B

       Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!

       But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? It's just one story from the 209 in Grimm's Fairy Tales (格林童话). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out in 1812.

       Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it's because they come from a great place famous for its stories – the Black Forest.

       The Black Forest is in the southwest of Germany. It's a very large and beautiful forest of the country. It's famous for its trees and lovely views (风景). There are valleys (峡谷) and waterfalls there. It's a good place to start a story.

       Don't forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments (乐器) and watches.

— Pretty good. I had a wonderful time in Beijing.

C

        How did you spend your summer holiday last month? I'd like to tell you what happened to me during my holiday.

        My parents planned a relaxing trip. We didn't need to worry about our work and studies. On the first day, before we started out for Shanghai, we saw on TV that the traffic was heavy. So we decided not to drive our car but to take the bullet train (高速列车) to get there. It was my first time to ride on the bullet train.

        On the way, an American girl sat next to me and I talked to her. She told me that she came here for a short stay — her father came to China on business. In one year he would go back to his company in the US.

        “How are you getting along here?” I asked. 

        “Pretty well. I enjoy the life here and the people are friendly,” she said.

        With new friends around, she still missed (想念) her friends in the US very much. “It doesn't matter. We could always write letters, send emails or make phone­calls to each other,” she said with a sweet smile.

        I really envied (羡慕) her for her chance to go through life in different cultures.

①The streets in the city are (宽的) than the roads in my home town.

②Beijing is in the (北方) of China.

③East or (西方), home is best.

④There are many (大学) in Guangdong.

⑤Last month, we went to the (乡下) to have a trip.

⑥I like learning foreign languages, (尤其) English.

⑦When Lily was young, she often worked on that (小山).

⑧These houses here are (低的) than the buildings in the city.

⑨People from different (地区) have different ways of living.

⑩Finally, we got to the top of the (山岳).

— About 　　　.