Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast. They decided     1    (fly) to Vancouver and then take the train.

During their first day, as is typical of Vancouver, it rained. Later, they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short     2    (distant) away.

The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise,     3    (pass) through the Canadian Rockies.     4    (see) from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive. They spent the night, and then took     5     coach bound north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper.

From Jasper, they caught the train towards Toronto. One of the train’s     6    (one) stops was in Edmonton. From Edmonton, the train     7    (head) southeast across the great Canadian Prairie. After another day on the train,     8    (eventual) they were back in an urban area, the city of Winnipeg. Night came again, and the train turned south towards Toronto. It was not until 9: 30 a. m. that they finally reached     9     capital of Ontario, Toronto. All     10     all, their trip from Vancouver to Toronto had taken a duration of four days.

Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada.Before     1     (start) out，they spent a couple of days in Vancouver,     2     there were some shops selling crafts and antiques. And then they passed the Canadian Rockies by train.     3     (see) from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive. After that they took the train to Lake Louise，where the blue water took their breath     4    . Their next stop was in Edmonton，a city with daily temperatures     5     (average) －10℃. They had known that Canada is a country which has vast lands but     6     small population. However，they didn’t anticipate     7     (see) such an open country.They were so     8     (amaze). The train thundered on，and the red maple trees outside the window     9     (confirm) that autumn had arrived in Canada. It was not until 9:30 a.m.     10     they finally reached their destination—Toronto. The whole journey took them four days.

The Great Wall was grand，a little rainy at first，but grand all the same. The mist covered the far end of the wall，    1     (give) it an almost mysterious feeling. The fog rolled in and out of the high mountains，revealing new parts of the wall as     2     (quick) as it covered them.I kept on walking，seeing watchtower after watchtower    3     my way. To my     4     (relieve) many people had decided today was not the best day     5     (climb) the wall，and I was there with very few people. I walked for    6    seemed like miles. Then I saw just how long the wall I was standing on stretched for.

It was     7     (end)！I walked and walked，but after every hill I climbed，there was another long stretch of wall. I eventually came to    8    long staircase. Later I found out that once it     9     (call) “Chairman Mao's Challenge”. I accepted，and after climbing the hundred plus stairs to the peak，I had to admit that the Great Wall truly lives up to its reputation. So if I    10     (have) another chance to travel to China，I would never hesitate to visit the Great Wall again.

I’m Richard,     1     exchange student from the UK. During the October holiday, my parents and I went to Xi’an     2     (see) the Terrocotta Army. The story of the Terrocotta Army is     3     (extreme) unbelievable. It’s     4     (amaze) that there are more than 8,000 statues, and no one     5     modern times knew about them until the 1970s.We also visited the Shaanxi History Museum, which     6     (know) as a “Chinese Treasure House.” Of course, the Xi’an City Wall and a few other famous sights also left us a deep     7     (impress).Though tired, we enjoyed     8     (us) during the trip. The trip is so wonderful     9     we’re looking forward to     10     (explore) other big cities in China.