The Colosseum, originally known     1    the Flavian Amphitheatre (圆形露天竞技技场), is perhaps Rome's most famous attraction and is one of the best things to see in Italy. It is a     2    (history) amphitheater, the largest ever built.     3    (date) back to 70 C.E, it is one of the best-preserved ruins from the Roman Empire. Stories say the Colosseum was built to a practical design, with its 80 arched entrances     4    (allow) easy access to 55,000 audiences, who were seated according to rank.

Between 70-72 C.E., the Colosseum was commissioned by Emperor Vespasian,     5    aim was to gain popularity by staging deadly combats of gladiators (角斗士) and wild animal for public viewing. These combats were attended by the poor, the rich, and    6    (he). It     7    (complete) by his son, Titus, in 80 C.E., with later improvements by Domitian.

It was used continuously although the usage changed over the years. The Frangipani family    8    (apparent) turned the structure into a castle. By the beginning of the 20th century, nearly two-thirds of it was destroyed from natural disasters and the removal materials. It wasn't until the 1990s     9     restorative efforts really began to turn the building around. This is also     10    it started to attract thousands of tourists worldwide.

During China’s dynastic period, emperors planned the city of Beijing     1     arranged the residential areas according to social classes. The term “hutong”,     2     (original) meaning “water well" in Mongolian, appeared first during the Yuan Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, the center was the Forbidden City,     3     (surround) in concentric (同心的) circles by the Inner City and Outer City. Citizens of higher social classes     4     (permit) to live closer to the center of the circles. The large siheyuan of these high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen often     5     (feature) beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars (柱子). The hutongs they formed were     6     (order), lined by spacious homes and walled gardens. Farther from the center lived the commoners and laborers. Their siheyuan were far smaller in scale and       7     (simple) in design and decoration, and the hutongs were narrower.

Hutongs represent an important cultural element of the city of Beijing. Thanks to Beijing’s long history     8     the capital of China, almost every hutong has its stories, and some are even associated with historic     9     (event). In contrast to the court life and upper-class culture represented by the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven, the hutongs reflect     10     culture of grassroots Beijingers.

Standing on the top story of Basantapur Palace in Nepal, Yuan Mengxi is having a hard time connecting today’s reality with     1     she saw seven years ago.

The palace complex, located in the middle of Durbar Square in the country’s capital Kathmandu, was badly damaged in     2     massive earthquake in April 2015. The 9-story palace, a tourist landmark, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.

The palace not only has great historical     3     (significant), but is also an architectural feat (功绩).

“You can see the whole place from here, and everything is beautiful and     4     order,” says Yuan, a 33-year-old originally from Zhengzhou, the capital of Central China’s Henan province. She is     5     (current) working for the Beijing-based Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage and is in charge of a team sent     6     (rebuild) the palace.

She made her first work trip to Kathmandu in October 2015, six months after the earthquake     7     (shake) the city.

She says she was in shock     8     (see) the city after the quake at the time. Heritage buildings in Durbar Square     9     (destroy), with wooden statues buried and spread over a wide area. “Kathmandu Valley was still covered in the dust from the quake,” she recalls.

After the earthquake, both the Chinese and Nepali governments agreed to launch a project     10     (intend) for restoring the nine-story Basantapur Palace complex.