Born and raised in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, YaoYanbei _________ to Dunhuang as a promising _________ after graduating from a college in Xiamen.
In 2016, inspired by patterns in Dunhuang murals (壁画), Yao _________ a toy camel. “Through the toy camel, I intended to _________ the spirit of the locals who are usually tough-minded and hard-working,” Yao said.
In August 2017, Yao spent nearly a month inside grottoes (石窟) drawing the murals. “Staying in the grottoes from dawn to dusk, I felt _________ connected with the ancient artists who _________ the murals. It was an amazing _________,” she said. Inspired by the sculptures and murals, Yao later designed some innovative products, including T-shirts, bookmarks, pocket mirrors and key rings.
Thanks to the efforts of designers like Yao, the _________ and creative industry began to take root in Dunhuang. Starting from 2018, every year the city has _________ an international design week to help __________ the industry. “By pooling the wisdom of designers from home and abroad, we want to make Dunhuang’s creative __________ more fashionable,” said Liu Mengxing, a vice general manager of a local company.
Looking ahead at her __________ in design, Yao plans to __________ Dunhuang’s ancient art further and apply the wisdom of ancient artists to products of modern life. “I want to design more creative products that __________ to more international customers,” said Yao. “I hope my design can bring people __________ to Dunhuang.”
20. A.returned | B.escaped | C.travelled | D.came |
21. A.author | B.architect | C.designer | D.engineer |
22. A.drew | B.created | C.imagined | D.bought |
23. A.convey | B.test | C.obtain | D.comment |
24. A.emotionally | B.spiritually | C.physically | D.materially |
25. A.wrote | B.painted | C.displayed | D.watched |
26. A.experience | B.memory | C.discovery | D.attempt |
27. A.traditional | B.modern | C.ancient | D.cultural |
28. A.held | B.showed | C.pooled | D.taken |
29. A.change | B.strengthen | C.promote | D.enlarge |
30. A.industry | B.products | C.environment | D.pictures |
31. A.preparations | B.future | C.career | D.job |
32. A.apply | B.touch | C.conduct | D.explore |
33. A.commit | B.attract | C.appeal | D.devote |
34. A.better | B.deeper | C.stronger | D.closer |