If you were asked to recite (背诵) lines of poetry (诗歌) that have the Chinese ________ “hua”—which means “flower”—how many could you recite?

He Liran, 13, had to take on this challenge on a TV show aired by Shandong TV. He, a student at Harbin No. 163 Middle School in Heilongiang, ____________ with over 100 other students. The competitors took turns reciting lines   of poetry that used the word “hua”, with He Liran ________ to each one.

One competitor used the line (诗句) “As if the vernal breeze had come back overnight; Adorning thousands of pear trees with blossoms white ( 忽如一夜春风来，千树万树梨花开).” He Liran replied with “________ one night of wind and showers; How many are the fallen flowers .”

In the end, He Liran won, reciting more than 60 out of the 127 lines that were recited in the competition.

Her lifelong love of reading helped her win. Her father started reading to her when she was just 4 years old. She has ________ a bookworm ever since.

She is especially interested in ancient poetry. “The beautiful lines refresh my thinking and inspire me a lot. For example, I love Su Shi’s poems. His optimistic (乐观的) attitudes impress me,” she said.

Though busy _______ schoolwork, she spares time to study at least one poem each day. She thinks ancient poetry is still important, even in ________ times.

Once, I walked along a small path in a forest. The scenery(风景) was the same as ________ is described in the line “松间沙路竟无泥”, which comes from one of Su Shi’s poems. At that moment, the lines from his poem ________ came to my mind and I realized that poems can be part of our _______ lives,” she said.