Chinese dragons（龙）are fictional creatures, a root of Chinese people who considered themselves as the descendants（后代）of dragons. Since their creation, Chinese dragons     1    （win）the deep love from Chinese people, because of     2    （they）strong power and symbolic meanings. They played     3    important role in the history of Chinese nation, politics, religion, culture and Chinese language and became a symbol of China and Chinese people.

Dragon is a belief of Chinese nation and a     4    （gold）Chinese element（元素）. When a person hears the name of dragon, China     5    （come）to his or her mind. As the strongest animal     6    （select）by Chinese people, dragon has the strongest power       7     helps it go to the Heaven and the Hell, and make cloud and rains. In ancient times, as a belief, dragon gave strong supports to the ruling of a big nation, and to people’s fragile spirits and hard life because people suffered from extreme natural disasters and lack     8     the supports from science. The     9    （important）of dragon to Chinese people is like water to creatures, and it     10    （reflect）in people’s spirit, beliefs, and ideology.

Students at a primary school in Hangzhou had their first class    1    March 1st on movable type. This is    2    ancient Chinese printing system.

The West Lake Primary School in Zhejiang Province has introduced the course in the new term. An expert in Chinese characters culture has been invited to the campus，    3    major responsibility is to teach students how    4    (use) the ancient printing technology. Students attend lectures on the history of mova type along with    5    (interest) classes on typesetting and printing. They then print their own document，     6    (apply) the knowledge they’ve learned. One student printed her     7    (new) written essay “Whether the traditional red envelopes kids receive belong to them or their parents?”

    8    (know) as one of the four great inventions of ancient China， movable type printing    9    (invent) by Bi Sheng in the 1040s during the Song Dynasty， and it is the world’s first system of movable type printing.

The school said the course is aimed at improving the students’ awareness of Chinese characters and their    10    (appreciate) of Chinese culture.

On January 25, 2020, over a billion people in China and millions around the world will celebrate the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival. The ancient tradition,     1     date is determined by the lunar calendar and falls somewhere between January 21 and February 20 each year, is the    2     (long) and most important of all Chinese festivals.

The preparations will     3     (official) begin with Little Year on January 17 , 2019. It is observed with a day of memorial and prayer ceremonies. Other Little Year activities include cleaning the house     4    （sweep) away bad luck and hanging spring couplets —-red decorations hung in pairs —on doorways for wealth. Since red     5       ( believe) to keep misfortune and evil spirits away, it can be noticed in everything from clothing to     6    (lantern) used to decorate houses.

Often     7       ( consider) the most important meal of the year, the reunion dinner is   both delicious and rooted in Chinese tradition.     8    whole chicken symbolizes family togetherness, while long uncut noodles show longevity (长寿）. Wealth is represented by dumplings and spring rolls. Children receive red envelopes filled     9     money and inspiring messages from elders and are often allowed to stay up late to watch the     10    (amaze) fireworks shows.

The two-week long celebrations will end on February 8 — the day of the full moon — with the Lantern Festival.

Local     1     (official) in Beijing promised to further protect the city’s cultural heritage (遗产), in particular the narrow streets known as hutongs.

Hutongs are     2     (common) found in the cities of North China, but they are in danger. Beijing is nowadays believed to have fewer than 1,000 hutongs, most of     3     are near the Forbidden City. Only _60_ years ago, the number of the hutong     4     (be) 3,250.

“Usually more than 100,000 people visit the Forbidden City during the National Day holidays. The visits put pressure on the     5     (protect) of cultural relics,” said Huang Yan, director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning,     6     (add) that hutongs should be protected from human damage.

The government concentrated     7     how the protection plans were carried out. Wang Shaofeng, head of the Xicheng District Government, said the area has 182 cultural relics,     8     many of them were built as far back as the Yuan Dynasty. The district of Xicheng has 1.28 million residents in its 50.7 square kilometers of land. “The most efficient way is to decrease the local population to reduce the possibility of causing harm to the heritage,” Wang said. “Each community has been required     9     (report) the status of its cultural heritage.”

