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From red lanterns to red envelopes，did you ever wonder     1     the color red is so popular in China，especially during the Chinese New Year? It is said that it all began with Nian，a wild beast     2     would frighten villagers on the New Year，    3     (eat)crops，livestock(家畜)，and even children.But villagers learned that this animal     4     a lion head was afraid of three things:fire，noise，and the color red.Nian was defeated，and from then on，the color red was considered     5     (bring)good luck and good fortune to all.

“Usually red lanterns are hung outside the doors to ward off(避开)bad luck，”suggests Karen Katz，author of     6     picture book My First Chinese New Year.“Also red cutout papers       7     (use)as decorations to hang on the walls.If you live near a Chinese neighborhood，you should be able to purchase these     8     (item)，but if not，go online and order them.You can also make your own cutouts.”

Still，the most popular way to celebrate the Chinese New Year     9     (be)to hand out red envelopes filled with money.However，like toys under the Christmas tree，some traditions are meant for children，and Chinese red envelopes are given to     10     (they)to ward off evil spirits.

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When Zhang Lingshan was a child, she would watch the Chinese period drama Palace on television, attracted by the characters’ ancient clothing. She didn’t know what these beautiful clothes     1     (call)—only that they were from some     2     (distance) past. “They looked fairy-like, dreamy,” she said. “I was     3     (complete) drawn by the beauty of these clothes, and then eventually came to understand the culture of Hanfu, and I liked it more and more.”

Now aged nineteen and     4     (live) in Beijing, Zhang is     5     member of China’s growing “hanfu movement”—a renaissance (复兴) of the ancient clothing traditionally worn by ethnic-majority Han Chinese before the Qing dynasty. Tight-knit Hanfu communities and university clubs often meet for themed activities. Zhang and her friends sometimes visit places with ancient architecture, like Beijing’s Forbidden City,     6     emperors once lived, to take     7    (photo) in costume and post them on social media. They have more than 20,000 fans who often ask them     8     more pictures.

Nowadays, Hanfu is seen as a way     9     (celebrate) Chinese culture and improve national self-esteem. In the past few years, Hanfu clubs and social media platforms     10     (help) to bring the Han clothing back under the spotlight. “It’s the confidence of the younger people, the confidence of the country,” said Christine Tsui, a fashion columnist and researcher in Shanghai.

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Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But he did not know about brushes before     1     visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camel’s hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat     2     (make) a brush.

The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged（蓬乱）. His father said that the cat     3     be sick. Benjamin     4     (force) to admit what he had been doing.

The cat’s lot was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamin’s cousins, Mr. Pennington, came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamin’s drawings.     5     he went home, he sent Benjamin a box for paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings（版画）by an artist.     6     were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had even seen. In 1747, when Benjamin was nine years old, Mr. Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed at     7     Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin’s parents     8     he might take the boy to Philadelphia for a visit.

In the city, Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape painting. William Williams, a well-known painter, came to see him work. Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little,     9     (be) a poor student. But he later said, “Those two books were my companions by day, and     10     my pillow at night.” While it is likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.

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It’s common to see a barista create coffee art (咖啡拉花), but     1     is different doing the same thing with tea. Han Zheming has managed to perfect the skill,     2     (create) tea art in cups, or dian cha in Chinese, which used to be a ritual(仪式) during the Song Dynasty(960-1279).

Over the past six years, the 40 year old Shanghai artist     3     (use) tea and spoons to create nearly 200 patterns based on ancient paintings. It’s also his     4     ( intend) to bring the old ritual back to modern life and have more people appreciate its charm. Han says, “It is similar to the foam on top of a cup of coffee, except that it     5     (make) of tea rather than milk. ”

Han has been     6     (deep) fascinated by the culture and art of the Song Dynasty, and has engaged in its artistic practices since childhood. “I was     7     (amaze) by this exquisite way of drinking tea,     8     was also loved by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, ” Han says.

With his increasing input to the art, Han quit his job at the games company in 2019 and has been spreading dian cha culture ever since. He put the process of dian cha     9     social media platforms, including Little Red Book, Bilibili     10     Douyin. He has more than 20, 000 followers on Little Red Book, and some of his videos have received more than 300, 000 views. Speaking about his understanding of this tea art, Han says it’s “to increase beauty of tea rather than change the spirit of tea. ”

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About the year 1900, a dark-haired boy     1     (name) Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrance of London theatres. He looked thin and hungry. He was hoping to get work in show business. He could sing and dance, and above all, he knew     2     to make people laugh. Sometimes he     3     (send) away to a home for homeless children.

But twenty years later, this same Chaplin became the     4     (great), best-known, and best-loved comedian in the world. People all over the world are greatly amused by the man with a moustache,    5     (wear) large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round hat. Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy his films, because they are mostly     6     (silence). It isn’t what he says     7     makes us laugh. Acting out common human situations, without words,    8     (play) an important part in his films.

Charlie Chaplin lived most of his life in the US, but he never got US     9     (national). In 1953, Chaplin and his family moved to Switzerland,    10     he lived until he died on the Christmas Day of 1977, at the age of eighty-eight.