16． Wood-block (木版) printing was invented sometime between the 4th and the 7th century in China. The earliest book that we have was (1)       in 868 and was discovered in a Dunhuang cave. Wood-block printing took a long time because a new block was needed for every (2)       in a book. By the 11th century printed books appeared all over China. They (3)       books of Confucius' thoughts, dictionaries, and books on maths. In 1340, books could be printed using two (4)      , black and red.
Although the Chinese learnt about printing so (5)      , printing was not introduced into other parts of the world for hundreds of years. It is thought that when the great Italian traveler Marco Polo (6)       China in the 13th century, he saw printed books. It is possible that Marco Polo brought that (7)       to Europe. But printed books did not come to Europe (8)       1450 when a German called Johann Gutenberg invented a printing machine. Twenty-four years (9)      , in 1474, an Englishman called William Caxton printed the (10)       printed book in English. His second book was about the game of chess. Caxton printed about a hundred books, and some can still be seen today in museums.

17． My favorite sport is baseball. It is fun to play, and it is fun to watch.
I went to my first baseball game with my grandparents when I was 6. It was really wonderful. We had a good time. I was happy to be with my grandparents. My grandfather made me love the game.
My dad knew I loved baseball, so he gave me a baseball on my eighth birthday.
When I was 12, my friend came to me and asked me to join his team and play baseball. I agreed. From then on, I got to learn more about baseball. I practised a lot and learned how to play better.
My favorite baseball player is Derrek Lee. Derrek Lee joined the Chicago Clubs in 2004. That year was a good year for him, but 2005 was his best year. One of my favorite things about Derrek Lee is that he is a very nice person. He never shouts at others. He always has a big smile on his face. He seems happy all the time.

18． In the modern age, human society runs on energy. Most machines need electricity to operate. Humans cannot live without electricity even a single day in their daily life and work. They have many different ways to create electricity. But some ways are harmful to the environment.
For example, fossil fuels (化石燃料) are the most common kind of energy. They include coal, oil, and natural gas. First, people have to dig them from the ground. This can sometimes harm the environment. However, scientists are creating cleaner and better ways to do that these days. So the environment is not harmed as much as before. But when people burn these fossil fuels, they can give off a lot of harmful gases, which is considered to be one of the greatest causes of global warning. This might harm the environment.
Tidal (潮汐) energy is another way to make electricity. This uses the ocean tides to make electricity. But some kinds of tidal energy can kill many fish and other sea animals. Also dams (大坝) can create lots of clean energy. But dams create lakes and change the way that rivers run. So they can do great harm to the balance of nature around the lakes and along the rivers.
Nuclear (核) energy is a very powerful form of energy. It is cheap. It is also very clean. But many people are afraid of it because it uses radioactive materials. Also, there have been some very serious accidents in the past which caused great harm to human and nature. But the technology is much better these days. so many countries are starting to use nuclear energy more.

19．　　New Zealand is in the Pacific Ocean and it is made up of islands. The largest island is the South Island and the North Island is the second largest.
　　Most people live on North Island. 85% of New Zealanders are "pakeha" ("white people"), which means their "great grandfathers" came from Europe. The "pakeha" started to arrive in New Zealand from Europe about 200 years ago as farmers and businessmen. 10% are Maoris. The Maoris came to New Zealand from the Polynesian Islands probably around the tenth century.
　　When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers. Now many Maoris live and work in the large cities and take jobs in govemment, industries, medicine and education. They are proud of their culture and keep up many of the traditions which are part of their way of life.
　　New Zealand has three official languages: English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language. Many places in New Zealand have Maori names.
　　In 1865, Wellington took Aucklands place and became the capital of New Zealand, but the largest city is Auckland. The two cities are on the North Island.
　　New Zealand has high mountains, active volcanoes, lakes, rainforests and beautiful sandy beaches, which made it a location for the movie The Lord of the Rings.
　　New Zealand has mild (温和的) temperatures and lots of sunshine. January and February are the warmest months of the year, while July is the coldest.
　　New Zealand has many special birds. the best known is the kiwi. The kiwi, about the size of a large chicken, cannot fly. It is the symbol of the country and you can find pictures of kiwis on New Zealand stamps and coins. The kiwi is named after its calls-kewe, kewe. New Zealanders are also called Kiwis, but very few New Zealanders have ever seen a kiwi bird in the wild!

