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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.

TheSilk Road got its name {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk, jade, ceramics and iron{#blank#}5{#/blank#}  west to Rome. And from the west came glass, gems and food like carrots and sesame.

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.

    Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (activity) of the day. TV brings the outside world closer to people's homes. Some people say the world is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (small) than before because of TV.

    What's going on in {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (other) countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What's living in the deepest part {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the sea?

    If you want {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (answer) these and other kinds of questions, just turn {#blank#}6{#/blank#} TV. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (listen) to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily.Why? Because they can {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (hear) and watch, too.

    TV helps to open up our eyes. TV also helps to open up our minds. TV often gives {#blank#}9{#/blank#} new ideas. We learn that {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (new) and better ways of doing something can be learned on TV.

A: What a wonderful museum!

B: It's great, isn't it?

A: Let's go to the Animal Room on the second floor. I need some {#blank#}1{#/blank#} for my science report.

B: Me, too. Let's go.

A: Hey, Gina! Come and see the money exhibition!

B: Be {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, please, Jack! You mustn't shout loudly in the museum.

A: Oh, I'm sorry. Look at the monkey's tail! I've got to get in here...

B: Stop! Don't {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the rope!

A: Oh. Why not?

B: Can't you see the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}? "No entry (进入)."

A: Oh, right. That's no good! Well, I'll just take a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} with my camera then...

B: You can't do that, either. It's {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the rule in the museum.

A: There certainly are a lot of rules in the museum. No wonder there are {#blank#}7{#/blank#} people in this place.

B: Oh, my dear!

A: What's the matter, Gina?

B: My mobile phone! It's {#blank#}8{#/blank#}! What am I going to do?

A: Don't worry. We'd better go to the lost and found office. If someone finds it, they will {#blank#}9{#/blank#} it there.

B: That phone is new! I have to find it, or Mum will {#blank#}10{#/blank#} me!

A: I'm sure it will be all right, Gina. Let's go and see.

B: Yes, let's go downstairs.

 Alice is a 6- year- old girl. She likes drawing(画画) very much.

 One day, after the rain(雨), she goes out with her father and her dog Coco.

" Wow, what's that?" She asks.

" It's a rainbow. How many colors can you see, my dear?" asks her father.

" Er... one, two, three... seven. Seven colors. It looks so nice."

 Then they go home."I want to draw a rainbow, Dad, but I don't have orange , green or purple," Alice says to her father.

" That's easy. We have the three colors. Let me help you. Red and yellow can make orange. Put(放) yellow into blue, and we can get green. Blue and red can make purple."

" Wow, that's interesting! I have seven colors now. I can draw a rainbow. Thanks, Dad!"

 With the help of her father, Alice draws a great rainbow. She is so happy!

Studying too much?

Most people work or study from Monday to Friday. The weekend is usually a time of rest. But today's Chinese teenagers can hardly rest during the weekends. 

According to a survey, 24% of the Grade 8 students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the middle school students have less than eight hours' sleep each night because of study. 

And this doesn't happen only in Beijing. Ji Chunying is a Grade 9 student in Guangzhou. The 14-year-old girl has to get up at 6:45am on Saturday. Then she has classes all the day. On Sunday, she goes to extra(额外)classes for math and physics. But Ji doesn't complain. She says her classmates all work very hard. 

Finding time to have fun

Zhao Ming, 13, is from Zhenjiang, Guangdong. Zhao's weekend is less busy. But he still spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after finishing homework, he plays basketball. "I feel happy because I still have time to do the things I like. " he said. Some students are much luckier. Ding Yi, a grade 8 student from Laiwu, Shandong, is one of them. During the weekend, Ding usually gets up at 8:00a. m. . Then she spends some time doing homework. After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV. "My teacher says I don't need to push myself too much. " Learning well at school is enough, " Ding said. "I feel pretty lucky. "