The art of paper-cutting in China may date back to the second century, since paper    1    (invent)by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. As paper became more affordable, paper0cutting became one of the most important    2    (type) of Chinese folk art. Later,    3     different regions adopting their own cultural styles, this art form spread to other parts of the world.    4     (usual), the artworks are made of red paper, as red is associated with    5    (happy) in Chinese culture, but other colors are also used.

With    6    (it) long history, paper-cutting,    7    originated in China, has been very popular among the ordinary Chinese people. People put up papercuts on walls, windows and doors at wedding ceremonies or festivals     8    (strengthen) the cheerful atmosphere.

Chinese papercuts are rich in content. The auspicious（吉祥的）designs symbolize good luck and the avoidance of evil. The child, lotus and bat designs suggest a family with    9    large number of children and grandchildren. Birds, livestock, fruit, fish and worms are also familiar objects    10    (accept) by Chinese farmers. In a word, papercuts used in different occasions have different meanings.

Chinese New Year also     1    (know) as the Spring Festival, is the most important traditional festival in China. It is also the important celebration for family members who can have 7 days off.

    2     there are many interesting stories and legends    3     (explain) the start of the Chinese New Year Festival, the main reason     4     the festival is to celebrate a year of hard work ,have a good rest and relax with family.

Chinese people believe that a good start of the year will lead to a lucky year. Chinese     5     (tradition) celebrated the start of a new year of farm work and wished for     6     good harvest. This has now changed into celebrating the start of a new business year and wishing for profits and success in     7     (vary) vocations.

Chinese New Year is a time for family members to get together. Wherever they are, they will come home    8    (celebrate) the festival with their families. The New Year’s Eve dinner     9    (call) reunion dinner,     10     is considered as the most important meal of the year. Families of several generations sit around the tables, and enjoy the happy time.

Dragon Boat Festival is a national festival in China. It had its origin as an event in memory    1    the great poet Qu Yuan. Every year, people can hardly wait and look forward to its    2    (arrive). It is Chinese custom    3    (hold) dragon races in the    4    (five) month of the lunar calendar. The festival    5    (celebrate) to protect people from bad luck and illness, too. Of course, parents should watch over    6    (they) children and protect them from    7    (do) harm to themselves or getting    8    (drown) in the water. Anyway, the main purpose of the Dragon Boat Festival today is to let people have fun    9    each other    10    forget their work for a little while.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Moon Festival or the Moon cake Festival. It has a long history     1     (date) back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It     2     (traditional) falls on the 15th day of the     3    (eight) month of the lunar calendar. Since ancient times, customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival     4     (include) appreciating the moon, eating moon cakes     5     drinking wine. The full moon on Mid-Autumn night symbolizes family reunion     6     Chinese culture because the moon is round and the     7     (bright) of the year on this day. With the full moon hanging above in     8     sky, people     9     are far away from their     10    (hometown) might miss families while looking at the beautiful moonlight.

Summer in Britain

The summer is a great time to be in Britain. The British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Tate Gallery are all a must-see for everybody who     1     (come) to the country ，but there are also a lot of interesting things to do for those     2    love the outdoors.

The Notting Hill Carnival (诺丁山狂欢节） changes the face of the famous London borough in the last weekend of August. It’s the     3    ( large) street festival in Europe. First     4     ( hold) in 1964，it’s a celebration of Caribbean culture but now includes Brazilians, Africans, Europeans and anybody else who likes to dress     5     ( colourful) and feels the urge to dance to the sound of a beat.

With its     6     ( popular) growing, it’s estimated (估算） that 50，000 performers will take part in the parade，     7    ( attract) more than 1 million people over the weekend.

In mid-August，in Bristol, a city about 200km from London, the sky is filled     8     colours during its annual balloon fiesta. If the weather is good, more than 100 hot air balloons     9     ( rise) from the fiesta’s site in Ashton Court.

Britain is full of traditions and sometimes just stopping at a country pub for a beer     10     having a cream tea in a small tearoom can make a moment special. Always be sure where you are, and learn enough English to ask for directions. Have a nice holiday!

The Mid-Autumn Day is a very important traditional festival in China. It takes its name from the fact that it     1    (celebrate) in the middle of the autumn season. The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the     2     (eight) lunar month. The day is known as the Moon Festival, as at that time of the year the moon is at its roundest and     3    (bright). It is an evening celebration in     4     families gather together and eat moon cakes. Besides,     5    (make) the house more beautiful, people will hang red lanterns in front of it. On that day, people look back on the past and look forward to the future together. Children will play with their own     6    (toy) and enjoy themselves.

The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations date back     7     more than 2,000 years. The word “Mid-Autumn” first     8    (appear) in the famous ancient book Zhou Li. However, it was not until the early Tang Dynasty that people celebrated the day as a traditional festival. It became an     9    (official) established festival during the Song Dynasty, and has become as popular as the Spring Festival since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Celebrations have continued ever since and more customs for     10    (mark) this occasion have been formed.

The Water Splashing Festival of the Dai ethnic minority (少数民族),     1     falls in April, is the most important festival for the Dai people in the Dehong area of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. It is the New Year for the Dai, a festival to send off the old and greet the new.

During the festival which lasts for three or four days, people     2    (dress) in their best clothes and take part in a     3    (various) of rich and colorful activities. Dragon boat racing, fireworks displays and other     4    (performance) such as peacock dance are held on the first day. And the most popular event is water-splashing on the second day. People splash water on each other,     5    (hope) to take away sickness and disasters. The wetter you get, the     6    (lucky) you will be. The last day is usually for the young people to play games as a way     7    (express) their love for each other.

The Water Splashing Festival     8    (vivid) exhibits the Dai’s respect     9     water and the culture of music and dance, food, and costumes. It is also a cultural bridge between Xishuangbanna and Southeast Asian countries that share     10     same festival culture of water-splashing.

New Year in Chinese eyes is a family reunion. However, in foreigners' eyes, it is not only a kind of homesickness, but a spring migration(迁徙).Every year     1     (see) the largest annual mass migration on the planet     2     one sixth of the world's population travel home to celebrate     3     their families. That is around a billion people     4     (make) 3.5 billion journeys in a 40-day period. Meanwhile, over 250 million rail journeys are made across China during the festival.

Last year, 5.6 million rail tickets    5     (sell) in a single day. Every new year in the heartland of industrial China thousands upon thousands of motorcyclists brave the weather and hit the road, determined to make     6     home.

The Chinese New Year     7     (celebrate) is also known as the Spring Festival. It lasts 15 days. It is the main holiday of the Chinese calendar. In modern China,     8     (search) for work, many people have to move away from home. And they will travel home to be with the loved ones during the Spring Festival. In Chinese New Year, modern and     9     (tradition) customs are brought together when the Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival. Nowadays, not only does China have the     10     (fast) growing modern cities in the world, but the landscapes are also truly diverse.

10 . Single’s Day falls on November 11^th every year in China,     1     is recognized as a day for people who have no girlfriend or boyfriend. Couples and lovers have Valentine’s Day in     2     (celebrate) of their love, but how about the singles? There must be a day they can celebrate even without a partner. That’s     3     people created Singles’ Day.     4    (attend) blind date parties on Singles’ Day, many singles will say goodbye to their single lives, and some people even decide to get     5     (marry) to strangers. But this day has recently become more of a time for shopping, because many shops online will give customers great discount     6     (promote) their goods. More and more people are     7     (will) to shop online to get what they want, and I am one of     8     (they). I just can’t help buying things     9     I need them or not.     10     (honest) speaking, some of the things that I bought have been put aside forever in my closet.