Shadow puppet play (皮影戏) has a history of over 2, 000 years. It is a t____1____ art of telling stories.

Sam is a foreign student, who came to China last year. He fell in l____2____ with shadow puppet play during a visit to a museum. He d____3____ to learn this art because he thought it was a great way to tell stories of Chinese culture.

With the help of his Chinese friends, Sam built a shadow puppet play stage and made some paper puppets. But learning to control the puppets is not e____4____. He spent hours practising every day for several months. So far, Sam has successfully put several of his videos online and won many fans. He wants to s____5____ the beauty of this art with people from all over the world.

1.1.

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解析：选traditional。空格前是冠词“a”，后是名词“art”，需要形容词修饰。根据句意“皮影戏有2000多年历史”可知，这是一门“传统的”艺术。“traditional”符合语境。

2.2.

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解析：选love。固定搭配“fall in love with”（爱上）。根据句意，萨姆在参观博物馆时“爱上了”皮影戏。

3.3.

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解析：选decided。空格位于主语“He”之后，需要谓语动词。根据句意“他……学习这门艺术”，结合后面“because he thought...”的原因状语从句，可知他是“决定”去学。“decide”的过去式是“decided”。

4.4.

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解析：选easy。空格前是“is not”，后是句号，需要形容词作表语。根据后文“他花了数月每天练习数小时”可知，控制皮影“不容易”。“easy”的否定形式“not easy”符合逻辑。

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解析：选share。空格前是“wants to”，后是名词短语，需要动词原形构成不定式。句意为“他想与全世界的人……这门艺术之美”，能与“beauty”（美）搭配的动词是“share”（分享）。