It is well­known that the Chinese have great respect for their elders, and here is an occasion to show it—the Chongyang Festival. It falls     1     the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. In Chinese, nine     2     (regard) as the number of “yang”. The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the day that has two “yang” numbers, and “chong” in Chinese means double, which is     3     the name “Chongyang” came into being.

The festival can date back to the Warring States Period. However, it was not     4     (formal) set as a festival until the Tang Dynasty. In 1989, the Chinese government     5     (declare) the ninth day of the ninth lunar month to be the Seniors’ Day—a day to respect     6     elderly and to let them enjoy     7     (they)．

Traditionally, people climb mountains, drink chrysanthemum (菊花) wine, and eat Chongyang cakes. Since “cake” in Chinese is pronounced “gao” meaning “high”, people consider climbing a high mountain to be the same as eating cakes in the hope of     8     (raise) to high positions. And people often think that chrysanthemum wine can get rid of all kinds of diseases and     9     (disaster)．

Today many activities are held     10     (show) respect to the seniors like organising a trip for them, sending them gifts and more on the day of the festival.