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In China, we call the 12th month of the lunar calendar Layue. The month is 1. f of interesting festivals and traditions.
Laba Festival is the 2. f ______ festival in this month. From this day on, people begin to get ready for the Chinese New Year.
At Laba Festival, people eat hot Laba porridge. The porridge typically includes eight ingredients, 3. l rice, red beans, peas, and some 4. o fruits and nuts. The porridge is not just rich in nutrition that is good for 5. h, but a blessing for the coming of the Chinese New Year.
Laba porridge is not the only nice food in Layue. Laba garlic is popular in the north. People begin to put garlic in vinegar from that day on, and eat it with dumplings 6. d ______ the Chinese New Year. While in the south, people like 7. m ______ sausages.
Xiaonian is usually on the 23rd or 24th day of the last lunar month. Traditionally it is an 8. i day when people offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God who looks after the family.
Cleaning the home is also an important thing to do to 9. p for the Chinese New Year. It means sweeping away the dust of the old year and 10. w a new start. Now, the last thing for you to do is to wait for the coming Chinese New Year.
一、根据上下文和首字母提示填空,补全短文。
二、根据短文内容,回答问题。
1. What is Layue in China?
2. What are some of the ingredients typically found in Laba porridge? Give at least three.
3. How do Chinese people make Laba garlic?
4. Why do people clean their homes before the Chinese New Year?

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一、1. full 根据语境，这里是说农历十二月(腊月)充满了有趣的节日和传统。be full of 是固定短语，意为“充满”。
2. first 根据后文“From this day on, people begin to get ready for the Chinese New Year.”可知，腊八节是这个月的第一个节日。
3. like like 在这里表示“例如”，用来举例说明腊八粥里通常包含的八种食材，如大米、红豆、豌豆等。
4. other some other fruits and nuts 意思是“一些其他的水果和坚果”，other 表示“其他的”，符合语境。
5. health 根据“is good for”以及前文提到粥富含营养可知，是对健康有益，health 是 healthy(健康的)的名词形式。
6. during during 表示“在……期间”，eat it with dumplings during the Chinese New Year 表示在中国新年期间和饺子一起吃它(腊八蒜)。
7. making like doing sth. 表示“喜欢做某事”，make sausages 是“制作香肠”，这里表示南方人喜欢制作香肠，所以填 making。
8. important 根据“Traditionally it is an ... day when people offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God who looks after the family.”可知，小年是个重要的日子，人们要祭祀灶王爷，important 表示“重要的”。
9. prepare prepare for 意为“为……做准备”，打扫房子是为中国新年做准备的重要事情。
10. welcoming mean doing sth. 表示“意味着做某事”，welcome a new start 意思是“迎接一个新的开始”，这里表示打扫房子意味着扫除旧年的灰尘，迎接新的开始。
二、1. Layue is the 12th month of the lunar calendar in China.
2. Some ingredients in Laba porridge include rice, red beans, peas, and other fruits and nuts.
3. Chinese people put garlic in vinegar to make Laba garlic.
4. People clean their homes to sweep away the dust of the old year and welcome a new start.