The Lantern Festival, falling in the first Chinese lunar month, is an important and traditional festival     1     (celebrate) by people nationwide. It is the first time that people     2    (see) the full moon in the lunar year. In ancient China, night is called Xiao and the first lunar month is called Yuan month, so this festival is also called the Lantern Festival in China. It marks the end of the celebration of the Spring Festival and is also the first major festival for people     3     (observe) after Chinese New Year.

Like the Spring Festival, on the Lantern Festival, all the family members go home     4     a reunion. In the evening, people usually watch beautiful lanterns, guess interesting and    5    (challenge) lantern riddles and perform wonderful dragon dances. In     6    (add), it is a custom for people to eat yuanxiao, a kind of sweet dumpling,     7     is made of sweet rice flour into balls with     8    (vary) of fillings. In some places people sometimes put a coin into a certain yuanxiao when making sweet rice dumplings. It is believed that the one who     9     (happen) to find and eat the sweet rice dumpling with a coin in     10    will have good luck for the whole year.

Peking Opera roles require performers to paint     1    (they)faces in patterns and colors to represent different character types and     2    (quality)．

In Peking Opera，facial painting can be quite complex.However，in the     3    (begin)，only three colors were used—red，white and black.Now，many other colors，such     4    yellow，purple，blue and green，are used for facial painting.

Red is a color for brave and loyal characters.Guan Yu，a general from the Three Kingdoms Period(AD 220—280)，is     5     good example of this kind of character.He is famous   for being very loyal to his emperor，Liu Bei.

White highlights all     6    is bad in human nature.It     7    (suggest)dishonesty and betrayal(背叛)．One of the typical white­faced characters is Cao Cao，a     8    (power)and cruel prime minister from the Three Kingdoms Period.

Black face paint is     9     (usual)used for someone who is fierce and violent.One typical example is General Zhang Fei from the classic novel，Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

All these different colors are used in Peking Opera facial painting     10    (provide)a clear picture of each character.

Owen Estee and Zach Appel found a way to both teach the sport     1     they love and help people in need.

The Acalanes High School lacrosse (长曲棍球)     2     (play) in the San Francisco Bay Area started “Lacrosse Against Hunger”, a plan to teach little children the basics of the sport for $25 a lesson and sent the money to a food organization that collects food for the     3     (hunger). So far, the 15-year-olds have raised more than $20,000. It was enough     4     (provide) over 2,000 meals for the homeless and their families.

“It’s such an     5     (amaze) feeling,” Estee said. “I’ve had parents tell me that their kids call sport time the happiest moments of their summer. It’s something they look forward     6     every week.”

Through a website, they sent all the money to the White Pony Express, which usually     7     (deliver) food collected from food shops to the poor.

“Zach and Owen are really helping us a lot,” said Eve Birge of White Pony Express. “    8     (We) deliveries are now three times as big as before. We really want to help all of those in need.”

At White Pony Express, most of the     9     (volunteer) have been teenagers, Birge said. “Zach and Owen are setting     10     great example for the other young people.”

The lion dance is one of the most outstanding     1     (tradition) folk dances in China. It can date back to the Three Kingdoms Period (220—280).

The lion     2     (regard) as a symbol of bravery and strength by ancient people. They thought that it could drive away evil and protect people and     3     (they) livestock such as cattle, sheep and so on. Therefore, lion dances are performed at important events,     4     (especial) the Lantern Festival.

The lion dance requires two highly-trained     5     (perform) in a lion suit. One acts as the head and forelegs, and     6     other the hind legs. Under the guidance of a choreographer (编舞者), the “lion” dances to the beat of a drum, a gong (锣), and cymbals (钹). Sometimes they jump, roll, and do difficult acts such     7     walking on stilts (桩子).

In one lion dance, the “lion” moves from place to place looking for some green vegetables, in     8     red envelopes with money inside are hidden. The acting is very amusing and spectators enjoy it very much.

Nowadays, the lion dance     9     (spread) to many other countries with overseas Chinese. In many Chinese communities of Europe and America, Chinese people use lion dances or dragon dances     10     (celebrate) every Spring Festival and other important events.

5G is developing, but most of us aren't really sure what it is or the reason     1     we need it. A big part of the reason is that 5G means more than one thing. If you ask different people, you     2    (provide) with different answers.

Experts believe that 4G is on     3     way out. In 2020, the U.K. is expected to use 5G. At present, it is unknown exactly what influence 5G will have on people's life but it is widely thought that 5G will     4     (definite) be faster than any generation of networks we have used previously.

