Tang suit(唐装) is an expression    1    (come) out of the overseas Chinese people. The Tang Empire is so famous in the world that foreigners call the overseas Chinese people “the Tang people”.

Tang suit, which has    2    (it) origin in a kind of Manchu clothing, has some characteristics. The Mandarin collar with front opening is    3    traditional Chinese clothes style. The hand-made Chinese knots are used as buttons and    4    (decorate). Another characteristic is the fabric,    5    usually is a traditional cloth such as a kind of silk. Adding the western cutting method as well as shoulder pads(肩垫)    6    (make) the clothes fit better. It is    7    (wide) recognized that this kind of clothing later had a great influence    8    the traditional clothing in many Asian countries such as the Kimono in Japan and Hanbok in Korea.

In 2001 in APEC the Tang suit was worn by leaders from different countries, attracting many foreigners    9    (wear) it. Since then, this kind of clothing    10    (regard) as Chinese Tang suit and has enjoyed a great popularity in China and abroad.

【推荐3】Most Americans don’t like to get advice from members of their family. They get advice from “strangers”. When they need advice, they     1     (rare) go to people they know. Instead, many of    2     write letters to newspapers and magazines     3    give advice on many different subjects     4     (include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even on how to buy a house or a car.

Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people who     5     (suppose) to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, and others are lawyers or     6     (educate). Among the writers, two women are famous.     7     they have no special training for this kind of work, they can give the readers suitable advice because they are rich     8     life experience and good at communicating with others. A survey was done last year about why people     9     (turn) to strangers for help and why the two women were well­received. Most people interviewed in     10     survey said this way could help protect their privacy and the advice from the women was practical and effective.