     ice sculptures throughout Harbin City, Sun Island and Ice and Snow World are the two main areas. Ice and Snow World area is largely open at night, and     4     (feature) illuminated ice skyscrapers. This year, they’ve also added such a towering snowflake Ferris wheel (摩天轮)    5     visitors can take in the completeness of this     6     (impress) winter wonderland from the air. The festival has established     7     (it) as one of the best winter celebrations worldwide, and has been pulling in an estimated 28. 7 billion yuan per year.

One travel guide said, “I’ve always had     8     difficult time with winter, or at least the idea of it. In spite of how I     9     (physical) react to the cold, I’ve associated winter with misery (痛苦) and have made great efforts to deny its very existence.    10     (explore) China’s Harbin Ice and Snow Festival brought me indescribable joy.”

Chengdu, a city with a permanent population of more than 21 million     1     an area of more than 14,300 square kilometers, is home to both captive (圈养的) and wild giant pandas. The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding     2     (house) more than 230 pandas. Visitors can observe them from behind fences or glass windows.

When     3     (visit) Chengdu, one should not miss out on the local cuisine, either. Sichuan cuisine, listed as one of China’s eight major culinary styles,    4     (become) popular internationally in recent years. On the list of the UNESCO City of Gastronomy, Chengdu is     5     birthplace of classic Sichuan dishes such as Kung Pao Chicken and Mapo Tofu, which is famous     6     its spicy hotpot as well as its diverse street snacks. In this city     7     (fill) with food, one can delight in a     8     (satisfy) meal at any random roadside eatery.

The charm of Chengdu goes far beyond pandas and Sichuan cuisine. For visitors interested in experiencing the folk customs and scenes of old Chengdu, my     9     (recommend) is a visit to Kuanzhai Alleys. As a symbol of leisurely(悠闲的) city life and local market culture, Kuanzhai Alleys is known as the “spiritual home of Chengdu people”. For those     10     want to experience the hustle and bustle of Chengdu, Chunxi Road and Taikoo Li in the city center are the top choices.

It has been reported that     1     31st FISU World University Games came to a close on Tuesday night in Chengdu, Sichuan Province,     2    (win) wide praise from officials and athletes alike. Declaring the games closed, Leonz Eder, acting president of the International University Sports Federation, said the event has made the dreams of student-athletes come true     3     they have won medals or not, because their experience in the city has been gold medal standard.

The closing ceremony was held at the Chengdu Open Air Music Park. It is the first time in the world that the closing ceremony of a large international sporting event     4    (hold) in a park, according to the organizers of the games. “It was aimed     5    (leave) the audience worldwide with fond memories of a unique Chengdu, from     6     they got to know China and fell in love with its people,” the organizers said. A total of 6,500 student-athletes from 113     7     (country) and regions competed     8     269 events of 18 sports at the Chengdu games, which opened on July 28.

China     9    (successful) got 103 gold medals, 40 silver medals and 35 bronze medals. Japan was in second place with 21 gold medals. Republic of Korea and Italy both won 17 gold medals and 18 silver medals and ended up in third and fourth places, respectively. During the ceremony, the FISU flag was handed to a     10    (represent) of Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, which will host the next FISU World University Games in 2025.

Hangzhou is recognized as the “City of Well-Being” in China. Hangzhou made its name    1    (know) to the world in 2016 by hosting the G20 Summit. Blessed with pleasant climate and few wars, Hangzhou has gradually formed    2    (it) own urban character.Unlike busy Shanghai, you will slow down and relax once you are here. It seems that Hangzhou people don’t have many things to rush to in their    3    (day) life. No wonder Hangzhou is expanding    4    (annual) by 500, 000 to 600, 000 people.

The lifestyle, however, was laid down by two historical men of letters. One was Bai Juyi,     5    rebuilt the West Lake and made a new bank    6    (benefit) the locals. People love him. When it comes     7     him, it doesn’t sound like one is talking about a person who    8    (live) a thousand years ago. The other was Su Shi. His open-minded personality    9    diligence for his people left many much-told tales. Seemingly,     10    (mention) his name gives people joy even after a thousand years.

Surely, it will be even more brilliant in 2023 when it hosts the 19th Asian Games. Let’s look forward to it.

Cusco was the capital city of the Inca Empire     1     was the most powerful in South America until the 1500s. There are two especially interesting things to admire about the Inca civilization. The first is the roads and paths they built to connect their important cities.These Inca roads were made     2     of two north-south highways and many small roads     3     (cross) the mountains east to west.