This novel was about an unbelievable but genuine adventure. Its author was a black businessman who     1    (bring) up in America. In 1956, he visited his birthplace,Africa. He lost his money and passport,so he went to the embassy to seek help. But the ambassador     2     rude manners didn’t permit.     3    (stare) at his impatient face, he understood it was the fault of his skin color.

It is believed    1     Li Bai wrote the poem “A Night Stay at a Mountain Temple” in his teenage years. His early experiences contributed to his romantic style,     2     his poetry was characterized by. He familiarized himself     3     classical Chinese culture and acquired the wisdom of previous generations. He visited famous mountains and great rivers,     4    (encounter) different customs and practices. These travelling experiences inspired him     5    (write) numerous poems in the romantic style. Li Bai grew up in the most     6    (glory) period of the Tang Dynasty, a time of the economic boom and social     7     (stable).     8    (give) his personal experiences and the historical background, it is natural to see that the majority of his poems are characterized by the romantic style. With his extraordinary imagination, free expression of strong feelings and mastery of language, he is     9    (wide) recognized as the greatest romantic poet after Qu Yuan. Ezra Pound, a 20th-century American poet,     10    (fascinate) by his poems and translated some of them in his poetry collection entitled Cathay. Today Li Bai’s poetry continues to be enjoyed by countless readers around the world.