Peru is a country on the Pacific coast of South America, 【小题1】includes three main areas: narrow, dry, flat land 【小题2】(run) along the coast, the Andes Mountains, and the Amazon rainforest. In the high plain area is Lake Titicaca, the highest lake in the world, on which boats can travel. Peru has abundant plants from desert grasses 【小题3】vast areas of jungle.

Peru 【小题4】(rule ) by Spain from the 16th century to 1821. So Spanish is 【小题5】(official) spoken in Peru. The ancient Inca capital, Cusco, is a popular destination for the 【小题6】(tour) as it is close to the famous Inca ruins of the city of Machu Picchu.

There are two especially interesting things for us 【小题7】(admire) about the Inca civilization. The first is the roads and paths they built to connect 【小题8】(they) important cities. Second, the Inca built wonderful cities, 【小题9】 there were no markets in these cities. One of the interesting 【小题10】(question) of history is how the Inca lived without shopping.

The Leshan Giant Buddha ( 乐 山 大 佛 ) is a huge statue【小题1】 (carve) into the side of Lingyun Mountain, Sichuan Province. It is the tallest and【小题2】 (large) Buddha in the world. There is a local【小题3】 (say): “The mountain is a Buddha and the Buddha is a mountain.” If you want to get 【小题4】 close-up view of the Buddha, you have to climb the mountain. You can choose the walking route, going along the wooden pathways 【小题5】 (enjoy) the changing view from various 【小题6】 (angle) of the Buddha, from its foot to its head. It 【小题7】 (take) around two hours. You can also choose to visit the Leshan Giant Buddha on a sightseeing boat. This will let you see the Buddha from a distance【小题8】 get a full look at it, taking only thirty minutes.

However, I bet you’ll just be【小题9】 many other visitors — doing both the boat ride and the two-hour walk. Only when you join the walking tour up, down, around and even through the rocks will you feel【小题10】 incredible the place is. Believe me, it’s well worth it.

It was my first day in Hangzhou，the Chinese city famous for its 【小题1】(nature) beauty and history and I didn’t have much time to spare.I wanted to see as much of the city as possible in the two days before I was 【小题2】(return) to Guangzhou.My first task was to decide where to go and how to get there.I took out my guide book in 【小题3】there was a lot of information about the city’s well-known tourist attractions and 【小题4】(start) to read.At that moment 【小题5】 attractive young lady noticed my book，came up to me and introduced herself.She said her name was Miss Bai.She 【小题6】(kind) offered to show me around the city.I was 【小题7】(delight) and was about to accept her proposal when she suggested we first 【小题8】(go) to the West Lake and walk along the Broken Bridge.I quite liked the idea of visiting the West Lake but wasn’t so sure about crossing the Broken Bridge.【小题9】 it was broken，did she expect me to jump across？And I couldn’t swim，so if I fell in then I would drown.That was definitely not an attractive idea so I politely declined her 【小题10】(invite)，closed my book and walked away.