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To reach out across the sea     1     (remain) a strong desire today. The ancient sea routes travelled by Zheng He     2     (revisit) with the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, which is part of the Belt and Road Initiative. The aim of this initiative is     3     (encourage) cooperation and trade across the historic Silk Road areas, and strengthen the bonds between China and the rest of the world. Trading     4     (grow) greatly in recent years, and will continue to do so in years to come. China has invested-billions in systems and services along these routes,     5     will help to greatly develop the whole area for the benefit of future trade and cultural exchange.

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It’s almost time for me to say goodbye to Australia. I’ve enjoyed my time here very much.     1     being here for a while, my biggest impression is the complicated mix of peoples and cultures that make up the nation. Although the main cultural influence since 1788 has been Western culture, minority cultures have also played a part in shaping the unique Australian culture,     2     many of the new cultural influences contributed by immigrants. It is said that now nearly half of all Australian citizens were either born overseas     3     have parents who were born overseas.

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Claire didn’t want the robot in her house, especially     1     her husband would be away on a business trip for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn’t harm her or allow her to be harmed. It would be a bonus. However when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony. He seemed more like a human     2     a machine. He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice, although his facial expression never changed.

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As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her country. As a    1    , she led the China women’s volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping is loved by fans    2    . When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination was tested. The team that Lang Ping had built was     3    . One of the best players had been injured, and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems. Losing two important players was a big challenge, but Lang Ping did not     4    . She had faced difficulties before, and she knew that her young players could win if they worked together as a team. Two weeks later, they were world     5    ! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

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China’s space programme started later than those of Russia and the US, but it has made great     1     in a short time. China became the third country in the world to     2     send humans into space in 2003, when Yang Liwei successfully     3     Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. Then Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed     4     second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk,     5     by the vehicle Jade Rabbit being sent to the moon to study its surface. After that, China     6     the Tiangong 2 space lab into space and Tianzhou1 to dock     7     it. This     8     one step further in China’s plan to     9     a space station in the future. More recently, China has sent Chang’e 4 to explore the surface of the far side of the moon to make     10     and observations.

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The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and     1     Eric Whitacre.     2     in the USA on 2 January 1970, Whitacre began study music at the University of Nevada in 1988. He     3     in love with Mozart’s classical music     4     he sang for the university choir.     5     by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.” He graduated     6     university in 1995, and then     7     a master’s degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997. Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s     8     compositions began to become quite     9     among choirs and singers. This     10     to the creation of the virtual choir.

8 . (一) Not that Charlie’s own life was easy! He was born in a poor family     1     1889. His parents were both music hall     2     (perform). You may find     3     astonishing that Charlie       4     (teach) to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. Such training was common in acting families at this time, especially     5     the family income was often uncertain.     6     (luck), his father died,     7     (leave) the family even     8     (bad) off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking     9     his mother and his brother. By his teens, Charlie had, through his humour, become one of the     10     (popular) child actors in England. He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks. No one was ever bored watching him – his subtle acting made everything entertaining.

       (二) As I get to know more about international friends, I learn more about this     11     (culture) “body language”. Not all cultures greet each other the same way,     12     are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance     13     people. In the same way that people communicate with spoken language, they also express their feelings using     14     (speak) “language” through physical distance, actions or posture. English people, for example, do not usually stand very close to       15     or touch strangers as soon as they meet. However, people from places     16     Spain, Italy or South American countries approach others     17     (close) and are more likely to touch them. Most people around the world now greet each other     18     shaking hands,     19     some cultures use other greetings as well, such as the Japanese,     20     prefer to bow.