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Although parks of all sizes and types exist at any level, the national parks, in particular, tend （1） （catch） our attention because of their large size and variety. They are （2） （treasure）of American heritage（遗产）. How did the national park system come about? On a cool, starry night in mid-September 1870, four men relaxed before a campfire along the Firehole River in （3） is now northwestern Wyoming. They （4） （be） part of a 15-member exploring party that had spent almost five awesome weeks in witness of the natural beauties there.
What should （5） （do）with such a beautiful place? They wondered out loud. This area, with （6） （it）unique and breathtaking natural beauty, must be well preserved （7） all people of the nation to enjoy — as a national park. They all agreed and vowed（承诺）to promote the idea at the （8） （complete）of their journey. Their promotional work paid off. Two years later, 18 years before Wyoming became a state, Yellowstone became the first national park in the United States and the world. Yellowstone was the （9） （large）United States national park — 2.2 million acres — until Wrangell-Saint Elias in southern Alaska, （10） became a national monument in 1978, took the honors as a national park in 1980 with 12.3 million acres.
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Chinese cultural elements commemorating（纪念）Tang Xianzu, （1） is known as “the Shakespeare of Asia,” add an international character to Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare’s hometown.
Tang and Shakespeare were contemporaries and both died in 1616. Although they could never have met, there are common （2） （theme）in their works, said Paul Edmondson, head of research for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. “Some of the things that Tang was writing about （3） （be）also Shakespeare’s concerns. I happen to know that Tang’s play The Peony Pavilion（《牡丹亭》）is similar in some ways （4） Romeo and Juliet.”
A statue commemorating Shakespeare and Tang was put up at Shakespeare’s Birthplace Garden in 2017. Two years later, a six-meter-tall pavilion, （5） （inspire）by The Peony Pavilion, （6） （build）at the Firs Garden, just ten minutes’ walk from Shakespeare’s birthplace.
Those cultural elements have increased Stratford’s international （7） （visible）, said Edmondson, adding that visitors walking through the Birthplace Garden were often amazed （8） （find）the connection between the two great writers.
（9） （recall）watching a Chinese opera version of Shakespeare’s play Richard III in Shanghai and meeting Chinese actors who came to Stratford a few years ago to perform parts of The Peony Pavilion, Edmondson said, “It was very exciting to hear the Chinese language （10） see how Tang’s play was being performed.”
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Heatherwick Studio recently built a greenhouse at the edge of the National Trust’s Woolbeding Gardens. This beautiful structure, named Glasshouse, is at the centre of a new garden that shows how the Silk Road influences English gardens even in modern times.
The latest （1） （engineer）techniques are applied to create this protective （2） （function） structure that is also beautiful. The design features ten steel “sepals（萼片）” made of glass and aluminium（铝）. These sepals open on warm days （3） （give）the inside plants sunshine and fresh air. In cold weather, the structure stays （4） （close）to protect the plants.
Further, the Silk Route Garden around the greenhouse （5） （walk） visitors through a journey influenced by the ancient Silk Road, by which silk as well as many plant species came to Britain for （6） first time. These plants included modern Western （7） （favourite）such as rosemary, lavender and fennel. The garden also contains a winding path that guides visitors through the twelve regions of the Silk Road. The path offers over 300 plant species for visitors to see, too.
The Glasshouse stands （8） a great achievement in contemporary design, to house the plants of the southwestern part of China at the end of a path retracing（追溯）the steps along the Silk Route （9） brought the plants from their native habitat in Asia to come to define much of the （10） （rich）of gardening in England.
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Although parks of all sizes and types exist at any level, the national parks, in particular, tend （1） （catch） our attention because of their large size and variety. They are （2） （treasure）of American heritage（遗产）. How did the national park system come about? On a cool, starry night in mid-September 1870, four men relaxed before a campfire along the Firehole River in （3） is now northwestern Wyoming. They （4） （be） part of a 15-member exploring party that had spent almost five awesome weeks in witness of the natural beauties there.
What should （5） （do）with such a beautiful place? They wondered out loud. This area, with （6） （it）unique and breathtaking natural beauty, must be well preserved （7） all people of the nation to enjoy — as a national park. They all agreed and vowed（承诺）to promote the idea at the （8） （complete）of their journey. Their promotional work paid off. Two years later, 18 years before Wyoming became a state, Yellowstone became the first national park in the United States and the world. Yellowstone was the （9） （large）United States national park — 2.2 million acres — until Wrangell-Saint Elias in southern Alaska, （10） became a national monument in 1978, took the honors as a national park in 1980 with 12.3 million acres.
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ㅤXiao long bao（soup dumplings），those amazing constructions of delicate dumpling wrappers，encasing hot，（1）＿＿＿＿（taste）soup and sweet，fresh meat，are far and away my favorite Chinese street food. The dumplings arrive steaming and dangerously hot. To eat one，you have to decide whether（2）＿＿＿＿（bite）a small hole in it first，releasing the stream and risking a spill（溢出），（3）＿＿＿＿to put the whole dumpling in your mouth，letting the hot soup explode on your tongue. Shanghai maybe the （4）＿＿＿＿（recognize）home of the soup dumplings but food historians will actually point you to the neighboring canal town of Nanxiang as Xiao long bao's birthplace. There you will find them prepared differently﹣more dumpling and less soup，and the wrappers are pressed （5）＿＿＿＿hand rather than rolled. Nanxiang aside，the best Xiao long bao have a fine skin，allowing them （6）＿＿＿＿（lift）out of the steamer basket without allowing them tearing or spilling any of （7）＿＿＿＿（they）contents. The meat should be fresh with （8）＿＿＿＿ touch of sweetness and the soup hot，clear and delicious.
ㅤNo matter where I buy them，one steamer is （9）＿＿＿＿（rare）enough，yet two seems greedy，so I am always left （10）＿＿＿＿ （want）more next time.
ㅤBeijing is a city bridging the ancient and the modern.From Buddhist temples to museums，narrow hutong（1）＿＿＿＿＿royal palaces，it is home to more than 3，000 years of glorious history even down to its layout with the city keeping its carefully（2）＿＿＿＿＿（build） system of ring roads.
ㅤBut for all its ancient buildings，Beijing is also a place（3）＿＿＿＿＿welcomes the fast﹣paced development of modern life，with 21st﹣century architectural（4）＿＿＿＿＿（wonder） standing side by side with historical buildings of the past.
ㅤIt is a distinct visual contrast（反差）that shouldn't work，（5）＿＿＿＿＿somehow these two very different worlds make a good combination.（6）＿＿＿＿＿（visit） several times over the last 10 years，I（7）＿＿＿＿＿（amaze）by the co﹣existence of old and new，and how a city was able to keep such a rich heritage（遗产）while constantly growing. As a photographer，I have spent the last two years（8）＿＿＿＿＿（record） everything I discovered.
ㅤThe（9）＿＿＿＿＿（remark） development of this city，which is consciously designed to protect the past while stepping into the modern world，（10）＿＿＿＿＿（mean） there is always something new to discover here，and I could be photographing Beijing for the next 50 years.