Through travelling you can enjoy beautiful views and     1     (broad) your horizons. In summer, you’d better get on a cruise (乘船游览) ship in the city of Chongqing which will take you to the Three Gorges, for those ordinary ships are usually too     2     (crowd). Near Yunyang, at the steep edge of the hills     3     (stand) the famous Zhang Fei Temple     4     (surround) by trees. Because smoking     5     (forbid) in the cabins, you have to go to the deck to smoke,     6     you can enjoy the beautiful scenery. You can see some fishermen     7     the distance. First, you will go through the Qutang Gorge, which narrows to 350 feet. Then you will sail through the Wu Gorge and the Xiling Gorge. However,     8     impresses you most may be the Daning River in Wuxi County. There is immense     9     (mountain) land on both banks of Yangtze River with only small areas of flat     10     (plain).

Zhang Zeduan’s Qingming Scroll (《清明上河图》) is an amazing masterwork of Chinese art, which     1     (make) up of three main sections that collectively offer viewers insights into the lives of people in Bianjing.

Zhang     2     (use) his extraordinary brushwork to provide people with a detailed view of life during the Northern Song Dynasty in the painting, from which we can gain knowledge about the 12th-century Chinese customs, clothing, transportation methods, business practices, and     3     wide range of buildings.     4     some experts commented that the painting     5     (actual) represents (描绘) serious political and social issues.

Zhang’s timeless scroll stands as an example of realism in the history of Chinese paintings,     6     value lies in its representation of daily life as well as its great scale, artistic quality and attention to detail. With the Qingming Scroll, Zhang made huge     7     (contribution) to Chinese art and had a great effect     8     generations of future artists. The last time it was on display, crowds waited for a long time just     9     (see) the famous painting, with their own eyes. People’s fervent passion for the Qingming Scroll clearly shows the power of this     10     (history) piece of art.

Dough sculpture (面塑), also known as dough (面团) flowers,     1     (date) back to the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220). Across north China     2     the folk art is widely spread, people take dough works as religious offerings and wedding gifts.

“The dough is made of wheat starch (淀粉), glutinous rice flour and honey,” said Liu Zenghui, a dough sculpture inheritor (继承人) in Binzhou, Shandong Province. Liu started to learn dough sculpture at an early age. His works center on     3     (hero) of ancient Chinese myths and classics. Each figure,     4     the shape, hair to the muscles and looks, is so vivid and eye-catching.

Watching Liu work is     5     visual delight. After he first shapes the colorful dough into a simple outline, it     6     (attach) to a small stick. With a knife, thread, and toothpicks, he then refines it and eventually creates a lifelike and visually     7     (strike) dough sculpture. “You can’t be too careful to control the knife, because once there is a wrong cut, you need to start all over again. Concentration is fundamental (基础的),     8     ensures minimal (最少的) noise and disturbance.” Liu said in his quiet workshop.

Also, Liu is glad to be invited     9    (give) lectures at schools. “Making the traditional art accessible to children     10    (mean) not only fun but a way to keep it alive,” he said.

China’s Long March 8 rocket set a new record at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan on Feb 27. It’s the first time the rocket has lifted off with 22 satellites,     1     were later released (释放) in space.

The technology behind a single rocket lifting off with multiple satellites inside is complex (复杂的), as all the satellites must be put     2    (suitable) inside, like “passengers” in a     3    (crowd) vehicle.

The design of the rocket must be such that the satellites inside do not touch or block each other     4     the release process. Also , when the rocket reaches     5    (it) release point the doors must open     6    (let) the satellites come out. The timing     7    (control) so that the satellites have enough time and do not collide (碰撞) with each other. On Feb 27, the 22 satellites were released in 12 rows.

In 1981, China sent three satellites into orbit with one single rocket launch, thus     8    (become) the third country in the world to have mastered the technology. Even today, only five countries and the European Space Agency have the technology.

As we know, the more satellites China can send with a single rocket launch, the more     9    (compete) it will be. This means China still has     10     long way to go in developing “single rocket, multiple satellite” technology.

In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea,     1     Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.

Chopsticks are usually two long, thin     2    (piece) of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might     3    (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine carious hardwoods and metal     4    (create) special designs.

The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked     5    (they) food in large pots,     6    (use) twigs (树枝) to remove it. Over time, as     7     population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which gradually turned into chopsticks.

Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius,     8     lived from roughly 551 to 479 B. C., definitely influenced the development of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killing and     9    (be) too violent for use at the table.

Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people     10    (tradition) eat with hands.

Freestyle skier Gu Ailing, 18, is one of the superstars of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

Born to an American father and a Chinese mother, Gu decided     1     (compete) for China in the 2022 Winter Olympics in June 2019. Just two     2     (month) later, she bagged her first gold medal for China at the Australia New Zealand Cu. Her strength     3     (continue) to grow as she won one bronze and two gold medals at the International Ski Federation(FIS) Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in March.

People say she is    4     (talent). But Gu says that talent counted for “only 1 percent” of her wins. “    5    counts is my hard work”, Gu adds. While going to school in San Francis-co, Gu could only practice on weekends. She spent eight hours    6     (go) to the ski hill and back, doing her homework on the way and making full use of her time at the hill to practice skiing.

Gu says she wants to encourage more girls in China to try skii ng and other extreme sports, many of which only     7     (know) there for 20 years, according to the Olympics website. She says skiing gives her “freedom and creativity”,    8     (especial) when she perfectly controls her body and does tricks that others cannot do.     9    February 8th, she claimed her first Olympic gold medal in the women’s freeski big air of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as a full-time athlete. “I’m not skiing just for medals,” Gu once said. “What’s more important is to bring out my own style, enjoy the game     10     love the sport.”

Celadon(青瓷),    1     type of porcelain(陶瓷), is a traditional Chinese art. Mature celadon came into being in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In Tang Dynasty, celadon     2    (export) to lots of overseas countries, such as Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, Japan,    3    (play)a major part in the “Maritime Silk Road”. The celadon from the Guan Kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty is the peak of celadon producing,    4     is characterized by its bright and smooth lines, simple shapes and pure colors. It is considered     5     the treasure among ancient porcelain products. Nowadays many Chinese porcelain factories have     6    ( use) more advanced facilities and upgraded producing technology, making them green as jade and bright as a mirror.

The formation of each celadon is a process of life casting. Only after being burnt at around 1300℃ for 400 hours can it be made into an object. The     7     (difficult) of firing celadon is obvious, but at the same time, it     8    (make) each piece unique in the world. Because of the existence of celadon, many Chinese     9    (artist) have been constantly searching for the spirit of “the unity of man and nature” by appreciating the art of “mud and fire” and     10    (reflect) on the historical and cultural context in it.