The tea     1     has delighted and fascinated the world for millennia has finally received top-level global recognition as     2     shared cultural treasure of mankind. Traditional tea processing skills and     3     (they) associated social practices in China were added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Tuesday.

The status was conferred by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage,     4     (host) in Rabat, Morocco. It consists     5     knowledge, skills and practices concerning management of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, and the processing, drinking and sharing of tea.

According to UNESCO, in China traditional tea processing skills are     6     (close) associated with geographical location and natural environment,     7     (result) in a distribution range between 18°-37° N and 94°-122° E. The     8     (technique) are mainly found in the provinces and autonomous regions of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hunan, Anhui, Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi. Associated social practices, however,     9     (spread) throughout the country and shared by multiple ethnic groups. Tea-related customs are not only found across the country,     10     influenced the rest of the world through the ancient Silk Road and trade routes.

Some theme parks not only make people feel     1    (amaze) but also are educational. Take the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) in Hawaii for example. It not only shows visitors the Polynesian way of life but also     2    (protect) their skills and culture for the future. Polynesia is     3     name given to the groups of small islands     4     are spread about the Pacific Ocean.

    5    (villager) from many island communities come to the Polynesian island villages to show visitors their styles of dress and different customs.     6    (actual), you can learn how they make clothes from bark (树皮) and how they climb very tall trees with their bare feet.

One of the important skills for Polynesians is boat-building. It allows the islanders     7    (explore) all the islands in the Polynesian Triangle. We know that in their history they were sea travellers moving     8     island to island. They were     9    (confidence) of finding their way     10    (use) the smell of the wind, the movements of the fish and seaweed, and the heights and directions of the waves.

Over 2,200 years ago, Emperor Qin Shihuang, the first Emperor in Chinese history, established the official Chinese writing characters. The new, simplified characters made writing calligraphy less     1     (complicate). It allowed people to use characters with more straight strokes, thus     2     (make) it easier to write with brushes. This     3     (create) the Li genre(体裁). Over time, other variations were also developed,     4     eventually led to the formation of the five genres in Chinese calligraphy. As     5     result, calligraphy became     6     (wide) accepted. Calligraphy also had its practical values because it was a good way to make friends and was more presentable as a gift rather than jewellery or money. Does calligraphy still have these practical functions now? Yes. Many people practise calligraphy as a way     7     (raise) their cultural accomplishment. Older people use calligraphic writing as a method to keep fit. They believe that when a person concentrates on     8     (write)calligraphy, his inner well-being is inspired. I had thought computers would lead to the     9     (disappear)of Chinese calligraphy Now I understand that’s not likely to happen. How can you give your boss computer-printed calligraphy as a gift? You don’t     10     you want him to fire you!

China is well-known for its long and amazing civilization. Many factors make it possible, one of     1     is the Chinese writing system.

Starting as a picture-based language, written Chinese dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu—animal bones and shells with    2     (carve) symbols on them. By the Shang Dynasty, the symbols had become a     3     (high) developed writing system.    4     time went by, a wide variety of dialects and characters came into being because of geographical differences. Later on, Emperor Qinshihuang united the Chinese people and culture,    5     (lead) to the singular (单一的) development of the writing system. As a result, Chinese people, regardless of location or dialect, now almost have no     6     (difficult) in communicating in writing.

Written Chinese also serves as a great way     7     (connect) China’s present with its past.Because of it, people can read the classic works written in ancient times. People admire the Chinese writing system     8     feel proud of the Chinese calligraphy, which is     9     art form enjoying great popularity now. In the past ten years, the number of international students learning Chinese     10     (increase) rapidly.