The Water Sprinkling Festival is one of the most important festivals     1     (celebrate) by the Dai people in Yunnan Province. During the festival,     2     lasts three to seven days, they pour water onto each other to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one.

The festival is known for many kinds of     3     (activity). Dragon boat racing, firework shows and peacock dances     4     (hold) on the first day. And the most popular event, water sprinkling, is on the     5     (two) day. People pour water on each other with the hope to wash away     6     (sick) and bad luck.     7     wetter you get, the luckier you will be. The last day is     8     (usual) for the young people to play games     9     a way to express their love for each other.

The Water Sprinkling Festival shows the Dai people’s pride in     10     (they) rich culture in music, dance, food and tradition.

Facility Miller, a 32-year-old British woman,     1       has a Chinese husband, still remembers the     2     (excite) when she first learned to use the “red packet” function on WeChat in 2017. She sent and grabbed some red packets in her Chinese family's group. The rule in her family was that the person who grabbed the highest amount sent     3     next.

    4     (attract) by the unique way of communicating, many foreigners     5     (join) in sending and grabbing red packets so far. Usually, the money in each packet is randomly loaded. Thus the amount of money one can grab     6       (large) depends on his or her luck, from 0.01 yuan to less than 200 yuan. Many foreigners get more familiar     7     Chinese culture through red packets”. Four years ago, when Facility Miller     8     (send) 5.20 or 8.88 yuan red packets, she had no idea about the hidden meanings. Now she has not only known about them,     9     also has sent a few.

However, the popularity of virtual red packets doesn't stop people sending paper red packets     10     (contain) real cash during the Spring Festival It is called lucky money. In Chinese tradition, people consider giving children lucky money as a blessing.

When people sit together and enjoy the glorious moon     1    the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, an ancient poem, Prelude to Water Melody(《水调歌头》),     2    (read) for this occasion now and then. In the poem, Su Shi, a celebrated poet of the Song dynasty (960—1279), talks to the moon and discusses the changes    3    (happen) in nature and about man's fortunes. He realizes the moon may not always be bright. The imperfections, or the unsatisfactory things in life    4    (be) going on since the beginning of time.

But should we get bogged down (陷入) by the suffering of things with which we can't change? Su Shi gives his answer, a very     5    (optimism) one: Change your attitude and stay positive. He hopes that people will appreciate the fact that    6    they are, as long as the ones they love and miss are healthy and happy, they can all admire the same moon high in the sky and share the vision of     7    (it) beauty.

To this day, people still use this poem     8    (express) their good will and wishes for family members and friends    9    can't be with them,    10    (especial) during major festivals.

Chinese New Year also    1    (know) as the Spring Festival, is the most important traditional festival in China. It is also the important celebration for family members who can have 7 days off.

    2    there are many interesting stories and legends    3    (explain) the start of the Chinese New Year Festival, the main reason for the festival is to celebrate a year of hard work, have a good rest and relax with family.

Chinese people believe that a good start of the year will lead    4    a lucky year. The Chinese    5    (tradition) celebrated the start of a new year of farm work and wished for    6    good harvest. This has now changed into celebrating the start of a new business year and wishing for profits and success in    7    (difference) vacations.

Chinese New Year is a time for family members to get together. Wherever they are, they will come home    8    (celebrate) the festival with their families. The New Year’s Eve dinner    9    (call) reunion dinner,    10    is considered as the most important meal of the year. Families of several generations sit around the tables, and enjoy the happy time.