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Certainly, in many ways this seems to be true. Chinese c    1     is a case in point. P    2     to coming to China, my only e    3     with Chinese cooking was in America, with Chinese food that had been changed to suit American t    4    . For example, America’s most popular Chinese dish is General Tso’s chicken, which c    5     of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce, flavoured with hot red p    6    . This is probably not an authentic Chinese r    7    , however, so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese. On the other hand, it does tell us a lot about Americans. It tells us, for example, that Americans love bold, simple f    8    . And, since the dish was also i    9     recently, it tells us that Americans are not a    10     to try new foods.

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A committee was     1     to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and     2    the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for     3     from different departments and raised    4     within the international community. Experts     5     the issue,     6     several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved. Finally, a     7     was signed, and the work began in 1960.

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Today, the Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture. As China plays a greater role in global     1    , an increasing number of international students are beginning to     2     China’s culture and history through this     3     language.

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       Now halfway through her exchange year, Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK.     1     seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her. “    2     in British culture has helped,” she said. “As well as studying hard, I’ve been     3     in social activities. British people are     4     by our culture and eager to learn more about it, so I’m keen to share my culture with them. While I’m learning about business I’m also acting as a     5     messenger building a bridge between us.”

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       However, he never lost his desire to destroy cholera once and for all. In     1    , doctors in those days had two     2     theories to explain how cholera spread. One theory was that bad air caused the disease. Another was that cholera was caused by an     3     from germs in food or water. Snow     4     to the second theory. It was correct, but he still needed     5    .

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By the Shang Dynasty (around 1600-1046 BCE), these    1     had become a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different    2    , as it was a time when people were     3    geographically, leading to many     4    of dialects and characters. This, however, changed under Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BCE).

9 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。

Written Chinese has also become an important     1     by which China’s present is     2     with its past. People in modern times can read the     3     works which were written by Chinese in ancient times. The high     4     for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese     5     as an art form, known as Chinese calligraphy, which has become an important part of Chinese     6    .

10 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。

A committee was     1    to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and     2     the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for contributions from different     3     and raised     4     within the international community. Experts     5     the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved. Finally, a     6     was signed, and the work began in 1960.