David is from America. He and his family{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(have) different plans for the coming holiday. David likes China very much and he{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (go) to Beijing last year. But he wants to know more about Chinese culture so he{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (visit) Beijing again. This time he is going to the Palace Museum. There{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) many interesting things about Chinese culture there. He{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (want) to take lots of photos of the things in the Palace Museum. He{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (show) them to his friends. David's father {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (read) many books about Japanese history three months ago. He thought some things in Japan were interesting. He{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (take) a trip to Japan. David's mother didn't know where to go at first. At last she {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (decide) to go to Singapore. She likes the climate (气候) there. What about David's sister? She {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (stay) at home and do her homework.

    Do you have any special memories that you still remember when you grow up? Actually, there are a few memories in our {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (child) that will stay with us forever. Some that seemed so terrible at that time may make us {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(smile) years later.

    One such memory is a phone call I got {#blank#}3{#/blank#}I was about four years old. My mother took part in a competition on a radio show. Competitors would tell {#blank#}4{#/blank#} interesting story about their children and the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (win) would get a phone call from Mr. Santa Claus who worked at the radio station. Mr. Santa Claus would give the winner's child some gifts.

    When the call came, Mom talked to Mr. Santa Claus {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (one) and then she gave me the phone. At that time, Mom had told Mr. Santa Claus that I {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(draw) on a wall with crayons. Then Mr. Santa Claus asked me about my art work {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the phone. I regarded that man as the real Santa Claus, so I threw down the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} and ran crying out of the room. Santa Claus would know that I had been bad!

    However, I did get two soft {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (toy) from the radio station. And I guessed Santa Claus didn't find out about the wall. Maybe he did but just forgot about it.

    Last year I went to Australia to study and travel. I stayed in Sydney for three months. I visited {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (place) of interest in the morning and took English lessons in the afternoon. A friend and I stayed in a host {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (family) in Sydney. The family were very friendly {#blank#}3{#/blank#} us. We talked about a lot of things with each other in English. My spoken English improved greatly in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (Australian).I used to speak very little English in China. But in Australia, I had to use it very often. I was soon able to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} with my teachers and host family freely. To me, the best place in Australia is the Sydney Opera House. You can look at it from different sides. It is beautiful. I cannot {#blank#}6{#/blank#} very well, but when I was inside, I really wanted to sing. Time {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fly) while I was in Sydney. Soon came Christmas, then the New Year. I had to spend the New Year {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (with) my parents. I felt a little lonely. I missed them so much. In the evening, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (call) them. When I heard their {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (voice), I began to cry. My host mother held me in her arms and comforted(安慰) me. How kind they are!