Travelling around the world is many people's dream. It is a great way for people to see new places, meet new people and learn new cultures. However, you may have some trouble during the trip if you don't know the local customs(习俗)or the language. Some people would like to try using gestures to "talk with" the local people. That is to say, they tell others their thoughts by moving their hands or body parts.

    Gestures are useful but every country is different in the way their people communicate with each other. So a gesture may be OK in one country but not OK in another.

    Recently, a company has created a series of useful pictures of gestures around the world, hoping to help people understand different meanings of the gestures in different cultures and avoid making silly mistakes. Just take the "OK" sign for example. In China, we use it when we want to say everything is all right. However, in other countries such as Greece, Spain or Brazil, people see me "OK" sign as very rude. What's more, in some Middle East countries such as Kuwait, me sign stands for the evil(邪恶的) eye.

    Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels, skyscrapers (摩天大楼), and shopping malls. In the early 20tb century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business. But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change.

    Today Dubai is one of the world's most important business centers. In fact, each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil.

    Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad. They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit just to go shopping.

    Dubai is also one of the world's fastest growing cities. Many tall buildings are built in months. The city also has many man made islands. One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm tree(棕榈树) and is very beautiful.

    The city is still and amazing mix (混合体) of people from different countries. The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai, and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives(本地人) by eight to one!

    Many people welcome the city's growth. But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change. As a Dubai native says, "We must always remember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and there's a lot more work to do. "

 Here's a new teaching building and we1 a new classroom this term. We study in it every day. It is nice 2 clean. What's in the classroom? Look! A long blackboard and a picture of Chinese national flag(国旗)3 on the front wall.4 flag is red and I think it's very beautiful. There are thirty- eight small desks and5 . A big desk is in front of the classroom. A computer is on the big desk. Teachers use it to give us classes. We can also 6 it for study.

 Let's look at the back wall. You can see 7 beautiful photos. We took them by ourselves. Our teacher puts them 8 the wall so everyone can see them. What is9 on the floor? Oh, it's our volleyball. We play it 10 after school. Here, look at the barrels(桶) behind the door. We use them to water flowers outside our classroom. I think our classroom is beautiful. Do you like it?

There are different kinds of hobbies that can make us happy and relaxed. If you want to be happy, read this passage. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Listen to music {#blank#}2{#/blank#} When you are tired after a long day at work, music can help you feel comfortable. 

Read books Reading opens a great world in front of us. A good book can bring us a lot of knowledge. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

Keep diaries Keeping a diary is another hobby. Many people in the world like it. It's a very good habit. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} So it is very important to keep writing every day. 

What is your hobby? Why? (答案不多于15词) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}