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Silk is a thin and pretty fiber (纤维制品). Thousands of years ago in ancient China, people began making silk fiber into a soft fabric (织物). It was very 1 . However, silk could only be used in the palace because of its high 2 at first.
Silk in China was not a secret. 3 ancient Chinese paid a visit to other countries, they usually carried gifts made of silk. The people in other countries started to use this unusual thing. It soon became widely 4 in the West.
Silk business always encouraged businessmen to search 5 ways from Europe to the Far East. Later they came to be 6 as “the Silk Road”. At the same time, some people found sea routes (路线).
The Silk Road played an important 7 in bringing different cultures and people from different countries into communication. To make successful deals, people had to learn the 8 and cultures of other countries first to make better communications. Through them, people could 9 knowledge about arts, science and technologies. No 10 in the past or at present, the Silk Road is of great help to the tour of the countries along the route.