1. Three ______（四分之一）of people here come from the countryside.

quarters

2. （2023·苏州模拟）The standard of your work is below the ______（水平）we expect from you.

level

3. — What do you think of our hotel?
— Great! I am satisfied with your ______（服务）.

service

4. — Would you like to drink coffee or tea, sir?
— E______. I don't care about it.

Either

5. The desk t______ up too much space in my study so I wanted to remove it outside.

took

1. It's popular ______（hire）a boat and row on Xuanwu Lake.

to hire

2. — I have lots of hobbies，______（include）collecting stamps.
— Me too.

including

3. While I ______（walk）along the street，I met my friend Jack.

was walking

4. It's 7:00 p. m. It is raining ______（heavy）outside.

heavily

5. Tian'anmen Square is very great. It is well worth ______（visit）.

visiting

6. （2023·苏州模拟）I think it necessary for us ______（do）something to help the homeless people.

to do

7. It's ______（comfort）to travel a long way on a bus.

uncomfortable

8. — It's ______（say）that oil pollution is the most common cause of death for seabirds.
— What a pity!

said

In 2015，Liu Weixue left a well - paid job as a designer to learn the 1. __________ art of making Yuhang oil paper umbrellas from his grandfather. “I want to bring the art to life，” Liu said. “When it rains，someone uses the umbrellas—that's what I want to see. ”
After 2. __________ the skills，Liu opened a studio and gathered umbrella - making workers.
Liu improved the umbrellas to win the hearts of young people. As the common paper was easy to break，he started to use a 3. __________ type of paper. In a test，his umbrellas were opened and closed for more than 1，000 times without breaking. He used a lighter bamboo to make the umbrellas weigh less.
In 2017，Liu opened an online shop to sell umbrellas. It now has more than 80，000 followers. Still，Liu doesn't hurry. To keep the quality，his studio makes about 1，500 umbrellas each year.
Liu hopes the art can 4. __________. He goes to local schools to teach students. He also takes part in different 5. __________ in different places to promote the art.

1. traditional 2. learning 3. thicker 4. be passed on 5. events