1 . Who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She provided shelters, education opportunities and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson was born in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania in America. The popular book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in 1962 made people realize the dangers and the harmful effects of pollution on humans and on the worlds’ lakes and oceans.

In 2005, Germans chose Angela Merkel as their first woman head of the country. She had been a scientist in the past. As Germany’s leader, she has had an effect on the whole world.

In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first woman Prime Minister. She served until 1990, which made her the first British leader to serve three terms in a row. Because of her high standards and strong will, people called her Britain’s Iron Lady.

Polish-born scientist Marie Curie discovered that some types of metal give off energy called radiation. Her research led to new medical treatments and arms. She received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and in Chemistry in 1911.

In Sarek National Park, I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent.     1     (stand) at the edge of the mountain, I find     2     (branch)of the Rapa River flowing through the valley below. Sarek’s mountains used to     3     (cover) by vast sheets of ice. Around 9,000 years ago, this ice     4     (melt), with about 100 glaciers     5     (leave) behind. Soon after, reindeer began to arrive. Following the reindeer     6     (be) the Sami people, who made this territory their home. In 1909, to keep the land’s natural state, the government made Sarek a national park.

For hundreds of years, the Sami lived off reindeer. With reindeer on the move, the Sami would pick     7     their tents and accompany them. Today, most Sami have houses in villages near Sarek and live     8     modern life. But every spring, a small number of Sami still follow their reindeer into the valleys of Sarek,     9     they live in tents and enjoy their traditions. Nothing could be     10     (good) than breathing the fresh air and enjoying this great adventure in such a beautiful and wild place.

Legend has     1     that tofu was discovered by a health-conscious Chinese prince named Liu An more than 2.000 years ago when he     2     (make) an elixir (丹药). He realized that soy milk left in certain conditions coagulated (凝固) and developed a pudding-like substance and that was the beginning of tofu.

It’s     3     (universal) believed that Buddhist monks visiting China brought tofu back to neighbouring countries like Japan.     4     East Asia has been eating tofu for more than 1,000 years, it took a lot longer for it to catch on globally. Benjamin Franklin, one of the United State’s founding fathers, wrote a letter     5     some soy beans attached while he was in London, praising it as a “Chinese cheese” in 1770. The letter was one of the earliest documents on record     6     mentioned tofu in the West. Li Shizeng,     7     enthusiast for tofu, is often credited with making tofu a more widely accepted food outside of Asia. It’s said that he was first sent by the Chinese government to attend a French military school. He ended up     8     (study) at the agricultural school in Montargis and becoming     9     (passion) about promoting tofu in France.

Nowadays, tofu     10     (serve) in a modern way. In many fine restaurants, the menu is designed around its textures. The dishes and ingredients change according to the seasons.

The Silk Road was a passage for the transportation of silk in ancient times. Lots of relics on the road can still     1     (see) now. From the relics, tourists can see the outline of the ancient metropolitan (大都会的) areas along     2     fantastic road. In the tour packages, tourists can imagine themselves to be ancient merchants     3     ride camels in deserts.

The Silk Road is a long route,     4     Xi’an in the cast to Gansu and Xinjiang in the west. If it is your first trip to China, we     5     (sincere) suggest you should spend at least ten days visiting Beijing, Xi’an, Dunhuang, Urumqi and Kashi. You could get to know about the history of China and experience     6     (color) scenery along the Silk Road.

If you are an     7     (experience) traveler wanting to explore China fully, it is recommended that you     8     (travel) to Dunhuang, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, Turpan, Kashi and Urumqi to follow the footprint of Marco Polo. This route may take about 15 days. If you have only a one-week holiday, the     9     (choose) of three most famous cities will be fit for you.

Along the Silk Road route, Xi’an and Gansu are suitable to visit all year round. The best time     10     (visit) Xinjiang is from May to October because the weather is mild.

The Taj Mahal (秦姬陵),     1     was built between 1631 and 1648, is a masterpiece (杰作) of architecture.     2     took more than 20,000 workers and 1,000 elephants to complete the project. In     3     early 17th century, India was ruled by an emperor     4     (name) Shah Jahan. The emperor loved his wife so much that when she died, he     5     (build) the Taj Mahal in memory of her. Shah Jahan was later buried next     6     his wife, and the couple now rest together forever.

If the Taj Mahal is a     7     (celebrate) of the heart, then the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are a monument (纪念碑) to the mind and spirit. Built by several emperors between 1368 and 1915, the Imperial Tombs     8     (actual) represent (代表) Chinese cultural and historical values that have been handed down from generation to generation for     9     (thousand) of years.

Masterpieces such as the Taj Mahal and the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties remind us of what we can achieve, and inspire us     10     (live) up to our great past in the future.

In the times of Queen Victoria people were exposed to cholera, a deadly disease. Neither its cause nor its cure    1    (know). Once there was    2    outbreak, so many thousands of terrified people died. John Snow, a well-known doctor who once attended    3    the queen, was determined    4    (solve) the problem. One of the    5    (theory) said that cholera was caused by germs in food or water. He subscribed to it    6    he needed proof. He made a map,     7    (mark) the exact places where the victims had lived. As a result, he could announce the    8    (true) that what was to blame for it was the water from the pump. Later, through investigation, he found people were     9    (little) likely to get cholera if they drank pure or boiled water. Thanks to John Snow, “King Cholera”was defeated    10    the way scientists study diseases was also transformed.

10 . Most of us know about the Nobel Prize, especially the Nobel Peace Prize, but few of us know anything about the man who set them up. His name was Alfred Nobel. He was a great scientist and inventor himself. Besides, he had a big business. His business may surprise you. He made and sold explosives. His companies even made and sold weapons. Isn’t this something that surprises you? The man who made money from weapons should set up the Peace Prize?

Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons, he hated war. He hoped that there would be no war in the world. He was one of the richest in Europe. When he died in 1896, he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will. According to his will, most of his money was placed in a fund. He wanted the interest from the fund to be used as prizes every year. We know them as the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prizes are international. Alfred Nobel wanted the winners to be chosen for their work, not the country they came from.

Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind. He made money all by his own efforts, but he left the world share his wealth. His inventions and wealth stay with the world for ever.