My parents requested me 【小题1】 (make) arrangements for a relaxing trip 【小题2】detail. Instead of making contact 【小题3】the travel agency, I booked a package tour to a cruise. To our 【小题4】 (amaze), the ship's many dining rooms were 【小题5】 (pack) with various food 【小题6】 (transport) from home and abroad. 【小题7】 (extreme) satisfying was that we got 【小题8】wonderful view every day. We experienced unique local cultures when the ship stayed at different seaside【小题9】 (destination). We even checked 【小题10】at a local hotel for a few nights, so we had fun seeing more of the local 【小题11】 (sight).

There is a saying that you have not been to China if you have not visited the Terracotta Warriors (bing ma yong). Located to the west of Xi'an, bing ma yong is a collection of the tomb treasures of Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor of China. They were built by hundreds of thousands of men more than 2,000 years ago. Bing ma yong were a copy of Qin Shihuang's 【小题1】 (power) army which conquered and unified the Six States. Each warrior was as big and vivid as a real soldier. Life-sized war chariots and horses were also made. They were buried in the tomb of China’s first Emperor, 【小题2】 died more than 2,000 years ago. This army of clay statues is believed【小题3】 (be) as effective and strong as any real-life army and can protect the Emperor and his tomb.

【小题4】, no one in modern times knew about the tomb or the terracotta statues until 1974, when some farmers discovered the tomb while 【小题5】 (dig) a well nearby. After years of excavation, three underground vaults(坑) 【小题6】 (official) opened to tourists in 1979,1989 and 1994 respectively, showing thousands of terracotta warriors, horses and chariots. Since then, the Terracotta Warrior Museum in Xi’an 【小题7】 (become) a tourist destination for millions of people from home and abroad. The terracotta warriors have also been put 【小题8】show overseas, showing the fantastic Chinese civilization to the world and promote cultural exchanges.

If you feel an urge to visit the bing ma yong, the Terracotta Army Museum in Xi'an is a must-see, which is considered one of the greatest archaeological(考古的) 【小题9】 (site) in the world and one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century. It will remind you of the glorious times of【小题10】Qin Dynasty.

June 21 was my first day back in San Francisco after   【小题1】 (camp) in the Redwood Forest. It   【小题2】 (definite) feels good to be back in the city again,   【小题3】 rebuilt itself after the earthquake. In the morning, I visited the Mission District, which used to be a poor area of town, but is a centre   【小题4】 art, music and food now. In the afternoon, I   【小题5】 (head) to a local museum that showed the   【小题6】 (history) changes in California. Gold   【小题7】 (discover) near San Francisco, which started a gold rush. Many people   【小题8】 (come) from all over the world sought   【小题9】 (they) fortune. To earn a living, many Chinese people did all kinds of jobs. Many 【小题10】 (immigrant) made great contributions to building America. In the evening, I went to Chinatown, where I enjoyed great food. Tomorrow evening, I’m going to a jazz bar.