If you have the chance to go back to ancient China and ask     1     educated man what his biggest dream was. He would tell you that he wants to become a zhuang yuan, a title     2    (give) to the scholar     3     came first in the highest imperial examination.

In ancient China, it was not that     4    (ease) to be an official. You have to take exams first. The exams are very difficult and have many     5    (procedure). The outcome has to be confirmed by the Emperor     6    (he). The number one scholar with the best score in the imperial exam is called zhuang yuan. Once you     7    (select) as zhuang yuan you will be appreciated by the Emperor and appear in a parade downtown     8     a red robe and a tall, strong horse. Zhuang yuan is referred to the elite scholars. Now the imperial competitive examination     9    (cancel) for many years.

However, people still like to call     10    (good) person in their field a zhuang yuan. An old saying goes that there are 360 trades and every trade has his master, or zhuang yuan.

Hanfu is the     1     (old) of China's traditional clothes. The main characteristic of Hanfu is the collar, which     2     (tie) with rope instead of buttons, giving people the impression of free and easy. These characteristics are obviously different     3     other ethnic costumes.

According to legend, it     4     (date) back to over 4, 000 years ago, when Lei Zu, Huangdi's wife, used silk     5     (make) cloth. It was constantly improved throughout several     6     (dynasty). Until the Han Dynasty, the Hanfu was adopted by the ruling class. It then became the     7     (nation) clothing of the Han ethnic people.

The ancient Hanfu culture is an important part of the ancient traditional culture,     8     has lasted for more than 3, 000 years and has     9     glorious history until the Ming Dynasty. It also had a far-reaching influence on neighboring Asian countries, such as Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.

Nowadays, Hanfu is     10     (rare) worn except on special occasions, such as festivals and weddings, or when young girls want to show off or take photos.

Paper money, much more convenient than metal coins,     1     (be) a Chinese invention. It first appeared in China more than 1,000 years ago. The wooden printing blocks still exist for a type called jiao zi, believed to be the earliest kind, but not the paper money itself. The world’s oldest paper notes     2     (print) between 1260 and 1269 and used so     3     (wide) that even today such notes are still found in many parts of China.