The Han Dynasty is one of the most important     1     (dynasty) in Chinese history. There are many     2     (wonder) achievements during this period. It was the first Chinese dynasty     3     (open) its door to other cultures     4     its foreign trade was prosperous. The Silk Road opened up in the Han Dynasty     5     (lead) to the Middle and Western Asia and even Rome. Various forms of art     6     (blossom) during the period     7     many great works on literature, history and philosophy appeared. The publishing of China's first dictionary was completed in 100AD; it contains 9,000 Chinese characters. At     8     same time, great progress     9     (make) in science and technology was really amazing. The Han Dynasty lasted 400 years. However, the rulers, corruption (腐败) eventually resulted in     10     (it) destruction.

Chinese dragons（龙）are fictional creatures, a root of Chinese people who considered themselves as the descendants（后代）of dragons. Since their creation, Chinese dragons     1    （win）the deep love from Chinese people, because of     2    （they）strong power and symbolic meanings. They played     3    important role in the history of Chinese nation, politics, religion, culture and Chinese language and became a symbol of China and Chinese people.

Dragon is a belief of Chinese nation and a     4    （gold）Chinese element（元素）. When a person hears the name of dragon, China     5    （come）to his or her mind. As the strongest animal     6    （select）by Chinese people, dragon has the strongest power       7     helps it go to the Heaven and the Hell, and make cloud and rains. In ancient times, as a belief, dragon gave strong supports to the ruling of a big nation, and to people’s fragile spirits and hard life because people suffered from extreme natural disasters and lack     8     the supports from science. The     9    （important）of dragon to Chinese people is like water to creatures, and it     10    （reflect）in people’s spirit, beliefs, and ideology.

Tea is part of daily life in China. Serving a cup of tea    1    (be)more than a matter of politeness.It is a symbol of togetherness, and a way of showing respect to visitors.

The Chinese have such a close relationship with tea    2    they have developed an entire“Tea Culture”.It includes articles, poems,and paintings about tea,as well as the art of making and drinking tea, and     3    (vary)related customs.

Although there has been    4    increasing amount of literature about tea in recent years, such literature is certainly not new. During the Tang Dynasty, Lu Yu,    5    is known as the “Tea Sage (茶圣)”, wrote a book. It described     6    detail the process of planting tea bushes, harvesting tea leaves, and preparing for the making of tea.

The Chinese have high    7     ( require)for the quality of the tea leaf, the water , the wares (器皿) they use to prepare and serve tea. Normally, the    8    ( fine)tea is grown at altitudes of 900 to 2,100 meters. Water from good springs    9     ( consider)the best. The purple clay wares    10    (make) in Yixing, Jjiangsu province are the most popular.