Undoubtedly, Britain is a nation of hat wearers. From taking off hats     1     launching mortar boards(学位帽) in the air,   hats   have   long   been   associated   with   ceremonies and practices. Even the history of the country can     2    (tell) through hats.

    3    (date) back to medieval England, the flat cap became a symbol of working class culture in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Edwardian era was     4     golden age of hats, when the decorations became even more delicate, ranging from flowers, birds to fruits. The pork pie hat, starting in the mid-19th century, was the     5    (choose) for many well­dressed Victorian citizens. Decades later it     6    (gradual) became a key feature of London street style. By the 1960s, though, hats faded out of people's sight because of the rise of private cars. It was the Royal Wedding     7    (hold) in 2011 that contributed to the return of hat wearing. For example, Hat Works Museum — the only museum in Stockport featured in hats and hat making — is     8    (popular) than ever, with a distinct increase among its visitors.

What marks Britain out on the world stage is the large number of hats     9     can be called its own. The variety of hats in Britain     10    (reflect) its multicultural background and rich cultural heritage.

There are several reasons why school uniforms are a good idea. First of all, uniforms help the school look smart. The students feel that they belong to a particular group. When every pupil in the school wears the uniform, nobody     1     (have) to worry about fashion (时尚). Everybody wears     2     same style of clothes. Uniforms can be useful in unexpected ways. A school in Ireland has introduced an interesting new uniform. On the edge of the jacket, there is a piece of cloth     3     gives off light in the dark. When the children are walking or     4     (cycle) to school on dark mornings, car drivers can     5     (easy) see them.

But can uniforms help improve school standards? The answer     6     this question is not clear. One study in America found that students’ grades     7     (improve) a little after the school introduced uniforms. But some students prefer     8     (wear) their own clothes rather than wear uniforms. Other American studies showed no     9     (connect) between uniforms and school performance.

School uniforms are     10     (tradition) in Britain, but some schools are starting to get rid of them. Some very good schools don’t have a uniform policy. However, uniforms are still popular. Pupils at about 90 percent of British secondary schools wear uniforms.

Tang suits(Tangzhuang) refer to a type of Chinese jackets. The word of Tang suit     1     (create) by the overseas Chinese people decades ago.

    2     the most prosperous(繁荣的) and powerful dynasty in the history of China, the Tang Empire (618-907)was so famous in the world that foreigners call the overseas Chinese people ”the Tang people”, the places     3     they live “Chinatowns (literally meaning Tang People Streets)”and the clothes they wear “Tang suits”.

A Tang suit has two varieties in Chinese culture, which are strikingly different from each other in style. The one that is familiar to us refers to the authentic(真正的) Tang-era clothes     4     (originate)from Hanfu, which leaves an impression of comfort and     5     (elegant). A typical design of a Tang suit employs the Chinese     6     (character), such as fu (happiness) and shou ( longevity) to express good fortune and best wishes, which is     7     (extreme)popular among the Chinese people owing to its cultural significance.

As     8     unique part of traditional Chinese culture, Tang suits are worn by overseas Chinese people during the Spring Festival each year, attracting many foreigners to try     9     (they)out of curiosity. More and more young Chinese people are willing to wear Tang suits instead of Western-style ones on their     10     (memory)occasions. The Chinese TV presenters also prefer wearing Tang suits during TV shows, especially at Spring Festival Galas.

The best time to see beautiful lanterns is during the Lantern Festival, which     1    (fall) on the 15^th day of the first lunar month. This year it is on Feb.8, marking the end of Spring Festival.     2    , because of the COVID, we had to stay home this year.

As is known to us,     3    (watch) lanterns is a great activity. You see lanterns in any sizes and shapes you can imagine, from animals to plants and flowers. People usually paste riddles on the lanterns,     4     makes the activity more fun.

In some places, people like releasing sky lanterns, which are called Kongming lanterns. A sky lantern is a small hot-air balloon made of paper with an opening at the bottom where there is     5     small fire source. When the bright lights fly high in the sky, people bless members and make     6    (wish).

In old times, the Lantern Festival was also     7    (interest). At that time, young girls were not allowed to go out very often except during certain festivals. Therefore, looking at lanterns gave young people a chance     8    (meet) each other. A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song Dynasty,     9    (show) this: “Restless, I searched for her in thousands, hundreds of ways. Suddenly, I turned, and there     10    (her) was in the receding light.”

Many pieces of beautiful pottery (陶器) were discovered in Luoyang,Henan Province,     1     there were a few tombs of the Tang Dynasty, when a railway was in the process of     2     (construct) in 1899. The pieces of pottery were either in yellow, green and white colours or in yellow, green and brown colours. Because they were found from tombs of the Tang Dynasty, they were called “Tang tricoloured glazed pottery”.

The production of glassy pottery in China     3    (date) back to ancient times.The coloured glaze was usually not applied     4     the head of a pottery figure. After the base was baked, a few touches of Chinese ink     5    (paint) to represent the eyes, eyebrows and beards. The facial expression and the inner world of a small statue were portrayed (刻画) most     6    (vivid).

There are a great     7    (various) of Tang tricoloured glazed pottery pieces.With unique shapes,they had the rich flavour of life,     8    (cover) almost every field of life related to the dead, from models of architecture to plates,bowls and from small statues of the heavenly kings with     9     bad temper to those of beautiful noble ladies. They showed the     10    (colour) social life and the splendid culture of the Tang Dynasty.

Undoubtedly, Britain is a nation of hat wearers. From taking off hats     1     launching mortar boards(学位帽) in the air,   hats   have   long   been   associated   with   ceremonies and practices. Even the history of the country can     2    (tell) through hats.

    3    (date) back to medieval England, the flat cap became a symbol of working class culture in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Edwardian era was     4     golden age of hats, when the decorations became even more delicate, ranging from flowers, birds to fruits. The pork pie hat, starting in the mid-19th century, was the     5    (choose) for many well­dressed Victorian citizens. Decades later it     6    (gradual) became a key feature of London street style. By the 1960s, though, hats faded out of people's sight because of the rise of private cars. It was the Royal Wedding     7    (hold) in 2011 that contributed to the return of hat wearing. For example, Hat Works Museum — the only museum in Stockport featured in hats and hat making — is     8    (popular) than ever, with a distinct increase among its visitors.

What marks Britain out on the world stage is the large number of hats     9     can be called its own. The variety of hats in Britain     10    (reflect) its multicultural background and rich cultural heritage.