1 . The Great Wall of China has a long _________ of more than two thousand years. It walks from the east to the west in _________ China. It is about 6,000 kilometers _________ . We Chinese people _________it “Ten Thousand Li Great Wall”.

The Great Wall is about seven _________ high. In many places _________ is wide enough for ten men to walk side by side along the top. _________ can run along the top, too. Along the Great Wall there are tall and strong watchtowers (烽火台). People _________ the Great Wall with stones and bricks (砖块). There are big stones on _________ sides and on the top.

It is not easy to build such a great wall over the ______________ and down the valleys (山谷). When you look at the Great Wall, you will be ______________ at it. The Chinese people built it ______________ any machines. They did all the work with ______________ . They carried the earth in baskets and pulled the stones with ropes. They worked in wild places. So it was ______________ to give them enough clothes to wear. Thousands of people died of the hard work and hunger.

Every year thousands and thousands of people come to ______________ the Great Wall from all over the world. It is a monument to the great Chinese people.