1 . The Chongyang Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It is celebrated ________ the ninth day of the ninth lunar month (阴历). It’s also ________ the Double Ninth Festival.

The festival started as early as the Warring States Period. It has a ________ of more than 1,700 years. Among the numbers from zero to nine, ________ is the highest odd number (奇数). People believe that two “ninths” meeting together stand for a ________ life. So it is a special holiday for Chinese people to ________ love and respect (尊重) for their elders. They hold many kinds of activities in ________ of old people to wish them good health and a long life.

The festival comes during the golden time of ________. On the day, people traditionally drink chrysanthemum (菊花) wine, eat Double-Ninth Cakes and ________ mountains. They also carry a kind of plant, dogwood (茱萸). People in ancient times believed that the plant could drive away evil (邪恶的) spirits and ________ them from catching an illness in winter.

3 . Festivals in 2023

Roskilde Festival

With some of the biggest names in music, the Roskilde Festival in Denmark is preparing to bring fans an experience of a lifetime. Besides rock, electronic, and pop music, fans will also be treated to comedy, poetry, a carnival, and much more at this week-long festival. You can even rent a bike to get around the festival quickly.

Boomtown Fair

Boomtown is considered to be one of the wildest independent festivals in the world. Established in 2009 Winchester, United Kingdom, the fair takes place every summer, offering entertainment for visitors of all ages. Additionally, it specially conducts arts and crafts workshops for kids. Tracing its origin to its “underground” roots, Boomtown offers every type of music, from folk and jazz to disco and punk.

Impact Festival

The festival stays true to its name and truly impacts you through the experience you have while you attend the festival. You will spend your day meeting beautiful people, listening to some incredible live music, seeing an combination of fashionable costumes and clothing, freeing your mind and spirit and dancing the night away with a bunch of other people. You will be staying in Lodz, the third largest city in Poland, a beautiful city.

Wilderness Festival

The combination of fantastic music, amazing food, and a lovely atmosphere come together to give you the Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire, UK. More than live music performances, the Oxfordshire Wilderness Festival also offers an environment for camping and enjoying the quiet backdrop of countryside.

4 . From the fourth grade, I was in very low spirits. I never really had any friends during that time. My only friend had just ______ to another city with her parents at the end of the third grade. What was ______, my pet dog and my cat had just died. It almost seemed as if my life was slowly ______for me, and I always felt ______ because no one and not even my family would talk to me. I didn’t think they knew what I was ______. It was a really hard time for me. I’d always ______my feelings and just put a nice, fake smile for them. That’s all they ______, right?

During the end of my seventh-grade year, I started to make a friend or two. That is when my depression ______started dying down. But, I was still ______myself, calling myself fat or ugly, and my friends knew this! They tried their best to help and it did ______in some way but not fully. Eventually, I found this song called “Beautiful”. There was one line that said, “We are beautiful in every way, yes, words can’t bring us down.” I now realize we are all beautiful.

The Internet     1     (connect) people across the world to a single     2    (share) community so far. We can achieve almost anything online — with access     3     the Internet come some     4    (true)life-changing advantages. One of the greatest     5    (advantage) of the Internet lies in the quick and easy way to get information, With the click of a mouse     6     the touch of a button, it is possible     7    (find) out almost anything we care to know.

The Internet has made our lives unbelievably convenient. The Internet also helps us establish and maintain     8    (society) ties. Wherever we are, the Internet keeps us in contact with the ones     9     we loved. However, while it brings valuable advantages, being connected has its problems. We must be aware of these problems and use the Internet properly and responsibly. Only in this way can the Internet be     10     place of discovery, wonder and inspiration for everyone.

6 . Last night, on my way home I stopped because of being attracted by some hamburgers at a fast food restaurant. On my way in, a(n) _______ man approached me and asked, “Do you have any bottles lying around?” I knew he would _______ them for a few cents, but I didn’t have any, so I said no. And again he asked, “Can you spare some _______?” I smiled, and said no again. He was very _______; he smiled back and said, “OK, thank you.” Even though he didn’t have anything, he was still in good _______. From the way he spoke I could tell he was _______.

Then I bought one hamburger and enjoyed my meal, but in the back of my _______ I wondered whether the homeless man was hungry. After I finished my _______ I decided to order another one for him. At this point I didn’t know if he was still around, but I _______ anyway.

At the ________ I ordered a hamburger and also a hot chocolate, because it was cold outside, and I thought it would help warm him up.

Beijing Opera is one of the traditional Chinese drama art forms with a history of more than 200 years.     1     is said that Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty loved the theatre. At the beginning, there was no Beijing Opera. Kunqu Opera was the most popular, but Emperor Qianlong gradually became bored with this style. Various local operas were brought     2     Beijing to please the emperor. Drawing on the good points of these local operas, the new Beijing Opera came into being and     3     (become) Qianlong’s favorite.

Beijing Opera mixes different art forms, including     4    (sing), dancing, acrobatics (杂技) and Wushu. All these art forms     5     (put) into one performance. Facial painting is one of the most important     6     (sign) of Beijing Opera. It shows the roles’ personalities. For example, a red face     7     (usual) shows the role’s bravery; a white face shows the treachery (背叛) and guile (狡猾); a black face shows the role is a strict man.

Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, a famous performer, was the first     8    (introduce) Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly     9    (succeed) tours to foreign countries.

Beijing Opera is China’s national opera     10     it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera.