The tea    1    has delighted and fascinated the world for millennia has finally received top-level    2     (globe) recognition as a shared cultural treasure of mankind.

Traditional tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in China    3    (be) added to UNESC’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Tuesday, Nov. 29th.

The status was conferred by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, hosted in Rabat, Morocco. It consists    4    knowledge, skills and practices concerning management of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, and the processing, drinking and sharing of tea.

According to UNESCO, in China traditional tea processing techniques are    5    (close) associated with geographical location and natural environment. The techniques are mainly found in the provinces and autonomous regions,    6    (include) Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hunan, Anhui, Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi. Associated social practices, however, are spread throughout the country and    7    (share) by multiple ethnic groups.

Over 2,000 tea    8    (variety), mainly in six categories-green, black, yellow, oolong, white and dark, are grown in China.

Tea-related customs are not only found across the country,    9    influenced the rest of the world through the ancient Silk Road and trade routes.

As a document from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to UNESCO explained, tea is ubiquitous in Chinese people’s daily life. Steeped or boiled tea is served in homes, workplaces, tea houses, restaurants, temples and used as     10    important medium for communication in socializing and ceremonies.

As we all know, Beijing Opera has a history of more than 200 years. Watching Beijing Opera is one of the     1     ( much) popular events among foreign tourists. My grandpa is fond     2     Beijing Opera. He used to watch a variety of     3     (program) on TV in the past. However, since last year, he     4     (begin) to learn to sing Beijing Opera on the phone. When he got     5     smartphone given by my father, I got the idea of     6     (guide) him how to use it. I guided him to turn on the phone     7     watched the videos of Beijing Opera. At first, he could not follow me, but he listened     8     (careful). I taught him whenever I was free. I was very     9     ( patience) and he was able     10     (learn) to use it at last. Now he can enjoy the videos and sing Beijing Opera as well.

With the development of modern technology, people can stay     1     (connect) with their families and friends easily, however far apart they are from each other. WeChat is one of the most     2     (frequent) used means of communication in China. It is reported that the number of the WeChat users     3     (reach) over 1.1 billion so far.

Once joining the WeChat, people can find more and more people start to add them     4     fiends. They don’t have to consider time     5     (zone) when communicating. Another reason why it is so popular is that it costs nothing. It’s also very convenient for people to immediately update     6     they are doing by WeChat.

However, addiction to WeChat will rob people of the time that should otherwise     7     (spend) on something more important. And the many so-called friends on it are not really friends at all, who simply want     8     (put) ads or sell items on Moments. Besides, people on the WeChat are more likely to compare     9     (they) with others, which will make them feel bad when finding some people seem to be     10     (success).

I became     1     (interest) in playing football thanks to a small accident.

One afternoon     2     I was in primary school, I was walking by the school playground.     3     (sudden) a football fell just in front of me     4     almost hit me.

I stopped the ball and     5     (kick) it hard back to the playground. To everyone’s surprise, the ball went into the net. All the football     6     (player) on the playground cheered loudly,     7     (say) that I had a talent for football. From     8     on, I started to play football     9    classmates after school. I am     10     good player now.