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As a key point on the Old Silk Road, Loulan was an important old city in Northwest China,     1     the road separated into northern and southern lines, going either way until they met again at its western end. Before its sudden disappearance in the sixth century, both traveling traders and tourists     2     (depend)largely on Loulan to refill their bags of food and water, look for a guide, or find more camels (骆 驼) and horses. Since then,     3     happened to Loulan has attracted both travelers and adventurers all over the world.

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Kite flying is popular around China. It is known as zhiyuan, as kites are made of paper and when they fly, they are like eagles. Kites     1     (use) for military purpose in the beginning. Later kite flying gradually became a very popular recreational activity. In the past, people     2     (fasten) a bamboo-made whistle onto a kite. While flying through the wind, it made sound like the music     3     (produce) by guzheng, a traditional Chinese music al instrument. Therefore, it has its modern name as fengzheng.

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Xu Beihong (1895-1953) was important in modern Chinese folk art. During his lifetime, he developed the tradition of combining poetry with painting. Between 1933 and 1940, he     1     (hold) several exhibitions in Asia and Europe to promote Chinese art. Across this painting     2     (name) Racing Horse, we can see a horse running at a high speed     3     a missile (导弹) across the sky. On the left and right side of the painting, Xu clearly drew in black ink to show the     4     (move) hair on the horse’s mane (鬃毛) and tail. The painting of dark and light colors is a favorite of many art lovers.

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Romanticism has been a part of human creative expression for     1     (century) all over the world. Li Bai, one of China’s     2     (great) poets, wrote poetry during the Tang Dynasty. As a boy, Li Bai lived in Sichuan with his family.     3     the age of 25, he began travelling around the country. He made friends with scholars and kept journals. His travels were the basis for his works of more than 2000 poems,     4     were about beautiful natural scenes and the people who touched his heart.

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When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already being packed into     1     (box). I had a long chat with Casey, the store’s elderly owner. Sighing     2     (deep), he told me how it was becoming difficult to run an independent bookstore. More and more customers     3     (attract) by chain stores and online discounts. I tried to think of some words of sympathy,     4     I had to admit that the Rainbow Bookstore couldn’t stay in business much longer.

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The Little Prince     1     (tell) us the importance of looking beneath the surface of things to uncover their real meanings. I like it because it is simple, and yet it really made me think a lot     2     life and death, love and responsibility, friendship and loneliness. One of the most memorable characters in the book is a rose,     3     the little prince fell in love with.

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Lydia gave all the money to some charities which help the children     1     parents are dead. She had worked there as a volunteer     2     the past three years. “I first visited the orphanage (孤儿院) when I was seven, and I felt very sad by what I saw.” However, some of her friends at university thought that maybe she     3     (make) the wrong decision. But she knew it was the right thing to do.

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       Linguistics is a study that gives you insight into one of the most interesting     1     (aspect) of human knowledge and behavior, including sounds, words, sentences, and meaning. It can also involve looking at    2    languages change over time and why the changes happened. Many linguists do field work,     3     (collect) evidence to help them gain insight into a specific language or languages in general.

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Centuries later, the Great Flu Epidemic of 1918, also called the Spanish Flu,     1     (strike) near the end of World War I. Families     2     had only just got through the war now had to bury their loved ones who had died of the disease. As a result of the war, more people were travelling and moving perhaps than ever before in history and this caused the epidemic to spread worldwide. Having killed up to 50 million people in 18 months, the Spanish Flu is believed to have been the    3     (severe) epidemic in history. More people died of the flu than died in the war. Initially, many people believed that such epidemics no longer posed a threat until very recently     4     SARS became a cause for concern.

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“Help, help!” I shouted, swimming towards the boat in desperation. I     1     (sink)! I couldn’t breathe! “Help!” My mouth filled with water; I struggled     2     being drawn deeper, deeper down. Suddenly I felt myself quickly     3     (draw) up to the surface of the sea; and I heard these words: “If master would be so good as to hold onto my shoulder, master would swim with much greater ease.” I grabbed my faithful Conseil’s arm with one hand.