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    The Spring Festival is usually in January or February. It is one of the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (important) festivals in China. So {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it comes, everyone has to prepare lots of things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make {#blank#}3{#/blank#} special kind of food "dumplings" It {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (mean) come together". On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Chinese New Year's Eve(除夕), all the family {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (member) come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance, some play cards and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} get the dinner ready. They {#blank#}8{#/blank#} out dumplings, fruit, meat and other delicious food on the table, and then start to enjoy the meal. They give each other the best wishes for the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (come) year. At the same time, they share some {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (interest) things with their families. They all have a good time.