Counted among the “Ten Great Chinese Paintings”, the famous historical scroll painting “Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy (使团)”, created by renowned painter Yan Liben (601—673),     1     (make) an appearance in an exhibition at the Palace Museum in Beijing on April 29, 2023. This painting     2     (faithful) displays a scene in the year 641 when Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty received the Tibetan team,     3     members came for Tang Princess Wencheng.

In the     4     (seven) century, Songtsen Gampo, the headman of the Tibetan Tubo Kingdom, sent an envoy to Chang’an to propose a marriage. Emperor Taizong agreed to give Princess Wencheng in marriage to him. In the spring of 641, the envoy sent by Songtsen Gampo arrived at the court     5     (guard) the princess back to Tubo.

Princess Wencheng brought not only Tang Dynasty customs and practices, but also a large group of     6     (craftsman), which had a stimulating effect     7     the Tubo tribal economy and culture. As a result, the Tang Empire and Tubo maintained a good relationship for a considerable period.

In addition to well-known artworks such as this painting, the exhibition also featured a large number of cultural relics     8     (display) to the public for the first time.

The exhibition showcased     9     total of 108 cultural relics, including 13 items from     10     (diversity) units of the Cultural Heritage Bureau of the Xizang Autonomous Region, as well as 95 items from the Palace Museum.

The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE.     1     , they died out around the year 393. It was in 1896, in Athens that the modern Olympic Games     2     (hold) first. A Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin     3     dream was that the Olympics would make it possible for people     4     ( live ) side by side in peace brought the Olympics back to life. Since then, motivated by the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, thousands of     5     (high) trained and talented athletes     6     (devote) themselves to achieving sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement, such as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Jessica Ennis-Hill and so on.

Chinese athletes have also made important     7     (contribute) to the Olympics. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, China returned     8     the Olympics after 32 years’ absence and Xu Haifeng won our country’s first-ever gold medal. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang became the first Asian     9     (win) the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles. In 2008, in addition to hosting the Olympic for the first time, China also ranked first in the medal table. The year 2022 was another historic moment for China, as Beijing won     10     election to host the Winter Olympics.

With a history of more than 2,000 years, the Silk Route dates back to Han dynasty. Through this route, the Chinese highly qualified silk made     1    (it) fame to the Western countries. The merchants in different regions     2    (seek) the opportunity of trading Chinese silk and they indeed made their fortune along this route. That route functioned     3     the life blood of international trade at that time. Meanwhile, the Chinese civilization     4    (introduce) to the Western countries and vice versa. The Silk Route was considered as a new chapter     5    (record) the friendship between the European and Asian peoples.

Throughout all these years, many great figures have made significant     6    (contribute) to the development of the Silk Route. Today, the Silk Route has a poetic name called One Belt One Road, aiming to help those     7    (connect) regions in culture and economy exchange with     8     more advanced road. The main cities alongside it are becoming     9    (large) and more important in helping trade and culture exchange. Many countries have gained great benefits along the trading process. All in all, the ancient Silk Road is more like a historical textbook for everyone to read and to know about     10     happened during that ancient time. It has been playing a significant role in the development of the civilizations of China.

More than 500 pieces of relics     1     (discover) at the Sanxingdui Ruins site last year. The relics include golden masks, jade and ivory artifacts and bronze wares     2     were exquisitely (精美地) built and     3     (unique) shaped, said the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration on Sept 9, 2021.

Tang Fei, chief of the Research Institute, said, “The new discoveries demonstrate once again that the imagination and     4     (create) of the ancient Chinese far surpassed     5     people today had expected.”

Tang     6     (add) that the excavation of the new pits entered a critical stage,     7     more items yet to be unearthed. He also anticipated that the items found would challenge the     8     (convention) wisdom of archaeologists.

    9     (locate) in the city of Guanghan, around 60 km from Chengdu, the ruins covering an area of 12 square km are believed to be the relics of the Shu Kingdom,     10     (date) back some 4,500 to 3,000 years.

8 . The “One Belt One Road” strategy proposed by President Xi Jinping has drawn public attention to Silk Road. Silk Road refers to the old overland trade route    1    was formed in the Western Han Dynasty. This route stretched 4, 350 miles from Chang’an to western China, central Asia, and even to Europe,    2    （enable）these to have better communications in diplomacy, business and culture.

China was the first country    3    （produce）silk fabric. This skill reached a     4    （fair）advanced level in the Zhou Dynasty. As a major export to Europe, “silk”    5    (use) to name this great route by a German geographer, Ferdinand von Richthofen. China’s silk was introduced into western    6    （country）through this old trade route. People were not familiar with this product at the beginning, and made many guesses at how    7    was produced. According to the record, the idea that silk was picked from trees was widely accepted by folks in Europe.

Clothes made of this fabric were always best sellers, and were considered a social status symbol. Even the gorgeous Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, was also a big fan of the silk. This   fascination led to an     8    （increase）demand    9    this product, and promoted the    10    (develop)of this trading route.