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.

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.

Written Chinese has also become an important     1     by which China’s present is connected with its past. People in modern times can read the    2     works which were written by Chinese in ancient times. The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form, known as Chinese     3    , which has become an important part of Chinese culture.

Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet. With strong support from the government and the tireless     1     of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake     2    . The new city has become a home to more than seven million people, with great improvements in transportation, industry, and environment. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the     3     to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.

As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and     1     to her country. As a coach, she led the China women’s volleyball team to medals at world     2     and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping is loved by fans at home and abroad. When theChinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her     3     was tested.The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the best players had been    4    , and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems. Losing two important players was a big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart.

I just had my first maths class at senior high s    1    ! The class was difficult, but the teacher was kind and f    2    . He even told us a funny story, and everyone l    3     so much! I found most of my classmates and teachers friendly and h    4    .

This afternoon, we had our chemistry class in the s    5     lab. The lab is new and the lesson was great, but the g    6     next to me tried to talk to me the whole time. I couldn’t c    7     on the e    8    . I really wanted to tell him to please be q    9     and leave me a    10    .

One medical text from the fourth century suggested using the e    1     from sweet wormwood to treat a fever. Tu’s team t    2     a collection of dried wormwood leaves but found no e    3    .They then tried boiling fresh wormwood, and using the l    4     obtained from this to treat malaria, but this did not work either. Their project got s     5    .However, Tu Youyou would not a    6    defeat. She analysed the medical texts a    7    , and by c    8    , she found one sentence suggesting a d    9    way to treat the wormwood. She concluded that boiling the sweet wormwood apparently destroyed its medial p    10    .

Imagine having the o    1     to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone. You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members record themselves while they p    2     alone on video. These videos are uploaded o    3     the Internet, and then they are put together into the video that you can see online—a virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and an Internet c    4    . You do not even need a s    5    . A virtual choir helps connect o    6     people together. Many people do not have close friends or contacts who have the same interest in m    7    . Many others do not have the chance to join a local choir. A virtual choir e    8     them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. It has p    9     to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. A    10     one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.”

Have you ever faced a time when things looked dark and you had no hope at all? Two years ago, I was told I had a serious     1     which was difficult to cure. My body     2     all the time and thus I thought I didn’t have much longer to     3    . I was very afraid and I felt so alone and discouraged. Then one day, I had to go through a two-hour medical     4    . The doctor wanted me to     5    , so he had me listen to some music, and one of the songs was “Happy”. The song made me feel so much better that from then on I began to listen to music all the time. John A. Logan said, “Music is the medicine of the     6    .” And it’s-true. Music helped me recover.

Music gave me happiness. When I listened to music, it made my     7     fly like a kite in the wind. Music gave me     8     and brought me relief. It was the rock I leant on to become strong and to get through those hard times. Moreover, music gave me hope and a sense of     9    . It became my best friends. It spoke words of encouragement to the deepest part of my     10    .