—How much happier life would be if we ________to the values of the past!

—Well, she would rather spend time {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（read） at home than wander in the street.

    Many people agree that going to a museum is a good way of learning about ancient treasures. However, others may find {#blank#}1{#/blank#} boring to spend hours there. Therefore, how to make museums and their lifeless collections more appealing is a tough question worth {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（attach）importance to.

    Luckily, National Treasure（国家宝藏）, a TV program which{#blank#}3{#/blank#}（begin）to air on Dec, 3, 2017, shed light on ways to inspire interest in museums and their collections.

    Aiming to make ancient relics to come {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（live）, the program presents treasures through different artistic{#blank#}5{#/blank#}.（method）including dramatic performances and storytelling, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} fully interprets the history behind each cultural relic, so that audiences can not only understand how to appreciate the beauty of cultural relics, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} also know the civilization and the spiritual core of Chinese culture. In fact, such programs that promote traditional ancient relics have become popular {#blank#}8{#/blank#} recent years. For example, a 2016 documentary featuring the Forbidden City's cultural relics and their restorers, urged lots of college students {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（apply）to work as volunteers there. It is {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（universal）accepted that National Treasure has been successful in encouraging more people to visit museums by touching their hearts.

    Chinese researchers have planned to build an airport in Antarctica in November. The Chinese {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) not very used to flying to the southernmost continent, because the country s first polar plane, the Snow Eagle 601, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (put) into use only three years ago.

    Before the Snow Eagle 601, Chinese researchers traveled to the ice-covered land by ship, which took significantly {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (long) than flying. There are currently more than 20 airports in Antarctica, but none of them belong to China. The Snow Eagle 601 has to rely on Russian airports {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (take) off and land. That's {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the Chinese researchers decided to build their own. Building an airport in Antarctica is very different from building one elsewhere. The continent is covered by a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (constant) moving layer of ice, so the builders must find somewhere that moves at the slowest possible pace and in a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fix) direction.

    The builders managed to find a spot back in early 2017 following {#blank#}8{#/blank#} tough measuring process that took place in the storm-like polar winds. The next problem is the snow. The soft nature of snow makes {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a bad material for a runway. So the builders must use road roller-like {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (machine) to press the snow, which can be very time-consuming in extreme coldness.

    All through history, people from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain. The English language {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (consist) of the grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain. That is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} English has so many difficult rules that confuse people.

    The development of English experienced three periods—Old English, Middle English and Modern English. From the 5th to the 9th centuries, Britain was occupied by different groups from other countries, which led to Old English {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (replace) Celtic. Old English, a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (mix) of different languages, differs {#blank#}5{#/blank#} today's English. Middle English is the name {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (give) to the English used from approximately the 12th to the 15th centuries. During this period, French, though it didn't replace English, still made many {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (contribution) to Middle English. Modern English appeared in the 16th century, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} went through many changes during this period. The question of {#blank#}9{#/blank#} English will keep on changing in the future is easy to answer. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is certain that this process will continue.