Lantern Festival marked the final day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. It has been an important festival    1    the Western Han Dynasty.

In ancient China, often marriage    2    (decide)by parents or even the government. During some periods marriage policies went to extremes.

However, extreme policies to force people to get married were rare, and young people still had certain    3    (free)to get married with people they liked, rather than being    4    (complete)manipulated by their parents or government. Ancient Chinese had milder ways to encourage people to find a spouse, such as fairs and meetings during festivals.

Lantern Festival is one of the festivals that provided ancient Chinese single young men and women a chance    5    (meet)and get to know each other. On the night of that day,     6    (marry)men and women would meet at the flower fair and lantern-decorated street.

Romance often happened,     7    not all of these stories ended happily.

Ouyang Xiu described a woman's longing for the man she met during Lantern Festival in his poem Yuan Xi. It    8    (go)like this: "Last lantern festival, the flower fair    9    (decorate)with lights was daylight bright. We met after dusk when the moon rose behind willow trees. This year the moon and lanterns are still    10    same, yet you are not here anymore. I am sad, with tears shed on the sleeves of my spring coat.”

The Chinese New Year red envelope (红包) is one of     1     most popular Chinese traditions for children on the Chinese New Year. They receive red envelopes with money inside! Little kids     2     (usual) learn the words “hong bao” in Mandarin (普通话) very quickly.

The red color     3     (stand) for good luck for the Chinese. Traditionally the envelopes are decorated with gold letters and messages of     4     (happy) or Chinese lucky symbols like the Chinese dragon, the phoenix, etc. Nowadays, in     5     (keep) up with the times, you can find anything from Mickey Mouse to Hello Kitty on the red envelopes.

Generally, kids     6       are unmarried all get red envelopes during the Chinese New Year from their grandparents, uncles, aunts and parents of course. Close     7     (friend ) also give red envelopes to children during the festival. Who gives money and how much money     8     (give) mainly depend on the personal relationship and the age of the kids. And     9       is quite common for an adult     10       (receive) a kid’s greeting for a red envelope during the Chinese New Year.

Chinese oracle-bone inscriptions(甲骨文) were included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.

Oracle-bone inscriptions are the     1    (early) documentary evidence found in China, unearthed from the Yin ruins in Anyang city, Henan province. These inscriptions provide     2    (record) of divination(占卜)and prayers to gods from people in     3     late Shang dynasty. Over the years, oracle-bone inscriptions     4     (develop) into modern-day Chinese characters,     5    (show) the continuous evolution of Chinese civilization. Oracle bones serve     6     important materials for studying the long-standing and brilliant Chinese civilization.

The Memory of the World Programme,     7    (establish) by UNESCO in 1992, aims to rescue the gradually aging, worsening     8     disappearing documentary heritage in the world,     9     (strengthen) protection, and to raise public awareness of the significance of documentary heritage. The program     10    (take) place every two years, and last time, China’s submission of “Archives of the Nanjing Massacre” was included in the Memory of the World Register. So far, China has already had many examples of documentary heritage included in the Memory of the World Register.

When meeting people at the airport, most people smile and shake hands with people they meet. We know that a smile is usually a sign that people feel friendly and happy,     1    what if we don’t know who the new person is? What if we are not     2    (introduce) by a friend? Sometimes people are dangerous and humans have to find ways to protect     3     (themself). We have to make sure we can trust people we do not know, and we have to show that we are not dangerous, showing our hands means that we are not armed. In many cultures today, the Western custom of    4     (shake) hands is used. We use our right hand, which is usually     5     (strong) than the left one. If we are using our hand this way, it cannot be holding a knife or a gun.   It shows that we can trust each other.

Not all cultures use the handshake, and people in many Asian cultures do not always touch another person. Japanese people might cover one hand with     6     other hand, depending on     7    they are greeting, bow     8    (slight) or quite low. A Muslim will touch his heart, mouth and forehead     9     (show) respect. They are all keeping their hands busy. In almost all cultures, to smile and show an open right hand     10     (mean). "Welcome, you are safe with me."

The makeup of British families has changed    1    （rapid） over the last two hundred years． The traditional family structure （结构）before the Industrial Revolution was the extended family in    2    three generations lived under one roof． The early twentieth century saw the    3    （ grow） of the nuclear family﹣parents and a small number of    4    （child） would form a single family． In the last thirty years， however， the UK    5    （ see） a breakdown of the typical nuclear family．

Increased divorce rates， later marriage and a move away from marriage altogether have resulted    6    new forms of family； divorced parents will develop new relationships and take their kids with them． A survey    7    （ conduct） by researchers shows that over 50% of kids are now born to parents who are not married．

Some minority communities stick to the extended family structure， and it is common    8    （find） that three generations are living together in an Indian family． They say that apart from strengthening traditional family ties，    9    can provide security for older people when they cannot work anymore． They believe that the phenomenon of other old people living in care homes    10    （indicate） that many old people in the wider community are abandoned in their old age．

The day after Christmas, December 26, is called Boxing Day in the UK. It’s where we get another day off before heading back to work. There’s more reasons though.

Boxing Day is a National Bank Holiday, a chance to eat your leftovers     1    watch TV, the actual traditions go back much further and are steeped in history.

There are plenty of     2    (theory) behind the name so we’ve broken them down. The     3    (early) mention was in the 1830s where a "Christmas Box" was the name for a Christmas present. It also relates to giving to the poor. Traditionally there     4    (be) a box to collect money for the poor placed in Churches on Christmas day and     5    (open) the next day — Boxing Day aka St Stephen’s Day.

The Victorians were the ones     6     made Boxing Day a Bank Holiday in 1871. Around the same time the tradition of giving servants time off     7    (visit) the family was growing. Boxing Day was     8    (traditional) a day off for servants, their master would give them a box to take with them. It was used to hold gifts, a bonus and sometimes leftovers.

Sailing ships when setting sail     9    (have) a sealed box containing money on board for good luck. If the voyage succeed,     10     box was given to a priest, opened at Christmas and the contents then given to the poor.

8 . Tea is an important part of Chinese tradition. The practice of drinking tea has     1     long history in China, having originated there. Nowadays, Chinese tea generally represents tea leaves which have been processed     2     (use) methods inherited from ancient China.

According to popular legend, tea     3     (discover) by Chinese Emperor Shen Nong in 2737 BC     4     a leaf from a nearby shrub fell into the water the emperor was boiling. The Emperor was interested in the new liquid,     5     (drink) some carefully, and found it very refreshing. And so, tea was said to be created in 2737 BC.

Tea is deeply woven into the history and culture of China. The beverage(饮料) is considered one of the seven     6     (necessity) of Chinese life, along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar. Around 771 BC—476 BC the Chinese tea was used     7     (help) treat some diseases.

Most Chinese teas are cultivated and consumed in China. Tea shops and tea houses in the street are easily found in China. Meanwhile, they are also exported internationally due     8     a rise in the     9     (popular) of Chinese cuisine worldwide. Tea has become one of Chinese specific drinks in the world. It is     10     (common) available in Chinese restaurants and grocery shops world wide.

9 . There are many stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival,     1     has been celebrated in China for centuries. But the most     2    (move) one is the story of Chang’e. It tells after Hou Yi shot down the     3    (nine) suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Hou Yi planned share it     4     his wife, Chang’e .But a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi     5    (be) out. Chang’e refused to give it to him and then drank it all. She became very light and     6    (fly) up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad and missed her very much. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round     7     he could see his wife there. He     8    (quick) laid out her favorite fruits in the garden.     9     he wished that she could come back!

After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes that carry     10     (they) wishes to the families they love and miss.