1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Between 121 BC and 111 BC, Emperor Wu set up four counties to the west of the Yellow River, Jiuquan, Wuwei, Zhangye and Dunhuang     1     (expand) the influence of the Han central government and develop ties with countries in XiYu (西域),     2     were west of the Yumen Pass in today’s Central Asia. As a result, the national postal system of the Han Dynasty,     3     (act) like a network of blood vessels, expanded to help improve the communication between the central government     4     the grassroots ones on its northwestern border.

The postal system of the Han Dynasty consisted     5     three tiers— ting, you, and zhi. Tings were usually set up every two and a half kilometers, providing     6     place for passengers and envoys (使节) to rest on their journey. The distance between two yous was around 15 kilometers, the longest distance a man could cover by foot in a day. A zhi was the     7     (big) post station, set up at a distance of 40 kilometers, the one a horse-drawn carriage could reach in a day.

According to the records, sitting on the Hexi Corridor that connected ancient China and XiYu countries, Xuanquanzhi, the post house     8     (function) for more than 400 years as a hub (枢纽) that delivered mail and     9     (office) documents, as well as hosting envoys and foreign guests. “The Xuanquanzhi Ruins was a beautiful knot on Silk Road,”     10     (proud) said Zhang Defang, founding director of the Gansu Jiandu Museum.

2 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Many people must have read The Art Of War but how many have     1     (true) understood it? What does it have to teach us? This is too big     2     question to explore.

    3     (appreciate) The Art Of War fully, we must first understand who Sun Tzu was. The thing about Sun Tzu is that his whole existence remains     4     (hide) in mystery. Where did he live? Where was he born? How did he become so successful? How did he die? No one knows the exact answers     5     these questions.

Some people actually believe Sun Tzu did not live and that he     6     (be) just a myth, to begin with. This claim is strongly supported by many people     7     Sun Tzu does not appear in many important historical records, but then again, there could be an error.

But it could be possible that Sun Tzu was born under the name of Sun Wu around 544 BCE. Sun Tzu made the major     8     (appear) of his life as a military strategist for King Ho-Lu, in the state of Wu, also known for     9     (win) many great battles in history. According to researchers, he supposedly wrote the texts during the Warring States period. This was the time     10     China was divided into seven states that waged war against each other for supremacy (霸权).

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1. Who use camels in their sports?

A．Americans.

B．The Arabs.

C．Chinese people.

2. Which sport listed below has the longest history?

A．Baseball.

B．Basketball.

C．Running.

3. How old is volleyball sport?

A．Below 200 years.

B．About 300 years.

C．Over 1,000 years.

4. What often comes out of a game in the speaker’s opinion?

A．War.

B．Pride.

C．Friendship.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short, is one of the     1     (famous) dictionaries in the English-speaking world. Although it has no story or interesting characters, it keeps being printed and     2     (grow)! The Oxford English Dictionary     3    （begin）in 1857 just as an idea to show the history of English words. However, it wasn't until the late 1870s     4     James Murray joined the project that it began to grow. Murray and his team were buried     5     collecting millions of pieces of paper, each one with a word and an example sentence or phrase     6     (write) on it. Finally, in 1928, the dictionary was finished     7     published in 10 volumes (卷册). Between 1972 and 1986, four more volumes were added with new words from other English-speaking countries. So far it     8     (put)o nto CDs, with about 600,000 words and three million quotations (引语) from over 1,000 years of English. As a great     9     (refer) book, the OED not only is a record of where the English language has come from but has also become     10     important part of the history of English-speaking cultures around the world.

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1. How’s 2023 Canada Maple Leaf different from others?

A．Higher purity.	B．Highest popularity.
C．More portraits.	D．Most issued.

2. In which year was the first silver Panda coin issued?

A．1982.

B．1983.

C．1984.

D．1985.

3. Which of the following is 2023 British Silver Britannia?

A．	B．
C．	D．

9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What do you think the speaker is?

A．A reporter.

B．A guide.

C．A doorman.

2. When did South Africa become independent?

A．In 1902.

B．In 1916.

C．In 1961.

3. What was described as the most important destination in Cape Town?

A．Table Mountain.

B．The Cape of Good Hope.

C．The Nelson Mandela Museum.

4. What will the speaker probably do with the followers first?

A．Go to a hotel.

B．Tour the city.

C．Hike a mountain.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

This year marks the 92nd anniversary of the September 18 Incident.

On September 18, 1931, Japanese troops     1    (blow) up a section of the railway in Shenyang and accused the Chinese military of doing     2    . Using the explosion as a pretext (借口), Japanese forces attacked the Beidaying garrison (卫戍部队)and bombarded (轰炸) Shenyang on the same night,     3    (launch) a full-scale invasion (侵略) of northeast China. During the incident, Chinese troops at the Beidaying garrison were given a no-resistance order and withdrew     4     fighting.

The incident marked     5     beginning of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and was a prelude to the world’s anti-fascist war. This Monday, a bell-tolling ceremony is being held at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang to pay tribute to the people       6     lost their life in the 14-year war.

The 14-year Japanese invasion resulted in over 35 million victims among Chinese troops and civilians. By commemorating the September 18 Incident, the Chinese people reaffirm (重申) their     7    (commit) to never forget this dark chapter in history and prevent it being repeated.

The commemorations serve as a reminder for the Chinese people     8    (keep) dark days in mind. History has    9     (repeat) shown that invasions and wars are rarely     10    (success), and although evidence might be covered up, justice eventually prevails (占上风).