One of the most popular city walk routes in Shanghai is Fuxing Road in the downtown area of the city. With trees     1     (give) shade from the sunlight, the street is home to many historic buildings of special     2     (significant) to China. Among them is the former residence (宅第) of a famous Chinese architect.

Zhuang Jun (1888-1990),     3     name was also spelt as Chuang Tsin, was one of the first professional architects in modern China, and     4     (create) a series of landmark buildings in Shanghai and other major cities across the country. He also compiled (编写) the first English-Chinese dictionary of architectural engineering terms in     5     1950s.

The residence was designed by himself and constructed in 1921.     6     (locate) at 45 Fuxing Road West in Xuhui District, it is a brick-concrete three-storey garden house. It occupies a long and narrow L-shaped area of 306 square meters, consisting     7     two sets of units. The outer wall is light yellow, while the corners     8     (decorate) with tooth-shaped red bricks. Two fireplaces were built in the sitting room     9     the guest room.

Zhuang and his family lived in the house for decades and he died there in 1990. The house was listed as a     10     (culture) relic preservation site of Xuhui District in 2017. Today it is still a private residence and visitors can only appreciate it from the outside.

Nanjing City Wall is one of the most important historical and    1    （culture）relics of Ming Dynasty and it is also a symbol of China's ancient architecture. With a present length of about 21 kilometers, the City Wall has a    2    （high）of 14~21 meters and the footing has a width of 14 meters. Nanjing is one of the few cities in China    3    still have old city walls, and its City Wall, for the most part, is better preserved.

Nanjing City Wall is made up of four parts. From the outside there    4    （be）the Outer City, the Inner City, the Imperial City and the Palace City. In 1390, the Outer City was built with a length of 180 kilometers. Though it does not exist any more today, the names of the 18 gates    5    （use）now. Nanjing City Wall we can see today is mainly the relics of the Inner City. The Imperial City was built in order    6    （protect）the Palace City, which is named "Forbidden City" as it is    7    centre of the four walls.

Nanjing people attach great importance to the work of    8    （preserve）Nanjing City Wall because it symbolizes the history of Nanjing. Although the completeness of Nanjing City Wall can not compete    9    the City Wall of Xi'an, it is still one of the    10    （long）ones in the world.

    1     (locate) at the foot of the Yuhuang Mountain, China National Silk Museum covers     2     area of 48,000 square meters. China National Silk Museum     3     (aim) to show the great achievement of China’s silk industry and     4     (it) splendid silk culture. It is the first national silk museum in China, as well as the largest silk museum in the world.

China National Silk Museum can be divided     5     five basic parts. In the prelude(序曲) hall, the 5,000 -year history of silk and the Silk Road are introduced. The valuable cultural relics     6     (show) at the second hall. Here visitors have a chance to see the existing earliest silk textiles(丝制品) in the world,     7     is uncovered in Henan Province. In the next hall of China National Silk Museum, you can see how the silkworm works and the method of     8     (raise) these hard-working workers. If you visit right in the raising season, the sound of the silkworm eating will be very     9     (impress).

The dyeing (染色) hall is the place where you can experience the techniques of silk weaving (织) and dyeing. As to the updated techniques and     10     (achieve) of silk industry, visitors can find out answers by themselves in the last hall.

Beihai Park is one of the well imperial (皇家的) gardens in China. The park has     1    (it) origins in the Liao Dynasty, but     2     we see today dates mostly from the Qing Dynasty. According to historical records, it was Emperor Qianlong     3     commissioned (正式授权) a number of the landmarks in the park. Beihai Park was opened to the public in 1925. In 1961 it     4     (list) as one of the important cultural sites under the     5    (protect) of the State Council.

Beihai Park     6    (cover) a total area of over 70 hectares, of which, about half is a beautiful lake.     7     so many places of interest, the park is an ideal place     8    (relax) or explore-for locals and tourists as well. Beihai Park is     9    excellent living example of the ancient Chinese art of landscaped     10     (garden). Indeed, it is like a mini Summer Palace in the heart of Beijing.

Weihai, a coastal city of Shandong province, has built a 1, 001-kilometer route that strings together picturesque (风景如画的) coastal and     1     (mountain) landscapes to further develop its tourism sector and rural areas.

    2     (bring) into service in May last year, it has a main highway and branch roads, of the same     3     (long). The 501-km main route goes along the coastline and runs across the mountains. The 500-km branch roads can take visitors to more than 90 percent of the city’s tourism attractions,     4     (include) scenic spots, hotels, RV campsites, home stays and agricultural sightseeing sites. Among the attractions     5     (be) four ski resorts, nine natural hot springs, 15 national-level marine ranches (海洋牧场) and more than 80 agricultural tourism sites.

The highway has made travel across Weihai more convenient and it has brought     6     increased number of visitors to the city, says Wang Hongchen, an official of the culture and tourism bureau (旅游局) of Rongcheng, a county-level city of Weihai. Along the highway, signs     7     (set) at major points so far. Every 30 to 40 km along the route, there is a park with public     8     (facility) where people can enjoy outdoor leisure time. “Over 70 percent of tourists,     9     visited Rongcheng this summer, drove to our city and over half of the total tourists to Rongcheng are     10     outside Shandong province,” says Wang.

No structure is as symbolically significant or     1     (cultural) important to China as the Great Wall. Architectural     2     (engineer)are part of a huge project to repair this centuries-old structure.

Jiankou     3     (believe) to be one of the most rugged stretches of the relic. Some of the most dangerous work includes laborers hanging from towering heights. With ropes tied around     4     (they) waists, repair workers spread cement on the wall’s steep sides, while others hold the ropes for support.     5     (survive) a fall from the steep sides would be unlikely. A laborer explains     6     he risks his life to make repairs to the ancient structure, saying that it is an honor to be part of such a great cause, and it is very     7     (meaning) to do so.

Getting supplies to this part of the wall is also a demanding effort. Because the path is so steep, donkeys and mules must be used to transport bricks,     8     can weigh as much as 150 kg each. The repair team goes to great lengths     9     (keep) the principle of minimal intervention. “We have to stick     10     the original format, the original material and the original craftsmanship, so that we can better preserve the historical and cultural values, ” said Cheng Yongmao, the engineer leading Jiankou’s restoration work.