The Forbidden City is also known as the Palace Museum. It lies in the city center of Beijing, 【小题1】 it was once the Chinese imperial (皇帝的) palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It 【小题2】 (list) as a World Heritage Site in 1987. It is the 【小题3】 (large) best-preserved (保存) ancient wood-built palace in the world.

Built between 1406 and 1420 during the Ming Dynasty, the Forbidden City was home to 24 emperors and 【小题4】 (they) families of the Ming and Qing dynasties. After the last emperor of China left the palace, it 【小题5】 (late) became a museum open to the public in 1925. Since then, the Forbidden City is no longer forbidden, and now common people are able to take a trip 【小题6】 (see) the secrets of imperial life.

The Forbidden City is huge, and there are more than 9,000 【小题7】 (room) in it. It was divided 【小题8】 two parts—the Outer Court for national affairs in the south and the Inner Court in the north. It is not only 【小题9】 ancient building, but also a museum keeping a collection of more than 1.8 million pieces of art. As a must-see in Beijing and the world’s most visited museum, it is worth 【小题10】 (spend) half to one day to visit the Forbidden City and enjoy the valuable cultural heritage of China.

Look at the map of our 【小题1】 (镇). This is our school, just between a post office and a police station. Bridge Street is just in front of our school gate. Across from our school is a 【小题2】 (餐馆). It's between a hospital and a bank. 【小题3】 (在……的后面) the restaurant you can see a hotel. There is a 【小题4】 (付费) phone in it.

There is also a zoo in our neighborhood. It's 【小题5】 (在……附近) the hotel. You don't need to pay any 【小题6】 (钱) to go into the zoo because It's free. I often 【小题7】 (花) time there because I enjoy watching monkeys climbing 【小题8】 (在周围). And I like the clean air and sunshine there. To get there, I usually walk out of our school and turn 【小题9】 (右边). And turn left at the first 【小题10】 (十字路口) to North Road. Go along North Road and you can see the zoo on the right.

Do you want to go there? I think you can find it easily.

Ali has worked and lived in Shandong Province for almost six years. When his friends suggested g【小题1】 to Rizhao for a two-day trip, the first things that came into his mind were its beautiful beaches and nice seafood. Rizhao certainly goes b【小题2】 that! It is also “hometown of green tea” in northern China. Rizhao l【小题3】 in the southeast of Shandong Province near the Yellow Sea. It has pleasant weather, rich soil, and enough sunlight. All these make it s【小题4】 for growing high-quality green tea. Ali had the chance to pick tea leaves for the first time in his life. “This is the first time I’ve learned about Chinese tea culture. It’s a new and exciting experience for me. It’s fantastic!” Ali said with a smile on his f【小题5】.