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—About twenty minutes' walk.

    Mr. Smith works in New York. Last month he had a fifteen-day holiday, but he didn't know where to spend it. He spoke to his friend Bill," I 1 the hot weather, but I can't find a cool place in America. How should I spend my holiday?"

    "That's easy," said Bill, "You'd 2 to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now. "

    Mr. Smith agreed 3 his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon 4 Moscow. He had a happy trip there, but one day he 5. After lunch he went outside the city, he saw a dog

    6 him while he 7 past(走过) a house. The dog was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to drive it away. But it began to bark at(对……大叫) him. He wanted to look for a stick but he couldn't find anything 8 snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone on the ground. He hurried to 9 but failed.

    "How strange Russians are!" Mr. Smith said to himself, "They don't tie dogs, but firmly (紧紧地)10 the stones. My God!"

    An old farmer spent all his life on his farm in the country in the southeast of England. One day he decided to visit the big city. Everything was new and strange to him, because he had never traveled to the city before.

    The old farmer visited a lot of interesting places in the city.

    He rushed into a large tall building and saw a lift. When he was watching, an old woman got into the lift and closed the door. After a while, the door opened again and a very perfect young girl came out.

    The old farmer was very surprised, "What a funny little room!" He said to himself, "It's magic. It can change an old woman into a young girl. The next time I come here, I'm going to bring my wife to take the lift. "

    Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.

    It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break.

    Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile. It made me feel happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class.

    One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn't remember smiling at me!

1）当你对工作或学习感到厌烦时，可以选择旅行。休闲的同时也可以领略大自然的美丽风光，呼吸新鲜空气，结交新朋友，散心等。

2）有时旅行会有烦恼，如天气多变、被雨淋湿等。

3）出发前应充分了解天气情况，最好结伴同行，可以互相照应，以免发生意外。

除以上需要注意的几点外，你还可根据你的理解自由发挥。

提示词语：be tired of doing sth., enjoy the beauty of nature, breathe, prepare yourself, companion, cause accident ...