当祖辈的智慧遇见未来的蓝图
Our country is a great and interesting place. In the past, many old and beautiful buildings like the old town towers and the old temples 1. by our wise ancestors. They used simple tools and worked really hard to build the buildings. The patterns on the temple walls and the strong structures 2. ancient people's clever ideas and how much they cared about making something that would last. These buildings are like history books that 3. us stories about the past and make us feel proud of where we come from.
Now, our traditional food is popular with a lot of people. Dumplings, for example, 4. by almost everyone. Families get together and make them. They put different yummy things inside the dough(面团) and then boil or steam them. Next it's a happy time 5. dumplings. Besides dumplings, noodles are also common. You 6. them at home yourself. They can come in different shapes and tastes.
Our folk music is nice too. Look at the picture. Some old people 7. the erhu and suona in the park. With the spread of our traditional culture, more and more young people are interested in traditional instruments.
In the future, our country 8. even better. There will be more parks for us to play and relax in. The parks will have nice flowers, big trees and places to sit. New things like better buses and trains 9. to make our trips easier. And our traditional festivals 10. in more places.
We are living in this wonderful country and we are so proud to be part of the nation. We hope our country will be stronger and more powerful.

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1. were built 根据“In the past”可知本句为一般过去时；根据“many old and beautiful buildings ... by our wise ancestors”可知，我们的祖先建造了很多建筑，build 意为“建造，修建”，符合句意；主语和 build 为被动关系，此处应为一般过去时的被动语态 was/were done，主语是复数，be 动词用 were。故填 were built。
2. showed 根据“The patterns on the temple walls and the strong structures ... ancient people's clever ideas and how much they cared about making something that would last.”可知，神庙墙壁上的图案和坚固的结构显示了古代人的聪明才智，备选词汇中 show 意为“展示”，符合语境，本句为一般过去时，动词应用过去式。故填 showed。
3. tell 根据“... us stories about ...”可知是“给我们讲关于……的故事”，备选词汇中 tell 意为“告诉，讲”，符合语境；原句是一般现在时，books 为复数，因此动词应为原形。故填 tell。
4. are loved 根据“our traditional food is popular with a lot of people”可知此处表示几乎每个人都喜欢饺子，备选词汇中 love 意为“热爱，喜欢”，符合语境；原句是一般现在时，主语 dumplings 为复数，和 love 之间为被动关系，谓语结构为 are done。故填 are loved。
5. to eat 根据“They put different yummy things inside the dough and then boil or steam them.”可知饺子煮或蒸熟之后就该吃了，备选词汇中 eat 意为“吃”，符合语境；根据“it's a happy time ... dumplings”可知是“it's time to do sth.”句型，意为“到做某事的时间了”。故填 to eat。
6. can make 根据“You ... them at home yourself. They can come in different shapes and tastes.”可知，可以自己在家做面条，面条可以是不同的形状和口味。make 意为“制作”，符合语境。情态动词 can 后加动词原形，表示“可以，能够”。故填 can make。
7. are playing 根据“Look at the picture.”可知描述图片上发生的事情应为现在进行时 be doing；根据“the erhu and suona”可知是演奏乐器，应用 play；主语 Some old people 为复数，be 动词用 are。故填 are playing。
8. will become 根据“In the future”可知为一般将来时，谓语结构为“will + 动词原形”；根据“our country ... even better”可知应填系动词，后加形容词 better；结合备选词汇，become 意为“变得”，系动词，符合语境。故填 will become。
9. will be used 根据“In the future”可知本段主要讲的是未来国家的发展变化，因此为一般将来时；根据“New things like better buses and trains ... to make our trips easier.”可知一些新交通工具会被用来使旅行更便利，be used to do sth.意为“被用来做某事”，因此此处为一般将来时的被动语态。故填 will be used。
10. will be celebrated 根据“In the future”可知本段主要讲的是未来国家的发展变化，因此为一般将来时；根据“our traditional festivals ... in more places”可知更多地区会庆祝我们的传统节日，celebrate 动词，意为“庆祝”，符合语境；主语 traditional festivals 和 celebrate 之间为被动关系，因此此处为一般将来时的被动语态 will be done。故填 will be celebrated。