阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词（有提示词的，填入所给单词的正确形式）。

Lixia, or the Start of Summer, is the 【小题1】 (seven) of the 24 Chinese solar terms (节气). It is a goodbye to spring and a welcome 【小题2】 summer in China.

With the heat of summer, plants will begin to grow much 【小题3】 (fast). This is 【小题4】 best time of the year to plant early rice in South China. Chinese has plenty of old sayings that are 【小题5】 (use) to warn people not to be lazy.

In ancient China, people celebrated the day of Lixia in different ways. For example, people in some places cooked “Five-Colored Rice” which stood for people’s good wishes for a 【小题6】 (color) life. A more interesting food custom on Lixia was the way children played with eggs. On that day, children 【小题7】 (wear) a bag with a boiled egg around their 【小题8】 (neck), and had an egg fighting with their friends. They collided (碰撞) 【小题9】 one side broke the egg. The one whose egg was not broken won. They believed it could help keep 【小题10】 (they) safe and healthy.