It doesn't impress like George Washington's plantation on the Potomac, but Lincoln's home in downtown Springfield, Illinois, （prove）irresistible to visitors since it opened to the public. Beautifully restored（修复）to its 1860 appearance, the house was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's home for 17 years. In 1844 they bought it $1,200 and some land from Charles Dresser, who performed their （marry）ceremony in 1842.
When the house was built, it was much （small）than it is today. Mary's niece wrote, "The little home （paint）white. It was sweet and fresh. Mary loved it. She was extremely pretty, and her house was a reflection of （she）, everything in good taste and in perfect order.
Although Mary loved flowers, she nor her husband was known as a gardener. A long- time neighbor said they never planted trees and only kept a garden for one year. Mary's sister, Frances Todd Wallace, often came over （plant）flowers in the front yard.
Lincolns enlarged the house to a full two stories in 1856 to meet the needs of their growing family. Three of the four Lincoln sons were born here. After Lincoln was elected President of the US in 1861, they rented the house and （sell）most of their furniture.
The Xi'an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China's long history. It (build) originally to protect the city the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复). It is possible (walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.
We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.
After (spend) some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what (good) than to ride on a piece of history!
We (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all way around the Xi'an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and (watchtower) to fake pictures or just to watch the local people going about their (day) routines.
Ecotourism is commonly regarded as low impact (影响)travel to undisturbed places. It is different from traditional tourism because it allows the traveler to become (educate) about the areas - both in terms of geographical conditions and cultural characteristics, and often provides money for conservation and benefits the (develop) of the local areas.
Ecotourism has (it) origin with the environmental movement of the 1970s. It was not widely accepted as a travel concept the late 1980s. During that time, increasing environmental awareness made it desirable.
Due to growing popularity of environmentally-related and adventure travel, various types trips are now being classified as ecotourism. Actually, a true eco-friendly trip must meet the following principles:
● Minimize the impact of (visit) the place.
● Build respect for and awareness of the environment and cultural practices.
● Provide (finance) aid and other benefits for local peoples.
● Make sure that the tourism provides positive experiences for both the visitors and the hosts.
Komodo National Park, officially recognized in, is popular for ecotourism because of its unique biodiversity. (activity) there range from whale watching to hiking (远足) and accommodations aim (have) a low impact on the natural environment.
In a study of 33 years of trends in Body Mass Index (体重指数) across 200 countries, the scientists found that people worldwide are getting heavier that most of the rise is due to gains in BMI in rural areas.
BMI is an internationally recognized measurement toolgives an indication of whether someone is a healthy weight. It is calculated by dividing a (person) weight in kg by their height in meters squared. and a BMI of between 19 and 25 (consider) healthy.
The study found that between 1985 and 2017, average rural BMI increased 2.1 in women and men. In cities, however, the gain (be) 1.3 in women and 1.6 in men. The researchers described “striking changes” in the geography of BMI. Tn 1985，urban men and women in more than three quarters of the countries (study) had higher BMIs than men and women in rural areas. But 30 years later, the BMI difference between urban and rural people in many countries had narrowed (sharp).
This may be due to some disadvantages for people (live) in the countryside, including (low) levels of income and education, higher costs of healthy foods, and fewer sports facilities.
Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatles' song "The Long and Winding Road". is so breathtaking about the experience is the out-of-this-world scenes. The rolling sea of clouds you see once you are at the top will remind you how tiny we (human) are.
The hot spring at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the climb. It will (undoubted) help you get refreshed! The amazing thing about the spring is that the colder the temperature gets, the (hot) the spring! Strange, isn't it? But that's how nature is — always leaving us (astonish).
What comes next is the endless series of steps. You can't help wondering how hard it (be) for the people then to put all those rocks into place. Though it is the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain, still it highlights the whole adventure offers a place where you can sit down to rest your (ache) legs.
As the song goes, this long and winding road "will never disappear", and it will always stick in the visitor's memory. It sure does in (I). While you're in China, Mount Huangshan is must to visit!
