Come and see the Terracotta Army: more than 8, 000 statues were made in the third century BC to     1     of the Chinese Emperor Qinshihuang! Each statue has a different face, leading researchers to believe that each one is a copy of     2    . The statues fill only one part of the emperor’s huge tomb, which still has not     3     . More than 700, 000 people worked for nearly 40 years to build this tomb. However, no one     4     knew about the tomb or the terracotta statues until 1974, when some farmers discovered the tomb while they were     5     .

Terracotta Army it is amazing sight in Xi’an. There are more than 8, 000 statues     1     (make) in the third century BCB to guard the tomb of the Chinese Emperor Qinshihuang. All the statues have different faces, leading researchers to believe that each one is a copy of a real soldier. The statues fill only one part of the emperor’s huge tomb,     2     still has not been     3     (complete) unearthed. No one in modern times knew about them until 1974.

Zhoukoudian is a small village lying about 50 kilometers to the southwest of Beijing City. In the 1920s, archaeologists discovered some prehistoric human bones there,     1     changed people’s view of China’s history. They     2     (come) from an unknown species of man, and were the first evidence of human life in China thousands of years ago. The remains were three teeth!

In 1929, a complete skull (颅骨)    3     (dig) out. Eventually, archaeologists found almost 200 items, including 6 skulls and more than 150 teeth. These discoveries proved the existence of a human species who lived in the area between 700, 000 and 200, 000 years ago. Four sites where Peking Man and their     4     (relative)lived were discovered on the northern face of Longgushan.

Zhoukoudian was listed     5    a World Heritage Site in December 1987. It has not only given     6     (we) important information about prehistoric Asian societies, but also provided amazing evidence about the process of evolution. Today, parts of the caves have been     7     (bad) destroyed by rain. Some areas are almost completely covered in weeds, causing serious damage. Also, pollution     8     (cause) by the nearby factories has contributed to the problem. This is     9     very serious matter. The Chinese Academy of Sciences is doing all it can     10    (raise) public awareness of it.

6 . Ninety years ago a man named Howard Carter made a great find. But he didn’t discover an unknown people group or a new plant. He found the resting place of a king.

People had seen signs of King Tutankhamun’s tomb (坟墓) but had never found it. Finally, Carter’s team discovered a set of steps that led down to some underground rooms. There Carter found the king’s body and many of his treasures.

Carter recorded his first impression in his popular book, The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen:

At first I could see nothing, the hot air coming from the room causing the candle light to flicker (闪烁), but later, as my eyes grew used to the light, details of the room within appeared slowly and clearly, strange animals and gold — everywhere the light of gold... I was struck speechless with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon, unable to stand the silence any longer, asked anxiously,   “Can you see anything?” it was all I could do to get out the words, “Yes, wonderful things.”

The discovery has made King Tutankhamun, Tut for short, one of the best-remembered kings of Egypt. Tut became king when he was only 9 years old and ruled ancient Egypt from 1332 to 1323 B.C. No one is sure why, but he died suddenly before he turned 20. Because he died so young, there wasn’t time to prepare a great tomb for him. So he ended up with a smaller tomb. Its small size was actually the reason why it stayed hidden for so long. And, Tut’s tomb was not like other Egyptian kings’— it was not as damaged by time or robbers as other tombs. King Tut’s tomb remains the best-kept royal (皇室的) tomb ever discovered. The discovery of this little tomb has helped people learn a great deal about ancient Egypt.