A Bite of China(舌尖上的中国), a mouth-watering documentary television series,     1     (gain) worldwide popularity since it was aired on CCTV. It is not only its vivid pictures but also its deep significance of traditional Chinese food cultures       2    makes it a real hit.

This popular weekly program is broadcast at 10:40 pm on each Friday, lasting 50 minutes. There are many reasons     3     (lead) to its great success. When watching A Bite of China, not only       4     you enjoy many different Chinese dishes of different regions but also you can have a better knowledge of splendid Chinese cooking skills.     5    (add), cultures, customs as well as living styles of different parts are also presented. However, the most important thing I have gained is     6     each gain we live on is from hard work and sweat. That is to say, nothing can be     7     (shameful) than wasting food.

“We made this documentary with our respect and love for food,” said director Chen Xiaoqing. Being sincere is the most important thing for artists because they cannot move     8     (other) unless they themselves are first moved. Works that fail     9    (reflect)reality will not touch people’s hearts.

If you are the one who has a special     10     (prefer) for Chinese food culture and traditional Chinese cultures and customs, turn on your TV and a fascinating world will spread in front of you.

From The Reader to National Treasure, TV programs seeking to take advantage     1    Chinese audience’s growing interest in traditional culture had a great year in 2017.

During a time     2     hiring famous pop stars and using silly gimmicks (噱头) have become major trends in drawing younger Chinese viewers, no one ever expected that these slow-paced and serious shows focused on Chinese tradition and culture would     3     (accept) so widely. But the fact is that shows like Chinese Poetry Conference and Letters Alive quickly climbed to     4     top of the national TV ratings. The popularity of this type of program shows that many Chinese     5     (be) eager to learn more about traditional culture.

While Letters Alive and The Reader invite people from all walks of life     6     (read) letters, essays or poems written by respectable writers and other great people, National Treasure focuses on the     7     (attract) stories and history behind national-level cultural relics (遗物)．

One reason for these shows’ being     8     (huge) successful might be their human focus. Literary works     9     (share) in these shows talk about real life and they also appeal to regular viewers rather than just literature lovers. Though National Treasure focuses on introducing ancient     10     (treasure), it focuses more on the human stories behind them.

【推荐3】Cultural TV programs have experienced a come-back at the start of the Chinese New Year. Two weeks     1     the conclusion of the hit show Chinese Poetry Competition, a new program, Readers, has become     2     (wide) popular, inspiring fresh enthusiasm for literature in China.

The weekly talk show, produced and hosted by renowned TV personality Dong Qing,     3     (invite) people from all walks of life to read aloud excerpts of poems, essays and books they like or wrote. The     4     (participate) also share stories from their own life explaining why particular pieces touched their hearts or shaped their lives.

Three days after     5     (it) first broadcast on CCTV-1, Readers has enjoyed     6     instant success and struck thousands of people. Through the poetic words, Readers has brought the     7     (lose) habit of reading aloud back into the public spotlight.

Readers is one of the culture-themed TV programs to restore the country’s passion     8     literature in recent years. Its success is very encouraging in today’s television world     9     reality shows have played a leading part so far.

With more people     10     (reflect) on their own reading habits, the question now is: when is the last time you read a poem or book excerpts aloud?