Question

用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的根据上下文 填人一个适当的词。 The Chinese New Year is now known as the  Spring Fes?tival because it starts from the beginning of spring. Although  (尽管)there are several sayings about 16 origin, all agree  that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese means "year" ，was originally the name of a beast named Nian.The beast 17 (start) to  eat people the night before the begin?ning of a new year.People were very afraid  of the beast.Later a god conquered(征月K) it.The god told  people 18 (put) up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each year's end  19 (drive) Nian away, 20 red is the colour the beast felt most afraid  of. From then on， every  year 21 the beginning of spring,people " Guo Nian" .The phrase "Guo Nian" means  "Go through the Nian 22 ( safe) ".Putting up red paper-cuts to drive Nian away  and making dumplings for a 23 (good) new year are still an every-year  doing by the Chinese people. 24 ， people today have long  forgotten why they are doing all this.They just feel the colour and the food  make the New Year very 25 (enjoy) • 16._17._18._19._20._ 21._22._23._24._25._

Answer 1

 16.its表示"它（指舂节）的"，用形容词性物主代词。

17. started表示在过去时间发生的动作，用一般过去时态。

18. to put 动词tell的用法为tell sb.to do sth.。

19. to drive此处用动词不定式作目的状语。

20. because引导原因状语从句，用从属连词because。

21. at at the beginning  of...是固定短语，意思为"在......之初"。

22. safely 所填词修饰动词短语Go through，作状语，用safe的 副词safely。

23. better此处表示比较，即人们包饺子是希望有一个"更美好 的"新年，故用good的比较级better。

24. However所填词后面有逗号，表示转折，意思为"然而"，用 副词howeverQ

25. enjoyable所填词作宾语补足语，用enjoy的形容词enjoyable