先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的

先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。
You must have seen them somewhere, whether at the gate of a hotel or a park, standing on the posts (柱子) of a bridge, o___小题1: most famously at the gate of Peking University and along the sides of the Lugou Bridge.
According to stories, stone lions had magical powers. They could predict (预言) n______小题2: disasters, such as floods and earthquakes. People b______小题3:the eyes of sculpted (雕刻的) lions would turn red or shed (流出) tears of blood when a disaster was about to happen. Stone lions were the protectors of the family and brought p_____小题4:and safety.
Stone lions have been sculpted on b____小题5: in China since the Eastern Han Dynasty (朝代).
H______小题6:, lions are not native(本国的) to China; they were first i__小题7: during the Eastern Han Dynasty when they were given to the Chinese emperors as a tribute (贡品). They were k____小题8: as pets and were considered a very special animal by royalty (皇室).
In ancient(古代的) times, sculpted lions a________小题9: in palaces, temples and outside the homes of rich people and the aristocracy (贵族). Gradually, the tradition became p____小题10: among common people across China.