We humans have actually entered a brand new stage, along with the advance of our society and the increasingly rapid economic     1     (globe) and urbanization, which has resulted     2     the phenomenon that we are accustomed to     3    (live) a fast rhythm lifestyle, ignoring the traditional Chinese culture.

It is     4    (universal) acknowledged that Chinese culture has a history of over 2,000 years,     5     once had a great influence on the world, such as Japan, South Korea and other Asian and European countries. As one of the four ancient civilizations in the world, China .    6    (create) lots of splendid cultures so far, like the four ancient Chinese inventions, benefiting human society in history.

    7    some Chinese risk copying some unhealthy western lifestyles of eating and drinking that could give rise to many problems, people begin to realize the importance of traditional culture. Such examples might     8    (give) easily. For instance, elements of the traditional Chinese culture have been added into crucial national exams of CEE, CET-4 and CET-6 and so on.

All in all, traditional Chinese culture accompanies our growth all the time, which has been deeply rooted in our daily lives. For     9    (we) Chinese people, what we     10    (suppose) to do is to transmit traditional Chinese culture from generation to generation. Only with our efforts can we hopefully ensure that traditional Chinese culture will definitely be heading for a more brilliant future.

Two stone horse reliefs (浮雕) in the Asian Collection of the Pennsylvania Museum are considered to be among the most important examples of Chinese sculpture outside of China. Originally they     1     (attach) to Zhaoling, the tomb of Emperor’ Taizong, the second ruler of the Tang Dynasty. Mount Jiuzong was close to present Xi’an, thus     2     (serve) as the site for Zhaoling. The six horse reliefs on both wings of Zhaoling are the most well-known. Two reliefs are at the Pennsylvania Museum, the other four     3     (lay) in the Stele Forest (碑林) Museum in Xi’an. Each describes an actual horse in a battle that helped the Emperor unite China.

The first relief is the horse Saluzi,     4     name means “Autumn Dew.” When it was hit by an arrow in a battle, a general came to     5     rescue by pulling it out, and this relief describes the event with great     6     (accurate). The second relief is the horse Quanmaogua, or literally “yellow black-mouthed horse with wavy hair”, which was named     7     the color and shape of its hair. The horse is shown walking forward in an     8     (energy) air with vivid animation despite severe     9     (injury) from nine arrows.

The reliefs feature Chinese elements of horses, but all show strong nomadic (游牧的) influences traced to ancient West Asia, and this is not the first time that historians     10     (discover) the impact of historical events spreading from west to east out of Chinese ancient treasures, which in turn proves the great value of the two stone horse reliefs.