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    1     is difficult to determine the exact origin of International Women’s Day (IWD). However, it is known that in 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City,     2     (demand) voting rights, better pay and     3     (short) working hours.

    4     following year, the first National Women’s Day was observed in the US on February 28, according to an announcement by the Socialist Party of America. In 1910, Clara Zetkin, leader of the Women’s Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany,     5     (propose) the idea of International Women’s Day. She suggested that every country celebrate International Women’s Day     6     one day every year to push for their demands. A meeting of over 100 women from 17 countries agreed to her suggestion, and International Women’s Day was formed. In 1911, March 19th marked the first     7     (celebrate) of International Women’s Day in Austria, Denmark, Germany     8     Switzerland.

In 1913, the decision was made     9     (change) the date to March 8th, and it has been celebrated on that day ever since. The United Nations only recognized the day in 1975. Since then, a theme     10     (create) for International Women’s Day.

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The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes that extended from East Asia all the way to the Mediterranean. A key section of the extensive Silk Road network is the Chang’an-Tianshan corridor(走廊),    1    stretches over a distance of around 5,000 kilometres,     2    (cover) a total of 8,700 kilometres of trade routes.

The corridor began to develop in the 2nd century BC.     3    (assign) by the emperor, the ambassador Zhang Qian    4    (journey) from Chang’an to Central Asia, seeking to build bridges between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. Following Zhang’s efforts, trade routes took shape and relationships    5    (strength) between the major powers of the time, with the routes network reaching as far as the Roman Empire. The network expanded    6     (gradual), playing an important role in world history between 6^th and 14^th century,     7     it remained in use until the 16th century.

At the initial stage of the Silk Road development, silk was the main item in the trade list thanks to    8    (it) light weight and high value. In addition to trade exchange, the network served    9    a bridge for cultural exchange which shaped the evolution of science, art, technology and many other areas in societies. In the modern age, through the Belt and Road Initiative, the Silk Road is once again connecting the    10     (country) along the ancient trade routes and promoting the exchanges of different civilizations.

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Faraday was the     1    (invent) of the electric generator and electric monitor. Faraday’s father suffered from long-time health problems, as a result of     2    , his family had little money to afford his formal schooling. But he was curious and determined to learn.

While     3    (work) in London as a teenager, he had a chance to read various books that he could get his hands on. In 1812, he attended four lectures at the Royal Institution given by a famous chemist named Humphrey Davy. A year later, Faraday, together with another boy,     4    (choose) as Davy’s lab assistants. Davy also took Faraday on an 18-month tour of Europe,     5     Faraday met some of the most famous scientific education.

When Davy retired in 1827, Faraday took his place as the head of the chemistry department of the Royal institute. Upon     6    (accept) the position, he soon began to do experiments with electricity. In 1831, he discovered electromagnetic induction. And for the next eight years Faraday worked long hours in the lab, which did harm     7     his health. By the end of the decade he was in such poor health     8     his research did not begin again until 1845. In the mid-1850s, Faraday gradually lost the ability     9    (take) care of himself and he     10    ( force) to retire.

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Johnny Carson began his work in television ____ his twenties. First he worked at local stations in Nebraska. Several years ____ (late), he moved to Los Angeles, California. It was “The Tonight Show” ____ made Johnny Carson famous for thirty years. He became ____ most popular star of American television. He     1    (call) “the king of late night.” Critics said Americans from all parts of the country liked him and felt they knew him.
He did not take his fame ___ (serious). For example, when asked how he became a “star”, he answered: “I started in a gas state and I cooled.” Carson’s special skill was his sense of humor. Audiences laughed at his jokes he made at the     2    (begin) of his show. However, sometimes they laughed even ___ (hard) at the jokes that failed. He was the most     3    (power) performer (表演者) on television. Many comedians (喜剧演员) and singers became successful after ___ (appear) on “The Tonight Show”.

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Jane Goodall was born on April 3, 1934 in London and     1     (grow) up in Bournemouth on the southern coast of England. By the age of ten or eleven she had dreamed of going to Africa     2     (live) with animals. She had encouragement from her mother     3     told her, “Jane, if you really want something and if you work hard and never give up you will somehow find a way.”

When a friend invited her to Kenya in 1957, Jane     4     (ready) accepted the offer. Jane traveled to Kenya by boat at the age of 23 and     5     was there that she heard of Dr. Louis Leakey and managed to impress him with her knowledge of Africa and its wildlife. Dr. Leakey hired her as his assistant at Gombe National Park watching the wild chimpanzees and     6    (record) everything she saw.

Goodall married Baron Hugo van Lawick in 1964. They broke     7     in 1974. In 1965 she earned her Ph. D. in Ethology (动物行动学) from Cambridge University and returned to Tanzania for her studies. One of her many observations was     8     chimpanzees make and use tools. This     9     (behave) was previously thought to separate humans from other animals. Over the years Goodall’s studies have continued to show the many striking similarities between humans     10     chimpanzees.