三、阅读短文,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
Chinese New Year begins on doors and walls. The Spring Festival couplets (春联) stand for (代表) people's wishes for ___1___ happier life in the coming year. The tradition of putting up the Spring Festival couplets on doors during the Spring Festival can date back (追溯) hundreds of ___2___ (year).
The couplets are written on red paper. They are one of the most important ___3___ (symbol) of the Spring Festival. Although people are busy with all kinds of things before the Spring Festival, putting up couplets is always in the ___4___ (one) place on the to-do list. People usually take some gifts to those who write couplets. While they ___5___ (write), children are standing round and watching how they create (创作) these wonderful works.
When I was young, my parents encouraged (鼓励) me to learn ___6___ to write couplets. I became greatly ___7___ (interest) in traditional culture. Every time when our family visited ___8___ (relative) during the Spring Festival, I was always the first to read the poems of their couplets. The poems are hopeful words. They send good wishes ___9___ "health, wealth and longevity (长寿)".
The red paper and black words are not only used to write the couplets, but also carry ___10___ (we) love for traditional culture. They will never be forgotten.
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