In 1968, many precious relics were unearthed in the tombs of the Western Han Dynasty including the Changxin Palace Lamp, which is acknowledged     1     “the first lamp of China”.

The bronze lamp bears the shape of a girl on her knees     2     (hold) a lamp. The lamp plate is on her left hand while her right hand,     3     is covered by a loose sleeve (袖子), carries the lampshade. The brightness of the lamp and the direction of the light can be adjusted with a handle and it controls two movable shades.     4     (remarkable), the girl’s right sleeve traps smoke from the burning lamp oil     5     channels it into the hollow body where water is stored, thus preventing the lamp from polluting the indoor air. Apart from that, the six component parts of the lamp can all be taken apart, and     6     (be) easy to clean.

The delicate Changxin Palace Lamp provides a glimpse into China’s glorious past, showing     7     wisdom of ancient Chinese people as well as ancient China’s achievements in science and technology. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic flame lantern     8     (inspire) by the Changxin Palace Lamp. Being a perfect     9     (marry) of green initiative and the Olympic Spirit, it uses double glass and a hidden division channel     10     (reduce) the smoke and carbon deposition (沉积).

Chinese researchers     1     (announce) the discovery of over 500 cultural relics on Saturday, during     2     ongoing excavation (挖掘) at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province.

The relics were uncovered in six pits (坑),     3     date back over 3,200 years.

“Thanks to the new     4     (discover), we’ve     5     (basic) figured out the layout of the zone of the Sanxingdui site.” said Lei Yu, a researcher at the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute who heads the ongoing excavation.

    6     (explain) why the new round of excavations has come after several     7     (decade), Lei said the previous excavations of Pit 1 and 2     8     (make) to rescue artifacts after the accidental discovery.

“Once the two pits had been cleaned, the urgency for further excavation did not exist,” he said. “Archaeology cannot be rushed. We have to wait     9     the need for academic purpose to carry out more excavations.”

Following an academic project aimed at more deeply understanding the ancient civilization in Sichuan province known as Shu, whose     10     (history) records are lacking, investigations in the area around the No. 1 and No. 2 pits were restarted in October 2019.