A Russian student ____1____ (name) Daria Dykusar visited the China Umbrella Museum in Hangzhou. She had seen beautiful silk umbrellas online before, but this was her first time trying to make one herself. The West Lake silk umbrella is a traditional craft ____2____ has been on China’s cultural heritage list since 2008.

At first, the process seemed easy to Daria. But once she started, she found it was much ____3____ (hard) than she expected. “You need exactly the right amount of paint,” she said. “If you use too much or too little, you can ruin the whole picture.”

After nearly two hours of careful work, Daria ____4____ (final) finished her design, but she got paint on her clothes, her hands, and even in her hair. “It needs a lot of ____5____ (patient),” she laughed.

Before leaving, Daria said she now understands the skill behind each umbrella. “When I tried creating ____6____ , I realized how much work it takes.”

The West Lake silk umbrella was first created in 1932. It is made ____7____ local bamboo and Hangzhou silk, with beautiful scenes of West Lake painted on the fabric (布料). In recent years, more people have become interested in this traditional craft. Museums like this one hope to help more people connect with China’s ____8____ (culture) treasures.

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解析：选named。named 考查过去分词作定语。前文“A Russian student ___ (name) Daria Dykusar”中，student与name之间为被动关系（被命名为），故用过去分词named作定语，修饰student。“a student named...”意为“一位名叫……的学生”。故填named。

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解析：选that。that 考查定语从句关系代词。前文“a traditional craft ___ has been on China’s cultural heritage list”中，先行词是craft（物），定语从句缺主语，指物可用that或which。that引导定语从句，在从句中作主语。故填that。

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解析：选harder。harder 考查比较级。前文“it was much ___ (hard) than she expected”中，后文出现了明确的比较级标志词than，提示括号内形容词需用比较级形式。hard→harder，much修饰比较级表示“……得多”。故填harder。

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解析：选finally。finally 考查副词（词性转换）。前文“she ___ (final) finished her design”中，括号内final为形容词，但此处修饰动词finished，需用副词形式作状语。final→finally，意为“最终”。故填finally。

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解析：选patience。patience 考查名词（词性转换）。前文“It needs a lot of ___ (patient)”中，“a lot of”后需接名词作宾语。patient为形容词，其名词形式为patience（耐心）。故填patience。

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解析：选one。one 考查代词。前文“When I tried creating ___”中，create后需接宾语，且前文已提到umbrella/design，为避免重复，用代词one指代“一把伞”。故填one。

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解析：选of。of 考查介词（固定搭配）。前文“It is made ___ local bamboo and Hangzhou silk”中，be made of为固定搭配，表示“由……制成”（看得出原材料）。故填of。

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解析：选cultural。cultural 考查形容词（词性转换）。前文“China’s ___ (culture) treasures”中，treasures是名词，需用形容词修饰。culture为名词，其形容词形式为cultural（文化的）。故填cultural。