Cheering, dancing and singing, local people and tourists gathered around the fire during the Torch Festival of the Yi People in Bijie, Guizhou, on Aug 12. The festival     1     (list) as a national intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产) in 2011.

There are different stories about how the festival started. But     2     (probable) it was because of the natural worship(崇拜) of fire by the Yi people. Fire was important since their ancestors could use it to bring light as well as     3     (warm) and cook food. One Yi ethnic proverb says, “Everything you eat must’see’ fire.” This is due to     4     old practice. Before bringing meat into the home from the outside, a small fire must first be lit outside and the meat should be smoked on the fire. In farming, fire was used     5     (light) piles of branches and leaves,     6     were later buried in the ground.

The Yi people used to celebrate the harvest, as a way to pray for a good harvest and drive away evil from their homes and farmland. Today it has become a     7     (society) event where people come together to light torches and join in various     8     (activity) such as building bonfires, horse racing, wrestling, bullfighting and beauty contests. The festival also provides people     9     a chance to expand their circle of friends. Through the festival, the Yi people not only share their joy and thanks for their good life,     10     get more people to understand their lifestyle and traditions.

Although the Obamas and Prince Harry have a famously close relationship, the former first couple might not be invited to the upcoming royal wedding -- and if they don't, Donald Trump will likely be     1    (blame).

Government officials in the U.K. are reportedly encouraging Harry not to invite the Obamas for fear     2     offending current president Donald Trump (who is unlikely     3    (receive) an invitation of his own).

It remains     4    (see) whether Harry and Meghan Markle will take the advice of government officials, however.

According to The Sun, the couple have made     5     clear that they would like to invite the Obamas to their wedding on May 19.

While Trump was     6    (original) scheduled to make an official state visit to the United Kingdom in 2017, the trip was postponed until July of 2018 and has since been downgraded to a "working trip," during     7     Trump will not meet the Queen.

Of course,    8    (be) the president of the United States is no guarantee of a royal wedding     9     (invite).

In 2011, Obama didn't receive any card to William and Kate's wedding, (which was considered a state event, while Harry and Meghan's wedding will not be) , even     10     he was the sitting president at the time.