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Siheyuan is a special type of building found in China that represents the country’s rich traditions. These buildings     1     (exist) around for a very long time and are mainly located in the northern parts of China. Exploring a Siheyuan allows you     2     (step) back in time and experience the peace and history of ancient China.

Siheyuan has     3     unique layout with a square courtyard in the middle,     4     (surround) by buildings on all four sides. This design provides privacy for the people living there and shows a balance     5     human-made structures and nature.

The main entrance of a Siheyuan     6     (usual) faces south, and the most important rooms are positioned in the north. The courtyards are often decorated with beautiful gardens, plants, and fancy stone carvings,     7     show how much the Chinese appreciate nature and beauty.

Beyond its physical form, Siheyuan represents the Chinese     8     (tradition) way of life and family values. In these buildings, extended families live together,     9     the courtyard becomes a gathering place for family members. This helps to strengthen family bonds and maintain connections between different     10     (generation).

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A significant part of daily life in China centers on tea. Tea and all its six primary     1     (category) — green, yellow, dark, white, oolong, and black — all originated in China. The earliest credible evidence comes from ancient plant remains     2     (find) in 2016 in Xi’an, indicating that tea was grown at least 2, 100 years ago.

Today, the country has over 2, 000 varieties of tea,     3     (differ) in taste, aroma, and purpose. According to     4     UN report, about 6 billion cups of tea are consumed every day. In comparison, only 2 billion cups of coffee are made per day.

Generation after generation of tea makers experimented     5     different brewing (冲泡) techniques, leaves, and ceremonies, resulting in today’s diverse tea culture. The inclusion of the country’s traditional tea-making process on the UNESCO list will     6     (obvious) generate practical benefits for tea makers in the country and across the world because more resources are provided     7     (protect) such millennia-old tea culture and technical practices. As additional attention     8     (bring) to this traditional technique, the Chinese tea industry will further boost its growth.

As one of China’s     9     (old) cultural practices, traditional tea processing techniques represent the spirit of modesty and harmony. No matter your preference for green and dark tea, with milk or without, Chinese tea isn’t just brews. Instead, it is a bridge     10     connects different cultures and peoples.

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In recent years, many Chinese museums have opened online stores to sell cultural and creative products. Among them, the Palace Museum stands     1     Collectively more than 500 Palace Museum products are available for purchase online.

According to the Vice President of the Palace Museum, sales of the museum’s cultural and creative products     2     (total) 1 billion yuan last year. The museum has developed nearly 10,000 different cultural and creative products either     3     (independent), through IP authorization, or in     4     (cooperate) with other companies, with partners such as LKK,     5     creative design company, having designed over 800 categories of products across 17 themes for the Palace Museum.

Among the Palace Museum’s most popular cultural and creative products     6     (be) sticky tape inspired by beautiful     7     (pattern) from ancient bowls, plates or clothes. Many customers have used the tape to customize the casing of     8     (person) items, with the posting of finished goods     9     (become) a popular trend online.

“When developing cultural and creative products, we study people’s daily needs     10     that our products perform some sort of function. We hope users use our products to spread our culture,” the Vice President said.

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The knot button (盘扣), in Chinese, is a distinctive feature of traditional Chinese clothing Eyen today, it is still     1     (high) visible on garments like qi pao—cheongsam. Though normally     2     (associate) with tradition, the knot buttons are currently enjoying renewed popularity.

The history of knot buttons dates back to the prehistoric era, in     3     ropes were firs used as a primitive form of belts. In the 4th century BC, the knot button took     4     (it) present form and remained largely unchanged until the Qing Dynasty. In the second half of the 17th century, jackets and cheongsam of the Manchurian ruling class had     5     wider use of knot buttons.

Knot buttons come in wide     6    (variety) of forms, ranging from plain and simple straight knots to graceful flowery knots. However, generally speaking, the two major groups are distinguished     7     the basis of functions and decorations.

