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1、 Xu Beihong was i_ in modern Chinese folk art.During his lifetime,he developed the tradition of c_ poetry with painting.In the 1930s,he held several e_ in Asia and Europe to p_ Chinese art.In his painting Racing Horse,a horse is seen r_ like a missile across the sky.The m_ hair on the horses mane an
2、d tail was cleverly drawn.Xu Beihong used different s_ of grey in a c_ way to show the s_ along the horses body.Qi Baishi was one of Chinas greatest painters.Cabbage is a well-known example of Qis work.A tiny insect is f_ its black eyes on the cabbage with great interest.Qis painting style often l_
3、the audience guessing with their i_.Chen Yifei,who is famous for soft portraits of b_,was a very successful artist.In Poppy,a t_ example of Chens style,a young woman sits alone,d_ in thought,with her hand h_ a fan elegantly above her knees.To e_ the woman,Chen adds a lot of d_ to the fan and the clo
4、thes.Popular or s_ dances often come from folk dances.Until the eighteenth century,social dances were only held in p_ or the homes of n _ families.In the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries,s_ dancing became more popular.In the United States,the mixing of i_ cultures produced new forms of dance
5、,such as t_.Before the First World War,new b_ dances came to Europe and America.After the Second War,African-American rhythm and m_ became part of popular social dance.In the 1960s,people danced without t_ their partners.Dancing in couples r_ in the 1970s and 1980s with“disco”music.In the mid-1980s,
6、b_ became popular.This form of dancing is a_ like acrobatics.It began in the p_ parts of large American cities.The famous classical p_,Kong Xiangdong,surprised his f_ last week by giving a concert c_ classical music with Chinese f_ music.He tried this because he wanted to create something n_.M_ has
7、always been part of Kongs world.As his mother was a great music lover,he lived with music from b_.But his mother couldnt buy him a p_ until he was seven.The 5-year-old Kong would practice on the paper piano as his mother clapped the r_.He was made to practice the piano so much that,at t_,he thought
8、about giving up.However,he didnt q_,and he became a great p_.In 1986,at the age of 18,he became the y_ prize winner in Moscows Tchaikovsky international Competition.He went on to win a_ in competitions across the world.Auckland,w_ is the largest city in New Zealand,was once the c_ of the country.Its
9、 p_ is just under a million and its l_ on north Island.Its a beautiful s_ city and an important c_ for business and industry as well.Moreover,people of many different c_ live in this most exciting city in New Zealand.Auckland has a h_ of 650 years.The Maoris,w_ settles in the area at that time,were
10、the first i_ in the city.In 1840,when the British arrived,European s_ began.The city is surrounded by the sea and it is also called“the city of s_”because of all the boats there.It has many famous s_ and is convenient t_ all transportation.It is easy to travel between Auckland and the r_ of New Zeal
11、and.But flights from Europe take more than a day and c_ a lot.Shenzhou V _ off at 9,am on October 15,2003 in Jiuquan.The launch was very _.When the spaceship _ from the rocket,Yang Liwei got a feeling of _ into the sky.The spaceship _ the earth 14 times.During the space flight,Yang Liwei _ several t
12、asks.He spoke with his _ and son.Besides,he _ the flags of China and the UN,_ the wishes of the Chinese people to _ and use space _.At 6:23 on Oct.16th,Yang Liwei _ in Inner Mongolia safely.When he _ out of the spaceship,he smiled and _ to the crowds.He is believed to be our _ hero.The lantern Festi
13、val fall on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.It _ the end of the Chinese New year celebrations.There are many stories about how the Lantern Festival started.In one story,Lanterns were lit to _ the power of light over _.In another story,a town was almost destroyed but the light from many _
14、saved it.The story was about a god who wanted to _ down the town.He was _ when he saw thousands of lanterns.He thought the town was already burning.In the past,lanterns were usually _ by candles and _ with pictures of birds,animals and flowers,etc._,most lanterns are _ with bulbs and batteries,and they come in many shapes _.In the north-eastern part of China,there are even ice-lanterns.The special food for the Lantern Festival is the sweet dumpling.Sweet dumplings are boiled and _ in hot water.