Kung Pao Chicken is a     1    (tradition) Chinese dish and famous for its richness and variety and regarded by many peoples the most popular Chinese dish internationally. You can find it in almost any Chinese restaurant overseas.

Its     2    (popular) has made its named card for Chinese cuisine (菜肴). Its flavor     3    (combine) sour, sweetness and spiciness (辣) with the first two as the major ones. It’s a good choice for the festival Spring Festival Eve,     4    most Chinese families enjoy time together.

Kung Pao Chicken is a dish from Sichuan cuisine, but it originated from Lu cuisine in Shandong Province. The dish is believed to be the creation of Ding Baozhen,     5    official during the Qing Dynasty. Ding     6    (serve) as a leader in Shandong Province and later in Sichuan Province. He favored peanuts and spicy food, so he improved the Shandong dish “Jiang Bao Chicke” by     7    (add) pepper to it. After he came to Sichuan, the dish was popularized.

The dish spreads so     8    (wide) that it’s been localized in various places. Some even use meat instead of chicken     9    (cook) this dish. When it went West, the people there also improved it according to their own     10    (prefer).

For more than 12 years, Pailin Chongchitnant has hosted the YouTube cooking show Hot Thai Kitchen. Chongchitnant’s recipes aim to offer a deeper understanding of the steps and the ingredients that make Thai cuisine so distinct. They also highlight the     1    (culture) background of each dish. Chongchitnant weaves stories from her own life and childhood into each video. And the videos are resonating (共鸣)    2     (wide).

While her love for food was always a     3     (drive) force,the road to Chongchitnant’s current position had some unexpected turns. She    4     (grow) up in Southern Thailand,and when she was in high school,cable TV became available to her. She started to imagine what pursuing     5    career in food could look like. Cooking shows     6     (host) by Jarmie Oliver and Nigella Lawson offered her a dream to be the host of her own cooking show.

But as she got     7     (old),Chongchitnant realized that there was no clear path for hosting a TV show about Thai food,    8     is not popular worldwide. So in 2009,as YouTube was emerging     9     a more important platform,she decided to create a cooking show of her own on it. She got really excited about the possibility of being able to do this without anybody’s    10    (permit).

The Silk Road is in fact a relatively recent term. These ancient roads had no particular name until in the mid-19th century, a European    1    (name) the trade and communication network the Silk Road. Since then the term    2    (accept) globally.

In the nineteenth century, a new type of travellers stepped onto the Silk Road, who were eager    3    (look) for adventure. Researchers who came from many countries travelled through the Taklamakan Desert,    4    is now in Xinjiang, to explore ancient sites along the Silk Road,    5    (lead) to many discoveries and studies, and most of all, a renewed interest    6    the history of these routes.

Today, many historic     7    (building) and monuments still stand, marking the passage of the Silk Road through hotels, ports and cities. What's more, the remarkable network is reflected in    8    large number of cultures, languages, customs and religions that have developed for many years along these routes. The passage of merchants and travellers of many    9     (difference) nationalities resulted not only in commercial exchange, but in a widespread and continual process of cultural interaction.    10    ( obvious) , it has become a driving force in the formation (形成) of diverse societies.

The long-awaited moment arrived. As an epic (史诗)     1     brings back to life some of the most iconic poets from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the highly     2     (anticipate) animated movie Chang’an held its premiere (首映) in     3     was once its namesake city, now known as Xi’an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi province on July 2.

Produced by Light Chaser Animation,     4     Beijing-based animated studio known for its focus on tales inspired by traditional culture and legends, the film     5     (schedule) for a nationwide release on July 8.

    6     a runtime of 168 minutes, the longest of any Chinese animated movie to date, Chang’an describes the decades-long friendship of Li Bai, arguably the country’s most beloved poet, and Gao Shi, his close friend and a noted poet as well, and also     7     (reveal) the dynasty’s transition from peak prosperity to decline due to the unrest caused by An Lushan, who was once one of Emperor Xuanzong’s most favored     8     (general).

Xie Junwei, who co-directs the movie with Zou Jing, says that he made multiple trips to Xi’an in search of inspiration during the production,     9     (add) that the small statues and ancient paintings exhibited at the Shaanxi History Museum provided them with     10     (value) ideas for the film.