Ma Yu is a relic restorer (文物修复者) at the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum (秦始皇帝陵博物馆) in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. His job is to restore relics and _______ them from becoming broken. He has worked at the museum for 29 years. He is hard-working and has already restored hundreds of damaged relics to their original state (原状). He is more like a doctor that brings the _______ back to life.
Ma Yu was born in 1972. His father used to work at the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum, so when Ma Yu was young, he _______ his wish to have a job like his father’s in the future. At the age of 20, he became a relic restorer and his dream came true. Four years later, he was chosen to _______ a two-year training course in Xi’an.
“It’s a great _______ for me to work as a relic restorer. Life is short, but I want to leave something _______ for people. Each relic stands for a culture of a certain _______ of history. As a relic restorer, I must be very careful and put all my _______ into my work, or I can’t restore to its original state. It is like a _______ accident that you must make up (弥补), so one must _______ some special training to be an excellent relic restorer,” said Ma Yu.
11. A.prefer | B.prevent | C.translate | D.process |
12. A.dirty | B.dark | C.dead | D.deep |
13. A.emptied | B.encouraged | C.expressed | D.explained |
14. A.attend | B.avoid | C.collect | D.control |
15. A.honor | B.habit | C.hurt | D.hero |
16. A.usual | B.smooth | C.secret | D.valuable |
17. A.material | B.period | C.point | D.palace |
18. A.health | B.energy | C.prize | D.doubt |
19. A.musical | B.central | C.medical | D.natural |
20. A.perform | B.produce | C.refuse | D.receive |