The Grand Canal, known to the Chinese    1    the Jing–Hang Grand Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the longest canal or artificial river in the world. It runs north and south eastern China. The canal    2    (stretch) over 1,100 miles from the city of Beijing to the city of Hangzhou.

The original canal system began around the year 605,    3    Emperor Yang was in power. He realized that he needed a quicker and    4    (efficient) way to move food from China’s southern rice-growing region to the country’s north. So, the first section of the Grand Canal was ordered to be constructed,    5    (connect) existing canals, lakes, and rivers. An    6    (estimate)one million people, mostly farmers, worked on the construction, which took six years. Future rulers continued to expand and improve the waterway, and it eventually became    7    vital national lifeline.

The Grand Canal    8    (make) great contributions to China’s unification, economic development and cultural prosperity in the past hundreds of years. It is awarded as one of the great    9    (project) of ancient China, and still has a    10    (significance) influence on China both economically and culturally

Yueyang Tower is    1     ancient Chinese tower on the shore of Lake Dongting. It is one of the Three Great Tower of Jiangnan. Yue yang Tower became famous for Memorial to Yueyang Tower(《岳阳楼记》）    2    (write) by FanZhongyan, who was an excellent minister of the Northen Song Dynasty(960-1127) in China.

    3    (lie) on the city wall of the west gate of the ancient city in Yueyang City, Hunan Province, China, Yueyang Tower faces Junshan Island and overlooks Dongting Lake, being extremely beautiful and     4     (impress). Since ancient times, it     5    (enjoy) the good reputation that Dongting Lake is the     6    (famous) among lakes, and Yueyang Tower is incomparable among towers. Yueyang Tower’s roof     7    (cover) with yellow glazed tiles(黄色琉璃瓦)looks like a general’s helmet in ancient China. It is the only ancient building with a helmet roof structure in China.

Before the Tang Dynasty, Yueyang Tower was mainly used     8    the military purpose. After the Tang Dynasty, it     9    (gradual) became a famous scenic spot       10    men of letters chanted poetry and wrote fu.

Jingdezhen porcelain(瓷器)is Chinese porcelain produced in or near Jingdezhen in southern China. Jingdezhen has produced porcelain     1     (century)ago. And the town     2    was named Jingdezhen by Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty became a major kiln(窑)site around 1004.During the period, the     3    (produce)of porcelain in this area first became     4    (know).By the 14th century it had become the largest centre of producing Chinese porcelain, which remained in the following times. In the Ming Dynasty, official kilns in Jingdezhen     5    (control)by the emperor, making quality porcelain in large quantities for the emperor to give abroad as gifts. As a result, the town was     6    (close)linked to the world.

Although being a remote town in a hilly area, Jingdezhen is near the quality porcelain stone and forests which can provide plenty of wood for the kilns. It also has     7    river flowing from north to south,     8    (benefit)the transport of the fragile objects.

Jingdezhen has produced a great variety of     9     (value) porcelain. As a result, the town is famous     10     the “Porcelain Capital”. One type of its well-known high quality porcelain object is the blue and white porcelain from the 1330s.

The British Museum,     1     (locate) in the Bloomsbury area of London, in the United Kingdom, is one of the oldest public     2     (museum) in the world It’s a magical place     3     history is kept alive .

Its permanent collection numbers some 8 million works, documenting the story human history from its beginning     4     the present People from all around the world come to the museum to admire its great treasure     5     (interesting), the whole history of the British Museum started with a gift An Irish physician and scientist Hans Sloane     6     (collect) many wonderful items over the years,     7     (include) old coins, medals and drawings Before he died, he wanted these treasures to be stored safely So he handed them over to the king, and in 1753, the museum was established .

The British Museum was first opened on 15 January, 1759. In the early days of the museum, about 5,000 people visited     8     every year Today, around 6 million people flood through its doors every day, according to the British Museum's website, in 2018, it     9     (vote) the most visited attraction in the UK for the sixth year in a row Its     10     (popular) makes the British Museum a great British icon .

8 . Zhangjiajie,    1     (locate) in the northwest of Hunan province, is famous for its beautiful and unique scenery. It consists     2     the district of Yongding and Wulingyuan, and counties of Cili and Sangzhi. Also within it is Wulingyuan Scenic Area which     3     (name) a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Senior experts from UNESCO were amazed at its unique natural scenery, near perfect biology system, and creative     4     (combine) of nature and humanism.

It has     5     area of 9653 square kilometers, and an average rainfall of 1200 - 1600 mm. In Zhangjiajie area, Huanglongdong and Longwangdong are caves known for many natural rock formations and     6     (they) underground cataracts (急流). Each year, Zhangjiajie hosts the International Country Music Week Festival,    7     (feature) international acts such as American country music group Lucy Angel.

The city     8     (build) 12 state-level tourist areas by now, of     9     one is 5A class scenic spot and four sites are 4A level. It attracts visitors from all over China and some Asian countries, and is     10     (increasing) popular among other international tourists.