Work will likely become much easier as 5G will allow quicker downloads and a better ability to work online even if there is no wi-fi connection. With the     5     (develop) of 5G, driverless cars will be able to communicate     6     other vehicles, which can reduce road accidents by about 10%, One of the most     7     (impress) things will be that people can see which seats on a train are accessible to     8     (they) when it arrives at the station.     9     (get) around the world will also be more convenient.

A number of     10     (company) are now working on bringing 5G to the market. It remains to be seen how much of the country 5G will cover and whether everyone will be able to benefit from it.

In ancient China lived an artist    1     paintings were almost lifelike. The artist’s reputation had made him proud. One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called all great artists to come and present their     2     (fine) work, so that he could choose the best. The artist was sure he would    3    (choose), but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperor’s chief minister, the old man laughed. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River～perhaps he could learn a little from the greatest artist in the world.

Filled with     4     (curious), the artist packed his bags and left.     5     he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist, they smiled and     6     (point) down the river. The next morning he hired a boat and set out     7     (find) the well-known painter. As the small boat moved,     8     (gentle) along the river he was left speechless by the mountains being silently reflected in the water. He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many shades of blue. And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds    9     (surround) the mountain tops, he was reduced to tears. The artist was finally humbled (谦卑) by the greatest artist     10     earth, Mother Nature.

When you read a book, you’ve probably noticed that a brand new book has a rather special smell,     1     differs from that of an older book. Where does     2     come from? Three sources — the paper, the ink and the glue.

Around 200 AD, the Chinese first came up with paper, one of the greatest     3     (invent) in the world. It is made     4     wood. The wood must be processed with various chemicals     5     (add) to change its structure, to remove acid and to whiten the paper. Then comes the ink — there are many kinds. Some fade with time, while others get     6     (dark) than years ago. Finally, different glues are used to join the sheets together and attach the covers, whether hardcover     7     paperback. Therefore, you can smell different chemicals     8     (come) out of your new book.

Today, the forms of books     9     (change) dramatically since the birth of eBooks. They might be     10     (convenience), but you can’t give your copy to others as a present, and they don’t smell as nice.

The Teacher-Student Relationship

A good teacher-student relationship will make learning enjoyable and interesting for the students.

To set up a good teacher-student relationship, a teacher’s     1     (behave) is important. The teacher should motivate (激发) the students so that they want to learn. A good teacher should be     2     (patience), friendly and strict. However, being too friendly may cause students to become lazy and stop making progress. On     3     other hand, being too strict may frighten the students. So a teacher should avoid     4     (go) to extremes (极端) in treating his students. And teachers should encourage the students to think     5     (independent) and learn to study by     6     (they) .

As for the students, they must always respect their teachers. Students should be eager to learn as well as willing     7     (work) hard. It’s important to listen with attention in class and it’s more important to learn to raise questions and work out problems     8     new ways.

Above all, both students and teachers have to focus on     9     they should do most, which means that the students have to study hard and teachers have to be responsible when teaching. Besides, students and teachers have to respect each other, which     10     (be) a necessary basis of setting up a good teacher-student relationship.

A 90-year-old has been awarded “Woman Of The Year” for     1    (be) Britain’s oldest full-time employee—still working 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works from 9am to 5pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield,     2     she opened with her late husband Les. Her years of hard work have     3    (final) been acknowledged after a customer nominated(提名) her to be Cheshire’s Woman Of The Year.

Picking up her “Lifetime Achievement” award, proud Irene     4    (declare) she had no plans     5    (retire) from her 36-year-old business. Irene said, “I don’t see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I     6    (make) over the years. I work not because I have to,     7     because I want to.”

Granddaughter Gayle Parks, 31—who works alongside her in the family business—said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award. She said, “We don’t have any idea who put grandma forward. When we got a call     8    (say) she was short-listed, we thought it was     9     joke. But then we got an official letter and we were blown away. We are so proud of her. It’s     10    (wonder).”

Beijing's Forbidden City is a place full     1    wonder. From its thousands of rooms to its many beautiful artifacts(工艺品), it's one of China's most popular tourist     2    (destination). But even more than 600 years after it was built,  it's still managing to serve up surprises. Since     3    Ming Dynasty, it's estimated that the Forbidden City     4    (survive) more than 200 earthquakes. And while most structures aren't made     5    (resist) natural disasters, it seems that the Forbidden City was built to stand up to anything. According to experts, the answer to the Forbidden City's strength     6    (lie) in Dougong—a centuries-old building method     7    (invent) in China. This is the name for special structures on buildings that are perfect at     8    (keep) structures together     9    the weather gets rough. The Forbidden City draws visitors because of its rich history and     10    (culture) significance, but perhaps it should add one more thing to its list of attractions: earthquake shelter.