On the first day of Winter Solstice (冬至), the Northern Hemisphere experiences the shortest day and he longest night of the year. From then on, the days become longer and the nights become     1    (short). The Winter Solstice also marks the       2    (arrive) of the coldest season in the year.

As early as the Zhou Dynasty, people worshipped the gods on the first day of the Winter Solstice,     3    was also the first day of the new year. The Winter Solstice became a winter festival during the Han Dynasty. The celebratory activities were       4    (official)   organized. On this day, both officials and ordinary people would have     5    rest.

During Winter Solstice in North China, eating       6    (dumpling) is essential to the festival. People in the south are accustomed to     7    (eat) wontons in midwinter.   According to legend, the King of Wu was disgusted with all kinds of costly foods and     8    (want) to eat something different. Then, the beauty Xishi came into the kitchen to make “wontons” to honor the king’s   wish. He ate a lot       9    liked the food very much. To honour Xishi, the people of Suzhou made wontons the official food     10    (celebrate) the festival.

Chinese New Year, also     1     (know) as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the grandest festival in China. As the most colorful annual event, the     2    tradition) Chinese New Year celebration lasts longer, up to two weeks, and the highlight    3     (arrive) around the Lunar New Year's Eve.

In 2020, the Chinese Spring Festival falls     4    Jan. 25th. Like Christmas in Western countries, Chinese Lunar New Year is     5     time to be home with family, chatting, drinking, cooking, and enjoying a hearty meal together. Home isthe focus of the Spring Festival; All Chinese people manage     6    (make) their way home by New Year's Eve, for a reunion dinner with the whole family and     7    (vary) kinds of meat, vegetable, and seafood are made into dishes with auspicious(吉祥的) meanings.     8     (definite), the CCTV Spring Festival Gala is China's most watched television special,     9     delightful songs and words act as a habitual background to a reunion dinner. Although the audience becomes more and more critical of the     10     (program) in the Gala, it never stops people turning on the TV on time.

Table manners vary from culture     1     culture. What is acceptable in one country may be considered     2    (extreme) rude in another. Here we will tell you about the traditional table manners and the modern table manners in Korea.       3     (tradition), it was the woman's job to cook food and set the table. The woman would     4    (seat) by her husband to make sure that he had everything he needed for a     5    (please) meal.     6     after the husband finished would the woman and her children eat. Nowadays, table manners have changed a lot. All of the family members eat together    7     the same time. It is common to see everyone help with the meal, the husband    8     (include). One tradition, however, has not changed. It is the oldest person that starts the meal,     9     is considered to be a     10     (base) tradition of Korean table manners.