Yu Rong, a Chinese artist, thinks of a new way to introduce     1     ancient story of Hua Mulan in her picture book. In the book, I Am Hua Mulan, she tells the story by     2     (combine) Chinese paper-cutting with international artistic styles. She places Shaanxi papercuts over western-style pencil sketches (素描)    3     (create) typical presentation of Chineseelements (要素), which turns out to be a     4     (success) and impressive breakthrough.

Hua Mulan,     5     story has been told by generations in China, was a fighter from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). As a devoted daughter, she dressed herself as a man to serve in the army     6     place of her father. Mulan’s character, such as courage, kindness and a disinterested attitude towards fame and fortune, made     7     (she) one of the most respected historical Chinese heroines. Mulan’s story has been adapted     8     (frequent) in modern media. For example, in 1998, Disney produced a film named Mulan, which     9     (consider) a great success by critics and the public right after its release.

To better tell the story, Yu Rong takes inspiration from her several     10     (visit) to sites of ancient battles and Henan Province’s Yu Opera. After years of preparation she finally makes this extraordinary work.

Father's Day, which falls on June 16 this year, is a day just for dads. It was     1     (original) the idea of a woman called Sonora Smart Dodd,     2     came up with it in 1909. She wanted a special day     3     (honor) her father, Willian, whose wife died while     4     (give) birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the new born and his other five children by     5     (he) on a rural farm in eastern Washington State. It was for Mrs Dodd became an adult     6     she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in rising his children     7     a single parent. He father was born on June 19 so she     8     (choose) to hold the first Father's Day celebration on his birthday in 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Finally, in 1966, the     9    (three) Sunday in June was declared Father's Day in the US. Our fathers certainly deserve (值得) our love and     10       (appreciate), so do something special for your dad this Father's Day.

When Zhang Lingshan was a child, she would watch the Chinese period drama Palace on television, attracted by the characters’ ancient clothing. She didn’t know what these beautiful clothes     1     (call)—only that they were from some     2     (distance) past. “They looked fairy-like, dreamy,” she said. “I was     3     (complete) drawn by the beauty of these clothes, and then eventually came to understand the culture of Hanfu, and I liked it more and more.”

Now aged nineteen and     4     (live) in Beijing, Zhang is     5     member of China’s growing “hanfu movement”—a renaissance (复兴) of the ancient clothing traditionally worn by ethnic-majority Han Chinese before the Qing dynasty. Tight-knit Hanfu communities and university clubs often meet for themed activities. Zhang and her friends sometimes visit places with ancient architecture, like Beijing’s Forbidden City,     6     emperors once lived, to take     7    (photo) in costume and post them on social media. They have more than 20,000 fans who often ask them     8     more pictures.

Nowadays, Hanfu is seen as a way     9     (celebrate) Chinese culture and improve national self-esteem. In the past few years, Hanfu clubs and social media platforms     10     (help) to bring the Han clothing back under the spotlight. “It’s the confidence of the younger people, the confidence of the country,” said Christine Tsui, a fashion columnist and researcher in Shanghai.

Hanfu is one of the traditional types of Chinese clothing. The term “Hanfu”,     1     (create) in recent years by Internet users, describes the Han people's clothing during the Han Dynasty. But it     2     (ban) at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty.

When people talk about Hanfu, it usually means a long robe(长袍)     3     loose sleeves and a belt at the waist. The materials for making the clothes were     4     (careful) chosen, such as damask silk, cotton and so on.

Hanfu is a symbol of traditional Chinese culture. It also has a far-reaching influence on the clothing in other neighboring Asian     5     (country), such as the Japanese kimono(和服)and the Korean Hanbok.     6     (be) out of fashion for more than 400 years, Hanfu is reconstructed by many Chinese people as part of a trend that     7     public should be proud of their Chinese culture. Many supporters believe that wearing Hanfu brings them a strong sense of     8     (nation) identity.

Many universities in China have a Hanfu Society     9     members wear Hanfu to celebrate traditional Chinese festivals, and they use that opportunity     10     (introduce), their Hanfu to others.

We    1    (eat)out for the Spring Festival family dinner for the last three years, and we have enjoyed it no    2    (little) than eating at home. I don't understand why some people refuse    3    (embrace) the change.

Can't they admit that the    4    (prepare) for the dinner are hard work? I really don't think it's worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour    5    (clean) up the mess after it's over. We work all year, so why can't one day be about spending time with family and relaxing?

Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do    6    loss of traditions. We still have the dinner with the same people, just in    7    different place. The occasion is more enjoyable without all that    8    (tired) cooking, and the dishes taste better!

In my opinion, what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesn't matter. Eating out may change the form of this tradition,    9    the love between the family members sitting around the table together    10    (remain) the same.

