This year, Start of Autumn (立秋) begins on Aug. 7. Here’s _______ you should know about Start of Autumn.

Start of Autumn is the beginning of autumn, but the _______ weather does not end. People _______ the hot days after Start of Autumn “Autumn Tiger”.

On the first day of Start of Autumn, usually people will weigh _______. When they find they become _______ during the summer, then at the beginning of autumn, they’ll flesh out by _______ many different kinds of food.

Start of Autumn is a big time for _______. It’s time to gather crops.

In Hangzhou, people eat peaches on Start of Autumn. They keep the peach stones until New Year’s Eve and then throw them into the _______ to burn them. People think they can _______ illnesses in this way.

During the Qing Dynasty, people would eat gourds on the day. Today people in Tianjin ________ keep this custom (风俗).

Boys and girls, are you interested in wearing Hanfu? Han Fu is the traditional clothing of the Han ethnic group (汉族). Now wearing hanfu is becoming ____ among young Chinese. It seems that there is a hanfu ____ in almost every major(主要的) university and city. Most club members wear the clothing during holidays. Or they wear hanfu when they want to ____ beautiful photos. But some of them love it so much that they wear it almost every day.

____, there is a special day to celebrate this kind of traditional clothing. It’s ____ China Huafu Day. It is on the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历). Young Chinese usually celebrate it in the same month. In 2023, it ____ on April 22. The day celebrates the traditional clothing of all ethnic groups in China. Among them, hanfu has the ____ fans.

“China is becoming a leading power (主导力量) in the world. Chinese people feel more confident (自信的) ____ their traditional culture,” Chen Chuyu, leader of a hanfu club in Beijing, told People’s Daily Online. “Wearing traditional clothing might be an interesting way of ____ such feelings.” Some young people even bring hanfu culture to other ____ like the USA, France, Canada and so on.

Do you have the same idea? It will help the whole world know about China better.

Many Americans like to have their holidays in __________ countries. One day an American __________ comes to China. This is her first time to China and she wants to __________ some friends there. She meets a Chinese. This Chinese wants to talk __________ with the American. When he sees her, he comes up, says “__________” to her, then he begins his first talk with someone __________ an English-speaking country.

“How old are you?” the Chinese __________.

“I’m __________. Please don’t ask a lady about her __________ .” answers the woman.

The Chinese is surprised(惊讶). He doesn’t know __________. Can you help him?