The most difficult thing about celebrating the Spring Festival in 【小题1】 big city is finding a restaurant that is open. Almost all the shops close for a week or two, as workers and proprietors (业主) return to their hometowns 【小题2】 (celebrate) with their families. Cities like Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen, 【小题3】 half or more of the population moves in from elsewhere, are ghost towns. 【小题4】 (lucky), I like Lanzhou beef noodles; those shops mostly stay open.

In the countryside, it is completely opposite. Two years ago, a friend, Robin【小题5】(invite) me to celebrate the Spring Festival at his family’s home in Baichi village 【小题6】the north of central China’s Henan province.The village residents were friendly and somewhat【小题7】 (surprise) to see a foreigner. Much food【小题8】 (eat) and beer was drunk at neighbors’   homes at supper. Without doubt, the drinking experience was unique. Almost everyone who came to Robin’s home brought a bottle of baüju or rice wine with them. Long 【小题9】 (table) were put in two rooms of the house, and each was covered with food.【小题10】 your glass was empty, it would be filled quickly; if it was full, you’d better empty it!