My name is Angela. I (1)_____ of visiting Beijing many times before. Last month I went there with
my parents. I was so (2)_____ that I couldn't go to sleep the night before we started. I got up early and (3)_____ my backpack for the journey. It (4)_____ us 35 hours to get there by train. Beijing has many
famous (5)_____. We visited some places of interest in Beijing (6)_____ the Great Wall, the Palace
Museum and the Summer Palace. They were fascinating. We really enjoyed (7)_____. I felt tired but
excited (8)_____ I learned a lot about the history of the city. As (9)_____ as I arrived home, I talked
about it on the computer with my classmates and (10)_____ them some of the photos that I took. They
were happy to see the photos and they said what a happy journey I had had.    

     Beijing is the (1)c            of China. People are always trying to make it better.
     In 2001, news came that Beijing would (2)h             the 2008 Olympic Games. People began to work
even harder to (3)i             the environment.
     Today there are more roads and tall (4)b            . When you walk around, you can see more trees, grass
and flowers. You can also find cleaner streets. When you (5)             up, you often see a blue (6)           
 and white clouds. Beijing is becoming more and more beautiful.
     In (7)            , Beijing has changed a lot. We are sure Beijing will have a brighter (8)            .

     For your next vacation, why not 1_____ visiting Paris? Paris is the 2_____ of France, and is one of the
3_____ cities in Europe. It doesn't have any beaches or mountains, but there are still many things to do there.
For example, it has some fantastic 4_____, including the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the
most 5_____ churches in the world.