National Fun at Work Day is a day to have fun at work. Not everyone agrees     1     it is. Some websites say it is in the final days of January, while others say it is April 1st. The workplace is usually not such a    2     (comfort) place. National Fun at Work Day changes this a little so that people's jobs are not all work and no play. The idea behind this event is that workers perform better when    3     (laugh). Production increases and there is better customer    4     (serve). Having fun at work also creates better relations,     5     (especial) if the bosses join in and share the fun.

Having fun at work is    6     essential part of many large companies today. In Internet companies like Google and Yahoo, their workers are dying    7     (relax) at work. Workers set up mini basketball hoops (篮筐) in their offices and people can wear what they want and decorate their desks. Fun at work    8     (study) by experts every few years. Psychologist and author Matt Weinstein    9     (write) a book on management called “Managing to Have Fun”. Perhaps every day should be fun at work. It would certainly make people happier, and that’s what life’s all    10     .

Peking Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theater that    1    ( appear) in Beijing in the late 18th century.    2    (combine) music, song, dance and acrobatics (杂技动作) in a lively and colorful display, it is a    3    ( relative) new style of drama, compared to other types of Chinese theater.

In the early years of Peking Opera, all the actors were men,    4     the roles of women played by young boys. The stories fell into two main    5    ( category) -wen, or civil theater, which focused on love, marriage and other civilian concerns, and wu,or military theater, which focused on the theme of war and was known for featuring thrilling stage actions.

In the first half of the    6    (twenty) century, the most famous actor of Peking Opera was Mei Lanfang,    7     played a key role in popularizing Peking Opera and introducing Chinese theater to the West. Additionally, Mei also took the bold step of taking on female students, which was    8    highly risky and unconventional step at the time.

After the founding of the People' s Republic of China, Peking Opera performances, which dealt with contemporary and revolutionary themes, were encouraged. Despite    9    ( it) ups and downs, Peking Opera was revived(复兴) in the 1980s and continues to    10    (perform) today.

Holi is the ancient Hindu festival of colours and love. It     1    (celebrate) in India and Nepal and many parts of South Asia. There are also lots of Holi celebrations in the UK, organized     2    the large British -Hindu community.

Holi marks the beginning of spring. The dates change each year according to the full moon, but it is     3    (normal) in March and sometimes in late February. Its celebrations happened as early as the     4     (five) century. It is a celebration of good winning over evil, and a time to give thanks for the good harvest.

In recent years, holi -themed events have become popular with a new generation in Europe and North America. Every year, large     5    (crowd) of people go to Holi events in London andall over the country. There are paint -throwing parties at music festivals and races like the five-kilometre ‘ Colour Run’ ,     6     is celebrated in more than 35 different countries. It does not matter     7    you are rich, poor, old or young ,everyone can throw coloured paint powder at each other. They arrive dressed in white T -shirts and return     8    (cover) from head to toe in bright colours. In the UK, restaurants and cultural organisations also offer their own Holi celebrations, with special menus, Indian music and dance.

There is a spirit of togetherness and     9    (equal) in Holi. It is a time     10     (forgive) people and repair broken relationships, as well as meet with other people, play and have fun.

Every year in early April, tens of thousands of people in China visit the tombs of their parents, grandparents and ancestors. It is Tomb-Sweeping Day, a traditional Chinese holiday     1     (remember) the dead. On this day, Chinese families will sweep their relatives’ tombs and clean the ground around them. Then, they     2     (burn) paper money and put flowers and fruit in front of the tombs. They hope the dead can enjoy     3     items and bring the family good luck.

However, it is not only in China     4     people remember the dead. People in other countries also have holidays to honor the dead.

In Japan, Obon is one of the country’s     5     (important) holidays. It     6     (hold) from Aug 13 to 16. It is a time     7     family members reunite. During Obon, Japanese people return to their hometowns and visit their ancestors’ tombs. In Russia, people remember their ancestors on the Day of Rejoicing,     8     usually falls in late April or early May. The name of this holiday refers to birth and     9     (happy). Russians believe that people shouldn’t feel sad for the dead     10     death means rebirth in another world.

Acupuncture ( 针 灸 ) is a traditional Chinese medical practice of treating     1     (vary) physical and mental conditions. It gained respect and interest in the United States after New York Times journalist James Reston visited China with President Nixon and needed an operation. Chinese doctors used acupuncture on Reston after surgery     2     (reduce) his pain, and his recovery was swift. Curious about this, Reston     3     (allow) to watch surgery on patients     4     received acupuncture for anesthesia ( 麻 醉 ). Patients talked with their doctors during the operation and then walked back to their rooms     5     their own.

