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1、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。
The Tang Dynasty is known for some famous poets, one of whom is Du Fu (712-770). 1 a young man, he traveled a lot and showed a great interest in many different things, such as paintings, music, and of course poetry-writing 2 (include). But during his lifetime he never 3 (become) famous; in fact, he thought of himself as a 4 (fail). It was only in the 11th century 5 his poetic genius was recognized. Nowadays he 3 (call) “the mirror of his time” because he paints a realistic picture of the problems of his age. These include the sufferings of the poor, the corruption of the rich, and the unfairness of the society at that time.
Another famous poet, Li Bai, grew up in Sichuan. As he was not so 7 (success) as some of the other young men of his time in the Civil Service Examination, he began a life of travel and poetry, 8 (produce) more than a thousand poems. Nature, friendship, the human condition, and the pleasures of wine are his favorite 9 (subject). It is said that he drowned 10 trying to take hold of the reflection of the moon in the river.
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What can you do if shops don’t sell the clothes you want? How can you get the clothes you want if you don’t have much cash?
Young ①__________(create) people in the UK have always come up ②__________ways to express their individuality through their clothes. “Printing your own T-shirt is ③__________easiest and most common way to adapt clothes,” John said. “You don’t have to make a T-shirt. You can buy a cheap T-shirt and add an image of your choice.”
Everyone ④__________(know) students don’t have a lot of money. That doesn’t have to be a problem if you’ve got a bit of ⑤__________(imagine) and a sewing machine. “Once I found a pair of trousers ⑥__________I liked, but I couldn’t afford them. I bought some cloth of the same colour and copied the trousers, ⑦__________(use) my mum’s sewing machine,” Corinne said. “I went ba