Exercises for Episode 3 and Episode 4 The following exercises are based on Episode 3 (20%,2 x10) 1. Fill the blanks with the information you have watched. 1) In the history of science and technology, China has many firsts. Great inventions which powered modern world, __________ , gun-powder, the magnetic compass. 2). The huge bronze sculpture in the middle of the departure hall at Beijing airport is a replica of a water clock designed by a Chinese scientist nearly _____ years ago. 3) In science and technology in modern times China fell behind the west in that and especially in the period of__________ in the 1960s and 70s. 4). Today China is investing huge resources to get back to the top in science and technology. And there is no more public symbol of that than__________. 5). Deng’s fact-finding trip to Japan convinced him that bettering the lives of Chinese people could only be brought about through the latest _________. 6).T hrough the 1980s, technological development in China moved swiftly from installing __________ to rocket science. 7). In 2014 the government widened its focus again, looking at the entire________ process, not just in the area of technology, but also in the modern services and in traditional industries like the railways. 8). At the end of 2017, the network of the high-speed train was _______ km, the largest in the world. It is equal to the total of all the world’s other high-speed networks ranked from 2 nd to 10 th . China is the world number 1. 9). The students in SUS-Tech can choose their major according to their ________ and personal development requirements. And make sure they are working on something innovative, and have their talents cultivated. 10). In 2017 Shenzhen alone generated 338 billion dollars over 40% from __________.