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New discoveries suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began many centuries earlier than once thought. The findings add a fascinating new page to the epic(史诗) of the Silk Road, which spread far and wide in no time.
The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy(木乃伊) from about l,000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt. Other researches may extend human activity along this road back even further, perhaps a million years to the moving of human ancestors into eastern Asia.
The official origin of East-West trade along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret task across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, traveled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijien, perhaps Rome. Historians(历史学家) have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect touches between the ancient world’s two super-powers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to Central Asia for war horses, was soon finding its way to the markets of Rome through a network of businessmen.
But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk apparently existed in the West long before the Han emperor started to organize trade over the Silk Road. The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide comprehension into the mystery(谜) of just how and when Europe first realized the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.

Title: New Discovery of the Silk Road
Introduction	New findings about the ________ of trade along the Silk Road are spread far and wide in no time.
Discovery	☆The silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy from about 1,000 BC makes all feel greatly _______ . ☆The discovery suggests the trade along the Silk Road may ________ back to an earlier time than once thought.
Zhang Qian’s ________	☆Being accepted as official ________ of East-West commerce along the Silk Road. ☆Opening the way for the first ________ touches between the ancient China and Rome. ☆ ________ Chinese silk to Central Asia and Persia. ☆Making Chinese silk ________ the markets of Rome.
Summary	☆Show the ________ of Chinese silk in the West long before the Han Dynasty. ☆Change thinking about the early history of word trade. ☆Help to solve the puzzle of Europeans’ first realizing ________ culture.

There are ______ kinds of theme parks, with a different park for almost everything: food, culture, science, ______, movies or history. Some of them ______ having the biggest or longest roller coasters. ______ and whatever you like, there is a theme park for you.
In the fantasy ______ park of Disneyland, you may see Snow White or Mickey Mouse in a parade or on the street. Disneyland also has many exciting rides, from giant ______ ships to terrifying free-fall drops. With all these ______, it is ______ that tourism is increasing _____ there is a Disneyland. Dollywood, being one of the most ______ theme park in the world, shows and celebrates America’s traditional southeastern culture.

The back-to-school season is upon us, and once again, parents across the country have loaded their kids’ backpacks up with snack packs and school supplies. It’s a good moment to reflect on what else we should be giving our kids as they head off to school.
American parents are feeling particularly anxious about that question this year. The educational process feels more than ever like a race, one that starts in pre-school and doesn’t end until your child is admitted to the perfect college. Most parents are more worried than they need to be about their children’s grades, test scores and IQ. And what we don’t think about enough is how to help our children build their character—how to help them develop skills like perseverance, optimism, responsibility, and self-control, which together do more to determine success than S.A.T. scores or I.Q.
There is growing evidence that our anxiety about our children’s school performance may actually be holding them back from learning some of these valuable skills. If you’re concerned only with a child’s G.P.A., then you will likely choose to minimize the challenges the child faces in school. With real challenge comes the risk of real failure. And in a competitive academic environment, the idea of failure can be very scary, to students and parents alike.
But experiencing failure is a critical part of building character. Recent research by a team of psychologists found that adults who had experienced little or no failure growing up were actually less happy and confident than those who had experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood. “Overcoming those obstacles,” the researchers assumed, “could teach effective coping skills, help engage social support networks, create a sense of mastery over past adversity, and foster beliefs in the ability to cope successfully in the future.”
By contrast, when we protect our children from every possible failure—when we call their teachers to get an extension on a paper; when we urge them to choose only those subjects they’re good at—we are denying them those same character-building experiences. As the psychologists Madeline Levine and Dan Kindlon have written, that can lead to difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood, when overprotected young people finally confront real problems on their own and don’t know how to overcome them.
In the classroom and outside of it, American parents need to encourage children to take chances, to challenge themselves, to risk failure. In the meantime, giving our kids room to fail may be one of the best ways we can help them succeed.

