Mid-term II grade 10

"Within the palace, the emperor is believed to have worn a robe of white silk; outside, he, his principal wife, and the heir to the throne wore yellow, the colour of the earth."

• emperor wore ................................ silk indoors

"It was used in the production of musical instruments, as string for fishing, and even as the world’s first luxury paper. "

• silk items included parts of musical instruments, fishing strings and ................................

"During the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), silk ceased to be a mere fabric and became a form of currency. Farmers paid their taxes in grain and silk, and silk was used to pay civil servants and to reward subjects for outstanding services. "

• silk was used as payment of ................................ as well as for wages and rewards

"Values were calculated in lengths of silk as they had previously been calculated in weight of gold. "

• silk replaced ................................ as a unit of value

"Before long, silk became a currency used in trade with foreign countries, which continued into the Tang dynasty (616-907 AD). "

• • silk soon used as payment in ................................ trade

"An Egyptian mummy with a silk thread in her hair, dating from 1070 BC, has been discovered in the village of Deir el Medina near the Valley of the Kings, and is probably the earliest evidence of the silk trade. "

• •hair of a 6................................ contained silk

• ". It is believed that around 1015 AD Buddhist monks, possibly alarmed by the threat of invasion by Tibetan people, had sealed more than ten thousand manuscripts and silk paintings, silk banners and textiles in caves near Dunhuang, a trading station on the Silk Road in north-west China."

• silk objects were hidden inside ................................ 

According to the Ministry of Education, it ............................... as a violation of

the third degree.

•  A. consider

• B. considered

• C. is considered

• D. has considered

Appreciate your ............................... in helping your children focus on learning

while at school.

•  A. cooperation

• B. enthusiasm

• C. confidence

• D. attention

............................... you have any questions, please contact the school admin.

• A. Should

• B. Had

• C. Were

• D. Would