The Yangko Dance is a traditional Chinese folk dance     1     (create) by the farmers when they worked in the rice fields     2     (hundred) of years ago. Many Chinese people like the dance and take it     3     an important method of relaxing, no matter when there is the Spring Festival or when there are some special     4    (celebrate).

Before the Yangko Dance starts, the music     5     (perform) and a rhythm to follow. As the dance content comes from special folk legends, men and women performing the dance are dressed in     6     (color) costumes and necessary props are used.

During the dance, the dancers are wagging their body and walking at     7    exaggerated (夸张的) pace to present old stories to the audience in a new style. The dance also shows     8     (they) happy mood and life. While the dancers are dancing on the ground, there is usually a big crowd around them,     9     (appreciate) and sharing the feelings of the dancers there.

During the busy farming season the dancers work in the fields,     10     when the lunar New Year comes around they put on their costumes to perform the Yangko Dance, ushering in the new year and carrying on an age-old tradition.

I have taught in China for about two months now. The biggest challenge for me     1    (be) that sometimes plans in China change unexpectedly     2    (compare) to the British way of life.

In China it is common to be asked to attend an event last minute. For example, three days     3    (early) a fellow teacher invited me to deliver a spontaneous(即席的) speech to room of 250 students. As you can imagine, at first this cultural difference was difficult     4    (understand), especially since in the UK most arrangements     5    (make) a week ahead！

However, once you adapt(适应) to the Chinese lifestyle and accept that in China no plan is definite and     6     everything can change     7    (sudden), you begin to relax more. These differences are not bad, and in fact help me develop many different     8    (skill), including public speaking.

I am often reminded of the many wonderful aspects of China,     9     never fail to amaze me, such as the overcrowded buses, the lights of the city, the kindness of strangers and of course the “change of plan”！ These difference are what makes China such     10     interesting place and makes my experience so exciting！

People today take lots of photos. Some photographs are really     1    （memory）. They either capture important events,     2     show beautiful places. Years later, people may look at these special     3     （photo） to remember the past.

However, how did people record important moments without cameras long ago? Some people told stories about old times, and others wrote down     4     they remembered. There were also a lot of people     5     （make） special drawings to help them recall important moments. Among those people were Native Americans of the Lakota tribe.

Every year, Lakota leaders decided which event was most important. A Lakota artist was then asked     6     （draw） a special picture of that event.     7     each year's picture was decided on during the winter, the drawings became known as winter counts.

For a long time, winter counts were drawn     8     animal skins. Later, the drawings     9     （do） on paper. The pictures told the history of the tribe. Each year, the newest winter count was added to the Lakota collection of pictures from earlier times.     10     helped people keep track of the years. Today，winter counts are important records of the Lakota 's past.

The Palace Museum received a     1    (value) painting, The Landscape Map of the Silk Road,     2     was donated by Xu Rongmao, chairman of Hong Kong Shimao Group, on November 30,2017.

The 30-meter-long scroll(卷轴) is painted on silk. The painting describes trade routes(路线)     3    (start) at Jiayuguan Pass in Northwest China’s Gansu Province to Tianfang city. now the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. As many as 221 cities in what now are some 10 countries are     4     the scroll key spots along the ancient Silk Road, like Gansu Province's Dunhuang, Mecca, Damascus, Esfahan in Iran and Samarqand in Uzbekistan were included.

The map, which contains a large amount of geographic information, proves that China     5    (have) the world’s best mapping techniques at that time.     6     also shows Chinese people had had a clear understanding of the outside world     7     Western maps came into the country.

Obviously, the map is a     8    (contribute) of ancient Chinese geography to the whole world. It reflects the frequent business and cultural communication between China and     9    (country) along the ancient Silk Road.

At the moment further archaeological(考古学的), geographic and linguistic(语言的) research on the map     10    (carry) out. It will soon be shown to the public.

When it comes to the symbol of Chinese culture，the images（形象）of giant pandas may catch the foreigners' imagination. However，many may ignore the fact that bamboo，the main food of the national treasure，also    1    （have）a far-reaching influence on the Chinese people.

