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Day 12
Whenever anyone asks me where my favorite place in China is, I say Dali without hesitation. Dali, ___1___(surround) by mountains for hiking and lakes for bicycling around , is the kind of place that everyone likes.
Last year I met a couple of young students I’d known___2___ I travelled to Dali, and we agreed ____3____(cycle) along the lake in a small town outside of Dali. The lake ___4___ (it) was pretty easy to cycle around , ___5___ flat paths passing through a lot of little villages. While cycling, a woman recommended an hour-long boat ride for about 40 RMB each--a bit expensive but ___6___ adventure we felt like having, so we paid for it.
In about 20 minutes we witnessed in __7___(excite) how a fisherman fished with his fishing birds. A string was tied around each bird’s neck so that when it dived for fish, it was unable to swallow them. The birds ___8___ (give) a fish as payment for their service after the fisherman had a satisfactory catch. I’d __9___ (previous) read a