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“There are two kinds of people in the world—people who love Peking Opera and people who dont know they love Peking Opera yet，” said Wang Peiyu in the opening section of her latest 12episode （集） online1 . “My job is to let the2know about Peking Opera and then fall in love with it.”

The weekly talk show sees Wang， who is one of the3Peking Opera artists in China， explain the traditional art form as well as4its appeal.

With a（n）5of various art forms， including singing， dancing， and martial arts （武術）， Peking Opera has a long history6back to the 19th century. In 2010， UNESCO7it an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity （人類非物質文化遺產）.

Like many traditional art forms， it is8by contemporary entertainment and is losing its audience， especially among the younger generation.

Wang is trying to change the9 . She has about 1.6 million followers on microblogging platform Sina Weibo and has built up a large fan base among young people with her10 techniques and charm.

Each episode， about 30 minutes long，11 Wang introduce her unique knowledge about Peking Opera with a particular12 such as the making of a Peking Opera star， the13 of preparing for a performance， and14 stories about the ageold art. She uses15， direct and humorous language to16 the audience.

One fan17， “All I knew about Peking Opera was the painted18， but thanks to Wangs show， I now know more about the art form and I look forward to watching a（n）19 performance in the theatre.”

The 43yearold Wang， a famous female performer who specializes in playing laosheng （old male） roles onstage， has been20 with popularizing Peking Opera among younger people.

1. A. service B. show C. business D. advertisement

2. A. fans B. former C. students D. latter

3. A. hardworking B. bestselling C. warmhearted D. strongwilled

4. A. display B. win C. change D. understand

5. A. competition B. classification C. combination D. explanation

6. A. dating B. expanding C. looking D. pulling

7. A. named B. declared C. gave D. found

8. A. influenced B. transformed C. challenged D. introduced

9. A. opera B. trend C. world D. performance

10. A. basic B. literary C. strange D. solid

11. A. sees B. notices C. develops D. expresses

12. A. note B. star C. theme D. guest

13. A. aim B. failure C. necessity D. process

14. A. amusing B. confusing C. demanding D. embarrassing

15. A. complex B. professional C. simple D. native

16. A. adapt to B. joke with C. argue with D. appeal to

17. A. consulted B. commented C. compromised D. commanded

18. A. mouths B. eyes C. noses D. faces

19. A. special B. online C. live D. academic

20. A. credited B. promoted C. paid D. equipped