20．
A: Hello, Robert. Are you free on Saturday morning?
B: Yes. Why?
A: There is a basketball match at the Sports Center. (1)      
B: Sure. (2)      
A: Our school and No. 1 Middle School.
B: Great! Let's go to cheer for our team.
A: Yeah. No. 1 Middle School Team is not easy to beat.
B: So the match will be exciting. (3)      
A: At 8: 30. Do you think you can arrive on time?
B: Of course. (4)      
A: OK. There will be three school buses waiting for us in front of the library. Let's meet there at 7:45.
B: All right. (5)      

26． Mark Twain tells a boy's story in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a poor child without a mother or home. His father drinks too much wine and always beats him.
Huck's situation has freed him from the restriction (约束) of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes. Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery (奴隶制). They travel together on a raft (木筏) made of wood down the Mississippi River.
Mark Twain started writing "Huckleberry Finn" as a children's story. But it soon became serious. The story tells about the social evil (罪恶) of slavery, which is seen through the eyes of a child. Huck's ideas about people were formed by the white society in which he lived. So, at first, he does not question slavery. Huck knows that important people believe slavery is natural, the law of God. So, he thinks it is his duty to tell Jim's owners where to find him.
Later, Huck comes to understand that Jim is a good man. He finds he cannot carry out his plan to tell Jim's owners of his whereabouts (下落). Instead, he decides to help Jim run away. He decides to do this, even if God punished him.
(1)Huckleberry Finn is always beaten by             .
(2)Jim is a              who has escaped from slavery.
(3)Huckleberry Finn and Jim travel together down             .
(4)The story was first written by Mark Twain as             .
(5)Huckleberry Finn decides to help Jim              at last.

27．　　It's unusual to see a person inspire (激发) a new word. But that's what Chinese volleyball superstar Zhu Ting has got. "Stay awesome and ZHUperb!" Volleywood, a US-based blog website for volleyball fans, 1.r             created the word "ZHUperb", which puts "Zhu" and "superb" together, to describe the 25-year-old volleyball player.
　　Zhu Ting is also considered to be a national 2.h             in China. She helped the national volleyball team win gold medals at the 2015 FIVB World Cup, 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, and 2016 Rio Olympic Games. In September this year she 3.a             helped the team win gold medals at the 2019 FIVB World Cup.
　　At a young age Zhu is captain of China women's national volleyball team. But it hasn't been 4.e             for Zhu to get to where she is today.
　　Born in a farming family in Henan Province, Zhu got a hard-won chance to 5.a             a local sports school at the age of 13. She got homesick during the first few months of training. But later she got over it, and made 6.p             week on week. She quickly moved from the provincial youth team to the national youth team.
　　In 2013 she became famous by helping the Chinese U20 team to win the title at the 2013 FIVB U20 World Championship. Then Zhu was 7.c             into the national team and met the famous coach Lang Ping.
At the beginning because of her 1. 98-meter 8.h            , Zhu found it difficult to move fast and hold her weight on her feet. But Lang 9.e             her to take advantage of that; she trained her to jump high to smash the ball. After this she became an ace spiker (主攻手).
　　Zhu still works hard during training. "Hard work and talent (天赋) are 10.b             important I'll move forward step by step," she told People's Daily.

28．在2019年国庆节期间, 一张照片被游客拍下并发到网上, 感动无数网友. 请根据这张照片的内容和所给提示要点, 写一篇英语短文.

参考词汇:升旗仪式 national flag﹣raising ceremony 国歌 national anthem
拍手 clap one's hands 赞扬 praise
要求:
(1)词数:80～100个.
(2)开头部分已给出, 不计入总词数.
(3)要点齐全, 行文连贯, 可适当发挥.
　　During the National Day holiday in 2019, a photo on the website moved many people. It was taken on the morning of October 3rd. The 37﹣year﹣old young man Yu Lei and his father ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________