Chinese Tang suit

Tang suit is an expression     1    come) out of the overseas Chinese people. As one of the most wealthy and     2    (power) dynasties in the history of China, the Tang Empire is so famous in the world that foreigners call the overseas Chinese people "the Tang people", the places     3    they live "Chinatown" and the clothes they wear "Tang suit".

Tang suit, which has its origin in a kind of Manchu clothing, has mainly four characteristics. The Mandarin collar（中式领）with front opening is     4     traditional Chinese clothes style. The opening is symmetrical（对称的），and the collar stands straight up. The hand-made Chinese knots are used as buttons and     5    （decorate）. Another characteristic is the fabric, which usually is a traditional cloth such as a kind of silk. Adding the western cutting method as well as shoulder pads（肩 垫）    6    （make） the clothes fit better. It is     7    （wide） recognized that this kind of clothing later had a great influence     8    the traditional clothing in many Asian countries such as the Kimono in Japan and Hanbok in Korea.

In 2001 in APEC the Tang suit was worn by leaders from different countries, attracting many foreigners     9    （wear） it. Since then, this kind of clothing     10    （regard） as Chinese Tang suit and has enjoyed a great popularity in China and abroad.

Tomato-throwing Festival is considered one of the     1     (happy) of all the festivals around the world. Every year hundreds of tons of tomatoes get ruined in the happy activities in Spain. However, Spain's famous Tomato-throwing Festival is now     2    "pay-to-join" event. This is because of the     3    (country) poor economy.

The town of Bunol is charging tourists $13     4     Tomato-throwing Festival. However, all 15,000 tickets for the hour-long tomato fight     5    (sell) so far. Town residents will get free tickets. It costs 150,000 euros for Bunol     6    (organize) the Tomato-throwing Festival. The town must pay for the tomatoes     7    are used in the sreet battles. It is always flooded with juice.

Tourists from all over the world visit the Tomatina. Bunol's mayor said     8    was difficult to control the number and that the charge was for financial and     9    (secure) reasons. The festival began after the end of World War II because of a fight between teenagers near a vegetable market, which ended with the kids throwing tomatoes at each other     10    (excite).