At the present time, more and more people love travelling. It's a very good w{#blank#}1{#/blank#} of getting to know new people and cultures and acquiring（获得）experiences. It helps travellers g{#blank#}2{#/blank#} a lot. Travel can make our minds become much w{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

    But travel does more than all that. It can also make us more creative. In recent years, some professors have been doing r{#blank#}4{#/blank#} on what many people have already learned from travel experiences. They believe that spending time a{#blank#}5{#/blank#} has affected people's mind. For example, they found that the students who lived in foreign countries for a longer period were better at s{#blank#}6{#/blank#} problems creatively than those who did not. If you stay in the same place, you can't experience new sights, new smells, new sounds and new cultures. All these can w{#blank#}7{#/blank#} up your mind and make it more active . H{#blank#}8{#/blank#} , that doesn't mean the more places you've been, the more creative you'll become. Another group of professors have been doings{#blank#}9{#/blank#} research. They found the people who often travelled from one place to another didn't have enough time to immerse（使……沉浸）t{#blank#}10{#/blank#} in a new place and a new culture. They weren't as creative as the people who spent the time really getting to know a place. You have to interact with the places you go to and then you can benefit from it.

    A car stopped outside the Cherry Hotel and a young man got out. Mrs. Smith said to the young man. "What can I do for you, sir?"

    "Excuse me," the young man said," I am l{#blank#}1{#/blank#}for my uncle. Mr. White. He has been away from home s{#blank#}2{#/blank#}two days ago. I think he is staying here." "Yes, he is." Mrs. Smith said," But I'm afraid that he went back to London yesterday."

    "Oh, dear," said the young man, looking sad," l went to his house, but l was t{#blank#}3{#/blank#}by his children that he was going to stay here until the end of the week. ''

    "Yes," said Mrs. Smith." He wanted to stay here the whole week, but yesterday someone called him saying that one of his friends w{#blank#}4{#/blank#}ill. So he caught the train back to London to see the friend a{#blank#}5{#/blank#}once."

    "He should let me k{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the young man said." l wrote him a l{#blank#}7{#/blank#}, saying that l was coming. Well, since he isn't here. I won't wait any longer."

    The young man thanked Mrs. Smith and went out. Mrs., Smith watched h{#blank#}8{#/blank#}leave. When his car couldn't be seen, she called out, "You can come out now. Mr. White. He's gone."

    Mr. White came Out of the bedroom.

    "Many thanks, Mrs. Smith." he said laughing. "You did very w{#blank#}9{#/blank#}. The young Elan is my nephew(侄子) . When he n{#blank#}10{#/blank#}money, he will look for me everywhere. Next time he won't tell me by writing me a letter."

— They are on the desk.