China International Culture Association, a key sponsor of “Happy Chinese New Year”, called for rabbit-themed mascot (吉祥物) design for the Year of the Rabbit,     1     started on Jan. 22, 2023, according to the traditional Chinese calendar.

The     2     (collect) design went through four stages of evaluation, and the winner was told at the end of 2022. “Happy Chinese New Year” is known for     3     series of cultural activities held in numerous countries     4     (introduce) the lunar New Year culture and bring the joys of Chinese New Year to everybody throughout the world. The Year of the Rabbit is considered as one of the     5     (lucky) signs of the Chinese Zodiac (生肖). It is traditional Chinese     6     (believe) that the Chinese Rabbit will live a long, peaceful life filled with beauty and love.

The design competition     7     (hold) for the first time to create a memorable and     8     (cultural) fresh experience for the globe. The interested     9     (party) could check out details and know more information at https://ishijue.com/, the official website     10     the competition.

4 . Every year, Dale Marks puts up a massive Christmas lights display at his home in Des Moines. It’s part of a neighborhood ______. For decades, people have come by the carload every December to the Beaverdale community to ______ the Markses’ house Christmas lights display. The holiday display _________ good cheer. The Markses put boxes at the end of their driveway and ask visitors to ______ money and food to the Food Bank of Iowa as they drive past.

But this year, after ______ a heart attack, Marks was too _______ to hang lights while his wife was too busy with his care to _______the job. Bob Coffey, a stranger who owns a local construction company, heard the couple’s ______ and offered to help. So Coffey brought a group of ____ to their home to put up thousands of lights. Coffey and four of his workers spent ______ putting up lights and decorations throughout the yard. He _____ that there were at least 10,000 lights. Everyone ______, when at the end of the day, he plugged two cords (电线) together and ______ the display.

“The _____ of that afternoon will last a lifetime,” Coffey said, explaining that seeing Dale and Julie Marks watching from the porch made it all ______.