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　　San Francisco is a city on a bay. It has an international atmosphere and it is the fourth largest city in California, with a population of about 800,000.

　　San Francisco has a large immigrant population from Europe, the America and Asia, It has a Chinatown, a Japan town and a Hispanic area, called Mission District. It has over 4,200 restaurants offering cuisine from many countries.

　　The Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, the Asian Art Museum, Alcatraz and the Twin Peaks are just a few of the many tourist attractions in San Francisco. The city is an ideal place for young people. There are lots of movie theatres, concert halls, theatres and discos.

　　San Francisco has a Mediterranean climate, with warm winters and cool summers. It is usually rainy between November and April and sometimes, it is foggy in the evening.

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　　San Francisco is a city on a bay. It has an international atmosphere and it is the fourth largest city in California, with a population of about 800,000.

　　San Francisco has a large immigrant population from Europe, the America and Asia. It has a Chinatown, a Japan town and a Hispanic area, called Mission District. It has over 4,200 restaurants offering cuisine from many countries.

　　The Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, the Asian Art Museum, Alcatraz and the Twin Peaks are just a few of the many tourist attractions in San Francisco. The city is an ideal place for young people. There are lots of movie theatres, concert halls, theatres and discos.

　　San Francisco has a Mediterranean climate, with warm winters and cool summers. It is usually rainy between November and April and sometimes, it is foggy in the evening.

Linda went back to America. She is looking for more information on a website about the places she saw in the World Park in Beijing. Read it with her.

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In the World Park you can find more than 100 places of interest from all over the world. See them for yourself! Book the tickets now! It will be the best trip in your whole life!

The Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is the symbol of San Francisco, USA. It was completed in 1938. It is 18 metres wide and 2,737 metres long. You can either drive or walk across the bridge. Driving is very exciting when you pass under the bridge's towers, and walking can give you time to enjoy the wonderful view of the city.

 The Egyptian pyramids

About 4,500 years ago, the Egyptians built the mysterious pyramids with stones. Egyptians used these pyramids to keep the dead bodies of their kings and queens.

 　The Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House was completed in 1973. It is near the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is one of the busiest art centres in the world. Visitors from all over the world are surprised to see so many theatres and halls inside the opera house.

 　The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is in France. It was built in 1889 in the centre of Paris. It is about 320 metres high. Millions of people come to see it every year. At night, you can see many car lights from the top of the Tower. It is very beautiful.　

Linda is telling her parents about the places she read about. They are very interested and ask Linda more about them. Help Linda answer their questions. 

(1) Where did you find the information?

　A　from a dictionary.

　B　From my Geography book.

　C　From a travel website on the Internet.

(2) Where is the Golden Gate Bridge?

　A　It's in Europe.

　B　It's in America.

　C　It's in China.

(3) What are there in the Sydney Opera House?

　A　Theatres and halls.

　B　The Sydney Harbour Bridge.

　C　Art centres.