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The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It 1． (celebrate) on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. This festival is to memorize the death of Qu Yuan---a well-loved poet of the fourth century B.C. On this festival, people eat rice dumplings and watch dragon boat 2． (race). The dragon boat is long, with a dragon head at the front and 3． (it) tail at the end. People on the boat paddle (用桨划船) it as fast as they can to the finish line. One team member sits at the front of the boat and beats a drum 4． (encourage) his team to go faster and win the race.

The story behind the Dragon Boat Festival is about Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan 5． (work) for the King of Chu (楚王), but some people said terrible things about him, and the king became angry with him. So Qu Yuan left Chu and went to 6． village. While living there, he wrote many famous poems. In 278 BC, Chu was conquered (攻克) by Qin. Qu Yuan was so sad for his homeland that he jumped 7． the Miluo River. The villagers paddled quickly out on the river 8． could not save him. Then, the local villagers 9． (throw) rice dumplings into the river so that the fish would leave Qu Yuan’s body alone. Later, eating rice dumplings and holding dragon boat races became 10． (wide) practiced traditions on the Dragon Boat Festival.