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The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route（路线）between China and the Mediterranean（地中海）. It began {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （在……期间）the Western Han Dynasty and has been a{#blank#}2{#/blank#}  between East and West for over 2,000 years.

The ancient road started from Chang'an（now Xi'an) and ended in Eastern {#blank#}3{#/blank#} , near today's Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. It was about 6,500 kilometers long and went across one-fourth of the planet.

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The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was {#blank#}6{#/blank#}    than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  about arts, science and literature, as well as crafts（工艺）and technologies was{#blank#}8{#/blank#} （分享）across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures{#blank#}9{#/blank#} （发展）and influenced each other.

Today,along the Silk Road there're many places of{#blank#}10{#/blank#} , such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. Now a new train line runs from Beijing across the Silk Road.

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What Would You Do?

    What Would You Do? is a TV programme on American ABC. The programme is started by the newsreporter John Quinones. He said, “It is popular with many people – both the y{#blank#}1{#/blank#} and the old. It tests what people will do w{#blank#}2{#/blank#} they see someone in trouble. We use hidden cameras to record what will h{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Its purpose is to tell us to help people in need.”

    Here is last week's programme.

    In a cake shop, one actoracted as a blind woman named Pamela and the o{#blank#}4{#/blank#} acted as the shop worker of the cake shop. Theshop worker looked down upon(瞧不起) the blind. So when the blind woman came into theshop and b{#blank#}5{#/blank#} a box of cakes, the shop worker cheated(欺骗) her when he gave her the change(零钱). He o{#blank#}6{#/blank#} gave her 6 dollars instead of 34 dollars.

    Would someone be braveenough to h{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the blind woman? Yes! A woman customer stopped the shop worker f{#blank#}8{#/blank#} cheating the blind. Seeing this, several othercustomers joined in too and asked the shop worker to return the rest(剩余的) m{#blank#}9{#/blank#} to the blind woman.

At this time, John Quinones appeared and explained that he was recording a programme c{#blank#}10{#/blank#} What Would You Do? Then he interviewed the first customer who said that it was necessary to give a hand to the people in need.

    A psychologist(心理学家) said,” It's difficult to take the first step to stand up. It needs courage.”

    I'm John. I'm in Grade Eight a{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Rocky Mountain High School. Every M{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. I go to the Buddy Club. In the club, older students help new students learn more about the school. My friend Sam is in the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (ten) grade. He often listens {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (careful) to my problems. He always offers {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (I) some help. He is a hero in my heart.

    We have different {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (class) every day. On Friday afternoon, our school ends {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (early) than usual. My friends {#blank#}8{#/blank#} I often go to the Science Club together. Twice {#blank#}9{#/blank#} week, we write robot programmes after school. We love making things, so we practice hard each time. Our team {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (win) two competitions last term. We were very happy.

    Steve found a job on a farm. He's the strongest and youngest. He ate most, sleeps most, but worked 1.  He hated to use his 2 and knew little. He had to do some unskilled(无技巧的)  work. He always said he's tired and hoped to have a 3 rest. So he 4 less money than his workmates.

    Winter came. The workers were told to get ready 5 the next year. Only Steve did 6. The farmer told him to cut down some trees in the forest. The young man went there with a chair. He felt lonely in the forest and was afraid of the 7. During his work, he looked around and sang 8, and nobody knew what he was singing.

    Three days passed. Steve didn't cut down any trees. The farmer felt strange. He decided 9 to find out how the young man was doing there. To his surprise, Steve was cutting a tree, sitting on a chair.

    "Why are you 10 here to cut the tree?" asked the farmer angrily.

    "Because I can't work if lying down sir!"

Qu Juanru is the official inheritor(官方继承人) of Jiaxing City Tongxiang flower­drum opera. She began to be on the stage when she was a teenager. "My mother died when I was 14. I've lived with my father since then. In the old days, women were not allowed to perform opera. However, my father always supported me when I tried to sing," Qu said.

Qu started performing in the local troupe(剧团) called Aimin Flower­Drum Opera. Later, the troupe was disbanded(解散), and she went back to farming.

After that, the young girl tried to set up the troupe several times but failed. She really lived a hard life at that time. But she didn't give up.

In 2001, some developers planned to rebuild Wuzhen. They thought a place which has no culture is of little significance(意义). So they wanted to bring back local customs, including the Tongxiang flower­drum opera. Qu was their only hope.

Knowing she could sing again, Qu was so excited. Whether it's cold or hot, Qu always gives her everything on stage in Wuzhen. She has six rounds(场) of performing every day and each round lasts 30 minutes. In 2017, she was badly ill, yet it didn't stop her.

"I can still sing and perform. I'd love to be here," Qu said. In her opinion, opera life is a wonderful dream that can't be missed.

Once upon a time, there was a young man called Ma Liang He was poor. But he was kind and hard-working and liked drawing. One night, he dreamed(梦见)that an old man gave him a magic paintbrush(神奇的画笔)and asked him to use it to help poor people. When he woke up, he found the magic paintbrush in his desk.

From that day on, he used the paintbrush whenever people needed help. When he saw that people had no water to use or drink, he drew a river and the river came to life. People could bring water from the river.

Then many people knew about the magic paintbrush. But a few days later, a rich and bad man heard that the magic paintbrush could turn everything to life. He took the magic paintbrush away from Ma Liang's house and put Ma Liang into prison(监牢). Then he drew a lot of pictures with the paintbrush, but they could not become real.

So he said to Ma Liang, "If you draw some pictures for me and make them real, I will make you free."

The young man agreed and drew a sea first. Then he drew a golden mountain which was far away from the sea. The bad man said, Draw a big ship quickly. I want to go there to get the gold."

After the young man drew a big ship, the bad man jumped into the ship with his family and friends quickly. When the ship moved to the middle of the sea, the young man drew a large wave(波浪)and they never came back.