flowers. To make this activity more
, people stick riddles(谜语) on the lanterns. “Ten plus ten is ten. Ten minus ten is ten. ” Can you guess what it is?
In some places, people like to light sky lanterns and
them to the sky. A sky lantern is also called the Kongming lantern with an opening at the bottom where there is a small fire source. When the bright lights fly
in the sky, people make wishes.
In old times, the Lantern Festival was also popularly considered as the Chinese Valentine's Day. At that time, young girls were not allowed to go out very often
during certain festivals. Therefore, watching lanterns gave young people a chance to
each other. A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this, “Hundreds and thousands of times, for her I searched in chaos. Suddenly, I turned by chance, to where the lights were waning, and there she stood.”
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B
)1. A. in B. on C. at D. for
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B
)2. A. start B. end C. middle D. show
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A
)3. A. main B. small C. last D. new
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A
)4. A. hang up B. open up C. pick up D. clean up
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D
)5. A. races B. heights C. levels D. shapes
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B
)6. A. ancient B. fun C. serious D. real
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C
)7. A. throw B. pass C. send D. leave
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B
)8. A. late B. high C. ahead D. below
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C
)9. A. from B. until C. except D. between
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D
)10. A. invite B. join C. accept D. meet
