Most Chinese people know and look up Yue Fei.   He is _________ hero in Chinese history. He was a famous general who _________ during the Song Dynasty(1960-1279). In 1125, the Jin army _________ the North attacked(攻击) the Song kingdom. Song kingdom was in danger. Yue decided _________ the Jin to protect his country.

Before he set out, his mother asked him, “Right now, the country _________ great difficulty. What do you plan to do?”

“Serve the country with utmost loyalty(精忠报国).”Yue said.

_________ answer was what his mother hoped her son would do. “I plan to tattoo these four words onto your back, so you would not _________ forget them.” His mother continued, “_________ tattoos are quite painful. Are you afraid, my child?”

Yue said. “Mother, a little needle(针) is nothing. If I am afraid of needle, how could I face going to war on the front lines?” Keeping these _________ in mind. Yue beat the Jin army __________ times. Sadly, Yue was sent to prison by Qin Hui and was killed. But his spirit was passed on in the future.

One day, Zhou Yu ordered Zhuge Liang to make 100,000 arrows (箭) in ten days. Zhou Yu thought it was ________, but Zhuge Liang said, “Give me three days.” Then he asked Lu Su to lend ________ 20 boats, and let the soldiers put some scarecrows (稻草人) in line on the boats.

On the early morning of ________ third day, Zhuge Liang invited Lu Su for a boat ride. The 20 boats were tied together with strong ropes. Zhuge’s fleet (舰队) went towards the camp of Cao Cao. The surface of the river ________ with thick fog all over. People could hardly see each other on the river. When Zhuge’s fleet got close to the Cao camp, Zhuge Liang ________ his soldiers to shout and beat the drums heavily. But Zhuge and Lu Su only sat inside one boat drinking wine to enjoy themselves.

As soon as the Cao camp heard the shouting and beating, they mistook it for a surprise attack by the Zhou Yu camp. ________ they could see nobody on the river, they had to order 3,000 soldiers to shoot arrows to stop the unexpected attack. The front of the scarecrows was quickly full ________ arrows. After a while, Zhuge Liang had his fleet turned around ________ the other side of the scarecrows to face the Cao camp.

When both ________ were full of arrows, the day broke. Zhuge Liang ordered his soldiers to return. At last, they collected ________ than 100,000 arrows in total.

A long time ago in China, there lived a young girl named Mulan. Her father used to be a general. He

One day, soldiers came to Mulan’s village. They told the villagers that their nation was in danger, and that one man from each family must join the army and fight. Mulan was terribly upset. She didn’t have an ______ brother and her father was too old to fight. ______ she wished she had been born a boy! That night, Mulan came up with a plan to save the honor of her family and her ______ life.

Early the next morning, Mulan ______ dressed like a boy, took a horse and left home to join the army. No one recognized her, and Mulan never let anyone ______ that she was a girl. Mulan’s bravery, courage and the skills she learned from her father helped her to succeed. Over twelve years, Mulan fought ______ the enemy before finally helping to win the war. When she ______ lots of treasure by the emperor for her unbelievable courage, Mulan instead asked for a horse ______ she could return home to her family immediately.

Mulan’s family was so happy to see her! And there, for ______ time in twelve years, Mulan exchanged her armor (铠甲) for a dress, fixed her hair into a girl’s hairstyle and joined her family.