Most people go to work by subway. The subway is the 【小题1】 (crowded) place in a city. And the culture of subways is the window of a city. Paris is the capital of 【小题2】 (French) and its subways are also very special. You can enjoy its subway culture when you are in the city. 【小题3】 (one), you can see many people reading books in the subway. No matter they are in the subway or at the station, there is always a book in their hand. I don’t know in which city there are a lot of people 【小题4】 (read) novels together in the subway like Paris.

The subway stations in Paris are not big, but each of them has its special facts. There are a lot of pictures on the wall of the stations. Some stations look 【小题5】 ships. Some stations have clothes, caps and shoes. And every station has a big advertisement picture. But many of 【小题6】 (they) are for selling clothes and cosmetics (化妆品).

You can meet some beggars (乞丐) in the subway. But the beggars in the Paris subway are also very special. They are all begging by their craftsmanship (手艺). They often play 【小题7】 violin or guitar in the train. There are also beggars waiting at the gate. If the beggars have no craftsmanship, they 【小题8】 (say) their difficulties such as “wife and many children waiting for food”. After telling, they will go around the train. It is your freedom 【小题9】 (give) the money or not.

【小题10】 you want to learn more about Paris, go to the subway and enjoy its culture by yourself.

I have lived in this beach city for more than sixteen years. Over the past sixteen years, great changes 【小题1】 (take) place.

First of all, the city has become much 【小题2】 (clean) than before. There used to be rubbish nearly everywhere in the city. The rivers that run through the city used to be dirty and smelly. There 【小题3】 (be) nothing but rubbish in the black water. Thanks to the “civilized city” campaign(运动), the quality(素质) of the residents(居民) has improved, so has the sense of protecting the environment. Now, you 【小题4】 (can) see people litter about. From morning till night, you can see cleaners are busy working 【小题5】 (keep) the city clean.

Secondly, the whole city has taken on a new look. The city government set up the Shell Theater in the year of 2016 【小题6】 now it has become a symbol of this city. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge was open to traffic 【小题7】 Oct. 25th of 2018 and it connected with three cities. It is much easier for the local residents and tourists to travel by land instead of by sea. All the roads in this city have been rebuilt and widened. Besides, 【小题8】 old town has been repainted and decorated so that it doesn’t look shabby(破旧的) any more.

Last but not least, the economy (经济) of this city has increased 【小题9】 (quick). With the help of the high-speed trains, this beach city has greatly improved 【小题10】 (it) ability to attract more investment (投资). Without doubt, the future of this city will be brighter.

Jinan is a beautiful city in the w【小题1】 of Shandong Province. It’s bigger and busier than some other cities. It has a p【小题2】 of more than six million. In the city you can see p【小题3】 of old and new buildings. Some of them are in Russian style(风格). Some of t【小题4】 are in Japanese style.

Jinan is famous f【小题5】 its springs(泉). Because of its springs, Jinan is c【小题6】Spring City. Every year t【小题7】 of tourists go there and enjoy springs. Oh, near Jinan there are lots of low m【小题8】. So it’s very hot in summer. In winter, it’s very cold there. In spring and autumn, it’s not hot or c【小题9】. So tourists all like to go there to e【小题10】 springs in these seasons.