The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the5th lunar month, has had (1) a history of more than 2,000 years. It is (2) (usual) in June in the Gregorian calendar (公历). Dragon boat racing is a necessary part of the festival, (3) (hold) all over the country. As the gun is fired, people will see racers in dragon-shaped canoes pulling the oars harmoniously and (4) (hurry), accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward (5) (they) destination. Folk tales say the game originated from the activities of (6) (seek) Qu Yuan’s body, but experts, after painstaking and careful research, conclude that dragon boat racing is a semi-religious, semi-entertaining program(半宗教、半娱乐节目) from the Warring States Period. In the (7) (follow) thousands of years, the game spread to Japan, Vietnam and Britain as (8) as China’s Taiwan and Hong Kong. Now dragon boat racing has developed into an aquatic sports item (9) features both Chinese tradition and modern sporting spirit. In 1980, it (10) (list) into the state sports competition programs and has been held every year ever since. The award is called “Qu Yuan Cup.”

The Dragon Boat Festival, the  day of the lunar month, has had   (1)   a history of more than 2,000 years. It is   (2)   (usual) in June in the Gregorian calendar (公历). Dragon boat racing is a necessary part of the festival,   (3)   (hold) all over the country. As the gun is fired, people will see racers in dragon-shaped canoes pulling the oars harmoniously and   (4)   (hurry), accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward   (5)   (they) destination. Folk tales say the game originated from the activities of   (6)  (seek) Qu Yuan’s body, but experts, after painstaking and careful research, conclude that dragon boat racing is a semi-religious, semi-entertaining program(半宗教、半娱乐节目) from the Warring States Period. In the   (7)   (follow) thousands of years, the game spread to Japan, Vietnam and Britain as   (8)   as China’s Taiwan and Hong Kong. Now dragon boat racing has developed into an aquatic sports item   (9)   features both Chinese tradition and modern sporting spirit. In 1980, it   (10)   (list) into the state sports competition programs and has been held every year ever since. The award is called “Qu Yuan Cup.”