China is my motherland. It lies in the east of Asia.

    The official language in China is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （China）. But there are lots of different dialects（方言）in different areas. China's {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is more than 1.3 billion. And the population in the east is much {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （big）than in the west. The weather in China is wetter and warmer in the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and drier and colder in the north.

    There are lots of places of interest in China, such {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the West Lake and so on. They have been famous {#blank#}6{#/blank#} many years.

    China is an old country with about 5000 {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （year） history. There are four important {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （invent）in Chinese history-paper printing, compass（指南针）, explosive（火药）and china.

    In the past twenty years, great changes {#blank#}9{#/blank#} （take）place both in cities and in the countryside. With the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （develop）of science and technology, China's tomorrow will be much better.

    Miss Ben {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (teach) art in a primary school(小学)  last year. The children in her class didn't like drawing. It {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (worry) Miss Ben. "I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (think) of something to make them like drawing." Suddenly(突然地) she {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (get) an idea. "They can draw on my car," she said happily. The children liked the idea. They {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (draw) a sun, a cat and some flowers on the car. They {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (feel) excited. Of course, when they finished their work, the whole car was covered (覆盖)with pictures. Miss Ben was happy that the children had a good time. She was also happy {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (find) that the children began to love drawing and her class.