1 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。

A     1     was     2     to     3     damage to the Egyptian buildings and     4     the     5     of cultural relics. The group asked for     6     from different     7     and raised     8    within the international community.

2 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。

At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-    1     language. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu-animal     2     and shells on which     3     were     4     by ancient Chinese people.

3 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。

Customs play a     1     role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. With the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas, some traditions may     2     away and others may be established. One example is the     3     Chinese Spring Festival custom of lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year. Nowadays, many big cities have given up this custom in order to avoid air pollution. Another example is Halloween, which slowly became an exciting festival for children, in     4     of its religious origins.

4 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。

Finally, in the 20th century, the     1     part of Ireland broke away from the UK, which     2     in the full name we have today: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Most people just use the     3     name: “the United Kingdom” or “the UK”. People from the UK are called “British”, which means the UK is also often     4     to as Britain or Great Britain.

5 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词

Certainly, in many ways this seems to be true. Chinese cuisine is a case in point.     1    to coming to China, my only experience with Chinese cooking was in America, with Chinese food    2    had been changed to suit American tastes. For example, America’s most popular Chinese dish is General Tso’s chicken, which     3    of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce, flavoured with hot red     4    . This is probably not an authentic Chinese     5    , however, so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese.

6 . 课文填空

Certainly, in many ways this seems to be true. Chinese c    1     is a case in point. P    2     to coming to China, my only e    3     with Chinese cooking was in America, with Chinese food that had been changed to suit American t    4    . For example, America’s most popular Chinese dish is General Tso’s chicken, which c    5     of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce, flavoured with hot red p    6    . This is probably not an authentic Chinese r    7    , however, so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese. On the other hand, it does tell us a lot about Americans. It tells us, for example, that Americans love bold, simple f    8    . And, since the dish was also i    9     recently, it tells us that Americans are not a    10     to try new foods.

7 . 短文填空

A committee was     1     to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and     2    the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for     3     from different departments and raised    4     within the international community. Experts     5     the issue,     6     several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved. Finally, a     7     was signed, and the work began in 1960.

8 . 短文填空

Today, the Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture. As China plays a greater role in global     1    , an increasing number of international students are beginning to     2     China’s culture and history through this     3     language.

9 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。
       Now halfway through her exchange year, Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK.     1     seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her. “    2     in British culture has helped,” she said. “As well as studying hard, I’ve been     3     in social activities. British people are     4     by our culture and eager to learn more about it, so I’m keen to share my culture with them. While I’m learning about business I’m also acting as a     5     messenger building a bridge between us.”