Dear Mary,
I’ve already got your email. I’m very glad that you are 1. ____________ (interest) in the cultural relics (文物) of China. Let me tell you something about them.
If you want to learn about the cultural relics of our country, you may consider visiting museums or 2. ____________ (read) books. Now there is a new way to learn about the cultural relics. It is to watch a CCTV show named “National Treasure”. Do you want to know 3. ____________ (much) about the new way? Just read on.
“National Treasure” is a popular show which has four seasons. The first season shows twenty - seven treasures from nine museums across China. It 4. ____________ (be) popular since it was first showed in 2017. Yu Lei, the 5. ____________ (direct) of the show, said that it made national treasures come “alive”.
The show tells the stories and history behind the treasures. It also invites famous actors 6. ____________ (act) out these stories on the stage. The actors use modern words and sentences in their performances. Some stories are based 7. ____________ the real - life events that happened in the past.
A lot of people love the show and they are the fans of “National Treasure”. One of the fans said, “‘National Treasure’ really brings museums and cultural relics to people in 8. ____________ modern and interesting way.”
9. ____________ much for “National Treasure”. Let’s talk about it face to face next time. I’m looking forward to 10. ____________ (see) you soon.
Yours,
He Ting

1. interested 2. reading 3. more 4. has been 5. director
6. to act 7. on 8. a 9. So 10. seeing

These days, we see many Chinese fantasy (玄幻) TV series and comic shows. We’re surprised by their ties to our traditional culture. Names of the worlds and roles in these shows are good examples of this. They make the shows both fun and deep.
In these TV series, humans, monsters (妖怪) and fairies (仙子) usually live together in the fantasy world. Some perfectly show the ancient ideas and stories seen in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Ancient people believed that all lives had souls (灵魂), and that they could live together in peace.
Traditional culture is also seen in the recent season of cartoon show Fog Hill of Five Elements (《雾山五行》). It tells the story of people using the power from the five traditional elements to fight evil (邪恶). The cultural importance it carries has started a hot discussion among people who watched it.
In the show, the three big monsters are named greed (贪), anger (嗔) and ignorance (痴). These are the three poisons (毒) in Buddhism (佛教). The five families with the power of the five elements have to fight the three monsters to protect the world. For a happy life, the three poisons need to be controlled.
Both cartoons and TV series now use modern technologies and new stories to present (呈现) traditions. They breathe new life into Chinese culture.

前3题每题答案不超过10个单词
1. Why are some recent Chinese fantasy works fun and deep?
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2. Which work mentioned in the passage gives ideas to these TV series?
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3. What is Fog Hill of Five Elements?
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4. Do you like to watch Chinese fantasy comic shows? What do you think of them?
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1. Because they are connected to the traditional culture.
2. Classic of Mountains and Seas.
3. It’s a cartoon show.
4. Yes. They are wonderful and fun.