The lion dance is one of the most 【小题1】 (colour) events of the Chinese New Year 【小题2】 (celebrate). Two people do the dance, one at the head and the other at the tail of the lion. 【小题3】 operate the lions’ eyes, mouth, ears and body to make it look 【小题4】 (live).

There are different stories about how the lion dance started, 【小题5】 no one knows for sure. One story says that once a lion appeared in a small village in China. People and animals in the village were attacked. A famous kung-fu fighter heard 【小题6】 this and he went to the village. He taught kung-fu to some of the villagers 【小题7】(help) him fight the lion. A few months later, they killed the lion 【小题8】 (succeed). After that, the villagers celebrated the event every year by 【小题9】 (follow) the steps of those who 【小题10】(fight) the lion in a dance. Then, gradually, they also did the lion dance to celebrate other important events.

The Chinese culture is becoming more and more popular in the world. The China Cultural Centre in Wellington joined one of the New Zealand’s 【小题1】 (large) outdoor festivals CubaDupa in Wellington. It lasted 【小题2】 March 27th to 28th.

The event attracted 1,750 artists and more than 200, 000 【小题3】 (visit), with about 500 performances (表演) held. It 【小题4】 (break) the record among global (全球的) outdoor festivals already.

The 【小题5】 (relax) performances of Chinese artists during the festival were very popular 【小题6】 they performed Chinese folk music and lion dances. Gerry Paul, CubaDupa’s art director, said thousands of artists wished 【小题7】 (be) back on the stage (舞台) through the festival. Because of the epidemic (疫情), many of them were 【小题8】 (able) to hold shows.

The centre director Guo Zongguang said it was 【小题9】 (exact) the first time the centre took part in the festival, and it could be 【小题10】 chance to push for the cultural exchanges between the two nations.

Happy Birthday to Mickey

Mickey, a lovely mouse【小题1】 a big circle for his head and two little 【小题2】（one） for ears, first appeared in Steamboat Willie on November 18, 1928. Since then, it 【小题3】（be） one of the most popular cartoon characters. It 【小题4】（actual） has a great influence on the world pop culture and art over the years. People all over the world agree 【小题5】 a fantastic character it is.

People celebrated Mickey Mouse’s 【小题6】（ninety） birthday this November. To mark its birthday, Disney held 【小题7】 art show called “Mickey: The True Original Show” in Manhattan. The show won’t come to an end【小题8】 February 10.

Walt Disney was no doubt the greatest man behind Mickey. There was a story that Walt sometimes told that Mickey Mouse came from a mouse 【小题9】 he used to feed bread to while working alone late at night in the office in Kansas, Missouri. He once said, “I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing—that it 【小题10】（start） by a mouse.”

Mickey is always with us. The theme song says, “Through the years, we’ll all be friends, wherever we may be”—and we are.