3 . In China, the Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year. Usually it is in January or February. During the Spring Festival, people visit their friends, get together and have a big dinner. They always eat dumplings. People don’t go to work. Students don’t go to school, so they can do homework, watch TV, play ipad, play sports and go for a trip.

Christmas is the most important festival in western countries. It is always on December 25th. Before that day, people put a big Christmas tree in their home. Children are very happy because they can get many gifts, and Christmas Father can help them do what they want.

5 . “Thanksgiving Day is coming,” Mr. Black tells his class. “We’ll have a class _______. Everyone can bring a special food from home.”

The children are very happy. Mike says he will bring a turkey. Pam says she will bring her favourite pumpkin pie. Everyone is busy _______ the party, except (除了) Lang. She doesn’t share any _______.

When Lang gets home from school, she runs into the house and looks for her mother. “Mum, we’ll have a Thanksgiving party at school, but I don’t know what Thanksgiving is,” Lang says.

“Of course you don’t know. We just came to the USA a few months ago.” Mum says.

“Mr. Black wants _______ to bring Thanksgiving foods to school. But I don’t know what to take,” Lang says.

“Don’t worry. We can think of something,” Mum says. Then she _______ Lang about the history of Thanksgiving.

“So Thanksgiving is _______ our Mid-Autumn Festival in China! They both celebrate the harvest (收获),” Lang says. “I can make moon cakes and lanterns! I can share some of our customs (习俗) at the party!”

The next day, Mr. Black is _______ about Lang’s idea. He tells the class, “We’ll _______ American and Chinese customs at our party. Lang will bring moon cakes and show us _______ to make lanterns.”

On the day of the party, families come to school with their children. Everyone brings nice foods. Lang brings a big box of ________. The children decorate (装饰) the classroom. They share foods and dance to music happily.

How to get your candy safely during the COVID-19? Halloween is a festival in the west. People usually     1     it on Oct 31st every year. Children will knock (敲) on their     2     doors and ask for candy. They usually play trick or treat. If the house     3     don’t give them candy, they will play jokes on them.

But because of COVID-19, many cities     4     people not to go trick-or-treating last year. As health experts said, people get the virus (病毒)     5     when they get closer with each other. But this didn’t stop Halloween fans from keeping the tradition     6    . For example, Elizabeth Lusty from London thought out an idea for her two children. She and her neighbors put boxes of candy in the front of their houses. Then they planned a safe road so that children could take the candy without touching others. When children came to their house, they were really excited. Elizabeth said that if this pandemic (流行病) is over next Halloween, they     7     a big Halloween party.

Andrew from the US was also very     8    . He and his 6-year-old daughter built a special chute (滑道) from their front door to the street, so they could send candy down the road to trick-or- treat outside. The idea became so popular online that many people did the same. “This is something that the kids will like and not think of it as ‘I am doing this     9     COVID-19’,” Beattie told CNN. “We are not only doing it for children but also for     10    . We want to make our life more meaningful in such a hard time. ”

9 . Christmas Day (圣诞节) is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. It is on December 25th. On this day, many go to church, where they take part in special services. During the Christmas season, they also exchange gifts and sing Christmas carols.

Before the festival, every family will buy a Christmas tree, and put it in the middle of the living-room. And their houses look more soft and beautiful. Most westerners always celebrate Christmas Day to memorialize (纪念) Jesus.

During that time, they always have several days off, so they can enjoy this festival with all their hearts.

The children often get together with their friends. Their parents are busy with decorating their houses. They also send the postcards (明信片) with their best wishes to each other. In the streets, there are so many Fathers Christmas sending presents to the passers-by. And everything is on a discount in the supermarkets. Thus the supermarkets are the busiest places. It is really an exciting and enjoyable day for all the western people!

10 . Americans c    1     Thanksgiving Day every year. This is an important festival in America. One sailor (水手) writes about its origin (起源) in his d    2    :

We are f    3     England. We come to America in a big s    4     called May Flower. It’s hard to live on the sea. We don’t have enough food to e    5    , especially (尤其) in winter.

When we get on the land, the Indians (印第安人) give us a lot of h    6     and we have a good harvest (丰收) in the next a    7    . We are very happy, s    8     we have a party to t    9     our Indian friends for their help. We all have a good time at the party.

Now, people do these for thanks on the fourth Thursday of November. O    10     that evening, every American family has a big family dinner.