She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to the challenge of her new A-level course .But unlike her school friends, 16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term     1     (rest). Instead, she is earning $6,500 a day as     2     model in New York.

Sarah     3     (tell) that she could be Britain’s new supermodel, earning a million dollars in the next year. Her father Peter, 44, wants her to give up school to model full-time. But Sarah,     4     has taken part in shows along with top models, wants    5     (prove) that she has brains as well as beauty. She is determined to carry on with her    6     (educate).

She has turned down several    7     (invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies. After school she plans to take a year off to model full-time before going to university to get a degree    8     engineering or architecture.

Sarah says, "My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school    9     (come) first. I don't want to get too absorbed in modeling. It is    10     (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I don't want to have nothing else to fall back on when I can't model my more."

Named after the ancient city of Xi’an in Shaanxi province, the film Chang’an lasts 168 minutes and brings to life some of the most famous     1     (figure) in Chinese literary history.

Since its release on July 8, the movie     2     (gain) a rating of 8. 1 out of ten on Douban, one of the     3     (large) review websites in the country, strengthening its position as one of the most praised animated blockbusters(动画大片) of the summer season.

Different from many movies and TV shows     4     (feature) Li Bai, the movie employs a rather unconventional perspective, starting with the memories of Gao Shi, also     5     admirable poet and friend of Li. Apart     6     Li and Gao, the movie features other famous poets and artists of the time, including Wang Changling, known for military­themed poems, and Li Guinian, a palace     7     (music), as well as royal members     8     held significant influence within the circle, such as Princess Yuzhen.

Interweaving(交织)the personal fates of these figures, the film shows the scenes of the Tang dynasty. The movie also     9     (vivid) describes the free­spirited nature of the Tang dynasty. For instance, in the national civil service examination of the Tang dynasty, the highest achievers     10     (allow) the right to ride horses and pick the most beautiful flower from any residence in the capital city.

The trade routes are of great importance. In March, the Suez Canal, one of the world’s most important sea trade routes     1     (block) by a ship, causing an epic maritime traffic jam of nearly 300 ships between Europe and Asia.

Besides the Suez Canal, China’s ancient Silk Road also played     2     important role in trade and cultural exchanges between China and Europe.

In early history, the Silk Road was the most important trade route,     3     (mark) the beginning of globalization. As the first route     4     introduced the Eastern world to the Western civilization, the Silk Road in China can date     5     the Han dynasty in ancient China. In the following years in history, many great     6     (figure ) had made significant contributions to the development of the Silk Road.

Though the Silk Road was mainly a trading route, it was     7     (benefit) to each other in the first place. It     8     (actual) opened long-distance political and economic communication between Europe and Asia. The ancient Silk Road is more like a historical textbook, enabling people from different cultures and regions     9     (understand) what happened during the ancient time. Up to now, the Silk Road in China     10     (bring) great attraction to the tourism in China even in the world.