Every year during the Spring Festival, a small village east of Beijing puts on a special show. It’s about -15°CS and a man dressed in a straw hat and sheepskin coat who     1    (throw) spoon after spoon of heavy molten iron (铁水)at a massive, icy wall. The collision (碰撞)between the l,600°C liquid metal and the frozen brick creates a waterfall of sparks (火花)     2    (fall) over him, equally beautiful and dangerous.

This is a very performance     3     requires extraordinary courage, skill and strength. Known as Da Shuhua, it has a history of 500 years in Nuanquan, a highly-developed steel town. Da Shuhua translates literally into “beating down the tree flowers,”     4     agricultural activity of hitting fruit trees to increase growth.

In ancient times, fireworks weren’t always     5    (wide) affordable. So people in Nuanquan made use of scrap iron and developed Da Shuhua as a way     6    (celebrate) festivals. As a result, they brought firework displays     7     a whole new level.

Today, Da Shuhua has become more popular than ever, because of     8    (rule) of banning on fireworks to reduce air pollution in some parts of China. Every year, this unique firework display attracts tons of people in spite of the freezing cold weather     9     draws attention for its protection. Since 2021, it     10    (list) as an intangible cultural heritage of China.

A     1     was     2     to     3     damage to the Egyptian buildings and     4     the     5     of cultural relics. The group asked for     6     from different     7     and raised     8    within the international community.

At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-    1     language. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu-animal     2     and shells on which     3     were     4     by ancient Chinese people.

China is the home of tea. Since ancient times, tea     1     (become) part of Chinese culture,     2     (leave) its smell in poems and customs. Many tea lovers enjoy tea not only for its taste, but also for the beauty of tea ceremonies (仪式).

Traditionally, picking tea leaves is an     3     (importance) activity in spring in South China. The earliest batch (批) of tea is often ready to be picked before Qingming, in early April     4     the temperature begins to rise and rain increases. This kind of tea, which is called Mingqian tea, is     5     (high) praised for its good quality.

East China’s Zhejiang province is considered as     6     major producer of tea. White Tea in Huzhou city’s Anji county and West Lake Longjing Tea in Hangzhou are famous in both China and abroad.     7     spring, local hills of those places are filled with tea workers who work on their land. In the busy seasons,     8     (tourist) from different areas of the country travel there to see the sights of tea farms and enjoy a freshly     9     (prepare) cup of tea.

Thousands of years ago, by the hands of the Chinese people, a leaf     10     (make) into a delicious drink. It has traveled a long way and continues to play a role in Chinese culture.

The Mid-Autumn Festival or the Moon Festival traditionally falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar.

In the past, the Moon Festival     1     (observe) at harvest time. Ancient Chinese emperors worshiped (敬奉) the moon in autumn to give thanks     2     the harvest. The ordinary people took the Mid-Autumn Festival to be a celebration of     3     (they) hard work and harvest. Nowadays, people     4     (main) celebrate the Moon Festival as a time for family reunions. They have long believed that worshiping the moon and eating together around     5     round table will bring them good luck and happiness.

The common customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival include family     6     (member) eating dinner together, sharing mooncakes, worshiping the moon with gifts and displaying lanterns.

Mooncakes are the must-eat Mid-Autumn food in China. Other foods     7     (eat) during the festival are harvest foods, such as crabs, pumpkins and grapes. People enjoy them when they are in the     8     (fresh) and most nutritious state, and nice meanings are particularly connected with round foods.

Festival food traditions are changing. The younger generation have their own choices about     9     they eat. Many of them don’t like mooncakes very much and choose     10     (enjoy) their favorite foods.