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What comes to your mind when you think of music in Austria? You might think of Mozart or the film The Sound of Music, but Austrian music started off quite     1     (different).

One of the earliest types of Austrian music may not seem like music at all. Yodelling, a form of singing that alternates (交替) in pitch (音高) between low and high,     2     (be) thought to have begun as a way for animal owners in the mountains     3     (call) their animals. Even today, yodelling     4     (use) in pop, rock and country music.

In the 18th century the Austrian royal family drew many famous musicians to Vienna, making     5     a centre for musical innovation and performances. Some classical composers even used     6     (tradition) Austrian folk songs or tunes in their works.

Opera has also been popular in Austria. Not only rich Austrians     7     regular citizens flooded into Vienna to attend performances. Even today, there are operas     8     (perform) every year at the St. Margarethen Opera Festival, in a very unusual location: a quarry (采石场). They all take place in the open air under the stars,     9     (take) advantage of the quarry’s unique acoustics (音响效果).

Austria has a long and rich musical history, from folk songs and dances     10     classical symphonies and operas. The sounds of Austrian music are everywhere.

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Xu Xiake was born in 1587．    1     (he) parents were rich landowners. Yet he gave up a     2     (comfort) life, and decided to explore the mountains and rivers on foot.

China has more famous explorers. There was: Zhang Qian,     3     traveled into Central Asia during the second century BC, opening a trade road that became what is known as the Silk Road. Or Zheng He, the sailor who in     4     15th century sailed as far away as Africa. Yet these explorations     5     (support) by governments. Xu was totally different.

“On the surface, Xu’s travels can neither be classified as great affairs of state nor great adventures that changed the course of history,” writes cultural historian Cheng Pei-kai. “Xu travelled to satisfy his own     6     (curious).”

Scholar Julian Ward agrees, describing the lonely Chinese wanderer like the Middle Kingdom’s version of John Muir: “Deep in love with nature and eager to find freedom     7     worldly concerns, Xu was a man addicted to     8     (see) and describing the landscape.”

“The few coins     9     (slip) from a hole in my pocket while I was climbing a mountain in Yunnan. When I finally managed to the town, I sold all my clothes, bought myself a bottle of wine and a good dinner     10     (celebrate) my survival,” the dreamy explorer wrote in his diaries, which mix details of geology, geography and botany with such personal travel experiences.

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The Chinese writing system is one of the main factors that make     1     possible for China to have a glorious civilisation. At the beginning, symbols     2    (carve) on animal bones and shells. By the Shang Dynasty, the symbols had become a well-developed writing system. It was after Emperor Qinshihuang united the whole country     3     it began to develop in one direction. Written Chinese is not only important in uniting Chinese people and culture, but has also become a means by     4    China’s present is connected with its past.

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In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo can date back as far as 7000 years. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo was being used in ancient people’s daily lives. It was used for food, clothing, housing, transportation,     1     (music) instruments and even weapons.

The     2     (apply) of bamboo in science and technology is thrilling. In 251 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan,     3     (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs, the first irrigation network in the world, in     4     bamboo played an important role. The world’s oldest water piper was also     5     (make) of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan     6    (successful) sank a 1600-metre-deep well with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to Europe     7     the 19th century, and it was by using the technology that the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859.

In Chinese culture, bamboo is well-known as     8     of the “four gentlemen” in plants. To many distinguished men, bamboo is     9     symbol of goodness and honesty. It is always closely related to people of positive spirits. Bamboo culture contributes to encouraging people to hold on when     10     (face) tough situations.

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Terracotta Army it is amazing sight in Xi’an. There are more than 8, 000 statues     1     (make) in the third century BCB to guard the tomb of the Chinese Emperor Qinshihuang. All the statues have different faces, leading researchers to believe that each one is a copy of a real soldier. The statues fill only one part of the emperor’s huge tomb,     2     still has not been     3     (complete) unearthed. No one in modern times knew about them until 1974.

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As early as a thousand years ago in Kaifeng, China, there were a group of people presenting art and beauty in a delicate manner. Such craft is known     1     Bian embroidery (汴绣). It is now recognized as a state-level intangible cultural heritage. Bian embroidery is characterized by simplicity and serenity. It     2     (consider) a unique form of artistic     3     (express) of the Song Dynasty. The purest natural colors and delicate stitches (针法) make the embroidery look vivid like a     4     (paint) if not bring it to life. For each piece of work, embroiderers would integrate many elements into it     5     (include) fine art, literature and philosophy. The re-creation of the first volume of the work Along the River during the Qingming Festival is the work of     6     (experience) Bian embroiderers who have long observed the     7     (origin) work Qingming Festival and objects.     8     took over 20 embroiderers a year working around the clock     9     (complete) such a masterpiece. The millennium-old craft still has its charm today. It goes beyond the time, bringing out the fine texture of painting     10     it can also be a treasure that one holds dear.