To the Chinese people，bamboo is    2     symbol of virtue（美德）. It reflects people's souls and emotions.

Throughout history，bamboo has given    3     （inspire）to many artists. A large number of artistic works have been made with the theme of bamboo，including poems，paintings and music.

The tall，straight and beautiful bamboo     4     （be）a favorite for Chinese scholars and artists since ancient times，who have spoken highly of     5    （it）character. Bai Juyi，a great poet of the Tang dynasty，compared bamboo    6     a "virtuous man" in his article. Zheng Banqiao，a celebrated Qing-dynasty painter，devoted his whole life to    7     （paint）bamboo.

Many ancient scholars chose to live in deep mountains    8     （surround） by bamboo forests，    9    they drank wine，wrote poems or painted pictures while enjoying the beauty of nature. By leading such a simple life，they wanted to stay away from worldly affairs. Su Dongpo，a famous writer of the Song dynasty，wrote in his poem，"I would rather cat no meat than live without bamboo. Without meat，I will be    10    （thin）than before. Without bamboo，I will be coarse（粗俗的）forever. "

Festivals and celebrations have many origins, some     1     (religion), some seasonal and some     2     memory of special people or events. Some festivals are held     3     (honor) or satisfy our ancestors. People light lamps and play music     4     they think this will lead the ancestors back to earth. India honors Mohandas Gandhi who helped gain India’s     5     (independent) from Britain. And the Chinese Lunar New Year is     6     most energetic and important festival. Children look forward to     7     (dress) up and people may give them lucky money in red paper. Harvest and thanksgiving festivals    8     be happy events. People are grateful because their food     9     (gather) for the winter and the agricultural work is over. Japan,     10     (cover) with cherry tree flower, has Cherry Blossom Festivals. No matter what the reason is, festivals are always times for great feasts with lots to eat, and generally lots of fun.

7 . Be cautious of Friday the 13^th！Many people think the day is unlucky.    1    （fortune）, there's only one Friday the 13^th this year. As the legend goes，you should try not     2    （break）any mirrors，walk under a ladder，or even spill any salt. Why？Researchers say    3     is tough to find out how the tradition came into being. Many believe it has     4    （religion）origins. In the Christian faith，there were 13 guests at table for the Last Supper，which was held the day before the Friday    5    Jesus died. Now，Friday the 13h has become a cultural wonder. Many Americans avoid the number 13 all together，    6    （include）hotel rooms and airplane seat assignments. It even costs couples less to get married on the day. There are many other    7    （explain）behind the luckless day. Simon Bronner，a professor of American studies at Pennsylvania State. University，    8    （believe）Friday the 13h is a way for people to pin their bad luck to a certain cause:. The fact should be    9    there's nothing special about the number itself. After all，the number 13     10    （consider）to be lucky in some countries，like Italy

Whether they' re playing on TV screens or pnnted in newspapers, adverts are everywhere.

Actually, it   is   quite   normal   for the   average   person    1       (live) in a city to see thousands of ads every single day. However, ads are not just a tool for getting people to buy things; they also serve     2       awindow into cultures, societies   and history.

Modern adverts began to appear in     3    18th and 19th centuries,since advances in printing techniques allowed more detailed images         4     (produce) in newspapers and magazines.

Looking at some of these early ads         5       (be) like taking a step back in time to another world. For example, an 1881   advert for French cigarettes         6     (promise) that its product would “give   immediate relief"   to a list of medical conditions, including breathing problems. And a 1955   US ad advised mothers to mix the sugary soft drink A 7 Up with       7     (they)   baby's milk.

Nowadays, of course, the harmful         8     (effect) of both smoking and sugary drinks have been well known. But although these adverts seem     9     (usual)   to us now, perhaps future generations may consider some of today's ads to be just as strange. It is believed that advertising can often be an indicator for       10    society considers to be socially acceptable and desirable at the time.