Recent years     8     (see) a comeback of knot buttons in contemporary clothing. Knot buttons of various shapes and sizes,     9     (represent) the creativity of their makers, are being used on different types of garments. The use of Chinese aesthetics(美学)and cultural heritage can attract both Chinese and foreigners who admire the beauty and     10     (unique).

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Spring Festival is an important traditional festival in China, which has many unique     1     (custom). Here are three readers’ accounts, who shared their experiences and views about it.

Tom Jenkins spent Spring Festival with his host family in Nanjing. A week before the festival, the house was cleaned     2     (thorough). His host mother said this was     3    (sweep) away the dirt of the past year. Next, the Chinese character Fu     4     (attach) upside down to the front door to welcome happiness. At the night before Spring Festival, they sat together to enjoy a big dinner.

For Xu Gang, he usually plans his trip home weeks before Spring Festival as it is difficult to book train tickets or flights.     5     (surround) by Shanxi accents on the train, he knows that he is heading home. When he arrives home, his parents will tell him     6     has been happening. It’s great to be back together with the family and talk of old times.

To Li Yan, who has been     7     (retire), the joy of a family     8     (gather) is the most important. She and her husband get ready for their children’s homecoming early. The house buzzes     9     activities when everyone comes home. The children run around     10     (play) and the adults talk about the past year. They also have fun making jiaozi, a sign of wishes for health and happiness in the coming year.

9 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Home to Chinese Emperors

The Forbidden City, also called Zijin Cheng, is a 72-hectare palace complex in Beijing that was used by the emperors of China from A. D. 1420 to 1911. It is one of     1    (impressive)architecture in the world. In total, 24 emperors occupied the Forbidden City, so named because it could only be accessed(进入)by the emperor, his immediate family, his women and thousands of servants and officials.

The palace complex     2    (order)to be built by Zhu Di(the Yongle Emperor)who lived during A. D. 1360—1424. The complex     3    (consist)of about 980 buildings, mainly in yellow and red colours, surrounded by a wall 32 feet high and a moat(护城河)171 feet wide. The southern portion, which is also called the outer court,   ends in the Hall of Supreme Harmony(太和殿), tended to be the central and largest building     4    the emperor would conduct business.

The northern portion, which is also known as the inner court, had the residences of the emperor and his family. The workers who contributed to the construction of the palace would never know their work     5    last such a long time.

The Meridian Gate(午门), which towers as high as 125 feet(38 meters),     6    (locate)in the south and serves as the formal entrance to the city. It leads visitors through a series of courtyards that end in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

In the 19th century, the Dowagers, mothers of the emperors, gained greater influence. Dowager Cixi, gained great power in 1861,     7    her 5-year-old son became the Tongzhi Emperor. For a time, she ruled literally “behind the screen” along with Dowager Ci’an     8    died in 1881, telling Tongzhi and his successor(继任者)what to do.

This period of rule was the decline for the Qing Dynasty, something     9    many historians have tried to blame on the Dowagers, Cixi in particular. A major problem the Qing had to deal with was the relative decline of their own military in comparison to that of the Western powers.

This great palace     10    (stand)today as the symbol of the Chinese people and their great and glorious history.

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Bows(弓) and arrows(箭) are one of man’s oldest weapons. They were an important discovery for people, especially hunters, giving them a weapon with     1     they could kill their enemies or prey(猎物) from a distance. Actually, it was more than 8,000 years ago     2     early people began hunting with bows and arrows.

The short bow had limited power and short range. However, early hunters overcame these faults by learning to track     3    (they) prey at close range. The longbow was about 2 meters     4     length. A lot of power, about 100 pounds, was needed     5    (pull) the string of the longbow all the way back. That is to say, anyone     6    (use) this bow had to be strong.

For a long time, the bow was just a bent stick and a string. In fact, more changes     7    (take) place in the bow and arrow in the past twenty-five years. Today’s bow is     8    (power) and is as exact as a gun. Additionally, little     9    (strong) is needed to draw the string.

The invention of the bow ranks with the discovery of the fire and the wheel. It was     10     great step forward for humans.