I love travelling. In my first year of university, I started to travel during the holidays. During the Christmas holiday I went to Paris, and during the spring vacation, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (visit) Athens and many other cities in Italy. I was very excited {#blank#}2{#/blank#} this was the first time I had travelled aboard with just my friends. At first, I simply thought travelling as a way to have something to look forward to after exams, but I soon discovered how important it is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (travel).

    On my travels I have the chance to experience new cultures through the art, history, language and food. Also, I have the chance to communicate {#blank#}4{#/blank#} people who have different opinions on life. Travelling is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} learning experience for both yourself and the people you meet. Some people I met during my travels had never heard of my home town and it was very exciting for me to tell {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they) about it. When you travel you will meet people who have different cultural {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (background) and as a result, sometimes your own ideas and opinions might be challenged. It's important to learn to see {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (thing) from other people's perspectives.

    This is how I realized that travelling makes one appreciate home. When you see others have so little, you get to realize how {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (luck) you are! It makes you miss things at home. Not just the physical location of home, but also your way of life.

    Travelling is truly a(n) {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (value) experience and I am always excited about the discoveries in my next journey!

    English is difficult {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （learn）because it is so different from our mother tongue（母语）. Also, we don't have much chance to speak English with foreigners or hear English {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （speak）.

    So the first important thing for us to do, I think, is to practise {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （speak）English more both in and out of class. In class I listen to the teacher {#blank#}4{#/blank#} （careful）and try my best to answer the teacher's questions in English. After class, I listen to the tapes and wonderful English {#blank#}5{#/blank#} （song）. I often retell the texts {#blank#}6{#/blank#} my own words. I always work {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （hard）at English and never give up.

    Of course this is not enough. When I find something {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （interest）, I write it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in English. At first, I couldn't write well, but with the help of my teacher, I have {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （make）great progress.