Beijing hutongs are both the living place for the locals and pulse of the city, 【小题1】 although hutongs look the same, each one has 【小题2】(it) unique characteristics.

Among thousands of hutongs in Beijing each one is worth having 【小题3】 general knowledge and some are well worth visiting. Lingjing Hutong is located in the Xicheng District of Beijing and 【小题4】(lie) between Fuyou Street in the east and Xidan North Street in the west. The overall 【小题5】 (long) is 664 meters and the broadest part is 32. 18 meters. Qianshi Hutong is lo the west side of Beijing Zhubaoshi Street. It has long been the narrowest hutong in Beijing. It is 55 meters in the narrowest part. Two people 【小题6】(face) each other have to go through the Hutong sideways. At the end of the Hutong is a courtyard, with an awning above it and bedrooms beside it. The courtyard is an early form of a money market, 【小题7】 official currencies were exchanged in the Qing Dynasty. Jiuwan Hutong is 390 meters long with more than 13 tortuous parts, which is why it 【小题8】 (call) the most tortuous hutong in Beijing. One Foot Street is regarded 【小题9】 the shortest hutong in Beijing. It is only about 10 meters long. Stretching from East Tian’anmen Square Road to Chongwenmen Inner Street, Dongjiaomin lane is about 1, 600 meters long and 【小题10】(use) to be the location of many embassies. There are also sites of old churches, banks, official mansions and clubs.

Our school was built in 1902. When I studied there, it 【小题1】 (be)famous throughout the country. By 1978, the school’s use 【小题2】 (change) several times. By the end of last century, our school 【小题3】 (become) a provincial model high school. When I graduated, our school 【小题4】 (win) many honors both at home and abroad. Before last year’s anniversary of the founding of our school, all the school buildings 【小题5】 (rebuild) and it is now larger and more beautiful than before.

I have never understood city-lovers. For me a city is a place to visit for a few hours, to go【小题1】(shop), to see special exhibitions, etc, but it’s not a place to live in,【小题2】though thousands do. Usually they 【小题3】(tie) to the city by their jobs or perhaps even by family.

There are so many advantages to living in the country. It is quiet and healthy. There is far less traffic on the road and the air is much【小题4】(fresh). Instead of buying everything in packets from a supermarket, in the country we can always buy fresh food from farms, or village shops every day. The people in the country are always to polite and you will love the 【小题5】 (friendly) of the people, too.

On the other hand, there are so many【小题6】(disadvantage) to living in a town or a city. 【小题7】most country people notice is the noise and dirt in the city. And many country people find it hard【小题8】(breath) in the city. People always seem to be in a rush, which is stressful.

There are so many advantages to living in the country that it is 【小题9】(mystery) to me【小题10】some country people say they would like to live in the city.