I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life. My friends told us that taking the “hard 16 ” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to   17 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the 18 , which was relatively modern and 19 . During the 14-hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not 20 at all. It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much 21 . However, we had energy. First, we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the tickets seller 22 us that tickets would not be on 23 for another two days. We were a little worried about getting 24 , but we made up our minds to 25 for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way 26 the “gypsy” taxi driver who tried to 27 one hundred yuan for the ride, we found another taxi and it 28 cost us thirty yuan to get 29 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a window for airplane and train tickets. 30 , the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we 31 . The most important lesson about China I ever 32 is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much 33 . We were not able to get tickets, but the 34 agents could. While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of which were very 35 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There aren’t any words to describe it. 小题1: A．chair B．bed C．bench D．seat 小题2: A．provide B．happen C．expect D．think 小题3: A．plane B．train C．ship D．bus 小题4: A．clean B．dirty C．simple D．long 小题5: A．easy B．good C．bad D．hard 小题6: A．trouble B．sleep C．food D．help 小题7: A．promised B．persuaded C．advised D．informed 小题8: A．sale B．show C．duty D．time 小题9: A．behind B．out C．back D．through 小题10: A．ask B．start C．look D．pay 小题11: A．towards B．into C．past D．across 小题12: A．charge B．offer C．bargain D．share 小题13: A．even B．only C．also D．still 小题14: A．where B．which C．what D．how 小题15: A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．However 小题16: A．couldn’t B．wouldn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t 小题17: A．heard B．taught C．gave D．learned 小题18: A．harder B．earlier C．easier D．later 小题19: A．business B．travel C．transport D．hotel 小题20: A．interesting B．crowded C．famous D．good