I'm glad you showed great interest in what is happening in China. You are right. I am very 21 of the great achievement that the Long March-2F carrier rocket successfully sent China's manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft into space on June 16, 2012. Now, China is the third country in the world to use its own 22 to send a female into space. I agree with you that if we work together and 23, the future will be ours, the two old civilizations will rejuvenate(焕发青春). The last thirty years has 24 great changes that have taken place in both India and China. We are lucky we are living in this great period. You wanted to know more about Xi’an. Let me tell you: Xi’an is the biggest city in the 25 of China, with a population of over 9 million. Xi'an 26 the capital of China for over 13 dynasties. It was perhaps the most 27 and culturally advanced city in the entire world. 28 this place silk roads went westwards through Asia to Europe and Africa. Along one of the silk roads, over 1300 years ago, a great thinker called XuanZang 29 all the way from Xi'an to India with the 30 of getting true spirit of Buddha(佛). He succeeded after many 31 difficulties. After that, some new ideas from India spread over China, Japan and Korea. A 65-meter-high 32 called Dayan Pagoda was built for him for what he had done for the nation after he died, which 33 stands in the south of Xi'an, the most famous 34 of the city. Xi'an is a city with splendid 35. A lot of historical interests attract millions of visitors from both China and all over the world, 36 which the Terra Cotta Warriors and the Old City Walls are the most well-known, whose details you can 37 find through the Internet. Today's Xi'an is modern and even more beautiful, 38 to film-makers, IT experts, and business people of every description. Here in this city, famous for calligraphy(书法), a new chapter in China's history is being 39 I think you may have some idea of where I'm living. If you want to know more, come to China, I'll be your 40. Tell me more about your city. Maybe my next long journey is India. Hope to get your reply. Liu Shaowen 小题1: A．proud B．happy C．sorry D．excited 小题2: A．money B．machines C．technologies D．information 小题3: A．cooperate B．trade C．devote D．believe 小题4: A．found B．spotted C．saw D．discovered 小题5: A．southeast B．northeast C．northwest D．southwest 小题6: A．being B．has been C．was D．is 小题7: A．rich B．quiet C．fast D．open 小题8: A．at B．beyond C．to D．from 小题9: A．walked B．climbed C．drove D．ran 小题10: A．demand B．need C．want D．hope 小题11: A．hard B．fierce C．violent D．unbearable 小题12: A．museum B．temple C．tower D．pyramid 小题13: A．still B．yet C．therefore D．then 小题14: A．brand B．trade-mark C．landmark D．footmark 小题15: A．scenery B．landscape C．history D．location 小题16: A．for B．from C．among D．beyond 小题17: A．barely B．hardly C．rarely D．easily 小题18: A．habitat B．home C．birthplace D．residence 小题19: A．written B．recorded C．composed D．painted 小题20: A．leader B．teacher C．adviser D．guide