I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. And it was changed     1     the Peking Opera came to town.     2    (start) with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, I thought     3     I heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument     4    (call) jinghu. Then I saw the main     5    (character) come on stage. The costumes and masks were     6    (amaze). The music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to     7     audience. Using such techniques, the opera     8    (transform) a small stage into the whole universe. The performance was so     9    (wonder) that everyone clapped their hands. So if you want to see a show with     10    (explode) effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes!

People write poetry for various reasons. Some poems tell a story     1     describe something in a way     2     will give the reader a strong impression.     3    (other) try to convey certain emotion. Poets try to express    4    (them) in many different forms of poetry. Nursery rhymes, which    5    (have) strong rhythm and much repetition, are a type of children’s poetry. List poems repeat phrases and some rhyme and some students can     6    (easy) write themselves. The cinquain, another simple form of poem,     7    (make) up of five lines. Haiku,    8     Japanese form of poetry, is not a     9    (tradition) form of English poetry, but it is very popular with English writers. English speakers have also shown their great    10    (interesting) in Chinese, like Tang poems, many of which have been translated into English.