Holding fist is a form of ceremony originating from Chinese martial arts (武术). Traditionally, it is practiced by standing upright,     1     the body straight, holding the right fist tightly, straightening your left hand     2     (have) four fingers in a flat surface, wrapping the left four fingers together around the right fist and placing the two hands in front of your chest, without bringing the     3     (arm) up.

There are two traditional explanations for     4     practice. The left hand with its four fingers represents the four elements: virtue, wisdom, health, and art, all of     5     symbolize the spirit of martial arts. The left thumb (拇指) is slightly bent to imply that one should never be self-centered. Since the right hand is closed in a fist, it symbolizes attack; while the left hand, being virtuous and disciplined, stops the attack and symbolizes self-discipline and     6     (restrict).

The left hand symbolizes the five major lakes of China and the fist represents the four seas     7     (surround) the country. The two hands together show the unity of martial artists. This is exemplified in the saying “The people of the five lakes and four seas are all brothers”.

The holding fist can     8     (see) at every major Chinese event or festival, such as the Spring Festival. On festive occasions like weddings or birthday parties, guests can hold fist to express     9     (they) congratulations to the hosts. At farewell parties, people often hold fist while saying "Take care!" to one another.     10     (occasion), we hold fist to request forgiveness.

“All suspects reportedly     1     (involve) in the killing of a middle school student by classmates in Feixiang district of Handan, Hebei province, have been arrested”, according to a statement by local authorities on Sunday night.

The Beijing News reported that over the past months, this case of the 13-year-old boy, inhumanly killed by his three classmates,     2     (cause) anger and furious debate on juvenile crime.

The victim and his classmates are “left-behind children”,     3     term used to describe kids in China who live with their grandparents in rural areas     4     their parents work in the cities. The victim went missing in the afternoon of 10 March. The local government said the boy likely died on the same day. “He had been bullied by his three classmates for a long time”, said the family’s lawyer, Zang Fanqing, in a Weibo post on Monday. Under questioning by authorities, the three led police to the boy’s body, after     5     (initial) denying that they knew     6     it was buried.

The case has triggered an outpouring of grief on social media, with     7     (ten) of thousands of posts on Weibo and Douyin over the weekend. “The whole country is watching this case. I hope the police can be fair and give the     8     (victim) family a satisfying answer and that the suspects must be punished     9     their young age,” one user said in a comment, which got 50,000 likes. Many in the comments also demanded that the suspects     10     (punish) harshly. Police are still investigating the motive for the killing.

As a game of     1     (wise), Go is a legacy of traditional Chinese arts, considered one of the most important qualities of ancient Chinese literati (文人学士).

Appearing over 4,000 years ago in ancient China, Go was first introduced into Japan during the Sui and Tang Dynasties and into Europe in the 19th century. To date, it     2     (spread) to more than 40 countries.

The traditional game of Go also boasts a number of legends about its origin. It’s said that Emperor Yao became very disheartened when his son behaved     3     (bad). So Yao made the game of Go     4     (cultivate) him morally and intellectually.

It is     5    exciting and intense game and the situation on the board keeps changing and unpredictable. Players have to turn to all sorts of tactics in order to defeat their opponents.

Wu Qingyuan, a Chinese Go legend,     6     (regard) as the greatest Go player ever, once said, “Although Go is a     7     (compete) game, winning should never be seen as the final goal. It will teach you to think through things     8     to remain calm in the face of defeat”.

Go can take     9     other meanings to its players: a mirror of one’s personality, a mental “workout” and a beautiful art in     10     black and white pieces dance in balance across the board. Therefore, Go has become more and more popular among young people.

The very ancient poetry that     1     (write) a thousand or more years ago was simpler and about common things like love, romance and nature that people appreciate. Though much poetry was created in the eras following the Song dynasty, it is thought that the poets became increasingly     2     (academy) and hard to understand so that modern Chinese can’t appreciate the style and meaning.

For foreigners, ancient Chinese poetry     3     (be) more difficult     4     (comprehend). One of the reasons is the nature of Chinese characters     5     (they).Often one character has many meanings,     6     makes the translation of Chinese into English a key part of reading and understanding Chinese poetry. Put simply, good translation is essential to     7     (full) understand Chinese poems.

Another point worth     8     (notice) about ancient Chinese poetry is that itis influenced by Confucian and Taoist thinking. Ancient Chinese poetry has a focus of friendship besides love or being     9     lover. Friendships, to the village, the community, the country or your drinking friends are dominant themes. The poets’ main task seems to be just writing poetry, because a life as a poet is an important thing. In this respect, Chinese poetry is all     10     the poet, the “meaning” for the poet and not what is happening around the poet.

Four years ago I was living in a boarding house with more than 20 girls, and last year I lived in a house with 5 girls. Now I find myself     1    (live) alone... My new living situation certainly has both advantages and     2    (advantage)!

Since I’ve lived by myself I can     3    (free)do things that I couldn’t do when I lived with other people. For example, last week I     4    (eat)bacon for breakfast and ice cream for dinner and no one was here to judge me! It also means I can dance as wildly and sing as loudly as I want and no one is here to tell me     5    (be)quiet or capture(捕捉)these embarrassing moments on camera. Besides, one of     6     best things about living alone is that I don’t have to deal     7     the annoying habits of messy housemates.

Despite these advantages, there are times     8    . I miss living with other people. Firstly, I miss making and eating dinner with others. Secondly, I miss coming home and telling my housemates all about my day and hearing about     9    (they).Finally, and most importantly, I can no longer watch horror(恐怖)films (my favorite type) because I get too     10    (scare)by myself!