Question

Do you know when and why people celebrate Dragon Boat Festival in China? You may always find either a beautiful or a sad story behind a festival, the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated ________ the fifth day of the fifth lunar month by ________ zongzi and holding dragon boat races.

The festival began during the Warring States (战国时期) with a ________ of more than 2,000 years. The date of the festival is the date ________ Qu Yuan died. He was a wise and upright (正直的) man, and was loved by people. He wanted the emperor of Chu ________ against the State of Qin but was refused and sent to somewhere far away from his homeland. During his stay in other states, he wrote ________ poems to express his strong feelings for Chu. On the day when Chu was defeated by Qin, Qu Yuan jumped into Miluo River for his mother land by killing himself.

After the ________ of Qu Yuan, people of Chu went to Miluo River to cry over the great ________ they loved so much. Some threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish ________ keep them away from Qu Yuan.

Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a ________ festival for the Chinese people.

1.A.at B.on C.in D.by

2.A.eating B.to eat C.ate D.was eating

3.A.vacation B.history C.date D.day

4.A.when B.where C.why D.what

5.A.fighter B.fighting C.fight D.to fight

6.A.much B.a lot C.many D.lots

7.A.die B.dying C.dead D.death

8.A.emperor B.doctor C.poet D.teacher

9.A.in order to B.so that C.in order that D.as a result

10.A.modern B.traditional C.international D.new

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