Everybody knows that the United Kingdom consists {#blank#}1{#/blank#} four countries: English, Scotland, Wales plus Northern Ireland. However, about four hundred years ago Scotland tried to break away from English {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(influent). The Scots wanted to attack England and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(decide) that France should take the place of England {#blank#}4{#/blank#} their closest friend. England,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} was unhappy when the relationship between the two countries broke down. Queen Elizabeth I did not want to be left out of any decisions {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(do) with Scotland, so she divided the Scottish lords into several groups so that they would argue with each other instead of {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(attack) England. This {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(arrange) worked well until 1603 {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Queen Elizabeth died. As King James of Scotland was her only relative, he became King of Scotland and England, and everybody was {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(delight) with the solution.

    Nearly 610,000 Chinese students attended schools and colleges overseas in 2017. China remains the world's {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (large) supplier of international students. A majority{#blank#}2{#/blank#}the students went to European and North American countries. Countries{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (include) in the Belt and Road Initiative (B&R) became new destinations, with student numbers {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (rise) by 15.7 percent in 2017. At the same time, about 480,000 graduates returned to China. Since 1978, about 5.2 million Chinese{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (study) abroad and among those {#blank#}6{#/blank#} graduated about 83.7 percent returned to China.

    Meanwhile, a total of 490,000{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (foreign) from 204 countries and regions studied in China is 2017. Students from the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Pakistan were the most numerous, while the United States ranked {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (four). Students from B&R countries accounted for 64.9 percent of{#blank#}9{#/blank#} total. About 59,000 international students in China {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(support) by Chinese government scholarships.

    On May 28th, we observe World Hunger Day. It is an effort to focus attention on {#blank#}1{#/blank#}fact that despite there being enough food globally, some 21,000 people die every day from hunger.

    People do not go hungry because the world does not produce enough food for everyone. According to the world Hunger Education Service, recently the percentage of people {#blank#}2{#/blank#}cannot get enough food chronically（长期地）has reduced from 34% to 15%. The main problem is that many people in the world still do not have resources{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (purchase) or grow enough food.

    Indeed, hunger{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) a result of poverty, and also one of its causes. Hunger exists because many countries lack social safety nets; because in many countries women, although they do most of the farming, do not have as much access {#blank#}5{#/blank#} men to training or land.

    Over the past decade, a global push to reduce hunger and extreme poverty{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (mark) some significant successes, partly thanks{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the efforts of many international{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(organization). But on world Hunger Day, let us not forget that with over 815,000 people still{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (live) in daily food insecurity, we still have a long way to go before we can {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(safe) say that no child goes to bed hungry most nights.

The distance between ancient Rome and ancient China was about 4,000 miles by land. It was a very {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (danger) trip with deserts and mountains. The Silk Road was a nickname for any route {#blank#}2{#/blank#} any trader took from China to Rome.

For a very long time, the ancient Romans did not know who was making the wonderful cloth {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (call) silk. They tried to find the traders as they came into villages to trade other goods for silk, but the traders {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (hide) from the Romans. Therefore, they had to trade for it {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (themself). The trading along the Silk Road was a relay system. One trader would travel for a while, stop and trade, and return home. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} next traveler would continue. And so it went. But {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (actual) no trader made the whole trip. It was too risky.

As the years went by, a civilization of sorts grew up along the Silk Road. Temples appeared. There were even cities built on the rare oasis (绿洲). It was never easy{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (travel) by land from China {#blank#}9{#/blank#}Rome, but it was worth it. Rome traded gold for China's silk and spices. But {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(many) things traveled the Silk Road than traders and goods. Ideas that changed the world traveled along the Silk Road as well.