2 . Discover Britain through literature

Literature gives you the safety of travelling within the comforts of your own home. I would like to take you on a journey through Great Britain. Through these novels you will be able to transport yourself and discover the beauty and the culture of Great Britain.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Jane Austen's romantic novel centres around the Bennet family during the 19th century and the importance of marriage and social expectations. The style of the novel is using exaggerated (夸张的) characters to make fun of the society.

Setting: Longbourn (a fictional town) in Hertfordshire

The Harry Potter Series by J K. Rowling

It's highly unlikely that you've managed to avoid hearing of Harry Potter, even if you are a muggle (不会魔法的人). It is a fantastic series of novels which makes you believe in magic and that anything is possible.

Setting: Hogwarts

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

The novel follows Oliver's life as an orphan in London and the characters he meets while living on the streets.

Setting: London

How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn

In the novel, Llewellyn writes about a Welsh family and their life among a mining community. It gives readers a really good representation of the struggles faced by those living in this sort of community.

Setting: South Wales

3 . Classical Chinese poetry is traditional Chinese poetry     1     (write) in Classic Chinese and typified by certain traditional forms. Many     2     (poem) come from particular historical periods, such as the poetry of the Tang Dynasty and the verse of Song Dynasty.     3     (it) existence dates back to at least as early as the publication of the Classic of Poetry or Shijing. There are     4     (vary) combinations of forms and genres, most of     5     arose at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

Development of Classical Chinese poetry     6     (active ) continued up to the year of 1919, when the May Fourth Movement     7     (take) place, and is still popular even today. Classical Poetry created during this 2,500 year period has been developing continuously,     8     (produce) a great deal of diversity - classified by both major historical periods     9     dynastic periods.

Of the key aspects of Classical Chinese poetry is its close inter - relationship with other forms of Chinese art, such as Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy (书法). Classical Chinese poetry has proven lo have a strong influence     10     poetry worldwide.