Do you have any idea of New Year paintings? Also {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(know) as "paper paintings" and "painted pictures", New Year paintings are a unique art form in Chinese folk culture. Without New Year paintings, our traditional Chinese folk culture {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) much less colorful. The paintings get such a name because they are {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(most) posted during the Chinese New Year holiday for decoration and they are also accepted {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a symbol of New Year's greetings.

    New Year paintings {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(appear) around the Tang dynasty, replacing the previous door pictures believed to be able to protect the residents and drive away ghosts. The New Year paintings {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(belong) to the Song dynasty were created on a large scale. With the advancement of printing technology, the content and forms of New Year paintings became {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(vary). The development of the paintings matured in the Ming and Qing dynasties, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the art hit its heyday(全盛期).

    Traditional printing {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(method) of New Year paintings include woodblock printing, stone-block printing, offset(胶印) printing, traditional Chinese painting, watercolor painting and sketches etc. Woodblock-printed New Year paintings are the most popular and interesting {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, according to a recent survey.

    Starting in 1972, the National Park Service established a policy for forest fires called Natural Bum. It was true {#blank#}1{#/blank#} some forest fires, such as those which were caused by lightning were necessary for forests{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (keep) balanced ecosystems, so the fire should be allowed to burn{#blank#}3{#/blank#} , a big fire in Yellowstone National Park in 1988 caused this policy to be abandoned (放弃) since the fire was initially allowed to burn yet soon out of control. As a result, the fire of 1988 destroyed much of Yellowstone, which is America's {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(old) and most beloved national park. Massive areas of plants were destroyed, and large empty spaces and acres of burned and blackened trees greeted {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (visit). The rivers and streams were choked with ash, and the ecosystem of the park was changed {#blank#}6{#/blank#} repair.

    In addition, great numbers of animals{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (kill) by the fires that burned out of control. The fires were driven by high winds{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (move) as many as ten miles a day. Many small animals died in the flames. The fires' rapid advances {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (give) the wildlife little chance to escape. Even today, few of these small forest animals have returned to live in the park. In the years immediately following the fires, the numbers of visitors declined{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (rapid).

    A US teenager criticized（批评）on social media for wearing a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (tradition) Chinese dress to her high school prom（毕业舞会）defended her decision and has won support from netizens（网民）in China.

    Keziah Daum, 18, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} high school senior in Utah, faced a strong reaction from thousands online, some of whom accused her of “cultural appropriation（文化挪用）” after she posted four prom pictures on Twitter on April 22 that featured her wearing a qipao, a body-hugging one-piece Chinese dress for {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (woman). “I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (praise) by the many people from China who have both reached out to me and have posted to social media their viewpoints. I thank them {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the moral support regarding my decision {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (wear) a qipao,” Daum told China Daily in an email on Tuesday. “I {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (sincere) thank the outpouring of support I have received from the people of China.” Daum stood by her choice to wear the dress, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} was red and orange with gold-and-black embroidery（刺绣）. She said on Twitter that she will not take down the original post. “The dress {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (catch) my eye at first because of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (it) beauty,” she said. “I was also so happy to find a dress with a modest neckline. It is very hard to find dresses in America for prom which cover a women's neckline.”