First Chinese lanterns,     1     (invent) in the Eastern Han Dynasty, were used as lamps and for the worship of the Buddha. Lanterns became     2     (wide) known by common people, especially during the time of festivals. In the Tang Dynasty, lanterns were made in order to celebrate people’s     3     (peace) life and present China as a powerful country. The materials for     4    (make)a lantern are very simple. Historically, bamboo, wood or wire     5     (be) used for the frame. The shade was made from delicate paper or silk. Lanterns were often decorated     6     Chinese calligraphy, painting and paper suiting.

While the earliest Chinese lanterns were created for practical use in the house, they eventually became a kind of decorations,     7     were mainly used on festivals. It has become a tradition that the streets both in big cities     8     small towns are filled with red lanterns during festivals.

The Lantern Festival is one of the best days     9     (view) Chinese lanterns in action.

The festival is viewed as the end to a series of New Year     10     (celebration) and is celebrated with the release of floating and flying lanterns.

Yesterday, another student and I, representing our university’s student     1    (associate), went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year’s international students     2       were coming to study at Beijing University. After half an hour of waiting for their flight to arrive, I saw several young people enter the     3    (wait) area looking around curiously. I stood for a minute     4    (watch) them and then went to greet them.

The first person     5    (arrive) was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely     6    (follow) by Julia Smith from Britain. After I met them and then introduced them to each other, I was very surprised. Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her     7     the cheek! She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in defence. I guessed that there was     8    (probable) a major misunderstanding. Then Akira Nagata from Japan came in smiling, together with George Cook from Canada. As they     9    (introduce), George reached his hand out to the Japanese student. Just at that moment, however, Akira bowed so his nose touched George’s moving hand. They both apologized – another     10    (culture) mistake!

Shadow play has a long history and is     1     unique kind of art form. It is performed     2     sending shadows of puppets (木偶) on a piece of white cloth. The puppets made of leather (皮革)     3     (paint) in very bright colours, so that the shadows they make are very     4     (colour).

The players stand behind the cloth and move the puppets against strong light when     5     (show) a shadow play, and the shadows of the puppets fall on the cloth. At the same time, the players talk or sing, telling a story with     6     (music) playing the drums and other instruments, such as erhu, sanxian, sheng, etc. People on the other side of the cloth can see the shadows of the puppets do all kinds of movements. It’s just like the movie today.

Shadow play started in the Han dynasty.     7     is said that Emperor Wu of Han was sad and didn’t want to do anything because one of his favourite wives died.     8     (cheer) him up, his officer made a puppet like the emperor’s dead wife with leather. He moved it and made it     9     (act) behind a piece of cloth. The emperor enjoyed it very much. After that, shadow play became     10     (popular) known in China.

After Donald Trump became the 45th American president, a new video of his granddaughter Arabella     1     (go) popular once again on the Internet. In this video, the little girl wore a qipao, a kind of     2     (tradition) Chinese dress. She stood in front of a table to recite ancient Chinese poems. These poems are familiar     3     most Chinese people and they are often recited by Chinese kids. Arabella made the video to remember Chinese Monkey Year,     4     ended on January 27th, 2017.

Arabella’s family are     5     (interest) in Chinese culture. They can even make Chinese dumplings and sing Chinese songs. Arabella began to study Chinese     6     she was 18 months old. Now she can speak Chinese     7     (fluent). Early in February, 2016, 4-year-old Arabella recited a Tang Dynasty poem in Chinese.     8     (she) mother sent her video online and won lots of “likes” from all over the world.

On Sonia Weibo, many users thought Arabella was a wonderful and surprising girl. “I’m glad     9     (see) the little angel loves Chinese culture,” wrote a user called “orange”.

“At least the video shows that Trump is serious about     10     (educate) and never closes the door to foreign culture,” said another user named “stAU79”.

The Legend(传奇) of the White Snake is a famous tale among     1    (folk) in ancient China. It has since been presented in a number of major Chinese operas，films and television series. The earliest attempt to record the story     2         printed form appears in Feng Menglong's Stories to Caution the World.

The legend happened near the West Lake of Hangzhou. Visitors     3         admire this beautiful spot may still remember the story. More     4    (important)，a huge number of ancient traditional customs       5    (keep) in this legend have made it one of the oral heritages (遗产) containing the most abundant folk customs in China. And the story     6     (count) as one of China's Four Great Folktales now，the others       7    (be) Lady Meng Jiang，Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai，and The Cowherd and the Weaving Maid.

The Legend of the White Snake is handed down from generation to generation through     8    (variety) ways until now. It is so classical that there has been more than one     9    (adapt) and performance. This tale has become a symbol of Chinese folk literature and has earned     10     international recognition.

6 . Family values are principles that help to define us as human beings. These values are learned, usually passed down     1     one generation to another. However, they can also change over time,     2     (depend) upon the circumstances in which families find themselves. They shape the way we behave, they help families stick together, and they give us our identity.

We always admire a person     3     treats the elderly with respect, or helps people in need, or is always honest with others. Such     4     (admire) behavior is usually a direct result of the values that person was taught by his family.

These values or principles—respect, fairness and     5     (honest) among many others—also help hold the family together in times of trouble. When problems arise, the family is able to withstand them because they share     6     same idea about

    7     is important. When family members feel pressure from the outside world, they know they can come into their family for a comforting connection.

Finally, family values make us who we are.     8     we talk about our personal character and what     9     (influence) our decisions, we do so based on the values

    10     (give) to us by our family.