China is a great country with more than 5,000 years of history. There are many places of interest (名胜古迹). Some of ________ are beautiful mountains, long rivers and fantastic lakes, which attract (吸引) ________ tourists from all over the world every year.

Many mountains, such as Mount Tai, Mount Emei, Mount Hua ________ very famous. It is reported that most people like to go Mount Tai to watch the sunrise.

There are many rivers in China. The Yangtze River is the ________ one and the second longest one is the Yellow River. They are the birthplaces of Chinese culture ________ Chinese ancestors were born in the areas.

There are also ________ great number of lakes. One of the most famous lakes is the West Lake. Have you heard of the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake? It is said that the story ________ on the West Lake. The West Lake is the best place ________ I have ever visited. It lies in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The scenery (风景) is ________ attractive that visitors often lose themselves in it. The West Lake has become famous for not only its special scenery but some beautiful poems. The great poets Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo wrote plenty of ________ about the lake.

March 5th is Lei Feng’s Day every year in China. On this day, Chinese people would carry on Lei Feng’s spirit by helping ________. Do you know Lei Feng? He is a kind-hearted ________ helpful person. He is always willing to help those people in need. Many of ________ stories about helping others are known to ________ Chinese people. One day, he had to go to Andong for a training. On the train, he was busy helping others do a lot of things ________. For example, he helped a woman look after her child and found seats for old people. What’s more, he carried luggage for others. When he ________ off the train in Shenyang, he saw ________ middle-aged woman. She was worried and sad because she lost her ticket and money. She didn’t ________ what to do. Lei Feng used his own money ________ a ticket for her though he was poor. The woman was touched and wanted to know Lei Feng’s name and address in order to return the money to him one day. But Lei Feng refused to tell her his name. He only said he was a Chinese soldier.

From Lei Feng’s stories, I learn that we ________ help each other so that we can build a happy society.

Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. Xian was born in Panyu, Guangdong, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with_______mother. He began learning_______the violin when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was_______cheap that he could not play it_______. His friends laughed at him, Xian did not stop________and soon showed his talent(天赋). In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students to study in________special music school in Paris. Before he________, Xian became the school’s best student.

In 1935, he returned to China and came to Yan’an to teach music at a college. There were no pianos in Yan’an at that time,________Xian still wrote some of his most important music there.

In May 1940, the Chinese Communist Party sent Xian to the Soviet Union(苏联) to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very________. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness________October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian’s music, however, lives on in the people’s hearts.