How much did the woman pay for a tie last year?
A.30 dollars. B.60 dollars. C.120 dollars.
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The giant panda，also 1. (know)as panda bear or simply panda，is a bear native 2.south central China. In the past many years，the giant panda 3. (drive)out of the lowland areas where it once lived as a result of farming，deforestation and other 4. (develop). Wild population estimates vary：one estimate shows that there are about 1，590 individuals 5.(1ive)in the wild，while a 2006 study estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000. Some reports also show that 6. number of giant pandas in the wild is on the rise.
The West first learned of the giant panda on March 11，1869，7. the French missionary(传教士)Armand David received a panda skin from a hunter. In 1936，Ruth Harkness became the first Westerner 8. (bring)a live giant panda named Su Lin to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. To protect the pandas，in 2012，Earthwatch Institute，a global nonprofit that teams volunteers with scientists to conduct important 9. (science)research，launched a program called“On the Trail of Giant Panda”. This program，based in the Wolong National Nature Reserve，allows volunteers to work up close with pandas cared for in captivity (圈养)，and help them 10. (gradual)adapt to life in the wild.
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The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest 1. (sight) in the world—the longest wall in the world. 2. （it） winding path and steep mountains take in some great scenery. The “Long Wall” has a long history—more than 2,600 years. It 3. (build) in different areas by different dynasties.
In the Qin dynasty, the First Emperor of Qin linked the northern walls 4. (prevent) aggression from northern nations. In the Han dynasty, the emperors 5. wanted to protect trade on the Silk Road extended the Great Wall into today’s western China. The Great Wall is a building project with the longest duration and at 6. cost of lives, blood, sweat and tears. It 7. (deserve) its place among the “New 7 Wonders of the World” and the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
During the construction of the Great Wall, there were many 8. (extreme) interesting stories, such as Lady Meng Jiang weeping over her husband’s death at the Great Wall, a sad but romantic love story set in the Qin dynasty. The Great Wall of China is the must-see attraction in China. Perhaps the most 9. (power) advertising words in history come from the poetic pen of Chairman Mao, “Until you reach the Great history Wall, you’re no hero.” It means getting 10. difficulties before reaching a goal.
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Fireworks may seem like a very American tradition, 1. (especial) on the 4th of July. But fireworks go back many years before the first American Independence Day celebration, which took place in 1777, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The 2. (early) Fireworks can date back to around 2,000 years ago in China. People then 3. (say) to have roasted bamboo stalks (茎). The stalks turned black and made sounds. The air inside the hollow (空的) stalks would explode. Baozhu is a Mandarin Chinese word 4. firecracker. It means “exploding bamboo.”
Years later Chinese chemists took fireworks a step further. This 5. (happen) sometime between 600 and 900 A D . People filled bamboo with gunpowder. They threw it into a fire. Steel dust or iron shavings were added 6. (make) them sparkle (冒火花). In China, these firecrackers were often used in 7. (tradition) celebrations.
In the 13th century, fireworks spread to Europe. In the centuries that followed, 8. (European) started moving to North America. So it was no surprise that when July 4th began to be celebrated as America’s Independence Day，fireworks 9. were invented by Chinese people witnessed 10. great moment as part of the plan.
Today, fireworks are an established July 4th tradition. Will you see a fireworks display this Independence Day?
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“Climate emergency” was picked by Oxford Dictionaries as the word of the year for 2019 after 1. (use) on average 100 times more than in 2018.
Defined as “a situation 2. urgent action is required to reduce or stop climate change and avoid environmental damage resulting from it ”, the word became one of the most important 3. (term) of 2019. “Climate” did not have a place in the top words 4.(typical) used to modify (修饰) “emergency” in 2018. Instead, the top types of emergencies that people wrote about 5. (be) health, hospital and family emergencies. But with climate emergency, people saw something new, 6. extension of emergency to the global level. The choice was reflective, not just of the rise in climate awareness, but the focus specifically 7. the language used to discuss it. Oxford said the rise of “climate emergency” 8. (show) an intentional push towards language of urgency.
The dictionary’s word of the year is chosen 9. (reflect) attention of the passing year and should have lasting potential as a term of 10. (culture) significance. Previous winners of word of the year include “toxic” in 2018 and “youthquake” in 2017.
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A group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries are working together 1. (record) and collect digital images of cultural relics from the Mogao Caves, which were a key stop 2. the Silk Road throughout China's ancient history. Nearly 500,000 high quality digital photographs 3.( produce) since the international project started in 1994.
The Mogao Caves 4.(study) in many countries have long been a meeting point for different cultures. Today the caves are just as international as they were at the time5.people travelled the Silk Road. Tourists from all over the world visit Dunhuang to see the caves, and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles has reproduced a copy of the caves and6.(paint) for people to admire in America.
By sharing so many digital photos over the Internet, the group hopes to promote even 7.(wide) interest around the world in China's ancient history, culture, and traditions.8.one researcher who is working on the project explains, “9.(appreciate) one's own cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself. Recognizing the cultural heritage of other countries 10. (do) good to international communication and understanding."
