When we talk about ancient Greece, 【小题1】 (know) as “the birthplace of Western civilization”, we usually mean the years between 800 BCE and 146 BCE when there was a lot of cultural, social and scientific progress.

Ancient Greek literature and poetry are still popular today. You can find Greek myths (神话) 【小题2】 (study) by school children worldwide. The Olympic Games, 【小题3】 (hold) in Greece in 776 BCE for the first time, still take place every four years.

Finland is a great country to visit, especially for relaxing. You can easily find it peaceful and quiet there because much of the country 【小题1】 (cover) with forests. It also has lots of hills and thousands of lakes and islands.【小题2】(depend）on the season, visitors can enjoy 【小题3】(them) in bird-watching, hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities. There is even a part of Finland where people can see the 【小题4】（beauty）Northern Lights.

If you are 【小题5】nature lover, you will discover plenty to enjoy in Finland. You will also find that the people of Finland are easy 【小题6】(get) along with. This might be because they spend a lot of time 【小题7】（have）a sauna(桑拿)to relax themselves together. Finland even has a competition 【小题8】 is about spending time in one sauna. In the Sauna World Championships, people try to stay as long as they can in a sauna. This is really a hot competition! Finland is always considered as one of the best 【小题9】（place）in the world to live, from its capital, Helsinki, to its great number of lakes and forests.

Finland is【小题10】（true）one of the world's greatest treasures.

The United Kingdom 【小题1】(consist) of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England is the largest and for 【小题2】 (convenient) it is roughly divided into three zones. London is the centre of national government and its administration, with its fine museums, art collections 【小题3】 the oldest port.

Why did only Northern Ireland join England? In the early twentieth century the English government tried to establish the United Kingdom by getting Ireland 【小题4】 (connect) without conflict. However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away 【小题5】 (form) its own government. To their credit, the countries do work together in the currency, international relations and so on, but they still have very different 【小题6】 (institution).

It is 【小题7】 pity that in England the 【小题8】 (industry) cities do not attract visitors. People can go to the older but smaller towns 【小题9】 were built by the Romans for historical architecture and to the countryside 【小题10】great scenery as well.