In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire. The Inca    1     lived in the now-famous site Machu Picchu. Spain took control of Peru and ruled until 1821. It was for this reason that Spanish is the main     2     language of Peru.

After     3     your destination, you will have a day to explore and be     4     by this ancient city.     5     amazing is the Incas’ dry stone method of building.

My time here in China is going well. I love my new school and classmates. Over the October holiday, my parents and I are     6     to go to Xi’an to see the Terracotta Army. I’ve heard that it is an amazing sight, and I can’t wait to go. To me, the story of the Terracotta Army is almost     7    .

Finally, I stopped     8     myself with     9     and models and looking for things that were wrong with my face or body. Instead, I made a list of the things I liked about myself. By     10    positive about myself and my body, I became both happier and healthier.

The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history     1     (explore), which can help you understand much more about the country and traditions. Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you     2     (surround) by evidence of four different groups of people who took over at different times     3     history. The first group, the Romans, came in the first century. Some of their great     4     (achieve) included building towns and roads. Next, the Anglo-Saxons arrived in the fifth century. They introduced the     5     (begin) of the English language， and,     6     (change) the way people built houses. The Vikings came in the eighth century, leaving     7     of new vocabulary, and also the names of locations across the UK. The last group were the Normans. They conquered England after the well-known Battle of Hastings in the 11th century. They had castles     8     (build) all around England and made changes to the     9     (illegal) system. The Normans were French,     10       many French words slowly entered into the English language.

The Silk Road linked ancient Rome and     1     （ distance） China. It was once the greatest network of trade routes （路线） on earth，     2     traveled precious goods along， such as silk and gold， as well

With time going by， it     4     （begin） to decline. The traffic slowed， the merchants（商人）1eft and     5     （final） its towns disappeared beneath the desert sands to be forgotten for a thousand years；     6     ， tales grew up of lost cities     7     （fill） with treasures and evil spirits guarding them. In the early years of the last century， foreign explorers started to look into these stories and very soon an international race started for the art treasures of the Silk Road Huge wall paintings， sculptures and priceless antiques were carried away by the ton， and today     8     （show） in the museums of many countries.

Contrary to the destroyers， China is trying to bring back the ancient concept of the Silk Road. Aimed at carrying forward the spirit of peace， cooperation， openness and inclusiveness （包容） for     9     （share） benefits through concrete projects， the New Silk Road has already received a warm response from more than 60 countries and     10     number of the international organizations.