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-1-20201501201.2.2B(2030)(40)(15;230)ABCDA72hoursinBeijingTravelingtoChinaisnolongeraluxuryformanyforeignpassportholders.TheChinesegovernmenthaspermitteda72-hourvisa-freepolicythatoffersaccesstovisitorsfrom53countriesincludingtheUS,FranceandAustria.LetsstartwiththecapitalofChina,BeijingHere'sapickofthebestinBeijing!MutianyuGreatWallYourtriptoBeijingisn'treallycompletewithoutseeingoneoftheNewSevenWondersoftheWorld,theGreatWallofChina,TheMutianyusectionoftheGreatWallisbyfarthemostwell-preservedofall.Takingaonehourbusride,Mutianyuwouldbeyourideallocationforahalf-dayofhikingawayfromthelargecrowdsinthecity.Also,theauthoritieshaveallowedtouriststopaintgraffitionaspecificsectionoftheGreatWallsince2014.TheGreatWallwasdesignatedaUNESCOWorldHeritagesitein1987.798ArtZoneThiswouldbeonthetopofmylist!Namedafterthe798factorythatwasbuiltinthe1950s,theartzoneishometovariousgalleries,designstudios,artexhibitionspaces,fashionableshopsandbars.Youcouldeasilyspendhalfyourdaywanderingaroundthecomplex,feelingthecontrastofthepresentandthepast.SummerPalace-2-LocatedinnorthwesternBeijing,theSummerPalaceisbyfarthecitysmostwell-preservedroyalpark.Withitshugelakeandhilltopviews,thepalaceoffersyouapastoralescapeintothelandscapeoftraditionalChinesepaintings.TheSummerPalacewasaddedtotheUNESCOWorldHeritageListin1998.SichuanProvincialRestaurantWhileinBeijing,apartfromtryingthecitysbest-knownPekingduck,theSichuanprovincialrestaurantisoneofplaceswhereyoucanenjoyregionaldeliciousfood.ItoffersoneofChinaseightgreatcuisines,Sichuan,whichrangesfromMapotofutospicychicken.21.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheMutianyuGreatWall?A.Itisthemostwell-preservedpartoftheGreatWall.B.YoucanpaintgraffitianywhereC.Youneedahalf-daytogetthere.D.ItwasdesignatedaUNESCOWorldHeritagesitein201422.WhenwastheSummerPalaceaddedtotheUNESCOWorldHeritageList?A.In1950.B.In1987C.In1998D.In2014.23.WhichplaceistheauthorsfirstchoicewhenvisitingBeijing?A.MutianyuGreatWall.B.SummerPalace.C.798ArtZoneD.SichuanProvincialRestaurant.BTRAILSAFE!isauniquesafetytrainingprogramdesignedspecificallyforNationalParkService(NPS)TrailVolunteers,butisusefultoeveryone!ItsbaseduponNPSOperationalLeadershipTraining,wherethehumanfactorofsafetyisexplored.TRAILSAFE!captures()thecorelearningobjectivesofthe16-hourOperationalLeadershipcoursewhileallowingvolunteerstolearnfromtheirownhomesonline.TheTRAILSAFE!seriesincludeseightvideolessons,eachranginginlengthfrom18to40minuteslong.Watchthemoverthecourseofmultipledays,orbingewatchtheentireseriesinthreehoursitsuptoyoubutpleasewatchtheminorderfromLesson1throughLesson8.Afterviewingthelessons,sendyourtrainingverification()emailstoregisteryourparticipation.Whenyouhaveviewedandregisteredforalleightindividuallessons,eachparticipantwillreceiveaTRAILSAFE!pinandaSPE/GARcardinthemailforuseinthefield.ThankyouforhelpingtomakeSleepingBearDunesoneofthesafestworkenvironmentsforNPSTrailVolunteerslikeyourself.-3-Readytostart?ClickonthislinktoaccessallTRAILSAFE!videos:!,thelinktothosevideosisalsoavailableontheIceAgeTrailsite.RecordyourparticipationInordertoreceivecreditsforyourparticipation,pleasefillinyouranswerstothefollowingquestionsandemailto:Matthew_mohrmannps.gov.Whichvideolessondidyoujustcompleteviewing?ameoftheTrailwhereyouvolunteer.Yournameandfullmailingaddress,sowemaysendyourcoursecompletionmaterialstoyou.Namesandaddressesofothersifyouareviewingthislessoninagroupsetting.Optional:Pleaseletusknowanycommentsorsuggestionsyouhaveaboutthislesson.Uponregisteringyourcompletionfortheentireeightlessonseries,youllreceiveyourTRAILSAFE!pinandriskassessmentcardviamail.24.WhatistheaimofTRAILSAFE!?A.Todevelopvolunteersoperationalleadership.B.Toofferlinkstothewebsitesforlearning.C.Toprovidecreditsforviewing.D.Topasstheriskassessment.25.Howlongdoesittaketheparticipantstowatchtheeightvideosatatime?A.18minutes.B.40minutes.C.3hours.D.16hours.26.WhatshouldtheparticipantsdotogetaSPE/GARcard?A.Watchandregisterforalltheseries.B.Givesomecommentsonthelessons.C.Sendandreceivetrainingmails.D.Answerallofthequestions.27.WhatcanbeinferredaboutthejobofNPSTrailVolunteers?A.Itispopularwitheveryone.B.Itcanbedangerous.C.Itshallbecompletedonline.D.ItneedsNPSworkingexperience.-4-CAnythingyouwant,anytimeyouneedit.Themessageappearedoncomputerscreensacrossthecountryatthesametime,onthesameday:December12th,at12p.m..Simultaneously,importantlookingenvelopescontainingcardswiththesamemessagewerehand-deliveredtotheofficesofallthemajornewscompanies.OnefounditswaytothedeskofChrisLin,abusinessreporteratThePost.Thecardwasbeautifullydesignedablackbackgroundwiththewordsprintedoutincrispwhiteletters.Therewasnoexplanationontheback,justawebsiteaddress.Chriswenttothewebsite.Itsstylewasidenticaltothecardsandsaid:Anytime:StartingTomorrow.ThenextdaywebsitesandblogswerefilledwitharticlestheorisingaboutAnytime.WasitashoppingwebsitelikeTaoBaoorAmazon?Ajoke?Somethingillegal?Anytimesmarketinghadworkeditwasahouseholdnamebeforeitdevenmadeasinglesale.Whent