2 . The word “stoop” means “to bend forward”, ______ in the United States, it also refers to a platform or entrance stairway to a house. (用适当的词填空)

3 . The Silk Road was one of the most important arteries (干线) of trade and culture in the world history. Before planes and trains brought our world close together, it was the first link that ever connected the East and the West ______the life blood of international trade in ancient time. (用适当的词填空)

5 . All of those efforts focused simply not on other species, ________ on China’s national animal. (用适当的词填空)

7 . I found the contact information of the company________ emailed its president. I told him how harmful plastic could be to the environment and asked him to consider using more eco-friendly options. (用适当的词填空)

8 . My bike was old and shaky ________ did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all the way around the Xi’an City Wall. （用适当的词填空）

9 . The “First International Tea Day Tea Road Cooperative Initiative” issued (发布) at the ceremony calls for people working in the tea industry to come together to promote international cooperation ________ cultural exchanges. A four-year tea promotion —Tea Road Cooperative Plan — was also issued in accordance with the initiative. (用适当的词填空)

10 . Perhaps the most famous was written by Geoffery chaucer, a poet who lived in London _________ died there in the 1400s.        （所给词的适当形式填空）