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.

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    Go ahead and grab that cup of coffee, or two, or more. Doing so may improve your health and help you live longer, suggests a new research in a new observational study involving close to 20,000 individuals, people {#blank#}1{#/blank#} consumed at least four cups of coffee daily had a 64% lower risk of early death {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(compare) to those who never rarely consumed coffee.

    The reduction in risk was more significant once people reached {#blank#}3{#/blank#} age of 45, suggesting that it may be even{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(good) to consume coffee as we get older.

    These findings support the recent results of another large observational study, which found that coffee{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(drink) appear to live longer, regardless of whether they consume regular coffee.

    Coffee has also been shown to reduce the risk of many diseases, including type 2 diabetes(糖尿病), liver disease, Alzheimer's and skin cancer, too.

    "Coffee is loaded with antioxidants（抗氧化剂）," said Joe DeRupo, a spokesman for the National Coffee Association." Many are {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(natural) occurring antioxidants found in the coffee bean, while others {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(create) during the roasting process. These antioxidants are thought to be linked with positive effects in {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (reduce) the risk of several diseases.

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    Have you ever wished your vocation could meet all your {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (expect)? Well, this is possible when you choose {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (go) on a cruise (游轮). Recently, cruises have become {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (popular) places than traditional forms of traveling. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} is not necessary to make reservations at different hotels, find places to dine, or arrange different transports in advance. Everything you can imagine is available whenever you want it on such {#blank#}5{#/blank#} cruise ship.

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