The Forbidden City in Beijing houses many cultural relics and is one of the world’s most     1     (visit) tourist attractions.

    2     (mark) the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City, the Palace Museum will hold a series of events throughout 2020. Many exhibitions will     3     (hold), covering different areas such as history, art, festivals, and so on. For the special occasion, Along the River During the Qingming Festival, one of China’s most     4     (wide) known masterpieces, will go on display in October 2020. For its best     5     (preserve), this treasured artwork is seldom fully exhibited. The painting was displayed for the first time back in 2005 to celebrate the museum’s 80th anniversary. Such     6     rare sight is expected to draw huge crowds. In addition, the museum will also display exhibits from other     7     (country).

During the past few years, the Palace Museum has been working hard to get the public familiar     8     the history and culture of the Forbidden City. And it seems that these efforts have been paid off, with     9     (it) popularity reaching a new height. Over 17 million people visited the museum in 2018, of     10     40 percent were under 30 years old.

The Chongyang Festival, which has     1     history of over 2,000 years, falls on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese lunar calendar.     2     (traditional), we should celebrate the festival by going mountain climbing, but how many people today still observe this tradition? Traditional Chinese Festivals are an important part of Chinese culture, and they must     3     (promote).

Traditional festivals teach us a lot about our nation’s history. The Dragon Boat Festival, for example,     4     (pass) down the story of Qu Yuan, a great poet     5     (live) in the Warring States period of ancient China, from generation to generation by celebrating with rice dumplings and dragon boat races.

Moreover, celebrating traditional festivals enables us to learn to honour fine Chinese values. The full moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival     6     has a caring, family-centred message at their heart is considered     7     family togetherness.

Finally, traditional festivals are a source of national pride and help shape our national identity. For example, we celebrate the Hanshi Festival and Laba Festival with unique customs, and these shared     8     (experience) bring us together as a people. Traditional festivals tell us     9     we are and fill us with pride in being Chinese.

Traditional festivals have been passed down to us from previous generations. It is the duty of every one of us to protect them for generations     10     (come).

The year 2009 is the Year of the Ox, which is a representative of the farming culture of China. In the farming economy, oxen are the major animals    1     (pull) plows (犁). Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as “boats on land” for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures, with their meat and milk as food full of nutrition,     2     their skin used to make clothes and shoes.

In the past, oxen played an important role in the     3     (spirit) life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who 1ive in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share    4    among family members when holding a ceremony for children     5    reach 13. They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members.    6     (express) their love for oxen, people in some     7    areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar, and during their run they will take their oxen along, which    8     (indicate) they regard the creature as human.

Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to     9    animal. In addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe    10     oxen help to develop various traditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation.

The world is full of amazing perseverance stories. These stories can inspire you to achieve more and help you lead a much     1     (happy) life. One of the stories is about Jack Canfield, a famous writer.

Jack Canfield is the     2    (create) of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series,     3     is filled with encouraging stories. He’s also a very inspiring author by whom The Success Principles    4    (write) .

Jack and his partner Mark Victor Hansen once pitched(推销) the     5     (origin) Chicken Soup for the Soul to many different publishers. But    6    (fortune), none of these publishers were interested in it, and they said no one wanted to read 100 inspirational stories. However, they were determined to get the book    7    (publish). Finally, their book was picked up by a publisher.

So far, the Chicken Soup for the Soul series    8    (have) more than 500 million copies in print in over 40 languages. If they had given up, these inspirational stories certainly would not have been read across    9     world and they wouldn’t have been such a great    10    (achieve).

Tanni was born with an illness,     1     made her unable to move her muscles normally. Tanni was interested     2     sports, but when she was growing up she didn’t see many disabled athletes on television. Then several years later, while watching the London wheelchair marathon, she saw an athlete she knew. She dreamed that she would be on the starting line, competing in the marathon too. Finally, her dream     3     (come) true. She was not only on the starting line, but also the winner at the finish line. Tanni believes you’ll never know     4     you can do unless you try.