To celebrate the birthday is important in one’s life in China. When one is young, usually he will eat noodles before his birthday,     1     the long noodles indicate the longevity in China. After middle age, his birthday will be     2    (great) than before. On the wedding day, it is also a custom to serve various nuts as good     3    (wish) to the couple.

To most Chinese people, returning home after long     4    (absent) or departure from home is     5    (equal) important and there are dining customs     6    (connect) with this. The return home is greeted with noodles and off home while a farewell     7    (offer) with dumplings. This is especially popular in Northeast China. In Central China, when a baby is born, the happy father will send red boiled eggs to announce     8     news. Eggs with a black pointed end and dots in a number such as six or eight, indicate a boy’s birth; those without a black pointed end and dots in a number like five or seven say the baby is a girl.

In addition     9     these, fish has always been used     10    (suggest) the accumulation of prosperity and wealth with meals on New Year’s Eve.

Have you ever tasted or perhaps heard of sugar painting? As fewer people choose to make sugar paintings, the traditional Chinese folk craft might have become a    1    (distance) memory in some ways. However, a 38-year-old craftsman, Li Jiangzhong, is devoted to     2     (keep) the art of sugar painting alive.

Li worked as a miner for more than ten years. After the mine closed down, Li turned     3     housing decoration until he     4     (force) to give that up due to a finger injury. Earlier this year, he discovered sugar painting, something he really had     5     interest in.

Since there was no sugar painting craftsman in his village, he studied by     6    (he) through large quantities of videos and information on the Internet. Li loved painting when he was young, and he found it easy to learn the skill in sugar painting. He soon mastered the skill and could make     7     (vary) of sugar paintings. A sugar painting is made with     8            (melt) brown or white sugar. Craftsman     9    (basic) paint animals and flowers on a stone board with the syrup (糖浆). When the sugar cools down,     10    appears is a piece of sugar art.

Cave No.12 of the Yungang Grottoes (石窟), the 1,500-year-old masterpieces of Chinese Buddhist art, has been recently “moved” to the Zhejiang University Museum of Art and Archaeology by 3D printing technology,     1     (bring)the grottoes to the wider world.

Cave No.12,14 meters deep,11 meters wide and 9 meters high, also known     2     the Music Cave, was carved with rich images of heavenly figures and     3     (music)instruments from home and abroad. These figures represented the     4     (early) royal symphony orchestra (乐团) in ancient China.

The researchers     5     (overcome)many difficulties since August 2016.First,the project team spent three months laser-scanning (激光扫描) the cave and took 55,680.     6     (photo) of it.     7     (ensure) successful printing, a special 3D printer was tailored for the project. Then,     8     came after 3D printing was the coloring process, during which the images in the cave     9     (expect) to be covered with proper materials and colors. After eight months of coloring, the staff finally completed the replica cave. Experts believe that the completion of the project marked technical breakthroughs and     10     very important step forward in digital protection and inheritance of cultural heritages.

China, which     1     (recognize) widely as the hometown of tea, gains a big reputation of tea planting, strict tea etiquette (礼节) and unique tea drinking     2     (habit). Tea drinking in China has a history of more than 5,000 years,     3     (date) back to the Shennong era. Tea ceremony has been into    4     (exist) since ancient times. It is the     5     (early) traditional etiquette of the Han nationality in China to offer tea    6    guests. Until now, a cup of tea is always made for guests when they come. A tea party is not only simple and money-saving, but also elegant and formal. The saying “gentleman’s friendship is as light as water”,     7    water refers to tea, indicates a kind of deep friendship. The Han people also have various customs of giving tea as a gift. Every summer in ancient Hangzhou,     8     capital city of the Southern Song Dynasty, each family cooked a new tea called Qijia tea,     9     (primary) together with fine fruits of various colors. Then the tea would be presented to relatives and friends. This custom is putting two green fruits in the tea cup, namely olives or kumquats,     10     (show) the meaning of good luck and happiness.

An engagement (订婚) ring represents formal agreement to future     1     (marry). It’s a ring indicating that the person     2     (wear) it has promised to marry his/her partner. Conventionally (通常), a ring     3     (use) as an engagement gift when a man proposes (求婚) to his girlfriend. How does a man propose? A man commonly proposes to his girlfriend by asking, “Will you marry me?” or “Will you be my wife?”

In Western countries, engagement rings are worn mostly by women. Yet     4     many other cultures, women and men wear matching rings. It’s     5     custom for people to wear the ring on the middle finger of the left hand,     6     (especial) in Western countries. But in the Indian tradition, people wear it on the middle finger of the right hand.

The ring is usually decorated with pretty diamonds,     7     stand for pure and long-lasting love. Before 1900s, the diamond engagement ring     8     (be) quite rare. Today it is still quite expensive. At present, it often takes a young man about three months     9     (find) a perfect diamond engagement ring, and it’ll probably take him much     10     (long) to pay it off.