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Caravanserais were roadside inns that were built along the Silk Road in areas including China, North Africa and the Middle East. They were typically __1__ outside the walls of a city or village and were usually funded by governments of __2__.

This word “Caravanserais” is a __3__ of the Persian word “karvan”, which means a group of travellers or a caravan, and seray, a palace or enclosed building. The Perm caravan was used to __4__ groups of people who travelled together across the ancient network for safety reasons, __5__ merchants, travellers or pilgrims.

From the 10th century onwards, as merchant and travel routes become more developed, the __6__ of the Caravanserais increased and they served as a safe place for people to rest at night. Travellers on the Silk Road __7__ possibility of being attacked by thieves or being __8__ to extreme conditions. For this reason, Caravanserais were strategically placed __9__ they could be reached in a day’s travel time. 

Caravanserais served as an informal __10__ point for the various people who travelled the Silk Road. __11__, those structures became important centers for culture __12__ and interaction, with travelers sharing their cultures, ideas and beliefs, __13__ talking knowledge with them, greatly __14__ the development of several civilizations.

Caravanserais were also an important marketplace for commodities and __15__ in the trade of goods along the Silk Road. __16__, it was frequently the first stop merchants looking to sell their wares and __17__ supplies for their own journeys. It is __18__ that around 120,000 to 15,000 caravanserais were built along the Silk Road, __19__ only about 3,000 are known to remain today, many of which are in __20__.

1.A.displayed

B.occupied

C.located

D.equipped

2.A.privately

B.regularly

C.respectively

D.permanently

3.A.definition

B.transition

C.substitution

D.combination

4.A.classify

B.record

C.describe

D.connect

5.A.apart from

B.instead of

C.such as

D.along with

6.A.construction

B.restoration

C.impression

D.evaluation

7.A.doubted

B.faced

C.accepted

D.reduced

8.A.assigned

B.subjected

C.accustomed

D.opposed

9.A.so that

B.even if

C.now that

D.in case

10.A.talking

B.starting

C.breaking

D.meeting

11.A.By the way

B.On occasion

C.In comparison

D.As a result

12.A.heritage

B.revival

C.exchange

D.status

13.A.with regard to

B.in spite of

C.as well as

D.in line with

14.A.completing

B.influencing

C.resuming

D.pioneering

15.A.aided

B.invested

C.failed

D.competed

16.A.Rather

B.Indeed

C.Otherwise

D.However

17.A.go in for

B.stand up for

C.close in on

D.stock up on

18.A.believed

B.predicted

C.recalled

D.implied

19.A.until

B.because

C.unless

D.although

20.A.ruins

B.debt

C.fashion

D.series