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Chinese was formally announced an     1     (office) language of the United Nations World Tourism Organization on January 25.

That means the organization will use the Chinese language,     2     will improve China’s soft power in global tourism and, by extension, the cultural domain (领域). It will advance the growth of China’s tourism,     3     (encourage) other countries to adopt its policies. Also, tourist places in China will get more exposure. Consequently, the number of people learning Chinese will     4     (significance) grow.

There are two main reasons     5     that. First, Chinese cultural and tourism authorities     6     (promote) Chinese culture for long. As far back as in 2006, Spring Festival was listed as a national cultural heritage (遗产) and given special protection. Now, there are numerous influential festival lists in the world and almost all of them list the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. Many even list     7     at the top. Second, the year-on-year growth in the number of Chinese tourists before 2020 has played     8     important part in promoting the Chinese language and culture. Globally, Chinese faces have become common at scenic spots. That has a lot to do with China’s improving economy and the constantly rising per capital income (人均收入).

With China’s comprehensive capability (综合实力) increasing, it     9       (expect) that its influence in other soft power domains will also grow in the years     10    (come).

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During the early years of the settlement of the American continent, a highly distinctive form of English,    1    (speak)by the black population, was beginning to. develop in the islands of the West Indies and the southern part of the mainland. The beginning of the seventeenth century saw the emergence of the slave trade. Ships. from Europe traveled to the West African coast,    2     they exchanged cheap goods for black slaves. The slaves were shipped in terrible conditions to the Caribbean islands and the American coast, where they were in turn exchanged for such products    3     sugar and molasses. The ships then returned to England, completing an “Atlantic triangle” of journeys, and the process    4    (begin)again. Britain and the. United States had outlawed the slave trade by 1865, but by that time, nearly 200 years of trading    5    (take)place. By the middle of the nineteenth century, there were over four million black slaves in America.

The policy of the slave-traders was to bring people of different language backgrounds together in the ships, to make    6     difficult for groups to plan rebellion. The result was the growth of several pidgin(混杂)forms of communication, and in particular a pidgin between the slaves and the sailors, many of    7     spoke English. Once they arrived in the Caribbean, this pidgin English continued to act as    8     major means of communication between the black population and their new owners, and among the blacks themselves. Then, when children came to be born, the pidgin became their mother tongue, thus    9    (produce)the first black Creole(克里奥尔语)speech in the region. This Creole English rapidly came    10    (use)throughout the cotton plantations, and in the coastal towns and islands.

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Many strange things happened before Tangshan earthquake happened. The well walls had deep cracks. Some     1     (smell) gas came out of wells. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat.     2     3∶42 a.m. on 28 July 1976, everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world     3     (come) to an end. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, the whole city     4     (lie) in ruins. Two thirds of the people died or were injured. Everything in the city was     5     (destroy). People were shocked at this and wondered how long the disaster would last.

The army organized teams to dig out those     6     were trapped and to bury the dead. Workers built shelters for     7     (survive). Fresh water and food were taken to the city. Slowly, the city began     8     (breath) again. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city’s people,     9     new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. It has proved that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the     10     (wise) to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.

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In ancient times, the Chinese kite was known as "Zhiyuan", and was considered to have unique artistic values. It first     1    (appear) in the wars of the Spring & Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC). According to historical records, Mo Zi spent three years constructing a wooden kite,     2     failed after one day's flight.     3     book noted that the master carpenter Lu Ban also made several kites which were flown high to spy     4     the enemy.

The technology developed further during the famous Chu-Han War. The general(将军) of the Han troops Zhang Liang once ordered his soldiers     5    (fly) kites in the heavy fog around the Chu troops     6    (lead) by Xiang Yu. Children sitting in the large kites played tunes（曲调）of Chu on flutes.

The making procedure can     7     (divide) into three parts, while the     8     (base) one remains the same. However, styles of kite-making vary in different     9     (region). These in the ''World Kite Capital'' of Weifang in Shandong Province are well known for their nice craftsmanship, materials, painting, sculpture and they can fly     10     (flexible).

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Longjing tea,     1     has topped the list of the ten most famous teas in China with its color, taste and shape,    2     (name) after its region of production — Longjing Village of West Lake. The good environment and water resources are good for the     3     (grow) of the tea, confirming (证实) the saying that “Longjing tea is the    4     (good) among all of the teas in the world”.

Thanks     5     Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the tea has earned a high reputation. It is said that Emperor Qianlong visited a mountain of Longjing Village of West Lake on his travels in Hangzhou, and he saw some ladies picking the tea at     6     foot of the mountain. He was so interested in their movements that he decided to have a go himself.

While     7     (pick) the tea, he received the news of his mother’s illness, so he carelessly put the leaves in his pocket and     8     (leave) Hangzhou for Beijing. He visited his mother     9     (immediate) upon his arrival in Beijing, and his mother smelt the pleasant smell of the tea leaves from his pocket and wanted to have a taste. After drinking a cup of tea, she found herself completely     10     (energy), and she even praised it as a cure for all illnesses.

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Lion dance is a form of     1    (tradition) dance in China,     2     can often be seen in important festivals and great events. China is home     3     the dragon dance and lion dance. Both the two performances have been welcomed by people from various ethnic     4    (group) for generations.

It is said that the lion dance in China originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties with     5     history of more than one thousand years. The lions stand for joy and     6     (happy). Therefore, during festivals and grand ceremonies, people would perform lion dance     7     (create) a happy and exciting atmosphere. Many young people know that the dragon dance and lion dance     8    (perform) during festivals such as the Spring Festival and celebrations but they don’t know that after several thousand years, the two activities have accumulated thick historical cultures and are     9     (true) valuable cultural heritages     10    (pass) down from Chinese people’s ancestors.