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    When Reginald Johnston, a British scholar (学者) , first walked into the Forbidden City in 1919, most palaces weren't allowed to visit. But a century later, when the People' Republic of China is to celebrate its 70th founding anniversary (周年纪念) in October, the 599-year-old palace complex (宫殿群) becomes the world's busiest museum.

    Open to the public

    In the old days, ordinary people could only imagine what it looked like inside. When the Palace Museum was founded in 1925, the public could go into the palaces. Now 80% of the total area of the museum is open to the public and it will increase to 8500 in 2025.

    Embracing (拥抱) the world

    "It felt like you were hit by hundreds of years of history," Christopher Allen from Britain said. "I begin to love its history and culture.”

The Forbidden City is becoming more open and friendly to visitors. It attracted about 3. 5 million visitors from abroad and 9 overseas (海外的) exhibitions were held in 2018. The Palace Museum exhibition becomes a cultural phenomenon (文化现象) everywhere it goes.

Attracting the youth

    On the Palace Museum's online store on Taobao, you can find more than 10, 000 cultural products. The ones with cute and humorous pictures of emperors are very popular.

    Some favourite products also go offline. For example, the "Kangxi Emperor's Favourite Chocolate", the most popular drink, always has people lining up (排队) to get a taste.

    As a child, Xu Jing often rode a bike in front of the Meridian Gate (午门) . "I had little memory of the museum then, but now I am more willing to visit it after watching several popular TV shows about the museum," she said.

1. （1） The current situation (现状) of the Forbidden City is that______________.

   A . it has become the world's busiest museum B . most palaces are still not allowed to visit C . it is closed to all the world except local people D . it is not open because there are too many exhibits (展品)
3. （2） The Palace Museum has been open to the public for _________ years.

   A . 70 B . 94 C . 100 D . 599
5. （3） Which is NOT the reason that the Forbidden City attracts more visitors from abroad?

   A . Foreigners are hit by hundreds of years of Chinese history.    B . The Forbidden City is becoming more open and friendly to visitors. C . The ticket price of the Forbidden City is the lowest.    D . The Palace Museum exhibition becomes a cultural phenomenon everywhere it goes.
7. （4） According to the last part, the youth know more about the Palace Museum mainly through_________________.

   a. the online store on Taobao           b. offline stores

   c. history books                        d. popular TV shows

   A . a, b, d B . a, b, c C . b, c, d D . a, c, d
9. （5） Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

   A . The Palace Museum becomes world famous in a short period. B . Visitors can leave their footprints (脚印) in each area of the museum. C . All the native people were willing to visit the museum when they were kids. D . With the development of China, the Palace Museum opens its arms and welcome the visitors from all around the world.