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Every year, I visit a city with my family. Last year, we went to New York and stayed there a week. This year, we decided to visit London because my friend Amy told me that it was very beautiful.
This morning I flew to London with my parents. On the , I watched a film and time seemed to go by quickly. When we got to our hotel, it was about three o'clock. The weather was , so we visited one of London's parks first.
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We went to Hyde Park. There were trees everywhere in the park. Some birds sang in them. We walked around and a lot of photos. We were all surprised at how beautiful the park was.
When we got to the Buckingham Palace, it was dark. So we to the hotel. The next morning we visited the Buckingham Palace first, and then I with my mother. What did we buy? A lot!
Do you know the Dead Sea? This large salt lake is between Israel and Jordan. The Dead Sea is 1,385 feet below sea level （水平）. It is said that the banks(岸) of the salt lake are the lowest on earth.
The Dead Sea is the deepest salt lake in the world. It's 1,240 feet deep. The total salinity content （含盐量） is 33.7%. Because of its high salinity content, fish and plants cannot live at all. That's why the lake got its name. The Dead Sea is eight times saltier than other oceans and it is 67 kilometres long and 18 kilometres wide.
Visitors from all over the world come to the Dead Sea every year. The Dead Sea is also thought to be the first health resort （度假胜地） in the world. It has sunny skies and dry air all year round. The place is famous for its therapeutic qualities. People say bathing in the sea water is quite good for health.
Of course you don't want to be sick during your holiday. So what can you do while traveling? There are two things you should 1 : relax and sleep well.
A holiday is a time for relaxing, but very often it is not. There are so many places to visit: shops, parks and temples. You may 2 most of the days walking around these places. This can be very tiring. Do not ask your body to do 3 . A tired body means a weak （虚的弱） body. A weak body gets sick 4 . So take a rest in a nice place. For example, you can 5 a park bench （长凳） in good weather.
Sleep is also important. If you want to stay healthy, you need to get enough sleep. Your hotel room may be 6 or you may want to stay out late at night. Then you should plan to get some sleep during the day. The extra hour can make a big difference.
More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are d in Malawi. Bikes are the most popular in this African country.
C is a way of life in Malawi. People use bikes to carry things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially travellers. These years, more and more travellers choose to t a "bicycle taxi" to travel around Malawi.
If you go to Malawi, you will see a lot of bike taxis w on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for t to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.
Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She is interested in the special bike riding. "I r like the bike taxi," she says. "It's easy and cheap."
① Friendship Day falls on the first Sunday of August every year. Celebrating the festival was firstly started by the US in 1935. But now this doesn't only happen in the US. Friendship Day has become an international festival because more and more countries join in the celebrations （庆祝）.
② Between 1936 and 1997, Friendship Day didn't have a symbol （象征）, like Santa Claus for Christmas. However, in 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the symbol of Friendship Day.
③ The traditional celebrations include （包括） activities such as meeting with friends and giving cards, flowers or gifts to friends. Some people may have lunch or dinner with their friends. Others may go to the cinema with friends on this special day.
④ Friendship Day and its celebrations may have changed over the years, but the idea behind the festival remains （仍然是） the same. People enjoy the moment they spend together and show love and care for their friends.
