The Silk Road derives (获得） its name from the profit-making trade in silk that     1     (carry) out along its length beginning during the Han Dynasty in China. The Silk Road trade played a significant role in the development of Eastern and Western civilizations, opening long-distance political and economic relations.

Though silk was the major item     2     (trade) from China, many other goods and ideas were exchanged, including religions, philosophies, scientific discoveries in astronomy and mathematics, and technologies like paper-making, printing and gunpowder.     3    , the Silk Road was a route not only for culture as well as economic trade among the civilizations that used it. Many artistic influences were also spread via the Silk Road, particularly through Central Asia,     4    Hellenistic (希腊风格的），Iranian, Indian and Chinese influences could intermix. Buddhist art represents one of the most vivid examples of this interaction. The     5     (mix) of Greek and Indian elements can be found in later Buddhist art in China and throughout countries on the Silk Road.

In     6     present day, trade takes places on the Silk Road on land and on its sea routes. There are several projects under the name of “New Silk Road”     7     (expand) the transport infrastructure in the area of the historic trade routes. The best known is     8    (probable) the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. In June 2014,UNESCO listed the Chang'an-Tianshan corridor (走廊） of the Silk Road     9     a World Heritage Site. The UNWTO has been working since 1993 to develop     10     （sustain) international tourism along the route with the goal of promoting peace and understanding.

The eight-day 2021 Cloud ACG Industry Trade Fair concluded in Hangzhou on May 5,     1     (draw) 5981 insiders and traders from 46 countries and regions.

    2     (consider) as a key platform to boost international exchanges when the world is still battling COVID-19 spread, the fair announced over 80 projects, with     3     (they) total finance reaching nearly 2 billion yuan. Deals, about games and animated works from 103 Chinese and foreign companies and organizations     4     (sign) during the event, reaching     5     total value of 100 million yuan, more than twice of the 40 million yuan contracted last year.

In addition     6     the online activities which involved 20 international festivals and renowned     7     (studio), the event also launched an online campaign to encourage tourists to wear traditional-style costumes to places of interest during the May Day holiday, aiming to promote young people’s rising     8     (prefer) of traditional culture and history.

The trade fair was created last year as an alternative plan     9     (support) the 17th China International Cartoon & Animation Festival,     10     influence has already reached far and wide across the globe.

When you purchase fresh-cut flowers, you might assume they were grown somewhere nearby. The reality,     1    , is that the cut flower trade is gradually international. Today, thanks to high-tech cooling systems, flowers can be exported and sold in a florist thousands of kilometers from     2    it was grown.

The Netherlands has     3    (increase) dominated the world cut flower trade since the 1970s. Twenty million flowers     4    (sell) here on an average day. It is also a world leader in developing new flower     5    (variety). Dutch companies and the government invest     6     considerable amount of money in flower research. Their scientists look for ways to lengthen a flower’s vase life and prevent them from    7    (damage) while traveling.

    8     the Netherlands’ dominance of the flower market, there are many places with a better climate for growing flowers. The climate of Ecuador, for example, is almost perfect. Peter is responsible for starting Ecuador’s flower industry, which     9    (grow) quickly over recent years. Every year, Ecuador’s flower industry sells about 500 million flowers to the USA alone,    10    (bring) employment opportunities and a stronger economy to regions of the country.