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.

"Made in China" is having its moment now and it's a fashionable one. The story of Chinese fashion           1    ( begin) in 2011 when Feiyue and Huili, both Chinese sneaker brands( 品牌 ), suddenly attracted international attention. Last   year,   Li   Ning was at the New York Fashion Week in September.

The latest Chinese brands are no longer selling       2    (them) on the basis ( 基 础 ) of   their cheapness. They set a good example in exploring the effect of Chinese aesthetics (美学)     3    Western fashion and can go forward to head with foreign brands.

Western culture is not so     4    (attract) as it used to be to China’s   young generation.   China's young people are now     5    (confidence) about their own culture than the past generations. "They have a       6    (prefer) for Chinese cultural elements( 元 素 )," Jin Qu, vice president of YOHO,     7    unusual clothing shopping website in China, said at a cultural festival in November.

In fact, a lot of celebrities in the West now have an interest in Chinese cultural elements   in   fashion.   US   singer   Rihanna,   for   example,   wore   a   shiny   and              8    (extreme) graceful yellow gown ( 礼 服 ) to   the 2015 Met Gala to   match the gala's   theme   “China: Through the Looking Glass”，     9    was from Chinese designer Guo Pei. The Chinese want to     take the place of the words “Made in China” with “         10    ( design) in China”.

Venice is suffering     1     worst flooding that the city has experienced in 50 years. “The city is ‘on its knees’”, Venetian Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted(发推特) as water    2     (flood) much of the famous historical city by then.

    3     floods are a normal part of life there, they have never happened so often before. Experts say that climate change is     4     (like) to blame. But it has proven difficult     5     (take) effective measures.

Flooding is just one of the impacts from climate change that is being experienced with more     6     (frequent) and globally threatens many regions. There is a threat that is not often considered — the damage to the world’s heritage(遗产). Climate change will influence them in different ways. Some will     7     (hit) by flooding, like Venice, others by extreme weather events or     8     (rise) temperatures.

Meanwhile, changes in the ocean will also have a profound influence     9    many of these sites. Experts say that the solutions to saving them will be varied, but many will be very expensive.     10    , they suggest that countries should work together to protect heritage sites.

November 11 this year marks the eleventh "Double Eleven" online shopping festival that     1     (start) by E-commerce giant Alibaba in 2009. Hidden behind the large-scale individual     2     (consume), here is one question: Do the Double Eleven discounts really help you to save money?

Double eleven offers various discounts and customers' eyes are full of     3     (advertisement), which costs customers     4     great deal of patience in front of their computers to go through every price combination to work out which one is more     5     (benefit) than the rest. After the shopping madness ends,     6     customers just find is that they don't     7     (true) need these bargains. “I still remember that last year my friends and colleagues kept talking about what things were cheap.     8     (expose) to the atmosphere, I couldn't help     9     (shop) around online. Those goods arrived later, but I was     10     a loss as to how to use them. I suddenly realized the reason why I bought these things was that I was only attracted by the prices” a customer said.

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.

For you,the “Clear and Bright” day that falls in every April might be no more than just another holiday — the fact that it comes with three days off school matters to most students       1       more than the fact that it is part of the 24 solar terms.

But the UNESCO has recognized the importance of the 24 solar terms. This ancient system that Chinese people have used to keep track of the time of year       2     (add) to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Nov 30.

For starters, you may have heard your mom say: “The sanfu days are almost over. The heat won’t be here for long.” The sanfu days are a period of time that     3     (fall) in summer, somewhere     4     Minor Heat (in July) and Autumn Equinox (in September). The coldest days, or the sanjiu days, are similar. They cover the 27 days     5     (follow) Winter Solstice.

In some places, solar terms guide people’s lives through special foods,     6     (culture) events and healthy living tips. For example, people from northern China are in the habit of eating dumplings on the day of Winter Solstice. And on Start of Autumn, some people treat     7     to a big feast, especially of meat, something they call “putting on autumn weight”, or tieqiubiao.

But no matter     8     differently people celebrate the 24 solar terms, they have been here for a long time and could last forever.

According to Chinese writer and academic Yu Shicun, unlike many other examples of intangible cultural heritage – Peking Opera and Chinese Zhusuan, for example – the solar terms are neither regional (地域的) nor a type of art or skill. Instead, the system is a philosophy of time,     9     applies to everything. And this means they are     10     (likely) to die out.

Chrysanthemum (菊花) comes from China and was 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 the 9th lunar month, lending a festive atmosphere to Double Ninth Day. That’s     2     the month is also referred to as (被称为)“the month of chrysanthemum”.

The flower has been favored by poets through the ages, because it is one of the only     3     (flower) that bloom in late autumn. Du Fu,     4     great Tang Dynasty poet, wrote more than ten poems singing the praises of the flower.

Chinese people    5     (be) fond of enjoying chrysanthemum on Double Ninth Day long before. Chrysanthemum displays were usually held     6    (immediate) after the day in some regions of China in the Qing Dynasty. People in Beijing began to stick chrysanthemums on doors and windows to get rid     7     the bad luck and bring in the good ones,     8     was an alteration (改变) of the custom of wearing chrysanthemum on people’s heads. At these displays family members accompany     9     (they) elders to have a relaxing day in a natural atmosphere while     10     (wish) for good health and happiness for them. The displays are often lively with a sea of visitors.

The Hezhen is one of the smallest minorities in China. Early Hezhen people developed methods     1     producing clothes, bedding and thread out of fish skin. But over time, there has been a loss of Hezhen culture, including     2     (make) clothing from the skin of fish. Besides, few young Hezhen wanted to learn the skill. Fish-skin clothing is also not     3     Hezhen people wear today.

Knowing this, You Wenfeng, a now 68-year-old woman, started to share her knowledge with local Han Chinese women in the 1990s. Her followers also learn the Yimakan,     4     kind of storytelling that uses both speeches and songs in the Hezhen language. They also memorize songs sung by the Hezhen people. For environmental     5     (protect), You Wenfeng has decided to buy fish from the market and use a special sewing tool and cotton thread. The first step is to remove the fish's skin     6     (cautious) and dry it. The skin is then repeatedly passed through wooden “teeth” to soften it. The process takes a month, and sewing it then requires about twenty     7     (many) days.

So far, fish leather     8     (inspire) some high-end clothing design houses, including Dior and Prada, to use it in their clothes. But the material     9     (be) still not common. In 2006, Hezhen fish skin clothing was listed by China as intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）, which means a special effort is made     10     (preserve) the tradition.

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. The Awakening of Insects(惊蛰)falls on Mar．6 and ends on Mar 20 this year．

The Awakening of Insects signals    1    rise in temperature and increased rain fall. As the third solar term in the lunar year,    2    (it)name suggests the fact that animals sleeping in winter are awakened by spring thunder and that the earth begins to come back    3    life．It is the key time for spring agricultural activities. It is also a good time for people    4    (enjoy)fun outdoors, especially for people living in the city. Driving to the suburbs,     5    (fish)in a lake or enjoying the singing bird will make for a perfect weekend in spring．The most popular fruit in this season    6    (be)pears．

The custom of eating pears is     7    (wide)practiced around the Awakening of Insects. As the weather gets warmer and the air becomes    8    (dry),people tend to feel their mouths and tongues are dry,    9    can cause colds or coughs. A pear is sweet, juicy and cold, moistening(湿润) the lungs to arrest a cough．    10    ,pears are recommended during the Awakening of Insects．