Enjoying great fame at home and abroad for his excellent artistic achievements, the famous Pipa master Fang Jinlong     1    (honor) by many titles, but he calls himself as a “chameleon (变色龙)” in music.

Indeed, like a dragon     2    (wander) around the world of Chinese traditional folk music, he transforms his role in performance, conducting, composing and social activities and always keeps enthusiasm. In addition to inheriting traditional Chinese culture, he is also     3    (energetic) engaged in the popularization and transmission of folk music and advocates the way of     4    (combine) of fashion and market for folk music.

Besides Pipa, he can play many other instruments. “My father worked in traditional Chinese opera,     5     there were always lots of folk instruments around the house from     6    I was a young child. Learning a musical instrument is a lot like learning a foreign language. Picking up     7     first language can be quite difficult, but as you learn more it gets     8    (easy),” he said in an interview.

As a Chinese musician, Fang Jinlong     9    (leave) his footprints in some countries and regions of Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania so far. He hopes to use folk music as a call     10    peace and happiness in the world.

Lonely Warrior , the theme song of the film Arcane: League of Legends, came out last November, the lyrics by Tang Tian and the singer Eason Chan. It has become     1    (particular) popular among Chinese children.

One woman began singing the song on the street, and dozens of children spontaneously     2    (begin) singing with her. In another instance, a kindergarten teacher set the song as an alarm, and children     3     were taking a nap woke simultaneously when it began playing.

So what’s the secret     4     this song’s success? Not only does it have a     5    (move)melody, but also — and more importantly — heart-touching lyrics. It seems that these inspire children,     6    (empower) them to overcome difficulties. One child wrote in     7    (relate) to the song: “Who said heroes can’t be ordinary souls?I’ll be a man like a lonely warrior and defy life’s storms.”

For Tang Tian, the song is autobiographical. When she was 29, she     8    (diagnose) with cancer of the nose and larynx. She had a passionate desire     9    (hear) Chan, her idol, sing one of her songs. Not only was that desire fulfilled,     10    Tang beat the cancer and regained her health.

The Silk Road, with a history of more than 2,000 years, is a     1     (historical) important international business route     2     China and the Mediterranean (地中海). In ancient times silk was the most important goods along this road, so the road got     3     (it) name from it. However, it was not until 1877     4     the road formally got the name of “the Silk Road” by a German geographer.

The Silk Road starts from Chang’an, runs by way of the Hexi Corridor (河西走廊) and     5     (reach) Dun Huang. Then it divides into three routes, all of     6     extend as far as South Asia and even Rome.

The road     7     (link) the East to the West helped to develop and increase the trades among the     8     (country) along the road. Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China. Indian merchants traded salt and other     9     (value) goods while Chinese merchants traded paper. All these show us the Silk Road is a great way     10     (promote) exchange, cooperation, friendship and peace.

In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea,     1     Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.

Chopsticks are usually two long, thin     2    (piece) of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might     3    (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine carious hardwoods and metal     4    (create) special designs.

The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked     5    (they) food in large pots,     6    (use) twigs (树枝) to remove it. Over time, as     7     population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which gradually turned into chopsticks.

Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius,     8     lived from roughly 551 to 479 B. C., definitely influenced the development of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killing and     9    (be) too violent for use at the table.

Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people     10    (tradition) eat with hands.