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UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS 5

三、 语法填空

A

Festivals and celebrations 1 (hold) since ancient times. Festivals around the world have many

origins and are celebrated 2 (different).

Firstly, some festivals like Halloween are celebrated 3 (honour) the dead or our ancestors, for

we hold the 4 (believe) that they might return to help us or do harm. But now Halloween has become

a children s festival. Secondly, some festivals such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day are

celebrated 5 memory of famous people. Thirdly, Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are a time 6

we are thankful for the harvests. For example, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, we get together to have

meals, 7 (admire) the moon. Fourthly, the most 8 (energy) and important festivals are the ones

that look forward to the end of winter and the arrival of spring. Some Western countries have 9

(amaze) carnivals which include parades and dancing. In Cherry Blossom Festival, Japan, covered with

cherry flowers, looks as if it were covered with pink snow.

We love to celebrate festivals 10 they let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our

work for a little while.

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B

The best time to see beautiful lanterns is during the Lantern Festival, 1 falls on the 15th day of

the first lunar month. This year it is on February 15, 2 ( mark) the end of Spring Festival
celebrations.

Watching lanterns is a great 3 ( active). You see lanterns in any sizes and shapes you can

imagine, from animals to plants and flowers. 4 ( make) it more fun, people paste riddles on the
lanterns.

In some places, people like releasing sky lanterns, which 5 (call) Kongming lanterns. A sky

lantern is a small hot air balloon made of paper, 6 an opening at the bottom where there is a small fire

source. When the bright lights fly high in the sky, people bless family members 7 make wishes.

In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic. At that time, young girls were not allowed to go

out very often except during certain festivals. 8 , looking at lanterns gave young people a chance to

meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji, 9 poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this: “Restlessly, I

searched for her in thousands, hundreds of ways. 10 (sudden) I turned, and there she was in the

receding light. ”

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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.