Peru, a county 【小题1】 the Pacific coast of South America, is well-known for its diverse geography. time honored history and magnificent civilization. The county was the center of the powerful ancient Inca Empire in the 1400s and 1500s, when the Inca emperor 【小题2】 (live) in the now-famous site Machu Picchu. 【小题3】 nation was under the control of Spain from the 16^th century to 1821. It is because of this 【小题4】 Spanish is the main 【小题5】(office) language of Peru.

If you are to visit Peru, you may consider spending a day or two 【小题6】 (wander) along the beautiful streets in Cusco, 【小题7】 was the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13^th until the 16^th century. It is also recommended that you 【小题8】 (pay) a visit to Machu Picchu, where you can admire the 【小题9】 (amaze) dry stone method of building. Being the world's catalogue, Peru is sure to leave an 【小题10】 (impress) on everyone.

Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century【小题1】 English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government【小题2】(force)to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is【小题3】 today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland, in the south, is【小题4】 independent country.

In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage of work, forced many people【小题5】(leave)Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population【小题6】(fall)from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.

For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people【小题7】(move)to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside,【小题8】 things move at a quieter and slower pace.

The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly. Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”.【小题9】 independence, Ireland has revived(复兴)its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs 【小题10】(sing)without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.

(课文缩写)Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were on a trip 【小题1】 Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal. They decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada. The thought of crossing the whole continent was 【小题2】 (excite).

Danny Lin, their friend, was waiting at the airport. He was going to take 【小题3】(they) to catch “The True North”, the cross-Canada train. On the way to the station, he chatted about their trip. “You are going to see some great scenery. Going eastward, you’ll pass mountains and the thousands of lakes, and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea 【小题4】 you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. Vancouver is Canada’s warmest part. People say it is Canada’s most beautiful city, 【小题5】(surround) by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbor 【小题6】(make) Vancouver one of Canada’s most popular cities 【小题7】 (live) in. Now, its population 【小题8】 (increase) rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of 【小题9】 oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are 【小题10】 (extreme) tall.”