Nowadays, there are a lot of reminding days in the world. World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(start) by the LitWorld.org website in 2010 and has now reached 65 countries.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book. The website asks everyone{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(celebrate) the day by taking a book, finding an audience and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(belong) to all people. The website asks visitors to join in the movement to reduce the number of illiterate(不识字的) people in the world. It is{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(absolute) necessary to help those{#blank#}6{#/blank#}cannot read. The website says, “It's time to start by reading aloud to{#blank#}7{#/blank#}might like it. Share a book with a child who might need it, share a story with someone who would treasure it, listen patiently{#blank#}8{#/blank#}someone else's story as they share with you.” The United Nations says, ”Literacy involves a{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(vary) of learning in{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(enable) individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge and to participate fully in society.” In that way, World Read Aloud Day does help make a difference.

    Online shopping is coming into fashion in most cities, where people are able to make full use of the rapidly-developed internet technology. Nowadays, can we find a person {#blank#}1{#/blank#}has not experienced online shopping? Definitely not.

    Online shopping {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(welcome) by most people due to various reasons. From the perspective of consumers, it can save some time for people who don't have much spare time. Just click the mouse, and they can get whatever they want while staying at home. For the retailers, it can cut some costs for those who don't have much circulating funds.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(compare) with the traditional trade mode, they don't have to spend money in renting a house. However, there are still some {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(disadvantage) in online shopping. First, a face-to-face deal makes online shopping less {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(rely) and trustworthy. Second, people will lose {#blank#}6{#/blank#}fun of bargain.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#}is undeniable that shopping on the Internet has become an irresistible trend in modern society. It's {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(true) urgent that we need to make the relative laws {#blank#}9{#/blank#}the rapid growth of online shopping. Only in this way can we enjoy the pleasure and convenience of online shopping without the concern of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(cheat).

    The Silk Road is in fact {#blank#}1{#/blank#} relatively recent term. These ancient roads had no particular name until in the mid-nineteenth century; Baron Ferdinand von Richth often named the trade and communication network the Silk Road. Since then the term {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（accept）globally.

    In the nineteenth century, a new type of travelers stepped onto the Silk Road: archaeologists and geographers, enthusiastic explorers who were eager {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（look）for adventure.

    Researchers who came from many countries traveled through the Taklamakan Desert, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} is now in Xinjiang, to explore ancient sites along the Silk Road, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（lead）to many discoveries and studies, and most of all, a renewed interest {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the history of these routes.

    Today, many historic {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（build） and monuments still stand, marking the passage of the Silk Road through hotels, ports and cities. What's more, the long - standing legacy （遗产） of this {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （remark）network is reflected in a large number of cultures, languages, customs and religions that have developed for many years along these routes. The passage of merchants and travelers of many different nationalities resulted not only in commercial exchange {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in a widespread and continual process of cultural interaction. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（obvious）, it has become a driving force in the formation（形成）of diverse societies.

    Cambridge University in the UK acknowledged on Monday that it did consider a Chinese student's score on the national college entrance exams known{#blank#}1{#/blank#}the gaokao for new admissions. It also stressed that admissions are not only based on test scores but a comprehensive {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(assess)of each applicant. The response came after inquiries poured in over the last two days{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(follow)news reports claiming Cambridge started accepting China's gaokao scores from new{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(applicant).

    The reports{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (apparent) raised hopes of many Chinese students and parents{#blank#}6{#/blank#}thought entrance requirements to the storied university had now become somewhat {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(easy). Many netizens even joked{#blank#}8{#/blank#}they could retake their gaokao and get a better mark they would apply to the famed university. The university, however, says it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (consider) gaokao scores for years, requiring a student{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(rank) in the top 0.1 percent on the test in their province. Students also have to pass the still-required test, IELTS.

    In addition to Cambridge University, there are six other universities in the UK that recognize gaokao scores.