16.It can take you a day out to Singapore(新加坡) because of the plane.Singapore is one of the most beautiful(1)
in Asia.There are lots of visitors(2)
to the country every year.But were you there years ago?Great changes have(3)
in the country.For many Chinese tourists,this small island country in(4)
Asia is a wonderful place to take a (5)
.On one hand,more than three(6)
of people are Chinese.(7)
you can simply(8)
Chinese with most of the local people.On the other hand,Singapore is an English-speaking country,so it is also a good place to(9)
your English. Did you ever try Chinese food outside China?Maybe you are afraid that won't be able to find anything to eat in a foreign country.In Singapore however,you'll find a lot of (10)
from China;you won't have any problem(11)
rice,noodles,or dumplings.However,if you're feeling brave,Singapore is an excellent place(12)
new food.Whatever you like Indian food,Western food,or Japanese food,you'll find it all in Singapore. One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year(13)
47.Over the last 40 years,great changes have taken place in our streets and local shops.When I was y(1)
,people always did most of the shopping in traditional shops.There u(2)
to be butchers where we sold meat and bakers,and newsagents where we sold newspaper and magazines.Each of these shops was s(3)
without much space.Over the years as large supermarkets came out,some of these traditional s(4)
closed down.They often stayed open much l(5)
than the new supermarkets.As the supermarkets stayed open for longer and longer hours,many of the small corner shops went a(6)
.The supermarkets have grown larger and sold many d(7)
things,such as clothing,car parts,food and drinks. I have w(8)
this article hoping to remember those who ran the traditional shops and those who shopped at these shops.We'd better know what we have lost because of these changes.We'd better know the r(9)
why there have been these c(10)
and know what will happen in the future.We should know how to face them in advance.