An organization has taken measures     1     (add) chopsticks to the Shanghai Intangible Cultural Heritage list recently. Xu, chairman of the organization, says chopsticks are increasingly ignored in modern China despite the fact    2     they are unique Chinese items. Even China’s neighbor Japan has set aside August 4th as Chopstick Day already.

Chopstick culture in Shanghai     3     (date) back to the Tang Dynasty, when these items    4     (make) in the City God Temple area enjoyed widespread    5     (popular).

After opening as a commercial port, Shanghai is proud    6     having the first mechanized production line for chopsticks,     7     are not only supplied to Zhongnanhai and Diaoyutai State Guesthouse but also presented to foreign friends as gifts.

At least 1.8 billion people    8     (current) use chopsticks worldwide. Chopsticks, though small, serve as     9     means to pass down Chinese civilization. It’s believed that    10     (recognize) the cultural value of the custom matters in the promotion of Chinese traditions.

One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire（退休） the next week after working for forty years and that they were going to have a party for him. Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He     1     (know) that his grandpa would no longer have the position on that card, so he decided     2     (build) a new one for his grandpa. When     3     big day came, Jack was ready.     4     he didn’t want to put his gift together with others’. When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and gave him the gift. His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now? ” “Sure!” Jack said     5     (happy). As Grandpa opened the gift,     6     (tear) came into his eyes. Jack gave him the     7     (great) gift he had ever got! It was a business card,     8     read “FULL-TIME GRANDPA! ”“Well, how much do I get paid? ” his grandpa asked,     9     (smile). “As many hugs（拥抱）as you want! ”     10     these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world! ” said Grandpa.

According to the history, Chinese silk reached Rome before the time of Christ. Through the Silk Road, the Chinese culture     1     (introduce) to the Western countries and at the same time the Western culture came to the East.

As is     2    (know) to all, the Silk Road is a chapter    3    (record) the friendship between the European and Asian peoples. With a history of more than 2,000 years, the Silk Road in China can date back    4    the Han dynasty in ancient China. Though the Silk Road was mainly    5    trading route, it was     6     (benefit) to each other in the first place. In the following years in history, many great figures had made significant contributions to the development of the Silk Road. Today, the ancient Silk Road is more like a historical textbook for everyone to read and to catch about    7     happened during that ancient time. It     8    (actual) played a significant role in the development of the     9     (civilize) of the world, opening long-distance political and economic communication between Europe and Asia.

The Silk Road in China    10     (bring) great attraction to the tourism in China even in the world up to now.

The Temple of Heaven Park, Tiantan in Chinese, is located in the Dongcheng District, Beijing. It is the     1    (large) and most representative existing masterpiece among China's ancient sacrificial buildings.     2    (original), the Temple of Heaven was the place where emperors of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty held the Heaven Worship Ceremony. First     3    (build) in 1420, the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, the Temple of Heaven was enlarged and rebuilt during the reigns of the Ming emperor Jiajing and the Qing emperor Qianlong. In 1988, it     4    (open) to the public as a park, showing ancient philosophy, history and religion. Its grand architectural style and profound cultural implication give     5     insight into the practices of the ancient Eastern civilization.

Covering an area of 2,700,000 square meters, it is larger than the Forbidden City,     6     is enclosed by a long wall.     7    (it) northern part within the wall is semicircular symbolizing the heavens and the southern part is square symbolizing the earth,     8    (reflect) an ancient Chinese thought of “the heaven is round and the earth is square”. The main buildings lie     9     the south and north ends of the middle axis of the inner part. The     10    (significant) is the Circular Mound Altar (Huanqiutan) to hold many ceremonies.

I’m Richard,     1     exchange student from the UK. During the October holiday, my parents and I went to Xi’an     2     (see) the Terrocotta Army. The story of the Terrocotta Army is     3     (extreme) unbelievable. It’s     4     (amaze) that there are more than 8,000 statues, and no one     5     modern times knew about them until the 1970s.We also visited the Shaanxi History Museum, which     6     (know) as a “Chinese Treasure House.” Of course, the Xi’an City Wall and a few other famous sights also left us a deep     7     (impress).Though tired, we enjoyed     8     (us) during the trip. The trip is so wonderful     9     we’re looking forward to     10     (explore) other big cities in China.

High on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau     1    (lie) China’s “water tower” Sanjiangyuan. It is home to the headwaters of China’s three rivers: the Yellow River, Yangtze River, and Lancang(Mekong) River. It is the three rivers     2     provide water for about half the population of China. However, human activities are putting this ecosystem     3     risk. Hopefully, though, we can repair this damage. In 2016, the Chinese government established Sanjiangyuan National Park in Qinghai province. The park,     4    (schedule) to open in 2020, has increased the area’s green coverage and attracted more wildlife. The local government has also made great effort to improve biological diversity. The success of Sanjiangyuan will mark the start of a     5    (green) future. With Sanjangyuan     6    (take) the lead, nine other regions in China     7    (choose) by a field conservation station to carry out projects over the past three years,     8     will form a national park system together. The idea of a national park system is still new in China, but    9    (it) realization is urgent. After all, building an ecological civilization bears great       10    (important) in the development and progress of human civilization.