I've lived in three Asian cities,and they all surprised {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(I) on the upside.In the case of China,here's {#blank#}2{#/blank#}I like it.

    It's modern and continues to develop all the time.They have modern {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(city),and excellent transport facilities, including their unmatched high-speed train network.They have excellent hotels,restaurants,and beautiful parks etc.

    There's a feeling of safety and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(free) in Chinese cities.There's no need to tell you what to do and you can see from the behavior of the diverse crowd.People just do {#blank#}5{#/blank#}they want.In most places no policemen {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(see).Do you know that police in China don't have firearms? They usually do their job silently and behave reasonably, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (add) to the security and order.

    The Chinese people are friendly.You will always get help even if you can't speak a Chinese word besides nihao, or they can't speak English.They'll spend time and go out of their way {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(explain) to you how to get somewhere,or how to buy {#blank#}9{#/blank#}train ticket.They'll {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(patient) and enthusiastically explain how to get what you need.They'll be positive and practical all the time while helping you.

    Do you like travelling? Staying healthy while{#blank#}1{#/blank#}（travel） can help to ensure your trip is a happy and enjoyable one．If you are travelling abroad, here are the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(tip) you need to make your trip much{#blank#}3{#/blank#}（easy）.

    Make sure you have got signed passport and visas. Also, before you go, fill in the emergency{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (inform) page of your passport! Make two copies of your passport identification age. This will help a lot if your passport {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（steal）. Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other with you in a separate place from your passport．Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan to visit. Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to{#blank#}6{#/blank#}you are travelling. Leave a copy of your itinerary（旅行日程） with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case{#blank#}7{#/blank#}an emergency. Do not accept packages from strangers．Do not carry too much money or unnecessary credit cards.{#blank#}8{#/blank#}we make enough preparations, we will{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(certain) succeed．Have{#blank#}10{#/blank#}good time!

    Of the three major drinks of the world—tea, coffee and cocoa—tea is consumed by the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(large) number of people.

    China is the homeland of tea. Human cultivation of tea plants dates back to two thousand years ago. Tea from China, along {#blank#}2{#/blank#} her silk and porcelain, began to be known to the world more than a thousand years ago and since then it {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) an important Chinese export.

    At present more than forty countries in the world grow tea with Asian countries，{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (produce) 90% of the world's total output. All tea trees in other countries have their origin directly or indirectly in China. The word for tea leaves or tea as {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  drink in many countries are derivatives(衍生物)from the Chinese character “cha”. The Russians call it “cha'i”, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} sounds like “chaye”(tea leaves) as it is pronounced in northern China, and the English word “tea” sounds similar to the pronunciation of {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(it) counterpart（对应物） in Xiamen. The Japanese character for tea is written {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(exact) the same as it is in Chinese, though {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (pronounce) with a slight difference. The habit of tea drinking spread to Japan in the 6th century, but it was not introduced to Europe and America till the 17th and 18th centuries. Now the number of tea {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  （drink） in the world is still on the increase.

    Mr.Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned {#blank#}1{#/blank#} farm, which looked almost abandoned. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby {#blank#}3{#/blank#} other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (leave).The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass {#blank#}5{#/blank#} it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnsons had to make a living {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children's clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market{#blank#}9{#/blank#} people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.