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2. _____ _____ was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, opening the way for European exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions, sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, were the first European contact with the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.

3. _____ information includes finger prints, facial patterns, voice patterns, signature cadence and retina patterns, all of which are a person’s unique features that can help to confirm his or her identity.

4. Adventurous novels are always welcomed by young readers around the world. For example, the _____ Travels tells us the story of a man visiting legendary lands such as the Lilliput (with people being just a few inches tall) the Brobdingnag (with people reaching 60 feet tall). Another famous adventurous novel is the Adventures of _____ Crusoe, telling the story of a man drifting to a lonely island and establishing an idyllic life with everything made by himself.

5. Africa is a vast piece of land, with its longest river, the _____ River, flowing from south to north and a huge desert called the _____ desert lying in the middle of this continent. Countries in Africa has formed AU (i.e. the _____ _____) for better cooperating with each other. China always see countries in Africa as key partners, with FOCAC (a.k.a. the _____ on _____-_____ Cooperation) being held each year in Beijing as an important platform for cooperation.

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1. Madame Teresa特蕾莎修女

2. Cristopher Columbus 哥伦布

3. biometric information 生物身份信息

4. the Gulliver’s Travels《格列佛游记》；the Adventure of Robinson Crusoe《鲁宾逊漂流记》

5. the Nile River 尼罗河；the Sahara Desert撒哈拉大沙漠；the African Union非洲联盟；the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation 中非合作论坛（FOCAC）