The Silk Road was a network of trade routes 【小题1】(connect) the East and the West in ancient and Medieval times. In addition to silk, varieties of other goods 【小题2】(trade) along the Silk Road, and the network was also important for migrants and travellers, and for the spread of religion, philosophy, science, technology, and artistic ideals. The Silk Road had a significant impact 【小题3】 the lands through which the routes passed, and the trade played a significant role in the development of towns and cities along the Silk Road routes.

Many merchants (商人) along the Silk Road were involved in relay trade, 【小题4】 an item would change owners many times and travel a little bit with each one of them 【小题5】 reaching its final buyer. It seems to have been 【小题6】(high) unusual for any individual merchant to travel all the way between China and Europe or Northern Africa. Instead, many merchants specialized in transporting goods through 【小题7】(variety) sections of the Silk Road.

The Silk Road established 【小题8】(early) connection between the East and the West. It was of great significance in the promotion of world 【小题9】(civil) and the progress of human society. Research and development of the Silk Road today continue to have 【小题10】 incredible impact.

Soccer, or better known to the rest of the world 【小题1】 football, is one of the 【小题2】(old) sports in history. Dating back to 206 B.C., there are accounts of Chinese 【小题3】(soldier) who played Tsu’ chu, “kicking the ball”, during the Han Dynasty. While many other ancient cultures played games involving a ball, Tsu’ chu was the first to not allow hands. The goal was a net 【小题4】(attach) to two bamboo poles and elevated 30 feet in the air. This is quite the contrast to modern goals 【小题5】 sit on the ground and extend 8 feet high and 24 feet wide.

During the medieval period in Europe, 【小题6】(particular) in England, games called Folkball were played in towns. 【小题7】(score) a point, the players had to place the ball into an designated area, usually the captain’s house. This would often involve a 【小题8】(distant) of a few miles between scoring destinations. Without any set rules the game would cause much trouble throughout the towns in which it was held, leading to its ban in 【小题9】 14th century.

In 1863, official rules for football 【小题10】(draw) up to create an organized game in England. These rules formally differentiated between rugby football and association football. Therefore, modern football was born.

Tianzi Mountain is one of the four scenic【小题1】(spot) in Wulingyuan Scenic Area of Zhangjiajie National Park.Tianzi Mountain has four wonders: the Sea of Clouds, the Radiance of the Moonlight, Rays of Sunshine and the Snow in Winter. Travelers can view different scenery in different seasons and even in different time of the day.

Tianzi Mountain takes its name 【小题2】 Xiang Dakun who was the【小题3】(lead) of the Tu ethnic group during the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty(1127~1279). Xiang led a revolution and【小题4】(declare) himself Tianzi (Son of Heaven). While 【小题5】 (visit) Tainzi Mountain, travelers will find many sites【小题6】(associate) with Xiang Dakun. Among them, the most【小题7】(attract) sights are Imperial Writing Brush Peaks, Fairy Maid Scattering Flowers and Heavenly Warriors Gathering.

Usually,【小题8】large number of travelers put Tianzi Mountain and Yuanjiajie in a day. You can take a sightseeing bus from Yuanjiajie to Tianzi Mountain, 【小题9】 takes about one hour. If time【小题10】(permit), you can stop at Shentang Bay and Nod-to-the-General Platform to enjoy the fantastic view, and then continue to visit Helong Park, Platform, Imperial Writing Brush Peaks, Fairy Maid Scattering Flowers, Heavenly Warriors Gathering,etc.