As we all know, the Spring Festival is     1     most important festival in China. It is meant     2     (celebrate) the lunar calendar’s new year. During the Spring Festival, family get together and have a big meal in many places.     3     many people like best is setting off fireworks, which is one of the most popular     4     (activity) during the festival, though it may cause air pollution. Dumplings are the most     5     (tradition) food. Children are fond     6     the festival very much, because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes. They can also get some money from their parents, which is given to children for good luck. The Spring Festival     7     (last) about 15 days long when people visit relatives and   friends     8     (happy)with the words “Best Wishes”. Nowadays more and more people are enjoying the Spring Festival around the world. People hold the belief     9     the Spring Festival and other traditional Chinese Festivals will not     10     (replace) by the foreign festivals like Christmas.

World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It     1    （start）by the Lit-World. org website in 2010 and has now reached 65 countries.     2     aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book. Its website asks everyone     3    （celebrate）the day by taking a book，finding an audience，and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write     4    （belong）to all people.

The website asks visitors to join in the movement to reduce     5     number of illiterate（不识字的）people in the world. It is     6    （absolute）necessary to help those who cannot read. The website says，“It's time to start by reading aloud to     7     might like it. Share a book with a child who might need it，share a story with someone who would treasure it，listen patiently    8     someone else's story as they share with you.” The United Nations says，“Literacy involves a variety of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals，to develop their knowledge，     9     to participate fully in society.” In that way，World Read Aloud Day does help make a     10    （different）.