These gingko (银杏树) trees are really old, older even than the city of Xuzhou in northwest Jiangsu Province. Xuzhou, the     1     (old) city in the Province, dating back 6,000 years as a civilization and over 2,600 years as a city, makes it a fitting home for forests of gingko.

The home, or specifically Pizhou, quite some way to the east of Xuzhou, is situated at the “tail” of     2     horse-shaped Luoma Lake. For those     3     want to make the trip, the reward is a gingko forest park     4     (cover) an area of more than 2, 000 square kilometres. If the gingko is a     5     (protect) species on an international level, this place is home to a large variety of gingko trees.

The so-called “Pizhou Gingko Time Tunnel” shall     6     (sure) be the destination for many travelers coming to Xuzhou and satisfy their     7     (curious) when late autumn approaches each year. Along this 3-kilometre-long village road, the gingko tree branches weave (编织) a golden sky while layers (层) of fallen     8     (leaf) make for a golden carpet.

In Tongshan New Area, gingko trees     9     (plant) all around Haihe Road, Songshan Road and Changjiang Road among many others. Their long history contrasts sharply     10     the cutting-edge technologies being developed nearby.