阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
As we know, the National Games 【小题1】 (take) place in the ancient capital Xi’an in Shaanxi Province in September, 2021. As the capital of 13 dynasties throughout Chinese history, the ancient city has never been far from sports. It 【小题2】 (hold) a lot of sports events since the Western Zhou Dynasty, of which cuju is one example.
Cuju, 【小题3】 ancient Chinese competitive game, involves kicking a ball through an opening into a net. As the ancestor of football, cuju 【小题4】 (original) appeared in the famous Chinese historical work Zhan Guo Ce, 【小题5】 described cuju as a form of entertainment (娱乐) among the general public.
Later, cuju was commonly played in the army during the Han Dynasty. Liu Che, Emperor Wu, was crazy about cuju 【小题6】 would set up a cuju field wherever his army went. He used cuju as a way of training soldiers.
The
【小题7】 (early) record of women
cuju players can also date back to the Han Dynasty. We can see from some paintings females with their hair
【小题8】 (tie) waving their long sleeves (衣袖) when playing
cuju. Up to the Tang Dynasty, women players became popular at the court, as emperors enjoyed watching football games. At that time, various skills were used in playing
cuju, mainly
【小题9】 (serve) as entertainment purposes.
As a way of national culture 【小题10】 (protect), cuju was listed into the first China’s intangible cultural heritages (非物质文化遗产) in 2006.