Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art.

Sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. They were used to ask for help when people were in trouble in the past and they are used at festivals and celebrations today. They are made of bamboo and paper. When they are lit, they slowly rise into the sky like balloons. They are seen as symbols of happiness and good wishes.

Paper cutting has been around for more than 1,500 years. The red paper is folded before it is cut with scissors. It turns a simple thing into a beautiful piece of art. It is put on the walls, widows and is prepared succeed ton that care possible deal Asia doors to celebrate the Spring Festival. It is the symbol of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.

Chinese clay art is famous because the clay pieces are small but look very real. The lively characters are from a Chinese fairy tale or stories about history. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand and then allowed to air-dry.After drying ,they are fired at a high heat. They are then polished and painted. The pieces show the love for life and beauty.

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Special Forms of 1.Art of China

Sky lanterns

1.Made of paper and 2..

2.When people 3. the lanterns, they slowly rise into the sky like balloons. They are seen as symbols of happiness and good wishes.

Paper cutting

1.Made of paper.

2.Paper cutting has been around for 4. 1,500years. It is the symbol of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.

Chinese clay art

1.Made of clay

2.Lively characters from a Chinese fairy or 5.stories.

3.Being shaped by hand then allowed to air-dry ;fired then polished and painted.

Lots of people want to be happy, but ________know how to find happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness________ ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are________ suggestions to help you be happier.

First, don't _______ ourselves with others, especially the one we think is happier than us—-a relative or even someone we hardly ever know. It brings us nothing but sadness.

The second secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend _______ time thinking about the future, like getting into college or getting a good job, that we fail to enjoy the _________

Another secret of living a happy life is to be___________,and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this by dancing or playing a sport such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.

Finally many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for_________. You can help a friend with his or her study, care for the old, or simply _______ around the house by doing the dishes.

If you try to help others, you will produce nothing but good. The one you are trying to help _______ your kindness.Also, he will share his kindness with others

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1.A.few B.a few C.a little

2.A.gets on with B.depends on C.shows up

3.A.three B.four C.five

4.A.compete B.compare C.complete

5.A.too much B.so much C.too many

6.A.present B.past C.future

7.A.active B.embarrassed C.disappointed

8.A.anyone B.everyone C.someone

9.A.try out B.leave out C.help out

10.A.knows B.to know C.knowing

Imagine having an ear made out of an apple. It seems like a crazy idea. But it could happen in the near future.

Canadian biophysicist Andrew Pelling used an apple to grow a human ear. He thinks fruit and vegetables can be used to cheaply repair human body parts in the future.

Scientists have been trying to grow organs in labs to replace our old ones. But it‘s a hard job. In the past, scientists have used man-made materials, animal parts and even dead people as scaffolds(支架). But that has proved to be difficult and expensive.

Pelling and his team, however, found the apple to be a cheap and easy-to-use scaffolds.They first cut an apple into the shape of an ear. Then they used a special way to take out the apple‘s cells(细胞)and make it a scaffold. The team then added human cells to the apple, and watched it grow. “You can implant(移植)these scaffold into the body, and the body will send in cells and a blood supply and actually keep these things alive, ” Pelling said during a Ted Talk speech.

The team put the apple scaffold inside a living mouse and the mouse’s cells slowly take over the pieces of the apple.

Now Pelling is thinking of the other fruit, plants or vegetables to use.

1.Andrew Pelling is a scientist who studies

A.body and organs B.biology and organ

C.physic and body D.biology and physics

2.What did Pelling and his team use as scaffolds?

A.Fruits. B.Animals. C.dead people D.man-made

3.According to Paragraph 4, the right order is________.

①Make the apple a scaffold.

②Cut an apple into the shape of an ear.

③Implant this scaffold into the human body.

④Add human cells to the apple scaffold.

A.①④②③ B.②①④③ C.②①③④ D.④①③②

4.How will the body keep the implanted scaffolds alive?

A.By repairing the scaffolds. B.By replacing the scaffolds.

C.By taking over the scaffolds. D.By sending in cells and a blood supply

5.What‘s the best title of the passage?

A.Scaffolds and cells B.Organs and cells

C.Organs Made of Apples D.Scientists and apples

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