MY Travel Experience in China

    During the summer holidays I visited a variety of regions in China.

My first stop was Beijing and of course the Great Wall. Without question it lived up to my {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (expect).

    After a long journey, I reached Yunnan. With{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(it) minority villages and impressive landscapes, Yunnan had a lot to offer. One of my {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (enjoy) moments in Yunnan was during my visit to The Tiger Leaping Gorge. The climb over the gorge was at times exhausting {#blank#}4{#/blank#} always breathtaking. The views couldn't {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (imagine) in their beauty and they {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (leave) me with many great memories.

    After taking a boat from the mainland I arrived at {#blank#}7{#/blank#} island province of Hainan. There I visited Baihua Waterfall. Floating on a pool of water at the base and looking up at the waterfall with a background of blue sky was one of the most {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (relax) experiences of my life.

    Throughout China there are many ancient buildings and in particular ancient towns. Lijiang and Dali both have glorious {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (example) of this. It was remarkable to step back in time and get an idea of{#blank#}10{#/blank#} China might have looked like all those years ago. I thought the buildings were beautiful and full of history.

    I had a wonderful time! China is both fascinating and beautiful!

    Day after day, a small blue truck speeds along the streets of Funen. A dog sits beside the driver, looking at him as if{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (listen) to his order. Whenever the truck goes by, the people of Funen tum and stare, some in wonder, others in admiration; for on its sides{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (print) the words TRACKER DOC and a telephone number.

    Yes, the passenger in the blue truck is a dog that{#blank#}3{#/blank#} ( be) used to find lost things or follow the tracks of persons and animals. Within seven years, the dog and his{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (own) Anderson have found lost things worth nearly $400,000，among{#blank#}5{#/blank#} are watches, jewelry, money, cows, pigs, and other dogs. Of course, the secret of the dog is his sensitive nose.

    Each year the dog and Anderson answer about 700 calls{#blank#}6{#/blank#} help. Four out of five times they find what they are asked to look for. Whenever the phone rings in Anderson's house, the dog is{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (immediate) excited. He quickly runs to the truck, eager to be off in search of the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (lose).

    On the way, Anderson repeats again and again the namesof{#blank#}9{#/blank#}  they are looking for. So by the time they arrive, the dog is ready{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (get) to work. He circles here and there until he picks up the smell of an object in a place where it doesn't belong.

    Once there lived a rich man,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they were worth his help or not.

    In the center of the main road into the town, he placed a very large stone. Then he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did {#blank#}5{#/blank#} same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the stone but none tried to remove it.

    Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (say) to himself, “The night will be very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone. ” Then pushing and pulling with all his {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (strong), the young man began to move the stone ... How {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (surprise) he was! There was a bag of money under{#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

    Chantelle Brow n-Young was not born with vitiligo (白癜风), but it has made her famous. She is the first supermodel with the skin condition, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} causes areas of skin to lose their colour.

    Chantelle was born in Toronto, Canada. At the age of four she started to develop {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(patch) of white skin and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(diagnose) with vitiligo. No one really knows why one percent of people {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(have) this skin condition, and there is no real cure.

    At school, Chantelle was bullied for being different. The other kids often called her a 'cow', because of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} way her skin looked. She moved school several times and finally left school at 16. From now on, she decided, she {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) proud of her skin.

    She got down to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (post) photos of herself on Facebook and soon was 'spotted' by a Canadian YouTube star, Shannon Boodram, who asked her to be in a music video. It was while she was doing that {#blank#}8{#/blank#} her really 'big break' happened. Tyra Banks asked her to be on America's Next Top Model.

    She didn't win, but she became famous. Her {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(profession) name now is Winnie Harlow , and she has nearly three million followers on Instagram.

    Little {#blank#}10{#/blank#} little, she is changing people's ideas about what beauty is.

Twenty-five years ago, most young British people wanted a career in law, to be a doctor, or to take up singing. But today, things stand {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(different).

According to a recent survey, the "dream job" of young people {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(age) between 16 and 25 in the UK is a video blogger, or "vlogger(视频博主)". The survey, carried out among 1, 002 people, found that over 40% of them put vlogger as their number one choice on a list of dream {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(career).

The change is largely due to the rapid development of information technology (IT). The Internet and social media have made it {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(easy) and more convenient to reach a global audience, without having to enter a career in show business in the traditional way.

"In the past, the biggest stars {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(make) by the Hollywood studios; now, anyone with a computer camera may become a star, " said Phil Samuels, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} expert from the UK. "From fashion to comedy, these self-made stars interact online with their fans about everyday life. "

However, what people see {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(be) only the bright side of being a vlogger and they ignore the fact {#blank#}8{#/blank#} only those who are successful can gain fame and fortune. Actually, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} every success there are a hundred others who never get off the starting block. This is why some young people still show {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(prefer) for traditional jobs.