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Delicate, bright, and soft to the touch, the silk has passed the way throughout China’s history. No one can be 【小题1】 (exact) certain of its origin. But the humble ancient Chinese people credited their own wisdom to Leizu, wife of the Yellow Emperor (the legendary ancestor of Chinese people), as 【小题2】 inventor of sericulture (养蚕).
Like all kinds of art on the vast land of China, the style and texture (质地) of silk are also various. Hangluo from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, is known 【小题3】 its airy and thin texture, while Yunjin from Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, an expensive cloth, 【小题4】 (represent) China’s silk technique at its peak.
Yunjin is best made by hand on large machines, in a complex procedure 【小题5】 contains more than a hundred steps. Even the most 【小题6】 (experience) workers can only make a few centimeters a day. Time, patience and skill all play an important role in its beauty.
In the Western Han Dynasty, with Zhang Qian 【小题7】 (open) up the routes to the western regions, silk was highly praised in countries of Central Asia, later extending 【小题8】 (it) reach to other parts.
In the hands of Chinese artists, the thinnest string can make pictures of great possibilities and the 【小题9】 (soft) material can pass through thousands of years. As one of the many 【小题10】 (wonder) of ancient China, silk is not only a type of cloth, but also a cultural symbol and a representation of elegance and grace.