The Silk Road is in fact a     1    (relative) recent term. These ancient roads had no particular name until the mid-nineteenth century; Baron Ferdinand von Richthoften named the trade and communication network the Silk Road. Since then the term     2     (accept) globally.

In the nineteenth century, a new type of travellers stepped onto the Silk Road: archaeologists and geographers, enthusiastic explorers who were eager     3    (look) for adventure. Researchers who came from many countries travelled through the Taklamakan Desert,     4    is now in Xinjiang, to explore ancient sites along the Silk Road,     5    (lead) to many discoveries and studies, and most of all, a renewed interest     6     the history of these routes.

Today,many historic     7     (build) and monuments still stand, marking the passage of the Silk Road through hotels, ports and cities. What’s more, the long-standing legacy of this     8     (impress) network is reflected in a large number of cultures, languages, customs and religions that have developed for many years along these routes. The passage of merchants and travellers of many different nationalities resulted not only in commercial exchange,    9     in a widespread and continual process of cultural interaction. Obviously, it     10     (become) a driving force in the formation of diverse societies.

There comes a time when the old must give way to the new.     1     (keep) the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be     2     big challenge.

In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile     3     (benefit) more farmers,     4     led to protests. The government turned     5     the United Nations for help. Then a committee     6     (establish) to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings.     7     (final) a document was signed, and the work began in 1960.

When the project ended in 1980, it was considered a great     8     (succeed). The spirit of the Aswan Dam project     9     (be) still alive today. If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the     10     (globe) community can sometimes provide a solution.

Eric Whitacre was the first person    1    (come) up with the idea for    2    virtual choir. He began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988, and then fell in love with Mozart's classical music. In 1995, he graduated from university and received a master’s degree in    3    (music) composition from the Juilliard School in 1997. Over the next 10 years, his original     4    (composition) began to become popular among choirs and singers. In 2009,     5    (inspire) by a video of a girl who was singing one of his works, he asked his fans to make videos,     6    he then joined together into one     7    (perform). Thus his first virtual choir     8    (establish). Since then, the virtual choir     9    (become) a worldwide phenomenon.

The virtual choir has a positive influence     10    the lives of many people. It is a good way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place.

Located in the northwest of Hunan Province, about 300 kilometers away from Changsha, the capital of Hunan, Zhangjiajie,     1    covers a total area of 9,653 square kilometers, is a tourist city for its unique natural scenery and abundant tourism resources. Zhangjiajie     2    (give) the title of “World Geological Park” in 2004.    3    (actual), Zhangjiajie, honored as “the most fantastic mountain under heaven” and “a walking Chinese landscape(盆景) painting”, is also widely praised as “    4     enlarged potted landscape” “a mini fairyland” and “a maze(迷宫)of nature”, attracting a growing number of tourists     5     home and abroad.  

Since it was discovered in the 1980s, the tourism industry     6    (become) the leading industry in Zhangjiajie, which has stimulated the     7    (develop) of other industries related to tourism. At the same time, eco-tourism has been developed rapidly in Zhangjiajie. When you come to Zhangjiajie, you can fully appreciate     8    (it) magnificent(壮丽的) natural scenery and experience appealing folk custom as well as other thrilling tourist     9    (activity),and you will be deeply impressed by     10    is performed by the minorities there.  

It must be an exciting, joyful and unforgettable tour of Zhangjiajie.

Once, there lived a poor man in a small village. He was very clever but didn’t want     1     (work) at all. He lived on     2     the villagers gave him every day. One day, he got a basket of eggs     3     a kind lady. He began to think that he would save the eggs until they were in short supply. Then he could earn a small amount of money by     4     (sell) them at a very good price. And then he would buy a couple of goats. Very soon, he would have     5     large group of goats. The goat milk would bring him much more money. With the money, he would buy a cow.     6     (it) milk would bring him a lot of money. He would become much    7     (rich): build a big house and marry a pretty woman. They would have a lot of    8     (child). While he was lost in thought,     9     (luck), he fell over a stone and all the eggs dropped onto the ground. He was very sad. That    10     (bring) an end to the man’s beautiful dream.

Once there lived a rich man     1     wanted to do something for the people of his town.     2     at first he wanted to find out whether they deserved (值得) his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed     3     very large stone. Then he     4    (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of     5     complained about the stone but not tried to remove it. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,     6    (say) to himself: “The night     7    (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along       8       (late) in the dark and will fall against the stone.”                            

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his     9     (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!     10     the stone, he found a bag of money.

Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are masters in their fields and have set good examples for us. Lang Ping brought honor and glory to her country by     1    (lead) her volleyball team to win medals at world championships and the Olympics. Once, Lang Ping’s     2    (determine) was tested because the team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the best     3     (player) was injured and the team captain had to leave because     4     heart problems. But Lang Ping didn’t lose heart. At last, Lang Ping led     5     (she) volleyball team to win Olympic gold. Michael Jordan,     6    (know) as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his     7    (grace) moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive, but the mental     8    (strong) that he showed made him unique. Jordan says that the secret to his success     9    (be) learning from his failure,     10     taught him to practice harder and never give up.

We know that being a teenager is sometimes full of     1     (challenge). To help you along the journey to adulthood, we have designed TeenHealthWeb     2     has many articles about teenagers’ physical and mental health. You can look through these articles to find     3     (advise) on your problem. If it hasn’t been addressed, you can visit the “teen health” forum on our website instead. We can     4     (proud) say this forum is the heart of our website. Users     5     (encourage) to post their problems, and they will get useful tips from our health experts and other forum users. Before     6     (write) your post, however, you’d better take a look     7     other users’ posts first.     8     is likely that the matter has already been discussed on our forum. If your problem is a new one, write a post about it. Our health experts will be     9     (delight) to offer you help and tell you how     10     (improve) your situation.