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Not far away from     1     Tang Yin was born, a special exhibition (展览) featuring the original paintings and calligraphy of the famous master from the Ming Dynasty (1368—1644) was held in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in April, 2024.

In the exhibition showing the works of Tang, one particular painting stood out as the centerpiece— “two sparrows (麻雀) on a tree”. The masterpiece (杰作) shows the     2     (peace) beauty of spring.

    3     (remember) the 500th anniversary (周年纪念) of Tang’s passing, the Suzhou Bay Museum specially held this exhibition, marking the masterpiece’s     4    (one) public exhibition since 2010.

“It’s considered     5     treasure of our museum, and rightly so. Fewer than 200     6     (piece) by Tang Yin are known to exist. Among these, the works describing flowers and birds are especially valuable, with only two such paintings confirmed to be in     7     (exist) today,” said Ru Yuelai, director of the Suzhou Bay Museum. According to the museum, this masterpiece     8     (find) in the late 1970s once again. It reflects the skills of Song Dynasty (960—1279) artists.

Tang, better known by his name Bohu, was famous     9     his great talents in painting, calligraphy. and poetry. His works     10     (main) reflect the beauty of “Jiangnan”, the attractive region south of the Yangtze River where he was living.

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The Yingge dance is a combination of opera, dance and wushu. Typically, the dance     1     (perform) during festivals and celebrations, with dancers wearing colorful costumes and carrying masks, snakes, spears and drums. Its rich history and cultural     2     (significant) have earned it the distinction of being classified as a national intangible cultural heritage (遗产) in China.

On Chinese New Year, a Yingge team     3     (consist) of 16 dancers from the Chaoshan region of Guangdong Province gave a wonderful performance in London. The event provided     4     unique opportunity for UK residents to experience the richness and diversity of Chinese culture.

The dance team’s commitment     5     their craft was evident in their preparation. For over a month, they devoted     6     (they) to perfecting their performance, ensuring every step, every gesture, and every beat was in harmony. The dancers, many of     7     had more than 15 years of performance experience, showed their devotion to preserving this ancient art form.

So far, the Yingge dance     8     (cross) borders, attracting audiences in foreign countries such as Thailand. The celebration of the Spring Festival has become a global phenomenon, with “Spring Festival Parades”     9     (hold) in several countries each year. Nearly one-fifth of the world’s population now celebrates the Chinese New Year in     10     (vary) styles, reflecting the growing influence of Chinese culture worldwide.

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The Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Carden in Haikou, South China’s Hainan Province,     1     (prepare) toys, bamboo shoots, and fruits for the pandas     2     (celebrate) the fifth anniversary

(周年) of the arrival of the giant pandas Conggong and Shunshun on Saturday. It also held a variety of activities and games,     3     attracted a lot of visitors.

At     4     celebration event, citizens and tourists offered their     5     (wish) for the pandas’ arrival on the island with     6     (write) greeting cards, and the pandas’ fans from across the world including China, Belgium, Japan, and New Zealand also sent their honest greetings in short videos.

Ma Xuefeng, director of the Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden, said the garden     7     the two giant paonlas have established a strong emotional bond (纽带).

Shang Xiao, chairman of the Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden, thanked the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda     8     its professional guidance and strong support over the last five years.

Gonggong, born on August 18, 2013, and Shunshun, born a few days later on August 27, at the Sichuan Ya’an Bifengxia base of the China Conservation and Research Center,     9     (send) to the garden in Haikou on November 10, 2018. They started to meet visitors on November 25 that year, making up for the     10     (absent) of giant pandas on the island.

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The Chinese zodiac (生肖) is a 12-year cycle, with each year     1    (represent) by an animal sign. This year is the Year of the Dragon or more     2    (accurate) the “year of the Loong”. It is the fifth sign in the Chinese zodiac.

According to historical records, the origin of the Year of the Dragon can     3    (trace) back to the ancient Yellow River basin. At that time,     4     the dragon symbolized were harvest, auspiciousness (吉祥) and happiness. According to legend, the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor are the embodiments (化身) of both the Yellow Dragon     5     the Red Dragon. Since then, the Year of the Dragon     6    (become) a year that the Chinese people are enthusiastic about and look forward to.

Over time, the celebration of the Year of the Dragon has gradually become a tradition. People will carry out various folk       7    (activity) like dragon dance to pray for the protection of the dragon in the New Year, family happiness and career success.

Overall, the Year of the Dragon is seen     8     a time of a new beginning. It is a time to embrace change, take risks, and pursue your dreams with confidence and    9    (determine). Whether you were born in the Year of the Dragon or not, this may be     10     year of growth, success, and happiness for all.

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Hanfu has experienced large     1     (grow) during the Spring Festival. The horse face skirt is     2     (particular) popular for its combination (结合) of traditional and modern beauty, especially among young Chinese.

During the Spring Festival, many performers and tourists in Luoyang, Henan province,     3     (wear) the horse face skirts. Impressive hanfu shows in Caoxian county, Shandong province, highlighted (凸显) the elegance of the long tradition of Chinese clothing. Consumers (消费者)     4     were interviewed expressed their wish     5     (promote) traditional Chinese culture.

The sales of horse face skirts are rising. Caoxian county is one of the major hanfu production     6     (base) in China, with sales of hanfu reaching over 7 billion yuan every year. The sales of new year’s clothes for the Year of the Dragon, mainly horse face skirts, were more than 300 million yuan in Caoxian county.

Data from e-commerce platforms (电商平台) show a great increase in the search for hanfu since January. Among the various hanfu styles, the horse face skirt has become     7     most popular one.

