White Dews is the 15th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 165° and ends     1     it reaches the longitude of 180°.

When White Dews comes, the temperature decreases further and the weather gets     2    (cool). In the morning, you can see dews on grass and trees. At this point, swan geese and swallows fly back to south and birds start to store food for winter. When the day comes,     3     many places of China, the air is clear, the sky is high and the clouds are     4    (peace). People can often feel the gentle autumn breeze blowing.

There is typical autumn weather during White Dews period when hot summer is     5    (go). However, it could be still warm in south China. It is different in the Yangtze River and Huaihe River valleys where it is usually humid during this period, as the     6    (say) goes: “Ten continuous sunny days can     7    (see) unusually”. White Dews is a typical solar term in autumn. It’s a peak season for allergic conditions and bronchial asthma. It’s better     8    (eat) less prawns, fish and seafood. This season is also very dry,     9    (make) people feel thirsty all the time. Eating ginseng may help. Too much cold, spicy, or greasy food may not be good for health, but food     10     contains more vitamins is good for your diet.

In ancient times, the drum was    1    (wide) used in China such as in hunting and agricultural activities. The drum as a musical instrument    2    (begin) in the Zhou Dynasty. The cultural meaning of the drum is broad and profound,    3    the loud and great drum sound closely accompanies human beings.

From the original pottery (陶器) drums, earthen drums, leather drums, and metal drums,    4    a wide range of modern drums, the drum is one of the    5    (popular) musical instruments. It    6    (believe) that the earliest drums should be used by the ancient ancestors. And unearthed pottery drums proved that    7    (date) back to seven thousand years ago in the early Neolithic, pottery drums had already begun. Pottery drums are made of pottery clay into a drum frame(框架) and then covered with animal leather. In our country, the tradition of making pottery drums with tiles(瓦) as the frame had been followed for    8    long time. Then people used wood and other materials    9    (make) drums.

Nowadays, dozens of types of Chinese drums exist, including waist drums. The popularity of drum culture reflects the stability and    10    (develop). of Chinese society.