The Chongyang Festival, which has     1     history of over 2,000 years, falls on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese lunar calendar.     2     (traditional), we should celebrate the festival by going mountain climbing, but how many people today still observe this tradition? Traditional Chinese Festivals are an important part of Chinese culture, and they must     3     (promote).

Traditional festivals teach us a lot about our nation’s history. The Dragon Boat Festival, for example,     4     (pass) down the story of Qu Yuan, a great poet     5     (live) in the Warring States period of ancient China, from generation to generation by celebrating with rice dumplings and dragon boat races.

Moreover, celebrating traditional festivals enables us to learn to honour fine Chinese values. The full moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival     6     has a caring, family-centred message at their heart is considered     7     family togetherness.

Finally, traditional festivals are a source of national pride and help shape our national identity. For example, we celebrate the Hanshi Festival and Laba Festival with unique customs, and these shared     8     (experience) bring us together as a people. Traditional festivals tell us     9     we are and fill us with pride in being Chinese.

Traditional festivals have been passed down to us from previous generations. It is the duty of every one of us to protect them for generations     10     (come).

A great many researchers and    1    (scientist) from different countries are working together to help increase knowledge of    2    (appreciate) of China's ancient cultural heritage. They    3    (produce) nearly 500，000 high­quality digital photos of the Mogao Caves up to now. Today tourists    4    all over the world visit Dunhuang to see the Mogao Caves because they have long been    5    meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries. By    6    (share) so many digital photos over the Internet, the group hopes to promote even    7    (wide) interest around the world in China's ancient history, culture,     8     traditions. They also hope to     9    (far) educate people about the importance of safeguarding    10    (history) and cultural relics for future generations to understand and appreciate.

The Dragon Boat Festival is a     1     (tradition) holiday that commemorates(纪念) the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan.

It is a day when many people eat zongzi and race dragon boats. In ancient China, the festival     2     (celebrate) as "Poets' Day" in honor of Qu Yuan,     3     was known as China's first poet.

It is     4     (common) believed that the local people began     5     tradition of throwing sacrificial(用于祭献的) cooked rice into the river for Qu Yuan, while others hoped that the rice would prevent Qu Yuan's body from being eaten by the fishes in the river. At first, the locals decided     6     (make) zongzi in the hope that it would sink into the river and reach Qu Yuan's body. However, the tradition of wrapping the rice in bamboo     7     (leaf) to make zongzi began the following year.

Dragon boats, usually made of wood with various designs and sizes, are human-powered boats. They often have brightly decorated designs that range from 40 feet in length     8     100 feet, with the front end shaped like the dragon's head with an open mouth, and the back end the scaly(有鳞屑的) tail. The boat can have up to 80 rowers(划船者) to power the boat,     9     (depend) on the length. A sacred ceremony is performed before any competition in order to "bring the boat to life," by painting the eyes. The first team to gain the flag at the end of the course     10     (win) the race.