The Dragon Boat Festival is a 【小题1】 (tradition) holiday that commemorates(纪念) the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan.

It is a day when many people eat zongzi and race dragon boats. In ancient China, the festival 【小题2】 (celebrate) as "Poets' Day" in honor of Qu Yuan, 【小题3】 was known as China's first poet.

It is 【小题4】 (common) believed that the local people began 【小题5】 tradition of throwing sacrificial(用于祭献的) cooked rice into the river for Qu Yuan, while others hoped that the rice would prevent Qu Yuan's body from being eaten by the fishes in the river. At first, the locals decided 【小题6】 (make) zongzi in the hope that it would sink into the river and reach Qu Yuan's body. However, the tradition of wrapping the rice in bamboo 【小题7】 (leaf) to make zongzi began the following year.

Dragon boats, usually made of wood with various designs and sizes, are human-powered boats. They often have brightly decorated designs that range from 40 feet in length 【小题8】 100 feet, with the front end shaped like the dragon's head with an open mouth, and the back end the scaly(有鳞屑的) tail. The boat can have up to 80 rowers(划船者) to power the boat, 【小题9】 (depend) on the length. A sacred ceremony is performed before any competition in order to "bring the boat to life," by painting the eyes. The first team to gain the flag at the end of the course 【小题10】 (win) the race.

You must have seen newspaper carriers. Ever since the 【小题1】 (invent) of the newspaper, there have been newspaper carriers. In America, Newspaper Carrier Day holds them in 【小题2】 highest regard and shares their efforts with the world.

Newspaper Carrier Day was created 【小题3】 (honor) the efforts of the first newsboy hired (雇用) by the Museum of the City of New York. In 1833, 10-year-old Blarney Flaherty first picked up his load of newspapers and 【小题4】 (shout) “Paper! Get your paper here!” on the streets. Over 180 years later Newspaper Carrier Day celebrates those brave people 【小题5】 followed in his footsteps.

It’s 【小题6】 (amaze) to know that Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King had their start early in their lives carrying the local paper. It still serves as one of the first 【小题7】 (job) young men and women hold in many local communities. They use their bikes to deliver the news to people all over their neighborhood 【小题8】 (regular).

The best way to celebrate Newspaper Carrier Day is to thank one’s newspaper carrier by 【小题9】 (bring) them a cup of hot coffee to warm their hands and their hearts. People also give them a tip to thank them 【小题10】 their service.

Several countries in Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year in their own way. But dragon and lion dances in Chinatowns all over the world have helped to make China's New Year the most famous. These days growing 【小题1】(number) of people who are not of Chinese origin are joining in. For example， in Tokyo many cleaners dress up 【小题2】 the animals of the Chinese Shengxiao while working. America， Canada and New Zealand have published memorial stamps. 2016， New York City made the Lunar New Year 【小题3】school holiday for the first time.

The spread of the Spring Festival is 【小题4】(part)due to recent immigration from China. 11 million Chinese people 【小题5】(move) abroad since 1978， many of 【小题6】 are far richer than earlier waves of immigrants.

Aware of China's【小题7】(grow)economic and political influence， foreign leaders have noticed the occasion. Britain's former prime minister， Theresa May， has given a video address， a tradition 【小题8】(start) in 2014 by her predecessor(前任). The 2017 World Economic forum in Dados was held a week earlier than usual 【小题9】 (avoid) conflicting with Chinas New Year.

It 【小题10】(hope) that the festival will promote Chinas cultural“soft power” abroad. So it may give the Chinese people satisfaction to see foreigners enjoy such festivities。