When Italian traveller Marco Polo came to Yangzhou in the13th century，he recorded his
amazing observations in his bestselling book The Travels of Marco Polo．For over 700 years，it（66）n went out of print．Hollywood Filmmaker Chris Nebe follows in the footsteps of Marco
Polo to explore China's mystery．He has （67）c twelve documentaries of Mysterious China series，including Yangzhou：A City of Timeless Culture．This 30﹣minute documentary takes a close look
at the beauty and （68）c of Yangzhou．
To live，humans and all warm﹣blooded animals must have salt．In ancient time，salt was used
as money and had the values as（69）g ．Close to the seasalt﹣rich Yellow Sea，Yangzhou has been one of the（70）r cities in China because of its lively trade in salt，silk and grain．The surviving mansions and gardens of wealthy salt businessmen are witnesses of Yangzhou's great history．
（71）L a beautiful necklace，Yangzhou Slender West Lake lovingly embraces（拥抱） the city．It has been a memorizing attraction for visitors from afar，showing the lasting （72）s of Yangzhou﹣peace and harmony（和谐）．
The government has tried（73）i best to protect the Old Town of the 2500﹣year﹣old city．The area has become a great tourist attraction．At night，the streets turn into a mysterious land．Here
delicious snacks and treasured souvenirs（74）w to be discovered．
The ancient art of Chinese handicrafts is celebrated in Yangzhou．Favourites among them are
paper﹣cutting．Yangzhou's （75）e ．to continue the art form include China Paper﹣cutting Museum and tourists can enjoy masters'show on paper﹣cutting there．
Want to learn more？Why not watch the documentary in your spare time？
Thanksgiving is always on the Thursday in November．（four）
A：Dad，how much do you know about China？
B：（1） China is a big country that has about 5，000 years of history．It attracts
many tourists from all over the world every year．
A：Is that so？（2）
B：Yes．And many of them are famous，such as Mount Tai，Mount Huang and Mount Emei．
A：（3）
B：There are many rivers in China．Among them the Yangtze River is the longest one and the
second longest one is the Yellow River．（4）
A：Anything else？
B：Sorry．That's all know．If you want to learn more，you can read Guide to China．（5）
A：Thanks．I'll read it．
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A．Just a little． B．What about rivers？ C．I don't know it at all． D．Are there any beautiful mountains？ E．They're the birthplaces of Chinese culture． F．It's a book which introduces China in detail． |
A
46．How do you learn English？
47．What does your friend look like？
48．I am flying to Sanya to take a holiday．
49．I think the air will be cleaner in the future．
50．Bob，could you please take out the rubbish？
B
A．Let's go．
B．Sure，Mom．
C．I agree with you．
D．Have a nice trip!
E．By reading aloud．
F．She's of medium height．
A：Excuse me，sir？
B：Yes？（61）
A：I want to go to the train station，but I don't know how to got the ticket from the TVM（自动售票机）
B：（62） Well，just press here．
A：How much is the ticket？
B：（63）
A：All right．By the way，how often do the trains come？
B：About every six minutes．
A：（64）
B：Let me see．At 1：00 p．m．
A：OK．Got it．Thanks for your help．
B：（65）
A：Goodbye!
B：Bye﹣bye!
A．This way，please．
B．What can I do for you？
C.5 yuan each．
D．It's my pleasure．
E．What time is the last one？
Once upon a time，there was a strange bird．He lived in a tree near the bank of a river．（56） One day，one of the two heads saw a delicious fruit on a tree．He picked it and started eating the fruit．"It is one of the most delicious fruits I have ever eaten，"he said．
The other head said，"（57） "The first head laughed and said，"You know that we have only one stomach．It makes no difference whether I eat it or you eat it．Moreover，I'm the one who found the fruit．（58） "Later that day，the other head found a tree having poisonous（有毒的）fruits．He took a poisonous fruit and told the first head，"I will eat this fruit．
The first head shouted，"（59） If you eat it，both of us will die．"The other head replied，"Shut up!I'm the one who found the fruit．I have the right to eat it．"（60） In the end，both of them lost their lives．
| A． |
So I have the right to eat it． |
| B． |
The first head started crying，but the other head still ate the poisonous fruit |
| C． |
Let me also taste the delicious fruit． |
| D． |
The bind had two heads，but they shared one stomach． |
| E． |
What do you think of the bird with two heads？ |
| F． |
Please don't eat this poisonous fruit． |
| G． |
The bind looks very beautiful and cute． |