|Vincent's Diary Entry (17th July)|Vincent's Diary Entry (18th July)|
|Theme: first-day 1 in Moscow|Theme: second-day 11 in Moscow|
|Characters: "I" and the tour group|
|Key Events|
|Morning: 2 to the Victory Museum;3 war stories from the tour guide;4 an artwork with glass "tears"|Morning: felt better; 12 the Moscow Metro; went to Red 13|
|Noon: 5 lunch at a restaurant near the park; 6 a lot of ice cream|Afternoon: 14 at a school; met Russian students; played games, sang and danced|
|Evening: 7 sick and didn't feel like eating; wanted to 8|
|Emotions|
|Excitement: at the 9 when visiting Moscow|Pleasure: because of the fresh air and 15 metro stations|
|Reflection (思考): after 10 the artwork about the war|Happiness: when playing, singing and dancing with Russian students|

1. trip
2. went
3. heard
4. saw
5. had
6. ate
7. felt
8. sleep
9. beginning
10. seeing
11. trip
12. took
13. Square
14. arrived
15. beautiful

1. Why did the author feel sick?
2. Why did the Russian people build the Victory Museum?
3. What does the artwork with glass "tears" remind people of?
4. Why was the air fresh and cool in the morning?
5. What can we infer from the sentence "We were so happy that we didn't notice the time."?

1. Because the author ate a lot of ice creams.
2. To remember their fight against the Nazis during World War Ⅱ.
3. It reminds us that war is terrible and peace does not come easily.
4. It rained last night.
5. They enjoyed themselves during the trip.