语法填空Falling leaves and cold wind show the coming of another season. This year, Lidong starts {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
November 7th, It is a Chinese word for one of the 24 solar terms.
To celebrate Lidong, people have many colorful {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (activity) that light up the cold days. One of the most popular customs（习俗）is to have {#blank#}3{#/blank#}big meal. Eating {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (good) helps people have energy能量 to spend the cold snowy days in winter, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} prepare for the coming spring. In the north, people enjoy {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (have) dumplings. The Chinese word for dumpling-jiaozi has a similar pronunciation（发音）to the word "change". It {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (mean) celebrating the change of autumn to winter. While in the south, people {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (usual) eat chicken, duck and fish.
According to history, Lidong was also a time for people {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (keep) vegetables. In the past, there {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(be) not many fresh vegetables to eat in winter. Therefore, around Lidong some people in the north began to keep vegetables like cabbages, green onions. However, most people buy fresh vegetables in the supermarket today.
