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Special Report

1. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements according to that you have heard.
(1) Most Chinese thought Mao Tsetong as a
, according to the speaker.
(2) Poetry was considered abysmal because of
during the ten years of the
.
(3) Leaders in China, as well as in the
, are expected to be
.
(4) Mao wrote some poems,
poems actually, about
that was a
in China.
(5)
, the translator of poems by Mao Tsetong, is a
at
in Bloomington.
(6) Mao's poetry was interesting because he was a
and his personal poetry was
.

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
During his life, Mao became a cult figure, and the current government in China has tried to keep that.
(2)
Now his tomb and embalmed body in Beijing are just another tourist attraction.

3. Focusing on Details. Fill in the detailed information according to what you have heard.
(1) Mao wrote poems about
  a.
,
  b.
, and
  c.
.
(2) Willis Barnstone, who has translated some of Mao's work, considers him as
, one of China's
.
(3) His being a famous revolutionary leader has prejudiced most people to
.

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Special Report

1. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements according to that you have heard.
(1) Most Chinese thought Mao Tsetong as a
, according to the speaker.
(2) Poetry was considered abysmal because of
during the ten years of the
.
(3) Leaders in China, as well as in the
, are expected to be
.
(4) Mao wrote some poems,
poems actually, about
that was a
in China.
(5)
, the translator of poems by Mao Tsetong, is a
at
in Bloomington.
(6) Mao's poetry was interesting because he was a
and his personal poetry was
.

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
During his life, Mao became a cult figure, and the current government in China has tried to keep that.
(2)
Now his tomb and embalmed body in Beijing are just another tourist attraction.

3. Focusing on Details. Fill in the detailed information according to what you have heard.
(1) Mao wrote poems about
  a.
,
  b.
, and
  c.
.
(2) Willis Barnstone, who has translated some of Mao's work, considers him as
, one of China's
.
(3) His being a famous revolutionary leader has prejudiced most people to
.