Kevin is a university student. Last summer vacation, he took a trip to Yunnan because Yunnan was one of the most beautiful 【小题1】 in China. Kevin went there with his best friend Ken.

First, they took the train in Guangzhou South Railway Station. 【小题2】 took them 9 hours to get to Kunming. Kevin liked the 【小题3】 in Kunming because it was cool and sunny. They visited many places of interest in Kunming. Three days later, they took a bus to Dali. Dali was a quiet and green city. They lived near Erhai Lake. In the daytime, they 【小题4】 bikes around the lake. At night, they watched stars in the sky. They had 【小题5】 relaxing time there. Then, they went to their last destination—Lijiang City. Lijiang was one of the oldest cities in China, 【小题6】 now it was very modern and crowded. They looked 【小题7】 the most popular online Yunnan rice noodles. They said they were the most 【小题8】 food in the world. They took a lot of photos and made some friends. Yunnan was a good place to 【小题9】 fun, so they would like to go there again. 【小题10】, they took a plane back home.

I used to spend long holidays and vacations doing boring things. For example, I enjoy playing with my phone, using the Internet and 【小题1】 (watch) TV. But this summer, I decided to go through a whole vacation 【小题2】 (with) my phone or the Internet. So I went to my grandmother’s village in the countryside.

As soon as I 【小题3】 (arrive) at my grandmother’s home, I felt relaxed. How lovely and peaceful the village 【小题4】 (be)! The green and yellow plants were 【小题5】 (much) beautiful than you could possibly imagine. I stood in one field, closing my 【小题6】 (eye) and smelling the rice. At the moment, I told 【小题7】 (my) it was life, a simple life that I had been dreaming of. From then on, I started living 【小题8】 (an) comfortable village life. I went fishing, flew kites in the field, rode a bicycle everywhere I wanted and ran after the kids. A【小题9】 there was no phone or Internet, I felt so joyful.

My happy stay was all too short. Soon, I had to leave the village and go back to the city. To be honest, I didn’t feel like leaving. I 【小题10】 (learn) that life can be simple, but I can still fully enjoy my life.

Travel is useful to us in at least three ways.

First, by t【小题1】 we can enjoy the beautiful scenery of different places. We can see many things which can be read about in books with our eyes and visit some famous cities and i【小题2】 places.

S【小题3】, we will meet people with different interests and s【小题4】 strange and special things when we travel. We can get ideas about the living conditions and customs of o【小题5】 people and taste different foods and local desserts if we like. I【小题6】 this way, we can understand how differently other people live.

Third, travel will help us gain(获得) k【小题7】 of geography and history. Travel will also help us keep h【小题8】 and strong. W【小题9】 all these advantages(优势) of travel, it is no wonder that travel has now become more p【小题10】 than before in China.