Back to School: Why Perseverance Is More Important than Good Grades?
Common phenomena	☺Parents throughout Americatheir kids’ backpacks up with snacks and school supplies.
☺Many American parents don’tenough importance to their kids’ character building.
The writer’s	Parents should pay more attention to their kids’ character building.
Evidence and findings	☺Parents’ anxiety about their kids’ performance maythem from learning some valuable skills.
☺Parents concerned only with a kid’s G.P.A. have ato minimize the challenges the child faces.
☺Adults who have experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood are and more confident than those who haven’t.
☺Denying kids character-building experiences canin difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood.
The writer’s suggestions	☺ kids to be risk-takers.
☺Give kids room to experience.

I used to be the messiest person alive. Over theyears, through watching others and by trial and error,I have finally found ways to come up with plans,organize them and follow through with them.
Make an outline of everything you need to haveand do to make your plan happen. Make a list of allof the steps that need to be accomplished and thinkabout what needs to be done.
Detail everything thoroughly and read over it soyou can start coming up with some mental solutionsof how to carry out your plans.
You should ensure that if for some reason wayone doesn't work, you have way two and way three tolean back on. Therefore, different ways are needed athand. It's just a matter of being organized. Chancesare that there is always more than one way of doingthings, and chances are that if one of those waysdoesn't work,one of the others will.
Committing yourself to finishing at least part ifnot all of your plan at once is also necessary. It willshow that you not only have initiative to get thingsrolling, but that you are interested in the resultsobtained with making the move to get everythingdone.
If you make a commitment to finish before aspecific time, make sure that you carry that out, andbe sure to do everything in the way you said youwould, within the time-frame you set for yourself.
Don't try to tackle (处理) more things all at atime. All that does is delay your progress, distract youand make you lose your interest, motivation andenergy.
Carrying out an effective plan requires being asorganized as possible. You will only achieve this bysticking to the order of the plan and not deviating ortrying to do more at a time.
Last but not the least, you should never abandonthings mid-project. It will only annoy everyonearound you including yourself. Unfinished plans are awaste of time, energy and, in some cases，evenmoney.
So,don't be afraid of organization. The older weget,the more necessary it becomes to have the skills to follow through with confidence and to be able tocarry through plans in an organized and manageableway. It pays to be organized, after all.

Title: Tips on how to be ____ in your life
Tips	Details	___
____ down your plan	List everything you need List ____ you will follow	To make your plan happen
Prepare three ____ ways to carry out your plan		To ____ that you can have some other choices when one way doesn’t work
____ to finish at least part of your plan if not all	Do everything ____ your own time-frame	To show yourself you are determined to get things stared and caring about the results
Do one thing at once	Stick to the order of you plan	To save your interest, motivation and energy
Finish what you have started		To get your plan ____ out thoroughly
____
You shouldn’t be afraid of organization because it’s really worthwhile.

Travelling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village, but this doesn't mean that we all behave in the same way.
How should we behave when you meet someone for the first time? An American shakes your hand firmly while looking you straight in the eye. In many parts of Asia, there is no physical contact () at all. In Japan, you should bow, and the more respect you want to show, the deeper you should bow. In Thailand, people greet each other by pressing both hands together at the chest. In both countries, eye contact is avoided as a sign of respect.
Many countries have rules about what you should and shouldn't wear. In Korea, you should takeoff your shoes when entering a house. Remember to place them neatly together where you came in.
In Spain, lunch is often the biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours. For this reason many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner. In Mexico, lunch is a time to relax, and many people prefer not to discuss business as they eat. In Britain, it's not unusual to have a business meeting over breakfast.
In most countries, an exchange of business cards is necessary for all introductions. You should include your company name and your position. If you are going to a country where your language is not widely spoken, you can get the back side of your card printed in the local language. In China, you may present your card with the writing facing the person you are giving it to.

Title: Good ______
Aspect	Country	Custom
______	·America ·Japan ·______	·Shaking hands firmly ·______to show respect ·Pressing both hands together at the chest
Dressing	·Korea	·Taking off your shoes at the ______
Eating	·Spain ·Mexico ·_ _____	·Having a light breakfast and a late dinner ·Relaxing while having ______ ·Holding a business meeting over breakfast
Doing business	·Most countries ·China	·Exchanging business card when _ _____ yourself ·Presenting a card to a person _ _____ its front facing him
Conclusion: When travelling_ _____, we should follow local customs.