大树不会死亡。（       ）

—Could you give me some ___________ on how to learn English ___________?

—Sure. Practice makes perfect.

马戛尔尼说：“广东一处地近海洋，洋人到中国者必在此间登岸。中国为防御洋人起见，特设重兵镇之……此辈宽衣大袖之兵队，既未受过军事教育，而所用军器又不过刀、枪、弓、矢之属，一旦不幸，洋兵长驱而来，此辈果能抵抗与否?”马戛尔尼认为中国军队不能抵抗入侵的洋兵，其主要依据有(    )

①中国军队战斗力弱

②中国军队所用的军器落后

③中国政府没有派重兵镇守广东

④中国政府实行闭关锁国政策

计算：2+（﹣3）的结果是（　　）

    Beijing Opera roles require performers to paint ____( they) faces in patterns and colours to suggest different character types and____(quality).

    In Beijing Opera, facial painting can be quite complex(复杂的). However, in the ____(begin), only three colours____(use)-red, white and black. Now, many other colours, such ____yellow, purple, blue and green, are used for facial painting.

    Red is a colour for____(brave) and loyalty. Guan Yu, a general from the Three Kingdoms Period(AD 220-280) is a good example of this kind of character. He is famous ____being very loyal to his emperor, Liu bei.

    White means all____is bad in human nature. One of the typical white-faced characters is Cao Cao, a____ (power) and cruel prime minister from the Three Kingdoms Period.

    Black face paint is ____(usual) used for someone who is fierce and violent. One typical example is General Zhang Fei from the classic novel, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

    All these different colours are used in Beijing Opera facial painting to show a clear picture of each character.