FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONSEconomic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time _____ the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible _____(preserve) everything from our past as we move towards the future. Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the _____(protect) of cultural sites can be a big challenge.Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great _____(solution). In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam _____ the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area. But the proposal _____(lead) to protests. Water from the dam would likely damage _____ number of temples and destroy cultural relics that _____(be) an important part of Egypt’s cultural heritage. After listening to the scientists who _____(study) the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959.A committee _____(establish) to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for contributions _____ different departments and raised funds within the international community. _____(expert) investigated the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for _____ the buildings could be saved. Finally, a document _____(sign), and the work began in 1960.The project _____(bring) together governments and environmentalists from around the world. Temples and other cultural sites _____(take) down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place _____ they were safe from the water. In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple. _____ the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and _____(count) cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project.When the project ended in 1980, it _____(consider) a great success. Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past, _____ they had also learnt that it was possible for countries _____(work) together to build a better tomorrow.The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still _____(live) today. Perhaps the best example is shown by UNESCO, _____ runs a programme that prevents world cultural heritage sites around the world from disappearing. If a problem seems too difficult _____ a single nation, the global community can sometimes provide a solution.Write a news report
PROMOTING CULTURE THROUGH DIGITAL IMAGES
Lanzhou, 9 August 2017.A group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries are working together ___________________________(以加強(qiáng)人們對(duì)中國(guó)古代文化遺產(chǎn)的認(rèn)識(shí)與鑒賞力). They are recording and collecting digital images of cultural relics from the Mogao Caves, which were ___________________(絲綢之路的一個(gè)重要站點(diǎn)) throughout China’s ancient history. Nearly 500,000 high-quality digital photographs have been produced since the international project started in 1994.The Mogao Caves have long been ________________________(多元文化的交匯點(diǎn)) and are part of the history of many countries. Today, the caves are just as international as they were at the time when people travelled the Silk Road. Tourists from all over the world visit Dunhuang to see the caves, and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles _________________________________(甚至還復(fù)制了這些洞窟和壁畫的照片，供人們?cè)诿绹?guó)欣賞) .By sharing so many digital photos over the Internet, the group hopes to promote even wider interest around the world in China’s ancient history, culture, and traditions. They also hope to _______________________________(進(jìn)一步教育人們認(rèn)識(shí)和保護(hù)歷史文化遺跡以供后代了解和欣賞的重要性). As one researcher who is working on the project explains, “Appreciating one’s own cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself. Appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries is very important for ____________________ (國(guó)際交流和理解).”
