Named after the ancient city of Chang’an in Shaanxi province, which     1    (serve) as the capital of the Tang Dynasty for over 280 years, the epic film spans 168 minutes — the longest runtime of any Chinese animated movie — and brings to life some of the most iconic figures in Chinese literary history. Since     2     release on July 8, the movie has earned a rating of 8.2 out of ten on Douban, solidifying its position     3     one of the most acclaimed animated blockbusters (大片) of the summer season.

Despite Li and Du     4    (feature) in many movies and TV shows, the movie employs an unconventional perspective, starting with the memories of Gao Shi,     5    (relate) the ups and downs of Li’s life, one of the country’s most beloved poet. Interweaving the personal     6    (fate) of these figures, the film vividly presents the magnificent scenes of the Tang Dynasty. It showcases the bustling streets of ancient Chang’an, the     7    (energy) and prosperous city of Yangzhou, as well as the harsh and snowy borderlands in northwestern China.

The movie also beautifully captures the free-spirited nature of the Tang Dynasty. For instance, in the national civil service examination, the     8    (high) achievers are granted the privilege to ride magnificent horses and pick the most exquisite flower from any residence in the capital city.     9    (addition), poets would visit local taverns (酒馆),     10     they would enjoy foreign dancers’ fascinating movements and melodious singing, while tasting wine and crafting verses of poetry.

The full moon lights up the sky on the evening of the Lantern Festival. The festival, which falls     1    the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar, marks the end of more than two weeks of Chinese New Year     2    (celebrate)each year.

Solving “lantern riddles(灯谜)” is among the many popular traditional activities for the festival, which include eating sweet dumplings, enjoying the full moon, and     3    (lose)in colorful lighted lanterns. These guessing games     4    (refer)to as lantern riddles because they involve riddles     5    (write)on lanterns. They often contain messages of great     6    (wise)and good fortune, and give children and others of all ages the opportunity to have fun while     7    (practice) language and problem-analyzing skills. People must guess the answer by thinking about the     8    (vary)meanings of the words and phrases that make up the riddle.     9    (basic), a tip may be provided, such as indicating     10    the answer is a person, a place, or a thing.

Can you imagine a world without the Internet？It's     1    (surprise) to think about it. Now, China has more than 162 million Internet     2    (use), according to the China Internet Network Information Centre. This is the second     3    ( high) number of users in the world after the United States. Today, 66%of Chinese “netizens（网民)” are teenagers. “They spend about thirteen hours every week online, ”said Qian Hulin, an Internet expert. Doctor Song in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital said about 14% of Chinese netizens     4     are teens often lasted over ten hours to play online games.

The main reasons why teenagers surf the Web are     5    (search) for information, to communicate with others and to have fun. On the Internet,teenagers can find out almost anything. And surfing the Web can help students with their homework     6     widen their knowledge.

Li Dong, a teacher at No. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, likes her students to use the Internet. “When we talk in class, students who surf     7     Net usually know more background information than the others,” she said.

    8    ( addition), people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails. Many teens keep in touch with     9    (they) friends online. It is     10    (cheap) than phoning somebody far away and much quicker.

Two new satellites of BeiDou Navigation(导航) Satellite System (BDS)     1    (send) into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province, China at 2:07 a.m. on November 19, 2018. The satellites entered a Medium Earth orbit     2    (safe) more than three hours later and will work with 17 other BDS-3 satellites already in space. They are also the 42nd and 43rd     3     (member) of the BDS satellite family.

China launched these satellites with     4    aim of providing navigation services for countries and regions     5     participate in the Belt and Road Proposal. This is a key step for BDS developing     6     a Chinese experimental system to a regional and then a     7    (globe) navigation system,”     8     (say) Yang Changfeng, chief designer of the BeiDou system. The positioning accuracy of theBDS-3 system has been improved to 2.5 meters to 5 meters, said Yang.

    9    (name) after the Chinese term for the Plough, the BeiDou system has been serving China for 18 years .The system is expected     10    (provide) first-class services around the globe by the end of   2020.

Shenzhou ⅩⅣ mission blasts off

The Shenzhou ⅩⅣ mission — China’s ninth manned spaceflight was launched     1    (successful) on Sunday morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi Desert.

The three crew     2    (members) — Senior Colonel Chen Dong, Senior Colonel Liu Yang and Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe — will stay in the Tiangong space station for half a year.

Before    3    (they), the Shenzhou XII and XIII three-member crews lived inside the Tiangong,    4     is traveling in low-Earth orbit about 400 kilometers high.

In early May, the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft was launched    5    a Long March 7 rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province,    6     (transport) nearly 6 metric tons of propellants and materials to Tiangong.

Tiangong consists of the Tianhe core module, the Tianzhou 3 and the Tianzhou 4.

In July, the station’s     7    (one) lab component — Wentian, or Quest for the Heavens — will be launched, while the second lab     8    (name) Mengtian, or Dreaming of the Heavens,    9     (send) to dock with the station in October. After they are connected with the Tiangong, the station will form a T-shaped structure.

The Tiangong is expected     10    (operate) for up to 15 years and will serve as a scientific platform, space officials have said, noting it will also be open to foreign astronauts.

At the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Wang Ge,    1     paper-cutting artist, runs a market stand where impressive examples of her work are on display in the popular tourist destination.

Growing up in the region and influenced by diverse ethnic cultures, she is committed to     2    (tell)Xinjiang stories through her paper cutting while protecting and promoting the traditional folk art. “Paper cutting is a     3     (combine) of folk art and daily life,” said Wang, who graduated     4    the art department of Xinjiang Normal University.

During her decades of paper cutting she     5    (inspire) by real-life experiences, especially those relating to ethnic culture in the region. She often travels to Kashgar, Hotan and Aksu in southern Xinjiang to explore     6    local ethnic people live. One of her works features 20 people     7     (dress) in traditional costumes with musical    8    (instrument) in hand, singing and dancing in a grape garden. Wang saw the lively scene when she was traveling in Aksu.

After the COVID-19 outbreak, Wang gave online lectures on paper cutting, attracting 100, 000 viewers and teaching students     9     (able) to attend school how to cut the images of medical workers from paper. Wang said she was pleased     10    (see)pupils who lacked colored paper painting the white paper red and green as an exchange art form.