No one knows for sure how many hutongs     10     (leave) in the coming 100 years.

5 . Chinese kung fu, also known as wushu or Chinese martial arts, is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. It is probably one of the earliest and longest     1     (last) sports. The theory of kung fu is     2     (base) upon classical Chinese philosophy. Over its long history it has developed as     3     unique combination of exercise, practical self-defense, self-discipline and art. It is estimated that Chinese kung fu     4     (date) back to prehistoric society.

Bruce Lee (1940-1973) was a Chinese-American martial artist and actor,     5     is considered as the most     6     (influence) martial artist of the 20th century, and an important cultural icon. He used Wing Chun, a branch of Chinese kung fu,     7     his base, learned from the influences of other martial arts, and later created his own martial art philosophy — Jeet Kune Do.

Jackie Chan (born in 1954) is a Hong Kong martial     8     (art), actor, and singer. He     9     (begin) his film career as a stuntman(特技演员) in the Bruce Lee films. Now as a cultural icon, he is     10     (wide) known for combining comedy and stunts with his kung fu performances.

How should you behave when you meet someone     1    the first time? An American shakes your hand     2     (firm) while looking you straight in the eye. In many parts of Asia, there is no physical contact at all. In Japan, you should bow, and the     3     (much) respect you want to show, the deeper you should bow. In Thailand, people greet each other by pressing both hands together at the chest. In both countries, eye contact     4    (avoid) as a sign of respect.

In Spain, lunch is often     5    biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours. For this reason, many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner. In Mexico, lunch is a time     6     (relax), and many people prefer not to discuss business as they eat. In Britain, it’s not unusual to have a business meeting over breakfast.

In most countries, an exchange of business cards    7     (be)necessary for all introductions. You should include your company name and your position. If you are going to a country     8     your language is not widely spoken, you can get the back side of your card     9     (print) in the local language. In a word, when     10     (travel) abroad, we should follow local habits.

Our grandparents seems to have magic powers sometimes. Give them a Chinese lunar calendar    1    they will know what the weather will be like days or even months later.

What's the secret? They are following the 24 Solar Terms (节气),     2    were added on Nov. 30 to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (人类非物资文化遗产) by the United Nations (UN). It is a knowledge system and social practice    3    (form) through people's observations of the sun's annual movements and its influence on the climate.

The 24 Solar Terms    4    (come) into being during the Qin and Han    5     (dynasty). At that time, most Chinese people made their living on farms, so weather changes were    6    (extreme) important for them. But of course, they had no satellite, internet or weather broadcast    7    (help) them.    8    these difficulties, they managed to work out 24 Solar Terms by studying the sun's movement and also    9    (pay) attention to other natural changes such as air temperature, water and crop growth.

It is honored as China's    10    (five) great invention, after papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder. Now, it is still widely used in daily life even in the age of technology-based modern farming.

Chrysanthemums (菊花) come from China and were recorded in some Chinese books as early as the 5th century BC. The flower     1     (introduce) to Japan during the Tang Dynasty. It usually begins to bloom (开花) in the9th lunar month, lending a festive atmosphere to the Double Ninth Festival. That’s why the month is also referred to     2     “the month of chrysanthemum”.

The flower has been favored by     3     (poet) through the ages, because it is one of the only flowers that bloom in late autumn. Du Fu, a great poet of Tang Dynasty, wrote more than ten poems singing the praise of the flower.

Chinese people     4     (be) fond of enjoying chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival long before. Chrysanthemum displays were usually held immediately after     5     day in some regions of China in the Qing Dynasty. People in Beijing began to stick chrysanthemums on doors and windows     6     (get) rid of the bad luck and bring in the good one,     7     was an alteration (改变) of the custom of     8     (wear) chrysanthemums on people’s heads. Nowadays at these displays family members accompany their elders to have a relaxing day in a natural atmosphere while wishing for good health and     9     (happy) for them. The displays are often     10     (live) with a sea of visitors.