The Spring Festival is     1     most important festival in China. It is meant     2     (celebrate) the beginning of a new year on the Chinese calendar.

During the Spring Festival, families gather together and enjoy the family reunion.     3     many people like best is setting off     4     (firework), which is a popular activity during the festival. Children are fond     5     the festival very much, when they can wear new clothes and have delicious food like dumplings, which are     6     (tradition) Chinese food. They can also get some money     7     was put in red envelopes from their parents for good luck.     8     (typical), people put up new couplets (对联) on the door for good fortune. The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days, during which people visit relatives and friends sending their Spring Festival greetings.

With more and more people     9     (enjoy) the Spring Festival around the world, it has become more popular. People hold the     10     (believe) that the Spring Festival has a rich cultural meaning and will be valued forever.

The Lion Dance is one of the most widespread folk dances in China. Ancient people regarded the lion as a symbol of braveness and strength, which was said    1    (protect)people from evil spirits. Therefore, performing the lion dance at the festivals became a custom for people to pray for good luck,     2    (safe) and happiness. In the dance, usually two people act as a lion: one waving the lion head, and    3    other waving the lion body and tail. According to the performing styles, the performance    4    (divide) into Wenshi and Wushi. The former shows the gentle images of a lion while the latter symbolizes the power of the lion.    5    the dance usually includes some highly difficult movements, it can be quite demanding to the.    6    (pertorm). Besides jumping, bowing and falling, they also display excellent skills by climbing up on a high table or    7    (step) on a rolling ball.

The Guangdong Lion Dance, a typical Southern Lion Dance,    8    (main) focuses on the funny movements of a lion, like scratching itself and licking the hair. It is popular not only in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, but also    9    the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asian countries, making it a    10    (culture) bridge for those who are seeking their national roots.

Who makes a wonderful dinner for you every day? Who is willing to do everything for you? Who taught you to walk     1     you were little? Well…it’s your mother. No matter what happens, your mother will never stop the love for you.

Do you know how did Mother’s Day come     2     being? Read on and find out more information about it. Mother’s Day began in US in 1907 when an American girl     3    (name) Anna Jarvis started a campaign     4    (honor) mothers. She believed that mothers could help people to get over the pain of the war. She also believed that mothers could strengthen the relationship inside     5    (family).

On Mother’s Day, children can do lots of things to show     6    (them) love for their mothers. In western countries,     7    (bring) mothers breakfast in bed is a common but popular     8    (celebrate). Mothers     9     (usual) get up the earliest in our mind. But on Mother’s Day, a mother will get up late while her children make her favorite breakfast. Children also make their own Mother’ Day card with a thank-you note. Or they buy gifts and flowers     10     their mothers.

Several countries in Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year in their own way. But dragon and lion dances in Chinatowns all over the world have helped to make China's New Year the most famous. These days growing     1    (number) of people who are not of Chinese origin are joining in. For example， in Tokyo many cleaners dress up     2     the animals of the Chinese Shengxiao while working. America， Canada and New Zealand have published memorial stamps. 2016， New York City made the Lunar New Year     3    school holiday for the first time.

The spread of the Spring Festival is     4    (part)due to recent immigration from China. 11 million Chinese people     5    (move) abroad since 1978， many of     6     are far richer than earlier waves of immigrants.

Aware of China's    7    (grow)economic and political influence， foreign leaders have noticed the occasion. Britain's former prime minister， Theresa May， has given a video address， a tradition     8    (start) in 2014 by her predecessor(前任). The 2017 World Economic forum in Dados was held a week earlier than usual     9     (avoid) conflicting with Chinas New Year.

It     10    (hope) that the festival will promote Chinas cultural“soft power” abroad. So it may give the Chinese people satisfaction to see foreigners enjoy such festivities。