“ Li Bai”, a classic production,    1    (strike) a chord (弦) with global audiences through the telling of a lifelong journey of the literary giant Li Bai so far. After a year of improving, that    2    (remark) work has returned to center stage.    3    was updated of “Li Bai” provides the audience with a fresh new feel. The new music skilfully    4    (combine) orchestral symphony was scored to integrate with the dance and drama. When turning off the music, watching the dancing and performing of the actors alone, it has no impact.

Dreaming of singing together with others while you are at home alone, you can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members record     1     (they) while performing alone on video. These videos     2     (upload) onto the Internet where they are put together into one video     3     (make) a virtual choir. If you want to take part in a virtual choir,     4    you need is a video camera and an Internet     5     (connect). A virtual choir not only helps connect ordinary people together but also enables them become part of the     6     (globe) community. It has a positive influence on the lives of many people.

Eric Whitacre came up with the idea of the virtual choir. He began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988 and fell in love     7    Mozart’s classical music, which moved him     8     (deep). He received a master’s degree in musical composition in 1997.Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s original compositions began to become quite popular among choir and singers, which led to the creation of the virtual choir.

The virtual choir is an     9     (impress) way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world     10    better place.

The erhu is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. It is the most popular of the huqin family.

The modern erhu developed from xiqin, which was played by many ethnic minorities (少数民族) during the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty,     1     (musician) began to use this type of huqin     2     (perform) different kinds of music, and it became quite a popular instrument.     3     the rise of some forms of folk art, the art of erhu developed quickly during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It became     4     important accompanying instrument in     5     (variety) folk music. Now it is used in both traditional and modern music, such as in pop, rock and jazz. It has even become a solo (独奏的) instrument. One of the most famous musical pieces played on the erhu     6     (be) The Moon Over a Fountain.

As the erhu was     7     (main) played by common people and the playing skills were passed down by oral tradition, there are few written records about the erhu that can     8     (find). To study the history and the     9     (develop) of the erhu, historians usually turn to ancient paintings. The earliest pictures of this instrument were discovered in Yulin Caves and Eastern Thousand Buddha Caves in Gansu Province,     10     five erhu pictures were discovered.

Chinese traditional painting dates back to the Neolithic Age about 6,000 years ago. Chinese painting, commonly     1     (know) as “guo hua” in Chinese, is mainly drawn on the silk or paper and then framed and hung on the wall.     2     mainly involves the use of a brush, ink and paint. To draw Chinese painting, a set of rules and artistic forms need     3     (follow), which are passed down from generation to generation.

Chinese painting enjoys a time-honored history.     4     the past thousands of years, a unique Chinese painting system has been formed, which has even influenced the art circle in the world. In the primitive society rock paintings     5     (make) their way into the daily life of the ordinary people. The painting techniques found in those works were     6       (extreme) simple. However, it showed that the people back then had basic mastery of portrait(肖像) painting. They were able to reflect the striking features of the animals and plants to show their wishes for a better life.

Deeply rooted in the     7     (culture) identity of the Chinese nation, Chinese painting is a vital part of the traditional Chinese culture,     8     lays an equal emphasis on both the artistic form and the spirit of the painted object. The drawings are not limited to time or space but call for     9     (imagine). These unique painting     10     (technique) show the charm of Chinese painting. At the same time, they also enrich the world’s art treasures.