One important feature of classic literature is that it often     1     (reflect) an author’s own experiences and can therefore help us understand the important issues of his or her time. This is one reason     2     the best works of literature still appeal to readers long after they     3     (write). Cao Xueqin’s A Dream of Red Mansions, one of the most     4     (significance) novels in Chinese literature, is a good example of this. Its storyline follows the fall of a large wealthy family much like the author’s own. No doubt     5     (draw) on his own experiences, Cao Xueqin gives a detailed description of     6     life was like at that time. The novel contains a great number of     7     (detail) such as what the upper class wore and ate. It also describes the social relation in 18th-century China. As a result, readers are capable     8     better understanding the gap between the rich and poor, men and women, the     9     (learn) and the uneducated in the historical context. Cultural and historical elements like these make A Dream of Red Mansions a timeless classic.    10    (general) speaking, we can learn much about a specific period in history from classic literature.

【推荐3】Born into     1     poor family in Gaomi, Shandong Province on February 17, 1955, Mo Yan,     2    original name is Guan Moye, threw himself into reading and calligraphy     3     (enthusiastic) in his early years. Not only did he have a strong sense of humor,     4     he was intelligent and patient. With his attention     5     (fix) on literature, Mo Yan went on further education and received a Master’s Degree in arts from Beijing University five years later after graduating from the PLA Academy of Arts in 1986. What happened next was     6     he won China's     7     (high) literary prize — Mao Dun Literature Prize by his book Frog in 2011. To all Chinese's     8     (amaze), he became the first Chinese writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012, which will certainly make great contributions to development of Chinese literature. Since then, he     9     (consider) as the best Chinese writer in modern China. Although he is famous, he is still as common as an old shoe and he doesn’t keep his readers     10     a distance.