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.

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.

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.

Tony gave Claire a new hairstyle and improved her makeup. As he was not allowed to     1     her to the shops, he wrote out a list of things that he would need for his work on the house. Claire went     2     and bought these things. She had an     3     to paint her nails, then she went into an expensive clothes shop. The saleswoman there was     4     to her, so she rang Tony and told him she was being treated     5     . He spoke to the woman, who immediately changed her attitude. Claire thanked Tony,     6     him that he was a “dear”. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. How awful to be     7     by her, Claire thought. By the look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought they were in a     8     . After all, she knew Claire’s husband’s name was Larry, not Tony.     9     it was completely innocent, Claire felt     10     .

It’s almost time for me to say goodbye to Australia. I’ve enjoyed my time here very much. After     1     here for a while, my biggest impression is the     2     mix of peoples and cultures that make up the nation. Although the main cultural influence     3     1788 has been Western culture,       4     cultures have also played a part in shaping the     5     Australian culture, with many of the new cultural influences     6     by immigrants. It is said that now nearly half of all Australian     7     were either born overseas or have parents who were born overseas.

    8     speaking, what I like most about Australia is the people themselves. They have a straightforward and free-and-easy attitude     9     life, and their friendliness and warmth made me feel     10     home wherever I went.

Here, merchants from China and many other places met to    1     trade deals, which also led to more     2     of each other’s cultures. Over the centuries, further     3    allowed more exploration of the regions to the west China, as     4     in Du Huan’s Record of My Travels in the eighth century.