The Silk Road was a route that connected people from the East to West for hundreds of years and allowed {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (they) to trade valuable goods with each other. But there's more to the story. The Silk Road should {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (real) be called the Silk Roads. The Silk Road, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} started in China, went west and branched out into many routes.

    The Silk Road has been around for nearly 3,000 years. Most people know that valuable goods traveled along the route: silk and spices from China; jewels and wood from India; gold and animals from East Africa. These goods {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (trade) in cities along the route or ended up as far west {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Europe.

    But the people {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (travel) along the Silk Road were carrying something far {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (valuable) than their goods. They were carrying ideas and technology. European travelers returned home with stories of huge Chinese ships they had seen. The compass is an example of a(n) {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (invent) that came west from China. Europeans learned from Korean maps, which were advanced for the 1400s.

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} was the 11, 000 km Silk Road that shaped the world we know today. The many routes were a way for different people {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (meet) each other and talk about the developing world.

    Taihe Ancient Cave is located on Huajian Mountain of Qingxin county, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is about 5 km away from Qingyuan or 70 km away from Guangzhou.

    Taihe Ancient Cave scenic spot is one of the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(much) popular tourist destinations in Qingyuan. Once it {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(name) on the 2002 list of Qingyuan's Top 10 attractions. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} cave has a history of more than 150 years and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(visitor) from home and abroad come to enjoy {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(it) dangerous peaks, unique stone formations, dense forests, waterfalls, stone carvings, and winding streams.

    The ancient cave was {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(original) built in 1854. Tai He Gu Dong, four Chinese characters {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(write) on the cave door which mean "ancient cave", was inscribed(刻,写) by Zhu Ruzhen. Zhu is the last Bang Yan, the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(two) place winner in the imperial examination, during the Qing Dynasty (1644－1911). The cave is also a holy place {#blank#}10{#/blank#}Taoism.

    Michael is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} American high school student. Like many schoolmates, Michael used {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (eat) breakfast while it was still dark. But that changed when his high school followed a new time schedule two years ago.

    The problem of school start time has become one of the most important issues {#blank#}3{#/blank#} are discussed in public. A growing number of sleep-related studies have pointed to high school students' need {#blank#}4{#/blank#} more sleep. More than half of the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (child) between ages 15 and 17, as is shown by researches, sleep for 7 or {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (few) hours per night.

    Children like to stay up at night, usually going to bed late and waking up late in the morning. These habits may {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (cause) by the biology (生理), according to researchers. They think changing the sleep schedule of children {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be) unable to work, "Only going to bed earlier will not {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (certain) make someone less tired in the early morning hours, "said a researcher. He also added, "Kids' lack (缺乏) of enough sleep is a growing public health problem in our nation. We need to work out ways to deal with {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. Putting off school start time may be helpful."

    When I was a kid, Mom used to cook food for us. One night after {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (spend) a long hard day at work, Mom placed a plate of bread jam and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (extreme) burnt toast（烤面包） in front of my dad, I was waiting {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (see) if he noticed it. However, while eating his toast. Dad just asked me {#blank#}4{#/blank#} my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} I do remember I heard Mom apologizing to Dad for burning the toast. I'll never forget what Dad said, "Honey, I love burnt toast."

    Later that night, I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (go) to kiss Daddy good night and asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He gave me {#blank#}7{#/blank#} big hug and said, "Your mamma put in a long hard day at work today, really {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (tire). Besides, a burnt toast never hurts but cold words do!"

    What I've learned over the years {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) that learning to accept each other's faults is one of the most important {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (key) to creating a healthy, growing and lasting relationship.

Invented {#blank#}1{#/blank#} early twentieth-century America by Richard Drew, Scotch tape can be used to fix almost anything. However, there is more to this fix-it-all than just that. Sticky yet easily removed, Scotch tape was designed for use in painting cars—to mask off areas that should not {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (paint). The tape soon found other uses. During the 1930s, people didn't have much money, so they couldn't throw away damaged things; they had to repair them. Drew's painting tape became a popular, money-saving fix for everything from torn clothing to broken eggs. Since then, people {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (find) all sorts of creative ways to use the sticky tape.