Welcome to the Friendship Club of our school! It will help you make many f    16    .

First, be friendly and polite to everybody in the club. Rude people are not welcome here and we usually ask them to leave.

Second, be honest and truthful. We h    17     that we can trust (信任) each other. If we find you are lying (谎言) to other club members, we will ask you to leave the club.

F    18    , be a good listener and keep your friends’ secrets. This will m    19     you know more about your friends. If you share your friends’ secret with someone else, you will hurt their feelings.

Please remember our advice when you come to the club. We will have a regular m    20     every Friday afternoon.

China has many special forms of traditional art. They are usually used to represent things that are important in life such as love, beauty and family.

It was said that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Liang. He sent them out to ask for help when in trouble. They are made of bamboo and covered with paper. Sky lanterns are used at festivals and other celebrations today. They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.

Chinese paper-cutting has been around for more than 1,500 years. It may sound very easy but is difficult to practise. The paper, usually red, is folded (折叠) before it is cut with scissors. The most common pictures are flowers, animals and things about Chinese history. During the Spring Festival, they are put up on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.

Chinese clay (泥塑) art is famous because the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are fired at a very high heat. Then they are painted after polishing (抛光). Finally, materials such as wood or paper are added as decorations (装饰). It takes several weeks to complete everything. These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.