During the holidays, many young Chinese invite their friends to visit museums and appreciate traditional culture. Some even set up We Chat groups to share popular exhibition information and visit     1    (exhibition) together.

With     2    number of young attendees rising, the museums have been launching     3     (creation) products and services.

Every morning, Nanjing Museum    4    (crowd) with young tourists. They carefully select postcards and line up in a long queue,     5    (wait) to have them stamped with images of cultural relics     6    (collect) at the museum.

Many museums across the country have also launched cultural products such as mystery boxes with an archaeology theme. Some boxes contain a soil sample     7    a cultural relic inside, and collectors can     8    (enthusiastic) dig through it with small tools. Many traditional museums also use digital collectibles(数码藏品)to attract more young people,     9    are made through original designs and sold to consumers online.

For museum cultural relics and exhibitions of museums, digital collectibles not only attract the attention of many youths, but also encourage them to approach cultural relics, understand history and promote the interest in     10    (they) heart in traditional Chinese culture.

4 . During my stay at the University of Michigan, one of the senior professors asked me to join a seminar on culture and emotion. In a general________of self-introductions, I introduced myself in a(n)________Dutch way as one of those who are “interested in culture and emotion”. The professor supplemented (补充) my self-introduction to________American standards, saying I was one of the world’s experts on the________. In response, I looked down in________, and thought that “expert” was a big word.

When I lived in North Carolina, my new friends came over to ________. Conversations were full of interest and energy, and there was a lot of ________. At the end of the evening, when my guests left, they thanked me for the dinner. My heart________, because I was born and raised in the Netherlands, where “thanking for dinner” means the relationship is ________. Emotions are different enough to feel out of________when you move from one culture to another. The professor at the University of Michigan meant to make me feel________, but instead made me uncomfortable. My friends meant to show ________, but they made me think they were distancing themselves from me.

We think about emotions as feelings deep inside us, but in________, our emotions happen in interactions with others. In my own culture, it was hard to observe the________emotions of others, but I was able to see them when I moved to the US—a different________from where I was raised.

Last Friday,    1    exhibition of artifacts (古器物) associated with Spring Festival traditions and     2     (ceremony) of the Qing royal family from the Palace Museum’s collections    3    (open) in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR).

    4    (name) “Auspicious Beginning: Spring Festival Traditions in the Forbidden City,” the exhibition features over 100     5    (value) items of utensils, paintings, clothing and musical instrument to display traditional Spring Festival rituals    6    (include) family reunions, tea feasts, as well as recreational activities such as ice-skating games, fireworks and Chinese operas.

Leong Wai Man, director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR government, said she hoped the audience can    7    (deep) understand traditional Chinese culture.

A large number of visitors    8    (pay) a visit to the exhibition so far,    9    demonstrates local people’s enthusiasm for traditional Chinese culture. There is no doubt    10    more and more people will love Chinese culture in the future.

The 40th Weifang International Kite Festival, kicking off in Weifang, has drawn kite fanciers from China and beyond. The main activities of the festival,    1    include competitions for kite making,f lying and fighting, are scheduled.

The festival,    2    (feature) a series of kites in various shapes and sizes ranging from a huge insect to a 50-carriage high-speed train, has become one of the most    3     (impress) international events    4    (hold) in China since it started reform and opening up in the late 1970s.

According to the organizers, more than 600 kite enthusiasts from 59 countries and regions are attending this year’s festival. “Weifang is    5    (extreme) famous among kite lovers around the world,” said Stanislav Kolbintsev from Russia, who was seen with    6     giant bird-shaped kite. Amazed by the huge public passion for the sport, he said he hopes to visit more Chinese cities    7    (fly) kites.“I’ve loved flying kites since I was a child. Flying kites has many good    8    (mean) in India,” said Arindam Adhikary, an Indian.

The first Weifang International Kite Festival was held in 1984. Known as the “capital of kites, “Weifang has a long history of kite making,    9    some records suggesting the first wooden kite    10    (invent) there during the Spring and Autumn period more than 2,000years ago.

The influence of Chinese tea culture has been intertwined (交织) with the nation throughout much of its history. It    1    (add) to the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) on Nov 29, 2022.

Traditional tea processing techniques consist of the knowledge, skills and practices. These traditional techniques are    2    (basic) found in provinces such as Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Fujian and Hunan, among others. The popularity of traditional tea culture and favorable weather conditions lead to the    3    (form) of many plantations (茶园) in these provinces.

Tea is common in Chinese people’s daily lives.    4    (boil) tea is served in homes, workplaces, tea houses, restaurants and temples    5    used as an important medium for communication in socializing and    6    (ceremony) such as weddings and sacrifices.

China now has 43 items    7    the intangible cultural heritage list,    8    (continue) to be the most enlisted country in the world.

Wang Yongjian, head of the delegation to the UNESCO session, told Xinhua that    9    list will make this cultural heritage more visible to the public,    10    helps promote respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.

Luosifen is a combination of river snails and rice noodles, originating in Liuzhou, Guangxi, southern China. Since Liuzhou is a city full of Luosifen restaurants, with many near one another, you can even smell it    1     (walk) down the street! Because of the humid climate in Liuzhou, people tend to lose their appetite, but the spicy and sour taste stimulates    2     (people) appetite. Its unique taste of freshness, sourness, hotness and spiciness is    3     modern people and young people prefer. Diners can also add extra chili, fresh green vegetables or garlic    4     (suit) their own taste. Despite the word “snail” in its Chinese name, actual snails don’t commonly appear in the dish, but    5     (use) to flavor the soup. There being many choices of    6     (package) Luosifen these days ,people can easily prepare their favorite version at home. Some people even cook Luosifen-based hotpot    7     (they). Admittedly, Luosifen has become    8     must-try dish for those enthusiasts seeking a genuine cuisine. Whether you are exploring the streets of Liuzhou    9     enjoying a bowl in a distant land, Luosifen is sure to leave a lasting impression on your taste buds, providing a    10     (true) unforgettable gastronomic (美食的) experience.