12. The country, ______(cover) with

cherry tree flowers, looks as thought it is covered with pink snow. 13. Festivals let us enjoy life,

______(be) proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while 14. ______ was obvious that the

manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave-he wiped the tables, then _______(sit) down and turned on the TV-just ______ Li Fang needed! A sad Chinese story about lost love. 15. They got _______(marry) secretly, and they were very happy.

16. Magpies make a bridge ______ their wings so the couple can cross

the river to meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

17. As he _______(sad) passed the tea

shop on the corner on his way home, he heard a voice ______(call) him. There was Hu Jin waving at him and calling, ―why are you so late? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!

元宵节是农历一月十五，元宵节时，人们做动物，蔬菜，水果等各种形状的灯笼并外出观看灯笼和猜灯谜。

The Lantern Festival falls/ is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first

lunar month,during which people make lanterns that are made in the shape of different animals, vegetables, fruits and many other things , go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns.

2011年2月8号晚7点北京发生了一次大火灾，三人在火灾中丧命，十多人无家可归。

A big fire happened in Beijing at 7 pm. on Feb 8 , killing 3 persons and making more than 10 persons homeless.

当听说元宵节有冰灯展示， 杰克很开心，很快穿上衣服去广场看冰灯展。 Hearing the news that there were ice-lanterns on show, Jack dressed up in his new clothes and went to the square to