5. Of all the boys, John does his homework ________. So he always gets good grades.

The dragon(龙) is a great animal in Chinese culture. It ________ the wind and rain. It’s said that every year on the second day of the second lunar(阴历) month, the dragon ________ from its winter sleep and raises its head. Because of this, the day is called “Dragon Head-raising Day” (Longtaitou). This year, it ________ on March 4.

Old people believed that after Longtaitou, there would be ________ rain. And rain is very ________ to farming. So Longtaitou was the start of spring and farming.

People have many ________ to celebrate the Longtaitou festival. The most popular one is to have a haircut. Many believe that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to your ________—mainly your mother’s brothers. They hope getting a haircut on Longtaitou gets rid of bad luck.

Among Chinese people’s festival traditions, there’s always a place for ________. During the Longtaitou festival, people eat something named after dragons. ________ are called dragon’s beard (longxu). Dumplings are dragon’s ears(long’er). And spring rolls are dragon’s scales(longlin).

People ________ hold activities like dragon dancing on the day. In some places in Shandong province, people make dragon lanterns(灯笼) too. Small reed(芦苇) boats go down the rivers and carry the lanterns, which stand for people’s best wishes and good luck.