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The Qingming Scroll,     1     (paint) by Zhang Zeduan in the 12th century, is     2     (common) believed to have described Bianjing (present-day Kaifeng), the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. Currently, it     3     (house)in the Palace Museum in Beijing.

The scroll     4     (consist) of three main sections, which present life near and in Bianjing. It also displays a remarkable mastery of perspective. Besides, Zhang’s precise brushwork is perhaps the most     5     (impress). The painting shows     6     enormous amount of detail. As a result, the Qingming Scroll provides a comprehensive look at life then,     7     appears peaceful and cheerful. However, some critics suggest the painting actually exposes serious political and social     8     (problem) during the Northern Song Dynasty, which was     9     decline by this stage.

The value of the painting is down to many aspects,     10     (include) its great scale, artistic quality and its representation of daily life. Though it is not often displayed to the public, the public continue to be enthusiastic about it.

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Luo Yan and his wife and son travel back to their hometown     1    the Spring Festival. Their parents     2    (decorate) the house beautifully and prepared many delicious dishes. The whole family could not be    3    (happy) to be together.     4     the cold outside, bright smiles fill the air with warmth       5     laughter rings throughout the house.     6     dinner, the whole family are going to stay up late on the New Year’s Eve. They gather around the TV    7     (watch) the New Year’s programme, while eating snacks,     8    (chat) with each other and making dumplings. As midnight     9    (approach), Luo Yan takes his parents, wife       10     son outside to set off firecrackers.

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Last Sunday, we went to the Confucius Temple     1    (坐落于曲阜市). It has a history of more than 2, 000 years. We visited the Xing Tan     2    (孔子授课的地方). Also,   we saw many stone inscriptions     3    (有悠久历史和巨大价值). This is a meaningful visit     4    (我学到了很多).

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Tour Guide: OK, everyone. We have arrived at the Tian’anmen Square,     1    (中国最大的广场之一).
Tourist A: Forgive me for asking, but what’s that?
Tour Guide: That is     2    (著名的天安门). It was originally built as a place where some important ceremonies were held by emperors.
Tourist B: Yes. It is really a grand building, and I know that     3    (现在一些重要活动也在这里举办).
Tour Guide: That’s right. It, as a part of Forbidden City, has been     4    (被列为一处世界文化遗产). It can be seen as a symbol of our country.
Tourist A: That’s really amazing!

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The very film that     1     (被称作)Titanic is such a beautiful and sad love story as     2     (为大众所欢迎), whose hero and heroine are Jack and Rose. Rose     3    (是一位漂亮的年轻女士)with whom her mother went to America. Jack, who won a ship ticket by playing cards,     4     (是一位贫穷的画家). They met and fell in love with each other on Titanic where they had a happy time. Sadly, the nice journey     5     (被一座巨大的冰山毁坏了), and Jack lost his life for saving Rose. Before Jack left Rose forever, he encouraged Rose to live well for him. As is known to all, love     6     (是最强大的力量). And that     7     (是这个原因) why Rose could live alone and tell us the moving story.

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I hesitated when I was first advised     1    (join) the tai chi club.     2    , after the first class, I     3     (attract) by it and inspired to explore the Chinese culture behind it. My coach told me that Zhang Sanfeng drew     4    (inspire) from a fight between a snake     5     a bird. Some people believe Chen Wangting developed tai chi     6    (base) on martial arts skills. After my own study, I found that tai chi is     7    (deep) rooted in the Chinese philosophy of yin and yang, the equal and opposite forces     8     make up the world.     9     wonder that it can bring a state of physical balance and mental peace. It is obviously true that     10    (practise) tai chi can bring me many benefits.

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　　The Olympics, an extraordinary sporting event was held every four    1    for about 3, 000 years, bringing joy and excitement to people across the world. The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE. During the early Games, only Greek men could compete    2     a few events, such as boxing, running and the long jump. The modern Olympics were first held in 1896, in Athens. The Olympics    3     (bring)back to life by Pierre de Coubertin, whose dream was that the Olympics would help people of different    4    (race)origins and from different cultures live side    5    side in peace.    6     (motivate)by the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, many well-known athletes have devoted themselves to    7     (achieve)sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement. Two such Olympians were Cassius Clay and Jessica Ennis-Hill, both of    8    gained remarkable achievements. China has a very short history of competing in the Olympics but in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in addition to hosting the Olympics for the first time, China also     9    (rank)first on the medal table. In 2022, Beijing will host the Winter Olympics, which is thought to be another    10     (history)moment for China.

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　　There are two different news    1    (report) on the Henderson fire. They are written from basically the same perspective, but they contradict each other     2     terms of factual details. That’s because news reports are written by journalists who may have different    3     (priority) and choose to write a report with that focus. Another aspect worthy    4    mention is that journalists may approach figures they get from research or interviews differently. For us, checking different sources enables us to draw a more informed    5    (conclude). Though journalists are    6    (commit) to presenting the truth in their reports, it is better to use our own     7     (judge) than rely entirely on a single source of news. With great discrimination, every one of us has the potential to be a    8     (critical) news reader.