Jim Green is from London. He is now in Beijing. He visited many interesting places in Beijing, but he was too busy to visit other parts of China before. He had a       (旅行) to Mount Emei in Sichuan with his       (同学) last week.

    Jim thinks that travelling by train is the best       (选择). It doesn't      (花费) much and it is far more       (令人愉快的) than taking a plane. They had a wonderful train ride to Chengdu before they went on to Mount Emei by bus.

    The train was quite nice and tidy, and it wasn't       (拥挤的) in their sleeping car.

    They could stand up and walk       (到处). It was a long way, but       (没人) of them felt tired. They kept watching the beautiful things through the window. They talked, laughed and played cards. The conductor(列车员) kept coming to give them hot water and selling them newspapers. People       (附近) talked with each other. A young man tried to speak with him in English. Jim thought the train was like a big moving party. He went to sleep late. He enjoyed listening to the sound of the running train and then fell      (睡着的).

    For many people, life is a lot        (easy) today. Medicine and diet are improving, and people are getting        (healthy) and living       (long). But communication is changing        (fast) of all. Today, with the Internet, people can communicate       (easily) than ever before with friends all over the world.

    Not all the changes are       (good) ones. More people drive cars instead of riding bikes, so they are not as       (fit) as they were. Increasing traffic makes the roads       (crowded) than ever, and it also makes pollution       (bad). We must all work harder to reduce pollution.

Carl goes to work by bike too,                     me.

We have to stop the match             the bad weather.

Her singing is perfect        a tiny mispronunciation of a word in French.

I got to the theatre        yesterday afternoon.

Go        this park with fountains, and you'll find the bookshop.

    Amsterdam is the bike capital of the world. Biking is a fun and easy way of getting around Amsterdam.

    Students go to school by bicycle. People ride their bicycles to work. Travellers ride bicycles freely around the city. Even police work on bicycles. You can see these in Amsterdam every day. There are many roads and traffic signs(标记) for bicycles. There are also many places for bicycle parking.

    If you travel in Amsterdam, you don't need to take a bus or taxi, just a bicycle. You can ride the bicycle along the roads and the streets enjoying the scenery(风景). The city has a lot of bicycle shops to choose from. If you do not want to buy a bicycle, you can go to bicycle rentals(租赁). They are in almost every part of the city. Going for a ride is enjoyable. It's a good idea to find an experienced guide. Because he would take you to some of the city's most beautiful places. Riding bicycles in Amsterdam is of great fun and relaxing; just remember to follow the traffic rules(规则).