It was a warm spring day in 2021. Chen Beier, a TV host from Hong Kong, was on her way to Atule’er in Sichuan. She set out to make a documentary No Poverty Land. The 【小题1】 /smɔːl/ village sits a top an 800-meter-high cliff（悬崖）. People could only get up to it by 【小题2】 (climb) a 2,556-step steel ladder（钢制的梯子) . The 【小题3】 /ˈdeɪndʒər/ was obvious.

The trip turned out to be hard. When she was halfway up the ladder to Atule’er, 【小题4】 example, Chen felt so tired that she could hardly go any further. She was also afraid of heights. But she gritted her 【小题5】 (tooth) and continued her climb. This steel ladder, in fact, was only six years old. Before it was built, the villagers had to face even 【小题6】 (big) danger and use a rattan（藤条制成的）ladder. The government has also built houses for the villagers at 【小题7】 foot of the mountain. Through No Poverty Land, people can 【小题8】 (easy) see how life in rural（农村的）China has been improved.

China has changed a lot, 【小题9】 some people just find this hard to believe. Now, Chen has 【小题10】 /ʃəʊn/ us what can be done about that: Don’t just tell people about the good causes; show them when you can.

Personal transportation in America 【小题1】（be）mostly by car. Most 【小题2】 （family）have two cars，one for the husband and the other for the wife. So they could have jobs a great distance（距离）from each other. But in large cities，many people take a bus or a subway to work. If they drive their cars，they may 【小题3】 （have）to a lot of money for parking the car in 【小题4】 city. For most Americans，if they travel from city to city，they usually use the plane，【小题5】 they don't want to spend too much time on 【小题6】（they）way. A few cities are near the 【小题7】 （river）or lakes. People there car take boats 【小题8】（cross）the river. Choosing the 【小题9】（good） way to get to work and go back home makes Americans have more time 【小题10】 for family life.

Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it b【小题1】 an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and w【小题2】 for hours for the plane to take off and it’s often late. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but it is usually 【小题3】 (hour) ride from the airport to the center of the city.

I like【小题4】 (travel) by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are l【小题5】 for a train, you can catch a【小题6】 one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can seem any 【小题7】 (interest) things on your way. I know it t【小题8】 a long time to travel by train.

I also like c【小题9】. You can start your trip when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many t【小题10】 with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.