A(2025·四川眉山)
Embroidery(刺绣)was often regarded as “women’s work” in the past. And it was not common for a boy 1. (learn)it. Therefore, Fu Jian’s parents didn’t want 2. (he)to work in this industry at first. But Fu didn’t care. He believed he could do it well.
Fu was born into an embroidery family in Yangzhou. His mother is 3. master craftswoman(女工匠)of Suzhou embroidery. Fu fell in love with this beautiful art when he was four years old. In his last year of high school, Fu set his life goal 4. (clear). “Although many people know about this traditional art, I want to help them learn 5. (much)about it,” he said.
After graduating from college, Fu and his mother built a research centre of Suzhou embroidery. Since then, he 6. (invent)many new stitches(针法). He has also trained many 7. (worker).
Fu spends a lot of time 8. his works. Even so, he enjoys it. “I often work late into midnight, 9. I never feel tired. I think that’s because I’m doing what I love,” said the 37-year-old.
Most recently, the artist “created” a piece of bronze ware(青铜器皿)on cloth. What gave him the idea to create this work? “Many bronzes can only 10. (see)in museums. A work of embroidery, however, can be hung in one’s home or office. People can see it at any time,” said Fu.

B(2024·常州市金坛区二模)
I’m a small potato from Gansu Province. I used to envy my cousin in the Northeast. He is an important ingredient in the well-known dish *disanxian*(地三鲜), just like eggplants(茄子)and green peppers. Also, there is my other cousin in Shandong Province. She found 1. (her)a superstar when the Zibo barbecue became popular last year.
Looking at myself, I felt like the Ugly Duckling. I thought I would stay 2. (know)and stayed in the earth forever. 3. , good luck fell upon me suddenly. Recently, the city of Tianshui in my province has become famous 4. its *malatang*. In this local street dish, handmade noodles, vegetables and meat are boiled in the hot and spicy soup. These noodles 5. (make)from us—potatoes from Dingxi.
Dingxi is also a city. It is next to Tianshui. It has good soil and a big temperature 6. (different)between day and night. Along with my brothers and sisters, I grow well there. We look golden and bright on the outside and white inside. And we have a mellow taste.
Local people make us into potato flour(面粉). Many people come to Dingxi 7. (buy)this flour. Then, they make dough(面团)from the flour first and then cut the dough into strips. These fresh noodles will not melt(融化)into the soup even after being cooked for a long time. Tianshui *malatang* 8. (win)hearts from all over the country over these months. And everyone finds the potato noodles yummy with the soup and spicy oil. I have to say, it feels good to be loved!
I’m just 9. small potato, but I have a big dream: I hope more people 10. (enjoy)the delicious Tianshui *malatang*!