Thanks to the country’s protective efforts, traditional Chinese culture today is shining with a new strength,    1     is not only increasingly appealing to younger generations    2     (national) but also young people from foreign countries.

Wearing a delicate traditional Chinese dress    3     (know) as hanfu, JongMay Urbonya, an American lady    4     brown hair, shares her understanding of ancient Chinese poetry in perfect Chinese in front of the camera.

The surprising truth is that her short videos have attracted many thumbs-up and positive     5     (comment) from Chinese viewers online, like “You can speak Chinese much    6     (well) than me” and “I am so impressed that you have such a deep understanding of the Chinese culture.” This 28-year-old blogger, currently    7     (live) in Beijing, started a company with an aim of promoting traditional Chinese culture on video-sharing platforms. Besides talking about literature, she also focuses on other themes, such as traditional Chinese clothing and dancing.

“It is great    8     (see) that my accounts have already attracted tens of thousands of subscribers just within several months,” she said. “When I was a kid, I was absorbed in the Chinese costume dramas and often    9     (wear) a long white skirt pretending to be    10     ancient Chinese princess. So I thought I had to come to China to learn about the culture more deeply,” she added.

    1     is widely known that Chinese ancient     2     (civilize) has continued all the way through into modern times, despite there were many ups and downs in its history. The main reason     3     this has been the Chinese writing system.

Chinese characters, also     4     (refer) to as Hanzi, are one of the earliest forms of written language in the world, with a history of approximately (大约) five thousand years. It is still difficult to determine the specific time     5     the Chinese characters came into being. At the beginning, written Chinese started from the use of longgu-animal bones and shells     6     symbols were carved. By the Shang Dynasty (around 1600-1046 BCE), these symbols     7     (use) as a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed     8     different forms,   leading to various dialects and characters. However, Qinshihuang changed the situation. After that, the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. That writing system is not only of great     9     (important) in uniting the Chinese people and culture, but also an important     10     (mean) by which China’s present is connected with its past.

When I get home from a long day of work, one of the first     1    (thing) I do is to take off my shoes and put on     2    pair of soft, comfortable slippers. However, I only     3    (develop)this habit when I moved to China form the US.

In the US, people rarely wear slippers around the house. Most of the time, we walk around our homes     4    socks or even barefoot. But here in China, many homes have shelves near the front door with slippers on     5    (they) for both family members and guests. What’s the reason behind this cultural difference?

Well, one thing I’ve seen is that Chinese homes     6    (typical) have tile(瓷砖）or wood floors. They can be quite cold     7    (walk) on, especially during the winter. In the US, most home have carpet on the floor,     8    they’re warmer to walk on if you’re not wearing slippers.

But there’s actually a much     9    (good)reason: keeping your feet clean. In China, there is often a lot of dirt on the sidewalks. Sometimes, that dirt can get into your home. But     10    (wear) slippers can help you keep our feet clean.