【推荐1】In the Chinese Lunar Calendar, Sanfu is the hottest days of the year, which are called Toufu, Zhongfu and Mofu. It is between _______ and mid-August. San means “three” in Chinese with Sanfu _______ the three periods of fu days. In Chinese, fu means to hide. The word is also a _______ for the people to“hide” at home when the heat outdoors is too strong.

How do ancient people celebrate Sanfu days? As early as the Qin Dynasty, people began to spend several days in a special way. In ancient books of Han dynasty, the celebrations of people enjoying nice food and drinking together during Sanfu time were _______. As an old _______ popular in Northern China goes, “Have dumplings for Toufu, noodles for Erfu, pancake and fried eggs for Sanfu.” Noodles are especially popular at the _______ time, because they can help people sweat (流汗) and let go of too much energy. During Sanfu time, it’s also good to have food which is “_______” in nature, like watermelons.

There is also a Chinese saying, “In winter, keep exercising during the coldest days. In summer, do the _______ thing during the hot days.” No matter how _______ the weather is, we should exercise, but try to ________ 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p. m, we’d better choose to exercise in the morning.

【推荐2】Falling leaves and cold wind show the arrival（到达）of another season. Nov. 7 is Lidong. It is a Chinese word for one of the 24 solar terms（节气）. It________the start of the winter.

To welcome Lidong, people have many colorful________that light up the cold days.

One of the most popular customs is to have a big meal. Winter is believed to be the season for storage（储藏）.________well helps people store energy to beat the cold in winter, and prepare for the growth in the coming spring. In the north, people prefer eating dumplings. The Chinese word for dumpling—jiao（饺）,has a________pronunciation as the word “change”—jiao（交）. Eating dumplings means celebrating the change of autumn to winter,________in the south, eating chick, duck and fish is common.

Throughout history, Lidong was________a time for people to store vegetables. There were not many fresh vegetables to eat in the winter. Therefore, around Lidong some people________the north began to store vegetables like cabbages and green onions in the cellar（地窖）underground. When it was time for cooking, fathers________the cellar with a basket tied to one end of a rope kids were happy to wait beside the cellar holding________end of the rope. When fathers filled the basketball with vegetables, kids helped to pull it out.

However, nowadays some of the customs have faded away（消失）. Most people buy________vegetables in the supermarket. Instead, new winter customs are born in certain places.

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Awakening of Insects falls on March 5 and ends on March 20 this year. As the third solar term in the lunar year, its name tells us that animals sleeping in winter are awakened by spring thunder(雷) and that the earth begins to _______to life. It is the ______ time for spring farming activities. Here are some things you may not know about it.

Firstly, the spring thunder is most ______ during that time. As an old Chinese ______ goes, “If the first spring thunder appears before the Awakening of Insects solar term, there will be unusual weather that year.” Wind during this period plays an important ______ in weather reporting.

Secondly, it is an important time for farmers and is widely seen as the ______ of the busiest time for farming work. During this period, temperatures rise quickly in most parts of China, and there is an increase in sunshine, which offers good natural conditions for farming.

Thirdly, around this time, hibernating(冬眠) animals ______, and so do fish. They swim from deep water to shallow water to look for food and bearing babies. It is a good time for ______. It can make people relaxed, ______ for the ones living in the city.

Lastly, eating pears around this time is a widely-practiced custom in China. As the weather gets warmer and the air becomes dry, people feel their mouths are dry, which can cause colds or coughs. A pear is sweet, juicy and cold, and it can stop a cough. ______ pears are popular during the Awakening of Insect.

Do you know any other interesting things about this Chinese traditional solar term?