Located in the north-cast of Italy, Venice is 【小题1】(know) as “The Floating City”. Venice is not a single island. It is made up of over 100 small islands, 【小题2】are connected by waterways and bridges. Even today, boats remain the most common way to travel around. Look anywhere in Venice, 【小题3】you will see 【小题4】(tradition) boats called “gondola”.

【小题5】(fortunate), water is also putting Venice in great danger. The Floating City is, in fact, sinking. But these floods could now be a thing of the past, thanks 【小题6】a new flood prevention project. Dozens of gates have been built to hold back the sea. Each of these gates 【小题7】(be) 20 meters wide, with the longest about 30 meters long, which will be raised to separate the city from the sea.

But only time will tell if this project is the right solution. The important thing is that action is being taken 【小题8】(protect) the city’s future 【小题9】(generation). And if it works, it means 【小题10】longer, drier future for Venice.

The Yellow Crane Tower has 【小题1】very long history.Why was the Yellow Crane Tower built?Due to the ideal location,it was built by Sun Quan as a watchtower for his army. After 【小题2】seemed hundreds of years,its military function was【小题3】(gradual) forgotten and the tower was enjoyed mainly as a picturesque location.

During the Tang Dynasty,many popular poems were written in praise of the Yellow Crane Tower.It was the Yellow Crane Tower poem 【小题4】made the tower so famous and attractive.During the following centuries,it 【小题5】(destroy)and rebuilt several times.

The Yellow Crane Tower had different architectural features in different 【小题6】(dynasty). However,the very tower 【小题7】stands today is based on the one 【小题8】(design) during the Qing Dynasty.How tall is the Yellow Crane Tower?It stands 51.4 meters high.The 【小题9】(appear)of the Yellow Crane Tower is the same regardless of the direction it is viewed from.

On top of the tower,visitors are treated to a fantastic view of the Yangtze River,its bridge and the 【小题10】(surround)buildings in Wuhan City.

Enjoying the fame of”The First Scenery under Heaven”，Yellow Crane Tower is one of the most famous towers south of the Yangtze River...

Do you know the Silk Road? The Silk Road 【小题1】 is a network of trade routes connected the East and the West in ancient and Medieval times. In addition to silk, other various goods were traded along 【小题2】 Silk Road, and the network was also important for the spread of science, technology, and artistic ideals. The Silk Road had a great influence 【小题3】 the lands through which the routes passed, and the trade is also important for the 【小题4】 (develop) of towns and cities along the Silk Road routes.

Many businessmen along the Silk Road 【小题5】 (join) in relay (中转) trade, where an item would change owners many 【小题6】 (time) and travel a little bit with each one of them before reaching its final buyer. It seems to have been 【小题7】 (enormous) unusual for any individual businessman to travel all the way between China and Europe or Northern Africa. Instead, many businessmen focused on 【小题8】 (transport) goods through various sections of the Silk Road.

The Silk Road established the earliest connection between the East and the West. It was significant in the improvement of world civilization 【小题9】 the progress of human society. Research of the Silk Road today continue to have a 【小题10】 (power) influence.