Nobody wants to be aged, but  (1)   it comes to visiting cities most of us want to visit the world’s oldest cities. Luoyang is one of the oldest and most  (2)  (attraction) cities in the world that I’d like to recommend to you.

Luoyang stands out   (3)   the oldest continually inhabited city in Asia. The city is considered to be  (4)   birthplace of Chinese culture and history as well as being one of the Seven Ancient Capitals of China. There  (5)   (be) no other city in China that has seen so many  (6)  (dynasty) like Luoyang.

With such a long and exciting history, Luoyang has really a lot  (7)  (offer). The Longmen Grottoes, which  (8)  (include) on the World Heritage List in 2000, and many historic Buddhist temples   (9)   (constant) attract tourists from all over the world. Luoyang is also famous for the White Horse Temple, the earliest Buddhist temple  (10)   (establish) in China. Are you eager to visit the city?

One day, Mr. Robinson had to travel somewhere _  (1)  ____ business by air. He liked sitting by the window when he was flying, so when he got onto the plane, he looked for a window seat. He found all of them   (2)  ___(take) except one. There was a soldier _  (3)  ____ (sit) in the seat beside this one.   (4)  ___ Mr. Robinson’s surprise, the soldier didn’t take the one by the window; but, anyhow, he at once went towards it.

When he reached it, __  (5)  __, he saw there was a notice on it. It was written in ink and said, “This seat is preserved(保留)for proper load balance(平衡), thank you.” Mr. Robinson had never seen such an ___  (6)  __(usual) notice in a plane before, but he thought that the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in it, so he walked on _  (7)  __(find) an empty seat.

__  (8)  ___ the plane took off, two or three people tried to sit in the seat beside the soldier. But they also read the notice and went on. When the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl hurried into the plane. The soldier, _  (9)  _ was watching the passengers coming in, __  (10)  ___(quick) took the notice off the seat beside him and in this way succeeded in having the company(陪伴) of the girl during the whole trip.

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 In my last semester of college, my favorite professor made an   (1)  (announce) that he would be teaching a study-abroad course over the winter break in Cambodia. The more he talked about the opportunity, the more   (2)   (interest) I became. I left class, thinking I might    (3)  (actual) do it.

    My immediate excitement gave in to excuses   (4)   the weeks passed.The trip would be expensive, I would have less time to spend with my family over the break and so on. In short, I was   (5)   (terrify) of taking the risk.

On the day I made my   (6)   (decide)，I suddenly felt as if I had seen myself clearly. Why was I so scared to take this chance? How could I let fear get   (7)   the way of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Besides, I had always dreamed of travelling the world and   (8)   (study) abroad was a major point in my life. So I took the challenge and   (9)   (fly) to Cambodia.

Now, looking back to my experiences in Cambodia, I cherish them very much. It has taught me   (10)   (conquer) fears, big or small and have a faith in myself.

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Alex: Kelly, Iˈ 11 go back home to visit my family for several weeks.

Kelly: Thatˈ s great. Itˈ s been quite a long time since you   (1)  (see) them, hasnˈt it?

Alex: Yes, but Iˈm thinking about  (2)  I should bring back from China for everyone---my little brother, my sister and my parents.

Kelly: You want to bring back some   (3)  (attract) things, donˈt you? How about a Weifang-style kite? You once mentioned that your brother is fond   (4)  collecting kites.

Alex: Hey, thatˈ s a good idea! You and I had a lot of fun   (5)  (fly) kites together. Iˈ m sure my brother would like a Weifang-style kite, too.

Kelly: You could also bring back some embroidery (绣品) from Suzhou,   (6)  is very famous.

Alex: Kelly, youˈre a genius(天才)! Not only is Su embroidery very colorful,   (7)  it represents Chinese traditions(传统) too! My parents will really like it. Okay, now 1 have to decide what   (8)  (buy) for my sister. Thatˈ s really  (9)   difficult decision!

Kelly: Donˈt be so upset, Alex. Does she like drinking teaˈ? What about a Chinese teapot?

Alex: Sure, sheˈ d love that. Another great idea! How do you think up these ideas so   (10)  

(easy), Kellyˈ?

Kelly: Geniuses always do that!
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