Each year, thousands of people come to Shaanxi, China, to visit the Terracotta Army, which shows the life of Qin Shi Huang,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}country's first emperor.

    As one of the most famous tourist sights in the world, the Terracotta Army is a form of funerary (葬礼的) art{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(bury) with the First Emperor in 210 to 209 BC. It was designed{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(protect) the emperor in his afterlife.

Since their {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(discover), experts have questioned whether the life-size models of soldiers{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(base) on real warriors (勇士) or whether they came off a production line.

    In October a BBC documentary ( 纪录片) the Greatest Tomb on Earth: Secrets of Ancient China, suggested the inspiration for the Terracotta Warriors may have come{#blank#}6{#/blank#}Ancient Greece, about{#blank#}7{#/blank#}Archaeologist Li Xiuzhen said, "We now have evidence that close contact did exist between the First Emperor's China and the West."

    On the 41st International Museum Day, it was{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(official) announced that new technology has just made{#blank#}9{#/blank#}possible for visitors to be guided. Thanks to an interactive(交互式) 360-degree video, visitors can choose either to view the{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(figure) close-up or from a distance.

    Seborga(塞波加) is a small village that declared itself independent in the 1960s, claiming it was never{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(proper) incorporated(合并) into Italy{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (it) founders argued that the deal was not really registered. They claimed that it could therefore not{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(consider) part of the nation.

    The principality's(公国) founder was a flower grower{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (call) Giorgio Carbone, who ruled until his death in 2009. Its independence is not recognised outside {#blank#}5{#/blank#}village but Mr. Dezzani, a campaigner(竞选者) for the throne, says it is important that they themselves believe{#blank#}6{#/blank#} it, describing it as “a state of mind”.

    This unusual story{#blank#}7{#/blank#} was the subject of a televised documentary, has attracted tourism to the region. Its current ruler, Marcello I, appears publicly {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (wear) a suit but Mr. Dezzani wants to introduce ceremonial uniform.

Mr. Dezzani added: “Without being too pretentious or{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (show) about it, I think we can promote the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (value) of peace, tolerance and openness.”

    Senior citizens are the first to come to our mind when you think of hearing loss, but in a recent report, hearing professionals worry teenagers will soon outnumber aging adults {#blank#}1{#/blank#} it comes to living with hearing loss.

    The rise in popularity of personal audio devices from iPods to smart phones has had dangerous effect on the ears of those who use them most, teenagers! A research {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (conduct) by the World Health Organization finds that nearly 50% of teens {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (fall) into the habit of exposing themselves to unsafe levels of sound so far.

    A sound is considered unsafe when it goes beyond 85 decibels (分贝). At that level, it takes just 8 hours of listening over your lifetime to cause damage. The louder the sound is, the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (little) time it takes to cause damage. Because hearing loss is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (typical) considered a health problem for the elderly, it is difficult to convince already stubborn teenagers that they really are doing damage {#blank#}6{#/blank#} their ears.

    Young adults {#blank#}7{#/blank#} have been exposed to loud noise over a period of time may have some hearing loss symptoms. Their {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (able) to learn is compromised, and they may have difficulty developing social skills.

    In an effort to help teens better protect their hearing, we suggest {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (set) volume limits on personal audio devices. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is also good to limit the amount of time exposed to noise and to take listening breaks to give the ears a rest.

    If you only got six hours' shut eye last night, there is no need {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (lose) sleep over it.

    Scientists say that though it is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (wide) believed that we need eight hours of sleep a night, six to seven hours is the natural amount.

    Advising short-sleepers to rest easy, the US researchers say, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (have) important implications (暗示，含义) for the idea that we need to take sleeping pills because sleep has been reduced from {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (it) natural level by the widespread use of electricity, TV, the Internet and so on.

    The lead author of a study, Ghandi, said: "There's the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (expect) that we should all be sleeping for eight or nine hours a night, and if we took away modern technology, we would be sleeping more. But now, for the first time, we are showing that's not {#blank#}6{#/blank#} truth."

    Most of those {#blank#}7{#/blank#} were studied slept for less than seven hours a night, with the average amount just six hours and 25 minutes. This is much less than the eight hours often {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (recommend) in western societies.

    Despite this, the people studied were in good health, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} lower rates of obesity (肥胖症), better blood pressure and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (healthy) hearts than people in industrialised societies. They were also fitter.