题目内容：

The Dragon Boat Festival which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar is a 1. (tradition) holiday that commemorates the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan

It is a celebration where many eat zongzi and 2. (race) dragon boats. In China, the festival was also celebrated as “Poets’ Day” in honor of Qu Yuan, who 3. (know) as China’s first poet.

The local people began the tradition of throwing sacrificial cooked rice into the river for Qu Yuan, 4. others believed that the rice would prevent the fishes in the river from 5. (eat) Qu Yuan’s body. At first, the locals decided 6. (make) zongzi in hopes that it would sink into the river and reach Qu Yuan’s body. However, the tradition of wrapping the rice in bamboo 7. (leaf) to make zongzi began the following year.

A dragon boat is a human-powered boat 8. is traditionally made of leak wood to various designs and sizes. They usually have 9. (bright) decorated designs that range anywhere from 40 to 100 feet in length, with the front end shaped like open-mouthed dragons, and the back end with a scaly tail. The boat can have up to 80 rowers to power the boat, depending on the length. A sacred ceremony is performed before any competition in order to “bring the boat to life” by painting the eyes The first team to grab a flag at the end of the course wins 10. race.