There are many reasons why I encourage people to travel, and I know that the experience will make one a better person.

When travelling, I began to know the world better. The world is not just about me, my small town and home. Although we will meet different people from all over the world, we will realize that people are quite s    1     in dreams, hopes and feelings. Enjoy the different culture, a    2     we will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live. Once we understand their ways, it will n    3     be strange or scary. Often we read stories about other culture in books, but we can find there are quite a few d    4     things from those in the books when we visit their areas.

We often think our problems are very serious, b    5     we can realize that our biggest problems are not that big after travelling all over the world. On our journey we can a    6     meet lots of new friends. All our special experiences could make an interesting b    7    , which would be written with our special memories.

Traveling around is a w    8     experience. If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences, we would all be better people and the world would be a better place.

[The Underdog]

Paul jumped up and rushed onto the court... When the game ended, our team     1    . “Well,” said the coach as he hit Paul on the shoulder, “you’ve just     2     , big guy!”

The first    1     of friendship is the peace that comes from sharing with friends our joy, sadness, success and failure. Here, friendship has a    2     advantage - happiness takes    3     a greater meaning and a trouble shared becomes a trouble halved!     4    , this kind of openness results    5     a close friendship. With true friends, we feel free to share our joy and sadness in full measure. We know that our friends will both respect our feeling and    6     these moments of closeness. Indeed, the human heart depends on such opportunities for comfort and protection.

A short     1     (航班) takes you into the Amazon rainforest. You can spend 3 days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals u    2     to the rainforest. You will surely be amazed by your     3     (目的地).

Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are athletes who are m    4     in their field and     5     (树立好榜样) for others. When preparing for the 2015 World Cup, the team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. Her     6     (determine) was tested, but two weeks later, they were world champions! Michael Jordan’s skills were impressive, which made him become known as “Air Jordan”, the mental s    7     that he showed made him unique. Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from his f    8    .

I know I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to     9     (对……负责) a lot more.

It is not unusual for teenagers of young generation to     10     (addict) to computer games and online world.

Last week, I served as a volunteer at a competition     1    (由学生会举办的) to     2    (提高我的交流技能).     3    (被邀请的裁判)were from Grade Three.     4    (所有感兴趣的同学) were allowed to attend the competition.     5    (所有的准备工作完成), the competition went on smoothly. At last, the competition was very successful, and we were all to     6     (看到我们的努力被认可)by students and teachers.

After breakfast, Mom was doing housework in the kitchen. She talked to Tom     1     (洗碗时) and plates. She said to Tom, “Dear son.     2    (过街时当心车辆). ” Tom usually said to his mom “    3     (再见), mom. ” However, this time, she heard nothing. Tom hurriedly left home     4     (好像很着急). She     5     (认为汤姆很无礼) this time, but she     6    (不知道为什么). She thought she would     7     (让汤姆意识到) his wrong doings when he came back from school.

Both Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are living legends of sports as they not only are     1    in their sport but also set good     2    by helping others.

Lang Ping is loved by fans at home and    3    . She is successful both as a player and as a coach of volleyball. The     4     she showed as a coach was impressive. In the 2015 World Cup, two important players had to leave because of health problems, but Lang Ping was not     5    . She encouraged her young players to work closely together as a team, which helped them become world     6    ! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Michael Jordan,     7    as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps.     8     made him unique was not only because of his skills but also because of his mental strength. He refused to give up in time of failures and kept on learning from     9    , which was the secret to his success. In life, Jordan has learnt to     10     his success with others by starting a club to help young people.

Lauren Bath, a photo blogger, has attracted many fans. In 2013, she     1    (离开, 离任) her     2    (以前的)job as a chef and chose a different     3    (专业, 行业). In other words, she     4     her hobby     5    (把……看作) a career. From then on, she has spent much time travelling the     6    (本地的) Australia. Of all the places in Australia she visited, Broome in the Kimberley region is her favourite     7    (目的地). She loves to photograph the scenery, as well as animals, such as     8    (袋鼠) and dolphins. When it comes to environmental issues, she hopes to stop people from feeding wild     9    (鳄鱼). And she    10    (决定) to make people aware of the problem. She hoped that her dream would     11    (实现) one day.

People take up hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation. Sometimes they even yield     1     profit. Hobbies help people relax after     2     of hard work, and provide a balance between work and play. Hobbies also offer interesting activities for persons who have retired. Anyone, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can     3     a satisfying hobby,     4     of his age,     5    , or income.

I still remember the last Christmas Granny spent with us. It began in the middle of November on a cold, windy day. I remember the wind because Granny’s grey hair was a     1     when she arrived. That was also the day Granny     2    .     3    , at the time, I didn’t know she was sick. Maybe I was too young, maybe she hid it too well, or maybe I was just too excited that Christmas was on the way.