Candidate 2: Honestly, I have few traveling experience since I've never been to some places of interest basically. However, if I had a chance someday, I'd love to visit the Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve(自然保护区), a fairyland(仙境) on earth. It was listed as one of the world heritage(遗产) sites in 1992, and it enjoys a world-wide reputation for its unique identity and diversity in natural scenery. Every year Jiuzhaigou attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world. And I'm eager to make a tour of that fairyland, experiencing the harmony between man and nature. The nature view, such as the mountains, lakes, primeval forests(原始森林), beautiful flowers, is fabulous(极妙的). Only when we place ourselves there, can we really understand the concept of beauty. In a word, it'll be my dreamland forever.

Candidate 3: The question makes me feel a little hesitant(踌躇的，犹豫的), for there are so many wonderful places around the world. They all shine like precious stones, attracting thousands and millions of tourists every year.

However, if there is only one choice, mine should be Salzburg, Austria, without any doubt. Located at the northern boundary of the Alps, the city enjoys world-wide fame for her baroque architecture. When you wander in the streets, appreciating the unique buildings all around, I'm sure you'll be intoxicated with self-satisfaction(自我陶醉).

Besides, Salzburg is the hometown of the Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a world-famous musician, and also the birthplace of the melody in Sound of Music. Quite often the city is considered as the paradise(天堂) on earth. But I love her also because Stephan Zweig, one of my favorite writers, lived there for about 15 years. The warmth he felt from the city, as he described in the autobiography(自传) "The World of Yesterday", really touched me. Compared to other cities, it might not be a great one, but surely among the most impressive ones.

新疆幅员辽阔，物产富饶，既有美丽的自然风光，又有迷人的民族风情；九寨沟被誉为人间仙境，是一个不见纤尘、神奇莫测的旷世圣地。Candidate 1从新疆的自然特色、本土特产等方面展现给读者新疆的宽广，令人心旷神怡，领略魅力独特的新疆风情；Candidate 2则从感觉入手，虽未亲临却似曾相识，将印象中的九寨沟佳景荟萃，自然纯净的“童话世界”勾勒得惟妙惟肖，真正是移步换景，美不胜收；Candidate 3不仅有风景描写，更具特色的是对城市巴洛克建筑风格的介绍，闪烁璀璨水晶般的音乐之声的追忆，所受到的单纯的感动，更激起人们对诗情画意的萨尔茨堡的向往。

3. Have you been to a place with culture that is different from yours? What differences have you noticed?

旅游和文化的关系十分密切，行走着的意义就在于文化经历的比较。问题没有限定yours的范围，所以这种文化差异可以是地域间的，也可以是民族间的；既可以是内在的文化观念，也可是外在的行为。对于多角度的开放性题目，注意选择自己感受最深、善于表达的角度描述，这样容易引起读者的共鸣，比如服饰、生活习俗的不同从表述上难度会小一些。

Candidate 1: The topic of cultural difference is too big to talk about, so I just comment on the difference of faith between Western countries and China. In the western countries people believe in only one God. It is Jesus Christ(耶稣基督) who controls and knows everything in the world. While in China, people believe that many gods exist in the world. Different gods are in charge of different affairs. For example, the Dragon King decides whether it will rain or not; God of Wealth dominated man's fortune; the God of Land controls the growth of the plant. People pray god for an aim. But if their dream doesn't come true, they will never complain of(抱怨) the god. Instead, they won't believe in it again, and they may resort to(求助于) another one.

Candidate 2: To be honest, I have not been to a place whose culture is quite different from mine. But one of my friends has ever been in Korea for about two months. When I was in the senior school, there was a chance to go to our brother school in Korea during the summer holiday. My friend was lucky and she shared her experience with me. First, Korean students usually have meals together. They figure that the person who eat alone must be a poor guy with no friend. While in our Chinese opinion, it's quite a normal phenomenon. Second, in Korea, the elder frequently beat the young, especially on the back of the head. The young are not allowed to resist the elder. Third, the wife ought to stay at home and obey the husband's order. However, in China, women and men have the equal right, and women can make their own decisions. Last, the Korean always put the pillows and quilts into the colset(柜橱) after getting up, which seems very strange to us. There are many other differences between the two countries. We should respect both.

Candidate 1选取东西方人们对信仰的不同认识为切入点，例证生动，趣味性很强；Candidate 2很坦率，分享了朋友去韩国时的见闻。尽管是间接感受偶，但答题者非常用心，从生活方式、生活习惯、社会现象等各方面都做了仔细了解，找到了其中的不同之处。在回答中，也注意运用了关联词，体现出了一定的层次。当然，如能对这些现象所传出得文化差异予以适当归类分析，则更能体现出cultural difference的主题了。