The effectiveness of acupuncture left Reston such a deep impression that he wrote a front-page article in the New York Times about his operation     6     (immediate) after he returned to   the United   States. “A leading       medical specialist sent by Premier Chou En-lai     7     (remove) my appendix ( 阑 尾 ). I was conscious in     8     whole process.”

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) began to sponsor some of their top physicians to visit China to investigate acupuncture and its   possible     9     (function) in western medicine. With years     10     (go) by,   acupuncture has earned itself a great reputation across the world with magical effect.

Move over, mochaccino — Chinese tea culture is coming! If a group of senior high school     1    (student) get their way, the world will quite soon be drinking Chinese tea instead     2     coffee. The students created     3     project to make Chinese tea and tea culture     4     (popular) at home and abroad. They     5     (give) speeches on the history and traditions of Chinese tea     6    organized a lot of exciting activities, in     7     people could taste different kinds of tea and even try     8     (pick) tea leaves. The students also used the internet     9     (make) teenagers more interested in tea culture. The project was so     10     (succeed) that the students won second prize in a big international competition. Best of all, they learned to work as a team and use their creativity.

Many Americans put away their white clothes on Labor Day     1     do not wear them again until the following May.

One reason for the clothing custom relates to the season. In the United States, the     2     (month) between June and September are summer. The weather is usually hot in northeastern cities. Many people there historically wore light-colored clothing in the summertime     3     (keep) cool.

Judith Martin is an expert on manners,     4     spoke to Time Magazine about the history of wearing white in summer. She said Americans in the 1800s and early 1900s wore formal clothes all year long. Wearing white clothes in the summertime may make people more     5     (comfort). Then, in about the 1930s, wearing white clothes in the summertime became fashionable. That is because some wealthy Americans went on vacation     6     weeks or months in the summer. The white clothes then became connected with ease,     7     (beautiful) and money. But at the end of summer, they put those white clothes away and     8     (return) to their lives in the city,     9     (wear) darker and heavier clothes.     10     (eventual), not wearing white clothes after Labor Day became a bit of a fashion rule.

The British policeman has several nicknames, but the most     1     (frequent) used are “copper” and “bobby”. The first name comes from the verb “cop”     2     (mean) “to take” or “capture”, and the second name comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, a 19^th century politician,     3     was the founder of the police force. An early nickname for the policeman was “peeler”, but this name hasn’t been in     4     (exist).

    5     (visit) to England are always deeply impressed by the English police. In fact,     6     has become a joke that travellers to Britain, when     7     (ask) for the views of the country, will always say, “I think your policemen are wonderful.”

Well, the English bobby may not always be wonderful, but he is usually     8     very friendly and helpful character just     9     a song describes, “If you have any difficulty, turn     10     a policeman.”

The mascot (吉祥物) for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games     1     (show) to the public at Beijing’s shougang Ice Hockey Arena on September 17th, 2019. The name of the mascot is “Bing Dwen Dwen”,     2     is closely associated with the host nation’s culture.

The image of it is designed based     3     the giant panda.     4     (dress) in a full body suit of ice, a symbol of purity and     5     (strong), the panda wears a helmet with colored halo (光环). The lines of the halo represent the snow tracks and 5G technology. The heart shape in its left palm represents the host country’s hospitality.

The name “Bing Dwen Dwen” is a     6     (combine) of several meanings in the Chinese language. “Bing” is the Chinese character for ice, while “Dwen Dwen” is     7     common nickname in China for children that implies healthiness and cuteness.

The mascot     8     (perfect) combines the best elements and characteristics of China to show China’s warm invitation to friends from all over the world. It is also designed     9     (promote) the Olympic spirit. There is no doubt that it will be a     10     (wonder) ambassador for China and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo dates back to as far as 7, 000 years ago. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo was used for food, clothing, housing, transportation, musical instruments and even weapons. Since then it     1     (use) in many aspects of people’s daily lives.

The     2     (apply) of bamboo in science and technology is thrilling. In 51 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan,     3     (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs, the first irrigation (灌溉) network in the world, in     4     bamboo played an important role. The world’s oldest water pipe was also made of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan     5     (success) sank a 1600-metre-deep well with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to Europe     6     the 19th century, and it was by using the technology     7     the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859.

In Chinese culture, bamboo is well-known as     8     of the “four gentlemen” in plants. To many distinguished men, bamboo is a symbol of goodness and honesty. It is always closely     9     (connect) with people of positive spirits. Bamboo culture always plays a positive role in encouraging people to hold on when     10     (face) tough situations.