五、短文填空
On December 2, 2024, China Media Group (CMG,中央广播电视总台) showed the mascot(吉祥物) of its 2025 Spring Festival Gala. (1) name is "Si Shengsheng"(巳升升).
Drawing ideas from Chinese (2) culture, the mascot looks (3) the character si or "巳" in oracle bone script(甲骨文), which stands for(代表) snake in the Chinese zodiac(生肖). It's cute and (4) of ancient charm(魅力). With the theme of "Year of the (5) , Keep Your Spirits Awake"(巳巳如意,生生不息), the lovely "Si Shengsheng" makes people feel like a ruyi(如意), in the (6) that wishes will come true. It is also a (7) of good luck, health and wealth(财富). Mainly green and coloured flowers on its body means that the spring (8) back to the earth.
CMG's Spring Festival Gala, famous as "Chunwan" in Chinese, is an important (9) of the Chinese New Year celebrations and is (10) with global(全球的) Chinese people.

1. Its
2. traditional
3. like
4. full
5. Snake
6. hope
7. symbol
8. comes
9. part
10. popular

1. 根据上下文，此处指代吉祥物的名字，用形容词性物主代词"Its"（它的）。
2. 由"Chinese...culture"及常识，吉祥物设计源于中国"传统"文化，填"traditional"。
3. "look like"为固定搭配，意为"看起来像"，填"like"。
4. "be full of"表示"充满"，符合"充满古老魅力"，填"full"。
5. 前文提到"stands for snake"，故为"Year of the Snake"，填"Snake"。
6. "in the hope that..."是固定句型，意为"希望..."，填"hope"。
7. "a symbol of..."表示"...的象征"，填"symbol"。
8. "come back to the earth"意为"回到大地"，主语spring是第三人称单数，填"comes"。
9. "an important part of..."表示"...的重要部分"，填"part"。
10. "be popular with"意为"受...欢迎"，填"popular"。