Modem life is not possible without travelling. The fastest way to travel is by plane. With a modem plane, you can travel in one day to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} which it took a month or more to get to one hundred years ago.

    Travelling by train is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}than travelling by plane, but you can see beautiful places {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the windows. Modem trains have comfortable {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and dining cars. They make the long journey pleasant.

    Some people prefer to travel by {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to {#blank#}6{#/blank#}a holiday.

    Many people like to travel by car. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty miles a day, just as you like. You can stop anytime if there is {#blank#}7{#/blank#}interesting to see. That is why travelling by car is {#blank#}8{#/blank#}for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane for business trips.

    My hometown is in the southeast of England. Since I was a child, my family has taken a summer holiday each year in Devon, which is in the southwest of England. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} takes a three - hour drive from my home to Devon. Devon is a really great place to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a holiday in England, and today I will tell you why.

    First of all, it's on the coast. This means you can spend plenty of time on the beach, which is fantastic {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it is sunny. Of course, you should take an umbrella to the beach because it might rain. But even if it's raining, there's {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a lot to do in Devon. There are lots of very pretty {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. You can easily spend a day looking at the shops, finding a place to eat some local fish and chips and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} an ice cream at the end of your day.

    If you're {#blank#}7{#/blank#} in history, you will find plenty of castles (城堡) and old houses to visit. Ancient kings and queens once {#blank#}8{#/blank#} there. If geology(地质学) is your thing, you will love Devon because it's famous for {#blank#}9{#/blank#} "Jurassic Coast". This is an area by the sea where the cliffs(峭壁) have a special naturally red colour. Many people come to spend a day studying the rocks. If you are {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, you can find fossils (化石) of animals in the rocks. Isn't that amazing?

    All in all, I think Devon is a great place for a holiday. There is always plenty to do, no matter what age you are.

    According to the traditional Chinese calendar, 2014 is the Year of the Horse. The horse is one of Chinese people's favorite {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Do you know what the horse represents in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Chinese culture?

    In ancient China, horses were often associated（联系）with good luck. Horses {#blank#}3{#/blank#} safe and quick transportation for ancient Chinese. Sometimes a horse was more than a way to travel. Sitting on horseback at that time {#blank#}4{#/blank#} that the person was from a rich family. What's more, ancient Chinese didn't let horses do farm work. This was because horses could help {#blank#}5{#/blank#} win a war. Therefore, to Chinese people, the horse is not only a symbol of traveling, but also a symbol of {#blank#}6{#/blank#}.

    The horse also plays an important role in the Chinese traditional timing system（计时系统）. The "Horse Hour", from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} wushi. During such a period of time in a day, the sun gives out lots of heat, which makes people have more {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Therefore, the horse is always associated with warmth and passion（激情）.

    Besides, Chinese people believe people born in the Year of the Horse are similar to the horse as an animal in some {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. For example, horses are social animals, so people born in the Year of the Horse are said to be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. Also, horse racing is still common around the world, partly because horses like to compete with each other. And that's why people born in the Year of the Horse are sometimes competitive.