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Selected Articles from American and British Newspapers and Magazines Lesson Four Exploding Tourism Eroding China’s Riches Useful expressions: ancient Buddhist grottoes, mural, sculpture cultural wonders, cultural and natural sitescultural monument, historical site shrine, non-renewable resource, access carbon dioxide, moisture, humidity conservation, preservation, infrastructure the lion’s share, cash cow, hikers, backpackers ethnic flavor, indigenous life Structure of the lesson I. The general situation of tourism and the negative effect on China’s riches II. Difficulties of preservation and measures taken III. The destroy of the natural resources Structure of the lesson I.　The general situation of tourism and the negative effect on China’s riches (P.47-P48 Para.3) II. Difficulties of preservation and measures taken(P.48-P.50Para.6) III. The destroy of the natural resources (P.50-P.52) (Para1) DUNHUANG, China—For the growing army of middle-class Chinese with a little extra money to spend, touring their vast country has become almost as natural as breathing. Both activities, it turns out, are harming the ancient Buddhist grottoes that make this place one of China’s cultural wonders. 2. Who turned the caves into the painted  shrines? (see Para 2) (Para 3) Wind, rain, sand and Western plunderers have all damaged the caves over the years. But the greatest scourge these days comes from the tourists who swarm here by the busload, bring destructive amounts of carbon dioxide and moisture into the caves along with their eagerness for a glimpse of ages past. 1. What activities are harming ancient  Buddhist grottoes? (A) The growing army of tourists came to  appreciate the cultural wonders. (B) The breath of the tourists which is  comprised of carbon dioxide and  moisture. (C) wind, rain, sand and Western plunderers. 3. Are murals in good shape? (para5) Many of the murals are already