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  The Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai is 420.5   {#blank#}4{#/blank#}   high. It is one of the tallest buildings in the world. It {#blank#}5{#/blank#}    in 1999, and it has a fantastic view of Pudong District and the centre of Shanghai. I really like t he tower and I am sure I will visit it again.

    Guangzhou is my home town．It's full of(充满）{#blank#}1{#/blank#}dreams and memories(记忆)．It's always nice to go back there．

    Guangzhou is very beautiful．In the streets，you can see many big old trees with birds in them．Also，people here {#blank#}2{#/blank#}love flowers．They like to use flowers to decorate(装饰)houses and give them{#blank#}3{#/blank#}gifts to friends．Flowers not only add(添加)beauty to their homes，but also{#blank#}4{#/blank#}fun to their lives．

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    If you travel to Guangzhou during Spring Festival，never{#blank#}9{#/blank#}to go walking around the Flower Fairs(花市)．It's said that you will be{#blank#}10{#/blank#}all the year after doing so!

    I love my home town．It's always with me，wherever I am．

A: Hello, Mark. Where {#blank#}1{#/blank#}you go on vacation?

B: Hi, Mary. I went to the beach with my parents.

A: What was the weather like when you{#blank#}2{#/blank#}there?

B: It was sunny but not hot. I had a good time there.

A: That sounds {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

B: How was your vacation, Mary?

A: Not bad.

B: Then what did you do?

A: I went {#blank#}4{#/blank#}with my mother in a new shop near my home.

B: A new one? Is it big?

A: Yes, it is. It has four floors, and you can buy {#blank#}5{#/blank#}in it.

B: Sounds great! I want 10 go shopping there now.

    Every night in Jinan University in Guangzhou, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}play diabolo (空竹) as a crowd watches in amazement.

    Chen Zhelun, 25, a Malaysian-Chinese started the diabolo club, which helps to increase the popularity of this traditional Chinese game. He is one of many students expressing their interest in the country's cultural heritage (遗产) by {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

    The diabolo, which came from China, is popular among Chinese living in Malaysia.

    "We played diabolo from primary school onward. I thought I could find someone {#blank#}3{#/blank#}in China, but only a few students knew about it. So I started a club to develop it," says Chen.

    To Chen's surprise, the old game has interested a huge crowd—more than 1,000students have joined the club.

    "It {#blank#}4{#/blank#}and it's fun," says Chen.

    But some prefer quieter activities. Every weekend, one classroom in Shenzhen University is always crowded, but it's unusually silent. The members of Lanting Calligraphy Club are writing Chinese characters with traditional brushes.

    As head of the traditional Chinese local operas club, Kong Yanquan plans to put modern elements (元素) into traditional culture to get students to join his club.

    "I think it's everyone's duty {#blank#}5{#/blank#}China's traditional culture among young people," he says.