The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route(路线) between China and the Mediterranean(地中海). It started 1._______(在……期间) the Western Han Dynasty and has been a 2._______(桥) between East and West for over 2，000 years.

The road started from Chang’an(now Xi’an) and ended in Eastern 3.______(欧洲的) country， near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. It was about 6，500 kilometres long and crossed one 4.________(第四) of the planet.

The Silk Road got its name because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk， jade(玉)， ceramics(陶瓷) and iron went west to Rome. And from the west came glass， gems(宝石) and food 5._______(像) carrots and sesame(芝麻).

The Silk Road was very important to both China and the 6._______(剩余部分) of the world. It was more than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade，7._______(知识) about art， science and literature， as well as crafts(工艺) and technologies was 8._______(分享) across the Silk Road. In this way， languages and cultures 9._______(发展) fast and influenced each other.

Today， along the Silk Road there’re many places of 10.______(兴趣)， such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an and Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. Now a new train line runs from Beijing across the Silk Road.

A millionaire has a big party for his 50th birthday. At this party， he grabs(抓) the microphone and says to his guests that down in the garden of his house he has a swimming pool with two great white sharks in 1.________.

“I will give anything of mine to the man who swims 2._______(cross) that pool.”

The party continues with no events in the pool 3._______ suddenly， there is a great sound and all the guests of the party run to the pool to see 4._____ has happened.

In the pool a man is swimming as 5.________(hard) as he can and fins(鳍) come out of the water and this guy just keeps on 6._______(go). The sharks are swimming after him and this guy 7.________(reach) the end and gets out of the pool， 8._______(tiring) and soaked(湿透的).

9.________ millionaire grabs the microphone and says， “I am a man of my word. Anything of mine I will give： my Ferraris， my house， absolutely anything， for you are 10.______(brave) man I have ever seen. So sir what will it be?”

The guy grabs the microphone and says， “Why don’t we start with the name of the jerk(混蛋) who pushed me in!”

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在英语拓展学习的过程中，大明同学从网上搜索了一些有关世界纪念日的信息。

请帮助大明同学将上面的纪念日词条按每年的庆祝顺序正确排序。

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近日，随着《中国足球改革总体方案》的出台，“足球进校园”已成为社会热议的话题。假设你是张伟，你的好友王明想加入校足球队，但是他的父亲认为踢足球会影响学习。请你根据以下提示给王明的父亲写一封信，帮助王明说服他的父亲。

关键词提示：good for health； serious about； more confident； encourage him； team effort； communicate… with； make more friends； decide by himself

注意：1.文中应包含所有提供的信息，并进行适当拓展；

2.词数：80—100（给出的文章开头供选择使用，不计入总词数）。

Dear Uncle Wang，

I am Zhang Wei， a friend of Wang Ming. I heard that you didn’t agree Wang Ming to join the school soccer team and thought it would have a bad influence on his study. However， I don’t think so. Here are my reasons.

I’m looking forward to your reply. Thanks so much.

Yours，

Zhang Wei

The firemen didn’t leave the building until the big fire was ______ in the end.

A. put off B. put out C. put down D. put away

Don’t offer the runners water or any help ______ they ask for it.

A. while B. if C. though D. unless

I thought about ______ over and over in my head and finally worked out how to do it.

A. what I have to do

B. I had to do what

C. what I had to do

D. what I to do

－______ do you turn off the lights when you leave home?

－Nearly always.

A. How soon B. How often C. How much D. How long

Which of the following gestures means “I’m sorry.”?

－______ English ______ as the official language in Cuba?

－No, the official language there is Spanish.

A. Has; spoken B. Does; speak

C. Is; spoken D. Is; learning