China is my motherland. It lies in the east of Asia.

    The official language in China is  （China）. But there are lots of different dialects（方言）in different areas. China's  is more than 1.3 billion. And the population in the east is much  （big）than in the west. The weather in China is wetter and warmer in the  and drier and colder in the north.

    There are lots of places of interest in China, such  the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the West Lake and so on. They have been famous  many years.

    China is an old country with about 5000  （year） history. There are four important  （invent）in Chinese history-paper printing, compass（指南针）, explosive（火药）and china.

    In the past twenty years, great changes  （take）place both in cities and in the countryside. With the  （develop）of science and technology, China's tomorrow will be much better.

Sam wants to have fun playing in the water and he likes playing beach volleyball.

Jim likes watching dolphin shows and he also wants to ride on the roller coaster.

Kate would like to go to a theme park. Micky Mouse is her favorite.

William decides to visit a museum，he wants to see an IMAX film there.

Nancy is a nature lover. She prefers to watch wild animals.

    When Mr. David retired（退休）, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it. But to his surprise, many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night, there were visitors outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into the house. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, "If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, come in and look around. Price twenty dollars. "Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. "I came here to retire, not to work as a guide（导游）, "he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

    Asia's first Legoland（乐高乐园）was open for business on September 15th in Malaysia，bringing a new tourist attraction to all the people in Asia. The park has seven special themes. It is especially for families with children from 2 to 12 years old. Legoland Malaysia is the sixth Legoland theme park in the world，after those in Denmark（丹麦），Britain，Germany and another two in the United States.