Mary likes Chinese 1. ______ (文物) very much. She spends most of her spare time going
everywhere 2. ______ (搜寻) 3. ______ (稀有的) things 4. ______ (设计) or made by famous
5. ______ (艺术家), such as 6. ______ (有价值的) 7. ______ (木制) furniture, 8. ______ (奇
特的) hats and 9. ______ (花瓶) of all 10. ______ (样式), which have 11. ______ (幸存) for
a long time. One day she visited her friend, John, in whose house she was 12. ______ (惊奇
地) to find some 13. ______ (令人吃惊的) 14. ______ (证据) that reflected the period when
China was 15. ______ (处于战争状态) with Japan. They were some 16. ______ (画) drawn by
Zhang Daqian, in one of which some 17. ______ (当地的) Chinese people were fighting hard
with the invaders, some bombs 18. ______ (爆炸了) and many Chinese people were killed.
John told her that the paintings 19. ______ (属于) his grandfather and his parents used
to 20. ______ (装饰) the house with them. Mary 21. ______ (挑选了) a few of them and 22.
______ (作为回报) gave John some china that was 23. ______ (值…) the money. In order to
show respect for the Chinese culture, both Mary and John made up their minds to offer the
paintings to China. But their parents didn't agree with them. They 24. ______ (争论了) for
two hours, and at last their parents gave in. There is no 25. ______(疑问) that their
kindness will be 26. ______ (高度赞扬) by the government of China and the Chinese people.