In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his     1    . Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then    2     together into one     3    . His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide     4    .

You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members     1     themselves while they     2     alone on video. These videos are     3     onto the Internet, and then they are put together into one video that you can see     4     —a virtual choir.

    1    by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.” He graduated from university in 1995, and then    2    a master’s degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997. Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s     3    compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers. This led to the    4    of the virtual choir.

The United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England — many people are confused by     1     these different names mean. So what is the difference between them, if any?     2     to know a little bit about British history will help you solve this puzzle.

A virtual choir helps connect    1    people together. Many people do not have close friends or    2    who have the same interest in music. Many others do not have the chance to    3    a local choir. A virtual choir    4    them to add their voices to those of other    5    and become part of the global community. It has proved to be a    6     influence on the lives of many people.

Finally, in the 20th century, the     1     part of Ireland broke away from the UK, which     2     in the full name we have today: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Most people just use the     3     name: “the United Kingdom” or “the UK”. People from the UK are called “British”, which means the UK is also often     4     to as Britain or Great Britain.

There is so much more to learn about the interesting history and culture of the United Kingdom. Studying the history of the country will make your visit     1         2         3    . The capital city London is a     4         5         6         7    , as it is an ancient port city that has a history dating all the way back to Roman times. There are     8         9         10     to explore, and lots of museums with ancient relics from all over the UK. The UK is     11         12         13     of history and modern culture, with both new and old traditions. If you     14         15         16         17    , you will be surprised to find that you see both its     18     and its     19    .

A committee was established to     1     damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for     2     from different departments and raised funds     3     the international community. Experts investigated the issue,     4     several tests, and then made a proposal for     5     the buildings could be saved.

China is widely known     1     its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times, despite the many ups and     2     in its history. There are many reasons     3     this has been possible, but one of the main     4     has been the Chinese writing system.