“Traveling to China seems like traveling to another world. Its many famous scenic attractions impressed me ____ (great),”an American said. The following is ____ he wrote on his website.

    My friends and I had a family visit in Xi'an,____ old city with a long history in China. The hosts were retired or stayed at home without a job, and they were friendly to ____ (visit) from different countries coming their homes.

    We ____(taste) the true home-cooked dishes in the home of the family that we visited. For in-homing dinner, the host would prepare a list of menus in advance (提前). Our tour guide asked ____ (we) for advice about the food, so the host would try to cook what we wanted ____ (eat) at his home. We just enjoyed the locally cooked dishes. It was quite a different and exciting experience.

    Many foreigners enjoy ____ (learn) how to make Chinese dumplings. We were also ____ (offer) a general cooking class in the local family. The host taught us to make dumplings step by step with lots of patience. And we didn't need to pay any money ____this. Travel China Guide offers this kind of service free of charge.

    The family visit in Xi'an was a good chance for us to get to know Chinese people's daily life.