In the middle of the 19th century, the British were busy     1     (explore) the four corners of the world. Explorers would return in their sailing ships with stories of     2     (attract) places and people. They would also bring back samples(样本) of newly discovered animals and plants     3     had never been seen in the western world before. In 1840, gardens at Kew Park in southwest London were developed so these newly discovered plants could grow.     4     (make) them flourish (茁壮成长) in England’s cold and frosty weather, special buildings     5     (design) at that time, and they could maintain the correct heat and humidity(湿度). One was called the Temperate House.

Opened in 1863, the Temperate House was one of the very first     6     (glasshouse) to be built. It has been home to some of the rarest, most exotic(奇异的) and threatened plant species in the world. The Temperate House, whose walls are made from squares of glass,     7     (cover) 4,880 square metres. This allows the sunlight and     8     (warm) to flood in whenever the sun is shining. It was closed to the public in 2013 and 500 plants were taken out of the building and rehoused.     9     has taken over five years to replace much of the original iron and woodwork. The Temperate House has reopened now. The 500 plants that were taken out have been put back,     10     9,500 plants being added.

Chinese researchers     1     (announce) the discovery of over 500 cultural relics on Saturday, during     2     ongoing excavation (挖掘) at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province.

The relics were uncovered in six pits (坑),     3     date back over 3,200 years.

“Thanks to the new     4     (discover), we’ve     5     (basic) figured out the layout of the zone of the Sanxingdui site.” said Lei Yu, a researcher at the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute who heads the ongoing excavation.

    6     (explain) why the new round of excavations has come after several     7     (decade), Lei said the previous excavations of Pit 1 and 2     8     (make) to rescue artifacts after the accidental discovery.

“Once the two pits had been cleaned, the urgency for further excavation did not exist,” he said. “Archaeology cannot be rushed. We have to wait     9     the need for academic purpose to carry out more excavations.”

Following an academic project aimed at more deeply understanding the ancient civilization in Sichuan province known as Shu, whose     10     (history) records are lacking, investigations in the area around the No. 1 and No. 2 pits were restarted in October 2019.

In the streets of London, thousands of people are waiting to pay    1    (they) respects to Queen Elizabeth II, who recently died. The queen’s body is in a coffin (灵柩) in Westminster Hall. People wait for as long as thirteen and a half hours for the chance    2    (walk) by the coffin.

Elizabeth,    3    was ninety-six years old, said her role was to serve the people of Britain and its former empire. She     4    (be) often busy with her duties. She spent seventy years on the throne (王位) — more than any other British king or queen. She was    5    (wide) respected and loved by people in England and around the world.

The    6    (die) of Queen Elizabeth II means that her first-born child, Charles, is now King Charles III. This    7     (bring) other changes. For example, an image of the queen is on the money in countries where she is the head of state. Newly made money in many countries will feature an image of Charles.

For the people    8    (wait) to see the queen’s coffin, a friendly atmosphere turned more serious as they go    9    (close) to Westminster Hall. The Queen’s funeral will be held     10     September 19th at Westminster Abbey. Other royals and world leaders will be there.