The 850-year-old France’s Notre-Dame cathedral(巴黎圣母院), which     1     (damage) in April after a big fire, was     2     most visited historic monument in Europe. Since the fire, Chinese and French authorities have been     3     touch with each other about cooperation on repairing     4    . “China has a great deal of experience in restoring ancient buildings     5     (affect) by fire, especially the ones made of wood,” said Chai Xiaoming, director of the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage, in an interview with state-run China Daily. “This     6     (mean) we could offer suggestions on how     7     (carry) out the restoration of the roof on Notre Dame Cathedral,” he said. It was reported     8     the two countries had signed a document during President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Beijing. China and France will     9     (effective) cooperate on the theme and select Chinese expert     10     (candidate) for the cooperative restoration work in 2020.

The Great Wall was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a dragon, it winds up and down across deserts, grasslands and mountains,    1    ( run) approximately 21,196 kilometers from east to west.

The    2    ( construct) of the Great Wall was not that easy,    3    drew heavily on the local resources for building materials. The walls were    4    ( origin) built in the Spring & Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Emperor Qin Shi Huang succeeded in his effort to have them joined together. Since then, the Great Wall    5    ( serve) as a monument of the Chinese nation throughout history.

With    6    history of about 2,700 years, some parts of the Great Wall are now       7    ruins or have disappeared. However, the Great Wall of China is still one of the most appealing    8    (attraction) all around the world owing to its historical significance. The best-known part of the Great Wall of China, Badaling ,    9    (locate) 43 miles northwest of Beijing, attracts thousands of national and foreign tourists every day.

Today, the Great Wall    10    (recognize) as one of the most important impressive architectural achievements in history.

4 . Lanzhou beef noodle is one of China’s most representative flour-made foods while pasta (意大利面食) is one famous Western fancy food. An event, “When Lanzhou beef noodle meets pasta,     1     (connect) city food cultures, was held at the Beijing Ritz-Carlton Hotel on October 11, 2017 to show the interaction.

Lanzhou beef noodle has a history of 102 years and is known for its     2     (taste) beef, soup and noodle. Lanzhou is also qualified as     3    hometown of Chinese beef noodle.     4    one major city along the ancient Silk Road, Lanzhou has witnessed the efforts of our ancestors and their achievement of developing the Silk Road, according to Zhang Hui, deputy director with the Publicity department of the CPC Committee of Lanzhou.

Lanzhou’s cooking culture     5     (develop)its own time-honored characteristics over the years. The event will make Lanzhou beef noodle smelled not only across Lanzhou,     6    across the world through the Belt and Road Initiative thanks to the     7     (participate)of the two countries’ noodle master. It will also improve cultural exchange, Zhang added. Lanzhou people would like to work with friends at home and abroad     8     (promote) the development of cooking and we     9     (sincere)hope more cultural exchanges of this kind     10     (hold) in Italy and Lanzhou in the future.