1    (adapt)from the novel of the same name,the film Forrest Gump won 6 awards. The main character Forrest was a simple man with a low IQ.What’s more,what made him different from normal children was that he could not walk like common people.This made him     2    (discrimination)against by his peers.The heroine Jenny encouraged Forrest to have    3     go at running. Then she discovered that he was capable of running faster than other   people,which was    4    (believable).He was even chosen as a     5    (represent) to take part in the rugby match,He joined the army,bought boats,and     6    (eventual) became a billionaire.He even gave part of his     7    (possess)to his friend’s mum.As a matter of fact,it was his mother       8    influenced him deeply.His giant heart and never fading love for his lifelong friends took him on a journey     9    he learnt what his destiny was.The film aroused people to give thought     10    the true meaning of life.

As a high school student with English literature as one of my main subjects, I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet, so I was full of     1     (confident) until I saw The Revenge of Prince Zidan —the Peking Opera version of Hamlet.

At the beginning, the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears. I thought     2     I heard was a violin, but later I learned that it was     3     instrument called jinghu.

Seeing the main characters come on stage, I was     4     (surprise). The costumes and masks     5     (be) also amazing. The performers sang in Chinese, but the music, movements and mime helped get the meanings across to me. Using some techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage     6     the whole universe.

My favourite part of the show was the movements of the characters. It was so dazzling and energetic     7     I wasn’t sure whether the characters were     8     (perform) or athletes!

So, if you want     9     (see) a show     10     combines music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with explosive effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes!

In the film Frozen 1, Elsa and Anna are sisters who live in a kingdom called Arendella. Elsa is born     1     special powers that allow her to create ice and snow. Elsa’s powers are considered dangerous,     2     she must hide them. Eventually she loses control and changes summer to winter. Then Elsa flees from home, and Anna goes on a dangerous journey to find her sister. Along the way, Anna teams up with a man     3     (name) Kristof and his reindeer（驯鹿）)Sven. A talking snowman, Olaf also accompanies them. In the end, it’s Anna’s love for her sister that saves the day.

【推荐1】An exhibition titled “Symbiosis of the Chinese Zodiac (生肖)” opened at the Tocumen International Airport in Panama on Dec 19 and would run until Jan 20.

Sally Huang,     1     Chinese Panamanian artist and a doctor of art from Beijing Normal University, presented thirteen paintings,     2     combine the freehand brushstrokes of traditional Chinese paintings with the beautiful colors of Latin America, and presented the zodiac animals. Also there were some sculptures of zodiac animals     3     display, which were created by Chinese artist Zhang Yong, graduating from the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

The exhibition was included in the project Painting Our Canals (运河), which     4     (sponsor) by the Beijing Culture and Arts Fund this year. The Beijing Culture and Arts Fund is a nonprofit fund     5     (found) by the Beijing Bureau of Culture and Tourism to provide support in the three major fields of stage art, cultural exchange and     6     (interact), and the cultivation (培养) of art talents.

The lead institution applying for the project was Beijing Normal University,     7     (feature) a series of events themed on the canal culture in both China and Panama, also inviting artists from both countries     8     (attend) the exhibitions as well as hosting academic forums.

The opening ceremony was joined by representatives (代表) from both countries, such as the Chinese ambassador to Panama and the vice-minister of culture in Panama.

The ambassador     9     (particular) expressed some congratulations to the artists in his speech, while emphasizing that China and Panama should work together to promote     10     (globe) peace and development.

In Southwest China,     1     group of grandmothers sit in front of a traditional-style house,     2     (skillful) sewing coloured thread into a piece of blue cloth and occasionally bursting into waves of laughter.

Such is the scene in Hejiayan village, Youyang Tujia and Miao autonomous county, Chongqing. These women learned the craft (手艺) as children, but they never expected that it would bring them together in old age, injecting some fun into     3     (they) twilight years.

This local     4     (recover) of the craft started in 2013 when Chen Guotao, 48, considered     5     (open) a Miao embroidery (刺绣) shop in Youyang.     6     (raise) in a rural area, Chen was keen to help fuel China’s rural prosperity, and in 2016, she set up the first of several embroidery workshops. They offered job opportunities to unemployed female villagers who had stayed behind     7     (care) for the family while relatives sought higher salaries elsewhere.

But the workshops are more     8     just workplaces. They are also social clubs for local senior citizens, most of     9     would lead rather dull lives otherwise, sitting at home with little social interaction. Sitting in the warm sunshine and enjoying the peace of embroidery, these senior citizens are now an     10     (establish) feature in the village.