Zhang Mingqiang, the general manager of a factory, expressed both happiness and concern due     8     the growing daily orders (订单). So far more than 30,000 orders for horse face skirts     9     (put) off by the factory, which is taking measures to improve production     10     to meet the high demand. The new trend of Chinese-style fashion, led by horse face skirts, is gaining popularity among overseas consumers as well.

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Shu embroidery (蜀绣) enjoys a long history in China. As early as the Han Dynasty, Shu embroidery was already famous, enjoying a high reputation as “    1     treasure of Sichuan”. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, a     2     (relative) peaceful society and large demand provided     3     (advance) conditions for the rapid development of the Shu embroidery industry. Shu embroidery experienced its peak development in the Song Dynasty,     4     (rank) first in both production and     5     (excellent). In the mid-Qing Dynasty, the Shu embroidery industry was formed.     6     the People’s Republic of China was founded, Shu embroidery factories were set up and the craft entered a new period of development.

Shu embroidery     7     (form) its own unique characteristics, since it originated among the common people in the west of Sichuan Province. Shu embroidery has strong expression and artistic effect,     8     features are said as “fine and smooth needlework, simple and elegant colors, graceful and easy lines and the traditional Chinese paintings style”. Altogether, there are 122     9     (approach) in 12 categories for weaving. The embroidery took locally-produced colorful satin (缎子) and threads     10     its materials.

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When a person wakes up in the morning, seven items are necessary and unavoidable in his or her life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

The saying     1     (update) recently, and it is now widely accepted     2     the seven items have been integrated into one thing-a parcel.

The     3     (adjust) saying illustrates the importance of parcels in Chinese people’s lives nowadays.

Although the delivery industry has boomed in the past decade, and many people rely     4     (heavy) on parcels to maintain their normal lives, it is easy     5     (forget) the most important part of the network-the millions of couriers who transport the items to their recipients.

In China, these essential people usually have busy schedules     6     handle heavy workloads. For example, in big cities such as Beijing, each courier usually collects and delivers 200 to 300 parcels a day, even during off - peak     7     (period).

They often wear colorful uniforms and ride electric bikes through the streets and communities. People call them “busy bees” in honor of       8     (they) hard work.

Sometimes, they rush to meet their schedules and aim to deliver     9     large number of parcels, raising the risk of traffic accidents. Sometimes they work overtime to complete deliveries. Occasionally, they are subject     10     unreasonable complaints.

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Public attention will often be focused on the collective stories of soldiers on the anniversary (纪念日), which     1     (fall) on July 27, marking the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea(1950—1953).

However, this year,     2     new documentary (纪录片), Searching Beyond Time and Space, tries to view history     3     (different)—to go beyond the collective and uncover the thoughts of individual soldiers, and find out if they have any regrets or unrealized     4     (wish) at the end of their lives. Moreover, the production unit, by using virtual reality technology, offers the old soldiers an opportunity to go back to moments in the past and address those regrets in the virtual world.

For instance, Tian Wei, a 90-year-old CPV soldier, returned to China in 1954 and learned that his comrade-in-arms (战友) Wei Jiamin,     5     he saved on the battlefield, had sent his family money to help him care for his parents. Tian had been sincerely desiring to express his gratitude to Wei face     6     face until Wei passed away.

    7     (use) a photo, the documentary team managed to recreate Wei’s     8     (appear). Then a “meeting” between Tian and Wei     9     (realize) in the virtual world as Tian wore VR equipment.

The purpose of the documentary is to encourage today’s younger generation     10     (get) closer to the inner world of their grandparents and older ancestors.

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Hotpot is one of China’s favorite dishes. The recommended place in the country to enjoy the food is Chongqing in Southwest China. Hotpot is not a one-person meal. The atmosphere in hotpot restaurants is     1     (live). People chat while putting meat or vegetables into the pot and waiting for it     2     (boil).

Though the origin of hotpot     3     (be) hard to determine, the current “hotpot capital” is Chongqing. Eating hotpot is part of the city’s culture. The city has more than 20,000 hotpot restaurants     4     own 50,000 franchises around the country, according to the Chongqing Hotpot Association.

It is said that Chongqing hotpot     5     (invent) in the ports along the river by sailors and porters who sought     6     simple and cheap way to cook. This may explain     7     the typical raw ingredients for Chongqing hotpot are animal organs such as duck intestines, tripe and pork arteries—as they were leftovers coming     8     the markets near the ports. For first-timers, the ingredients may be a bit difficult to stomach. But there is no     9     (short) of choices— lamb, beef, seafood, potato, bamboo shoots, lettuce—for today’s diners.

There is a health consideration for eating hotpot in the summer from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine. Chongqing is very humid which increases the dampness in the body, so     10     (eat) hotpot can burn off the excessive moisture.

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Life is often not fair. Sometimes it deals you lemons. The Pursuit of Happyness is a movie about a man who goes     1     (exact) through such a situation. Life gives him a hard time, but the movie goes on to show how this man was able to make lemonade (柠檬汽水) from the lemons.

The story is based     2     the life of Chris Gardner, who struggled for nearly one year with homelessness. Will Smith     3     (star) as the main character,     4    life just get turned upside down by a mix of bad luck and good luck. As     5     result, the salesman Gardner finds     6     (he) out of luck and without a home. But no matter what it is that strikes him down, Chris Gardner keeps    7     (work) towards his goal to find a better life for his son.

Why is this such a     8     (move) movie? Even though Chris Gardner     9     (hit) by many blows that strike him to the ground, he never gives up and always gets back up. The movie shows what persistence (执着) really is. The true story of Chris Gardner tells us that we must fight hard for our dreams and that one should never ever allow anyone     10     (stand) in between oneself and one’s dreams.