Do you know an old city called“Pingyao”in Shanxi？It's a town with a long h【小题1】of more than two thousand years. Thousands of people come to v【小题2】 the old town every year. The want to have a look at the Chinese traditional b【小题3】 there.

The old city is not very large. And there are no tall buildings here. Most of the buildings have only two f【小题4】. And most of them are made of stones（石头）.People all like to go w【小题5】on the stone streets. There are many Chinese style shops on each side（边）of the street.

Pingyao is a square（方的）city. The city has a wall a【小题6】it. It's about 6km l【小题7】and 12 m high.

And you mustn't miss the nice food in Pingyao. Pingyao is not f 【小题8】from Taiyuan，the capital of Shanxi Province省）. You can take buses or trains here. It's less than 2 h【小题9】bus ride from Taiyuan. It costs you only 20 yuan. If you take a train，it'll t【小题10】you only one and a half hours. And it doesn't cost you too much.

Have you ever been to Australia? It is one of【小题1】(unusual) places on earth. It is the sixth largest country in the world.【小题2】only a few people live there. Australia has strange animals that can't 【小题3】(find) anywhere else. The country is perhaps most famous【小题4】its kangaroos. They jump on the back【小题5】(foot)and carry babies in a special pocket in the front of their bodies. About 40 million kangaroos are in Australia and there are no kangaroos in any other country. Because Australia is 【小题6】island it is surrounded(环绕)by lots of interesting sea life. People come here from all over the world【小题7】(see)a special chain of rocks in the sea on the east side of the country. Visitors also love to visit【小题8】 (it) beautiful beaches. It doesn't matter whether you like cities【小题9】country, water or desert,   Australia 【小题10】(certain) offers something for everyone.

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

First of all, the city has become much 【小题2】 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 was 【小题3】 but rubbish in the black water. Thanks to the “civilized city” campaign (运动), the quality of the residents (居民) has 【小题4】, so has the sense of protecting the environment. Now, you can 【小题5】 see people litter about. From morning till night, you can see cleaners are busy working to 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 and now it has become a symbol of this city. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge was open to traffic on Oct. 25th of 2018 and it 【小题6】 with three cities. It is much more 【小题7】 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 of this city has increased excitingly. 【小题9】 the help of the high-speed trains, this beach city has greatly improved its ability to attract more investment (投资). Without doubt, the 【小题10】 of this city will be brighter.