Asia is the largest continent(洲) in the world. If you have a chance {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (visit) Asia, which country will you visit first, China, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(Japanese) or anywhere else? I think no one will miss(错过) China.

    China is in {#blank#}3{#/blank#}east of Asia, with a large population of over 1. 3 billion people. There are lots of {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(nature) resources(资源）. The scenery is different from one place to another. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}the south of China, for example, Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces, the air is clean {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the sky is blue. You can enjoy the{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(beautiful) of the famous mountains and lakes. If you go there, do remember to take some{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(photo) with your camera. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}you go to the north of China, don't forget to visit Beijing, the capital of China. It is famous because it has a long history. Besides Beijing, you can also go to Harbin. It's very cold in winter and it is always{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(snow). There you can make snowmen with your friends.

—She is from {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (Japanese).

    I'm sitting outside Grandpa's pigeon loft(鸽子房）and waiting for Goldie to come home. I'm really nervous about it because I{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(ask) to do an important job.

    Goldie is Grandpa's champion(冠军)racing pigeon. She's famous because she{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(win) lots of cups. This morning she had a race—flew two hundred miles away with lots of other pigeons. And now she{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(race) back home.

    "Come on, Goldie. Come on, Goldie!" That's me, calling Goldie back home. But I can't see her yet.

    I really want Goldie to win this race. I want{#blank#}4{#/blank#}give Grandpa the good news when I see him tonight in the hospital. My eyes search the blue sky，still no sign of Goldie.

    "Calm down, Danny!" I tell myself.

    But it's hard to be calm. This job is very important. I'll tell you why.

    Before the race, they{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(put)a ring on every pigeon's leg. When Goldie comes back, I will catch her to take her ring off, as fast{#blank#}6{#/blank#}I can, and put it in a little metal tube(管子),then put that tube in Grandpa's special clock. That will record the time when Goldie finishes the race. It should be Grandpa's job. But while he{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(prepare) for the race, he fell ill suddenly and was sent to hospital.

    So that's why I'm nervous, waiting for Goldie. I'm getting more nervous every minute, because Goldie{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) here now. But the sky is blue and empty.

    "{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(not worry), "I tell myself." Goldie always comes back. "But where is she? What will I tell Grandpa?

    I wait until it's nearly dark. I give up! Then I lock{#blank#}10{#/blank#}other pigeons in the loft. I have to see Grandpa tonight in the hospital.

    Recently, a foreign student in China gave a very touching answer to the question: What should China be proud of? It was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (wide) spread online.

    Emma is from Canada. She came to China four years ago. Now she is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} university student in Ningbo. The following is China in her eyes.

    "{#blank#}3{#/blank#}" (find) a job in China can be really simple. There are more job {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (chance) here than any other country in the world."

    "Its public security is great. I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (travel) many countries so far, and I think China is really safe."

    "About 400 million Chinese are studying English. China has become the country {#blank#}6{#/blank#} has the greatest number of English speakers in non-English speaking countries.

    "The speed of Chinese trains is high. On my {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (three) visit to my friend in Beijing, I took a train there. From Ningbo {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Beijing, the train runs 1,365 kilometers for only seven hours."

    "I think there {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) many more things China should be proud of. I believe China must be much {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (good) than other countries.