China’s latest film【小题1】(break) single day box office record 【小题2】(previous) set by another patriotic (爱国的)  movie. It becomes 【小题3】 instant holiday hit among domestic audiences. “Lake Changjin”gathered 1.8 billion yuan ($279 million) in ticket sales 【小题4】 Monday afternoon. The three-hour war drama surpassed(超过) the single day milestone set 【小题5】 the 2017 blockbuster (大轰动)“Wolf Warrior 2,” 【小题6】(collect)438 million yuan on Sunday. Starring Wu Jing and Jackson Yee, “Lake Changjin” tells the story of Chinese People’s Volunteers soldiers 【小题7】 fought during the war 【小题8】(aid) Korea from 1950-1953. The movie is co-directed by prominent filmmakers Chen Kaige, Dante Lam, and Tsui Hark. So far the movie 【小题9】(score) 7.6 out of 10 on review site Douban, with【小题10】(audience) saying they were “touched” by the soldiers’ sacrifice. Some even said they stood up to salute（敬礼）, as the end credits rolled.

Peking Opera is one of【小题1】youngest forms of traditional Chinese musical theater, though it【小题2】(hold) its place as a representative of traditional Chinese culture for over two hundred years. The art form is celebrated【小题3】its fancy costumes, striking makeup and larger-than-life performances.【小题4】(achieve) polished performance, a simple yet strict rule must【小题5】(follow): start young, train hard and master a list of skills.

Learners, as young as seven years old, devote【小题6】(they) to a daily practice that stretches and【小题7】(strengthen) their bodies. The process is as【小题8】(exhaust) as it is magical. Bit by bit, they become light on their【小题9】(foot), fast in their movement and in admirable control of their bodies. A repeated saying in the industry goes as follows: One minute on stage, 10 years off stage,【小题10】is a reminder of the standards that ensure the impressive performance.

Kenneth Williams 【小题1】 (consider) one of the greatest British comedy actors of the twentieth century. His voice, as his outstanding gift, actually defended him as a 【小题2】 (perform). Williams would often spend weeks 【小题3】 (decide) how a character should sound and this “voice” determined his approach to each role. 【小题4】 even after he had chosen his “voice”, he didn’t always stick to it. In the middle of a single performance, he would occasionally change the tone or speed of his speech, for 【小题5】 (great) comic effect. While still a beginner, he felt he should be given the freedom to do as he wished on stage and often 【小题6】 (ignore) his directors’ instructions. This greatly annoyed some directors, who refused 【小题7】 (work) with him. Sometimes, he would completely ignore the script and make up his own lines during performance. Although he was proud of his ability to go “off script”, he became extremely angry if other actors tried to do the same, 【小题8】(argue) that they were simply not good at it. Williams loved to make his audience laugh. When performing a scene 【小题9】 there were few laughs, he would often make up 【小题10】 own jokes, which always entertained the audience, but sometimes also ruined the scene.