Directions：
In the following text，some sentences have been removed．For Questions l-5，choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blanks．There are two extra choices，which do not fit in any of the blanks．
The brave seamen whose great voyages of exploration opened up the world are iconic figures in European history．Columbus found the New World in l492：Dias discovered the Cape of Good Hope in1488；and Magellan set off to circumnavigate the world in l519．(1) ______．
It seems more likely that the world and all its continents were discovered by a Chinese admiral named’Zheng He，whose fleets roamed the oceans between l405 and l435．His exploits，which are well documented in Chinese historical records。were written about in a book which appeared in China around1418 called“The Marvellous Visions of the Star Raft”．①
(2) ______．It is a copy，made in l763，of a map，dated l418，which contains notes that substantially match the descriptions in the book．“It will revolutionise our thinking about 15 th— century world history，”says Gunnar Thompson，a student of ancient maps and early explorers．
The map will be unveiled in Bering on January l6th and at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich a day later．Six Chinese characters in the upper right—hand corner of the map say this is a“general chart of the integrated world”．(3) ______．
The map was bought for about$500 from a small Shanghai dealer in 2001 by Liu Gan9，one of the most eminent commercial lawyers in China，who collects maps and paintings．Mr Liu says he knew it was significant，but thought it might be a modern fake．(4) ______．
Mr Liu was unsure of its meanin9，and asked specialists in ancient Chinese history for their advice， but none，he says，was forthcomin9．Then，last autumn，he read“1421：The Year China Discovered the World”，a book written in 2003 by Gavin Menzies，in which the author makes the controversial claim that Zheng He circumnavigated the world，discovering America on the way．Mr Menzies，who is a former submariner in the Royal Navy and a merchant banker，is an amateur historian and his theory met with little approval from professionals．(5) ______．
The detail on the copy of the map is remarkable．The outlines of Africa，Europe and the Americas are instantly recognisable．It shows the Nile with two sources．California is shown as an island；the British Isles do not appear at all．The distance from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean is ten times greater than it ought to be．Australia is in the wrong place(though cartographers no longer doubt that Australia and New Zealand were discovered by Chinese seamen centuries before Captain Cook arrived on the scene)．
[A]Next week，in Beijing and London，fresh and dramatic evidence is to be revealed to bolster Zheng He’s case
[B]The consequences of the discovery of this map could be considerable．If it does indeed prove to be the first map of the world，“the history of New World discovery will have to be rewritten?！眂laims Mr Menzies．
[C]He showed his acquisition to five experienced collectors，who agreed that the traces of vermin on the bamboo paper it is written on，and the de-pigmentation of ink and colours，indicated that the map was more than l00 years old．o
[D]However，there is one difficulty with this confident assertion of European mastery：it may not be true．
[E]But it struck a chord：his book became a bestseller and his l 42 1 website is very popular．In any event，his arguments convinced Mr Liu that his map was a relic of Zheng He’s earlier voyages．
[F]In the lower left—hand corner is a note that says the chart was drawn by Mo Yiton9，imitating a world chart made in 1418 which showed the barbarians paying tribute to the Ming emperor，Zhu Di．④The copyist distinguishes what he took from the original from what he added himself．⑤
[G]The map makes good estimates of the latitude and longitude of much of the world，and recognises that the earth is round“The Chinese were almost certainly aware of longitude before Zheng He set sail，”says Robert Cribbs of California State University．[668 words]
In the following text，some sentences have been removed．For Questions l-5，choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blanks．There are two extra choices，which do not fit in any of the blanks．
The brave seamen whose great voyages of exploration opened up the world are iconic figures in European history．Columbus found the New World in l492：Dias discovered the Cape of Good Hope in1488；and Magellan set off to circumnavigate the world in l519．(1) ______．
It seems more likely that the world and all its continents were discovered by a Chinese admiral named’Zheng He，whose fleets roamed the oceans between l405 and l435．His exploits，which are well documented in Chinese historical records。were written about in a book which appeared in China around1418 called“The Marvellous Visions of the Star Raft”．①
(2) ______．It is a copy，made in l763，of a map，dated l418，which contains notes that substantially match the descriptions in the book．“It will revolutionise our thinking about 15 th— century world history，”says Gunnar Thompson，a student of ancient maps and early explorers．
The map will be unveiled in Bering on January l6th and at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich a day later．Six Chinese characters in the upper right—hand corner of the map say this is a“general chart of the integrated world”．(3) ______．
The map was bought for about$500 from a small Shanghai dealer in 2001 by Liu Gan9，one of the most eminent commercial lawyers in China，who collects maps and paintings．Mr Liu says he knew it was significant，but thought it might be a modern fake．(4) ______．
Mr Liu was unsure of its meanin9，and asked specialists in ancient Chinese history for their advice， but none，he says，was forthcomin9．Then，last autumn，he read“1421：The Year China Discovered the World”，a book written in 2003 by Gavin Menzies，in which the author makes the controversial claim that Zheng He circumnavigated the world，discovering America on the way．Mr Menzies，who is a former submariner in the Royal Navy and a merchant banker，is an amateur historian and his theory met with little approval from professionals．(5) ______．
The detail on the copy of the map is remarkable．The outlines of Africa，Europe and the Americas are instantly recognisable．It shows the Nile with two sources．California is shown as an island；the British Isles do not appear at all．The distance from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean is ten times greater than it ought to be．Australia is in the wrong place(though cartographers no longer doubt that Australia and New Zealand were discovered by Chinese seamen centuries before Captain Cook arrived on the scene)．
[A]Next week，in Beijing and London，fresh and dramatic evidence is to be revealed to bolster Zheng He’s case
[B]The consequences of the discovery of this map could be considerable．If it does indeed prove to be the first map of the world，“the history of New World discovery will have to be rewritten?！眂laims Mr Menzies．
[C]He showed his acquisition to five experienced collectors，who agreed that the traces of vermin on the bamboo paper it is written on，and the de-pigmentation of ink and colours，indicated that the map was more than l00 years old．o
[D]However，there is one difficulty with this confident assertion of European mastery：it may not be true．
[E]But it struck a chord：his book became a bestseller and his l 42 1 website is very popular．In any event，his arguments convinced Mr Liu that his map was a relic of Zheng He’s earlier voyages．
[F]In the lower left—hand corner is a note that says the chart was drawn by Mo Yiton9，imitating a world chart made in 1418 which showed the barbarians paying tribute to the Ming emperor，Zhu Di．④The copyist distinguishes what he took from the original from what he added himself．⑤
[G]The map makes good estimates of the latitude and longitude of much of the world，and recognises that the earth is round“The Chinese were almost certainly aware of longitude before Zheng He set sail，”says Robert Cribbs of California State University．[668 words]