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阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Lantern Festival arrives as the first full moon of the new lunar year lights up the sky. ___1___ (know) as Yuan Xiao Jie in Chinese, it falls on February 15 this year. ___2___ one of major traditional Chinese festivals, it is celebrated on the 15th of the first lunar month, marking the end of celebrations of the Chinese New Year.
It is time ___3___(admire) lanterns, guess lantern riddles and watch lion or dragon dances and art performances. In addition to diverse lanterns and games, ___4___ important tradition of the festival is eating glutinous rice (糯米) balls, known as yuanxiao or tangyuan. In ___5___(variety) regions across China, people prepare different foods to mark the occasion.
Yuanxiao are popular in northern China ___6___ tangyuan dominate the south. They are both soft glutinous rice balls with fillings. Although similar in ___7___(appear), there are some differences in terms of cooking and storage. Yuanxiao should be boiled for at least 10 minutes, while tangyuan can ___8___(serve) after around five minutes of cooking. The former have shorter durability period while the latter can be stored for ___9___(long) time when kept in cold environment.
The practice of eating these rice balls is a way of paying homage(敬意) to the moon and ___10___(pray) for family reunion, harmony and happiness.
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Spring festival comes to an end. Here 1.__________ (come) the lantern festival. The lantern festival can be dated back to Han dynasty. It is 2._________ the 15th day of the first lunar mouth. Almost every 3.__________(tradition) festival in China comes with4.__________ (it) own food and the lantern festival is no exception. It is popular to have "yuanxiao" or "tangyuan". It is a kind of dessert 5.____________ (make) from glutinous rice, filled with black sesame, red bean paste or even meat fillings. In Chinese, tangyuann has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan", 6.______________ means reunion. Thus, having tangyu