In Europe, men do not usually wear skirts. But the Scottish national costume for men is a kind of skirt. It is called a kilt. The Scottish like to be _________. They are proud of their country and its _________ as it is part of the history. That’s why the men still wear kilts at old-style dances and on national holidays. They believe they are wearing the same clothes as Scottish men always used to wear.

That’s what they believe. _________, kilts are not really so old. Before 1730, Scottish men wore a long shirt and a _________ around their shoulders. These clothes got _________ the way when the men started to work in _________. So, in 1730 a factory owner changed the blanket into a skirt: the kilt. That’s how the first kilt was made.

Then, in the late 1700s Scottish soldiers in the _________ Army began to wear kilts to be different from the English soldiers. The Scottish soldiers _________ very hard and became famous. The kilt was part of that fame, and in the early 1800s men all round Scotland began to wear kilts.

These kilts had colorful and _________ stripes (条纹) going up and down and across. In the 1700s and early1800s, the colour of the stripes had no __________ meaning. But later the colours became important to the Scottish families. Most families had their own colours for their kilts. __________, each family just chose the __________ they liked best.

This is not the __________ you will hear today if you are in Scotland. Most Scottish people still __________ that kilts are as old as Scotland and that the colours are also as old as the Scottish families. Sometimes feelings are stronger than __________!

Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform. Why are uniforms so _______ in the United States?

Among the arguments for uniforms, one is that in most people’s eyes they look more professional than civilian clothes. A television repairman who appears in a uniform inspires more trust than one who doesn’t. Faith in the skill of a mechanic is _______by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, or a barber to lose professional _______ than stepping out of uniform?

Uniforms also have many practical _______ They save on other clothes and laundry bills. They are often more durable than civilian clothes.

Primary among the arguments _______ uniforms is their lack of individuality. While there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act _______ , on the job at least.

Uniforms also _______ practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial cost is greater. Some uniforms are also _______ to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.

Every month, Zhang Lingling holds a party with her friends in a KTV room. At the party, all the people wear hanfu — a _______ type of dress worn by the Han people — and sing songs that are _______ by ancient poems. “I’m _______ by the clothes, songs and games based on the culture. I’m not buying the items just because they are Chinese — they just _______ my aesthetic (审美的) needs.” She _______ China Daily.

Like Zhang, there are many young people who have a _______ for traditional Chinese culture. _______ the reason behind this fascination with traditional culture, Ji Fangfang, a professor with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said it’s _______ traditional culture is the best way for young people to _______ their national identity (身份).

________ some prefer inheriting (继承) traditional Chinese culture, others are creating on it to be more ________ to the young generation. Pop culture ________ Yu Yang is one of them. When he made a(an) ________ of products featuring the ancient God of Fortune, the god wore ________ shoes and a cap, and had a microphone in his hand. “Pop culture is a universal language. I hoped more people would accept and love my work and ________ Chinese culture through my art pieces,” he said in an interview with China Daily.