Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax. They decided     1     (fly) to Vancouver first and then take the train. The thought of crossing the whole country by rail was     2     (excite) for them.

They spent two days in Vancouver. There they took a boat ride,     3     (visit) an island and saw the beautiful mountains looking out over the city.

Then they boarded the train to Lake Louise, where the blue water took     4     (they) breath away with its exceptional beauty. They spent the night and then headed north to Jasper.     5     (look) at the spectacular scenery, they both agreed it was the most awesome journey     6     they had ever taken.

From Jasper, they caught the train bound     7     Toronto. One of the train’s first stops was in Edmonton, whose daily     8     (temperature) in winter average -10℃. From Edmonton, the train headed southeast across the great Canadian Prairie.

After another day on the train, they     9     (eventual) reached Winnipeg. They travelled through the night and the next morning they reached Toronto,     10     capital of Ontario. Their trip from Vancouver to Toronto had taken four days in all.

When the train arrived at the station, they took a taxi to Lake Louise,     1     the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty. They spent the night and then took a coach     2     north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper. Looking at the beautiful scenery, they both agreed that it was the most     3     journey they had ever taken.