Passage A
On the evening of June 21,1992,a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle.The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager,for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in“the kingdom of bicycles.”
Robert Friedlander,an American,arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi,India.
When he was 11,he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road.Now,after 44 years,he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.
Robert Friedlander’s next destinations(目的地)were Lanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,etc.He will complete his trip in Pakistan.

There were no classes that afternoon,so Henry went to a （31） shop near his home.The shop sold many jackets.He looked （32） them and at last chose a very nice one.He （33） it on and then told the shopkeeper to put it into a （34）.At that time his friend Bruce came into the shop.They hadn't seen each other for a long time.They were so （35） to meet again that they forgot （36） else.Soon they were busy talking on and on happily.
It was nearly six o'clock,（37） they decided to go and have dinner together.Henry picked up the bag,and walked （38） the door of the shop.The shopkeeper stopped them and asked Henry to pay for the （39）.Henry looked at him in surprise at first,but soon he remembered that he hadn't paid for it.He said （40）,gave him the money and then left the shop with his friend.

There were no classes that afternoon,so Henry went to a （31） shop near his home.The shop sold many jackets.He looked （32） them and at last chose a very nice one.He （33） it on and then told the shopkeeper to put it into a （34）.At that time his friend Bruce came into the shop.They hadn't seen each other for a long time.They were so （35） to meet again that they forgot （36） else.Soon they were busy talking on and on happily.
It was nearly six o'clock,（37） they decided to go and have dinner together.Henry picked up the bag,and walked （38） the door of the shop.The shopkeeper stopped them and asked Henry to pay for the （39）.Henry looked at him in surprise at first,but soon he remembered that he hadn't paid for it.He said （40）,gave him the money and then left the shop with his friend.

There were no classes that afternoon,so Henry went to a （31） shop near his home.The shop sold many jackets.He looked （32） them and at last chose a very nice one.He （33） it on and then told the shopkeeper to put it into a （34）.At that time his friend Bruce came into the shop.They hadn't seen each other for a long time.They were so （35） to meet again that they forgot （36） else.Soon they were busy talking on and on happily.
It was nearly six o'clock,（37） they decided to go and have dinner together.Henry picked up the bag,and walked （38） the door of the shop.The shopkeeper stopped them and asked Henry to pay for the （39）.Henry looked at him in surprise at first,but soon he remembered that he hadn't paid for it.He said （40）,gave him the money and then left the shop with his friend.

There were no classes that afternoon,so Henry went to a （31） shop near his home.The shop sold many jackets.He looked （32） them and at last chose a very nice one.He （33） it on and then told the shopkeeper to put it into a （34）.At that time his friend Bruce came into the shop.They hadn't seen each other for a long time.They were so （35） to meet again that they forgot （36） else.Soon they were busy talking on and on happily.
It was nearly six o'clock,（37） they decided to go and have dinner together.Henry picked up the bag,and walked （38） the door of the shop.The shopkeeper stopped them and asked Henry to pay for the （39）.Henry looked at him in surprise at first,but soon he remembered that he hadn't paid for it.He said （40）,gave him the money and then left the shop with his friend.

There were no classes that afternoon,so Henry went to a （31） shop near his home.The shop sold many jackets.He looked （32） them and at last chose a very nice one.He （33） it on and then told the shopkeeper to put it into a （34）.At that time his friend Bruce came into the shop.They hadn't seen each other for a long time.They were so （35） to meet again that they forgot （36） else.Soon they were busy talking on and on happily.
It was nearly six o'clock,（37） they decided to go and have dinner together.Henry picked up the bag,and walked （38） the door of the shop.The shopkeeper stopped them and asked Henry to pay for the （39）.Henry looked at him in surprise at first,but soon he remembered that he hadn't paid for it.He said （40）,gave him the money and then left the shop with his friend.

There were no classes that afternoon,so Henry went to a （31） shop near his home.The shop sold many jackets.He looked （32） them and at last chose a very nice one.He （33） it on and then told the shopkeeper to put it into a （34）.At that time his friend Bruce came into the shop.They hadn't seen each other for a long time.They were so （35） to meet again that they forgot （36） else.Soon they were busy talking on and on happily.
It was nearly six o'clock,（37） they decided to go and have dinner together.Henry picked up the bag,and walked （38） the door of the shop.The shopkeeper stopped them and asked Henry to pay for the （39）.Henry looked at him in surprise at first,but soon he remembered that he hadn't paid for it.He said （40）,gave him the money and then left the shop with his friend.

There were no classes that afternoon,so Henry went to a （31） shop near his home.The shop sold many jackets.He looked （32） them and at last chose a very nice one.He （33） it on and then told the shopkeeper to put it into a （34）.At that time his friend Bruce came into the shop.They hadn't seen each other for a long time.They were so （35） to meet again that they forgot （36） else.Soon they were busy talking on and on happily.
It was nearly six o'clock,（37） they decided to go and have dinner together.Henry picked up the bag,and walked （38） the door of the shop.The shopkeeper stopped them and asked Henry to pay for the （39）.Henry looked at him in surprise at first,but soon he remembered that he hadn't paid for it.He said （40）,gave him the money and then left the shop with his friend.

There were no classes that afternoon,so Henry went to a （31） shop near his home.The shop sold many jackets.He looked （32） them and at last chose a very nice one.He （33） it on and then told the shopkeeper to put it into a （34）.At that time his friend Bruce came into the shop.They hadn't seen each other for a long time.They were so （35） to meet again that they forgot （36） else.Soon they were busy talking on and on happily.
It was nearly six o'clock,（37） they decided to go and have dinner together.Henry picked up the bag,and walked （38） the door of the shop.The shopkeeper stopped them and asked Henry to pay for the （39）.Henry looked at him in surprise at first,but soon he remembered that he hadn't paid for it.He said （40）,gave him the money and then left the shop with his friend.

There were no classes that afternoon,so Henry went to a （31） shop near his home.The shop sold many jackets.He looked （32） them and at last chose a very nice one.He （33） it on and then told the shopkeeper to put it into a （34）.At that time his friend Bruce came into the shop.They hadn't seen each other for a long time.They were so （35） to meet again that they forgot （36） else.Soon they were busy talking on and on happily.
It was nearly six o'clock,（37） they decided to go and have dinner together.Henry picked up the bag,and walked （38） the door of the shop.The shopkeeper stopped them and asked Henry to pay for the （39）.Henry looked at him in surprise at first,but soon he remembered that he hadn't paid for it.He said （40）,gave him the money and then left the shop with his friend.