The text below is about Mid-Autumn Festival.

Read the passage carefully and fill in each blank with an appropriate answer.

The Mid-Autumn festival is a (01) harvest festival celebrated by Chinese, dating back over 3,000

years to moon worship in China’s Shang Dynasty. In Malaysia and Singapore, it is also sometimes referred to as the

Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is (02) on the 15th day of the

eighth month in the Chinese calendar. It is a (03) when the moon is supposedly as its fullest and

roundest. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different (04)

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the few most important holidays in the Chinese calendar, the others being Chinese

New Year and Winter Solstice, and is a legislated (05) in several countries. Farmers celebrate the

end of the summer harvesting season on this date. Also, traditional on this day, Chinese family members and friends will

gather to (06) the bright mid-autumn harvest moon and eat moon cakes and pomelos under the

moon together.

According to a widespread folk (07) , the Mid-Autumn Festival commemorated an uprising in China

against the Mongol rulers of the Yuan Dynasty in the 14 century. As group gatherings were banned, it was

(08) to make plans for a rebellion. Noted that the Mongols did not eat mooncakes, Liu Bowen, the

advisor to the Chinese rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang, came up with the idea of timing the rebellion to coincide with the

Mid-Autumn Festival. He sought permission to distribute thousands of (09) to the Chinese

residents in the city to bless the longevity of the mongol emperor. Inside each cake, however, (10)

inserted a piece of paper with message “Kill the Mongols on the 15th day of the 8th month” On the night of the Moon

Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government.

Which excerpt from "the cask of amontillado" best infers what will be fortunato's downfall? the gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode he had a weak point --this fortunato --although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. he prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. "nitre," i replied. "how long have you had that cough? " "my friend, no; i will not impose upon your good nature. i perceive you have an engagement. luchresi--" which of the excerpts below is an example of foreshadowing? how remarkably well you are looking to-day. but i have received a pipe of what passes for amontillado… "i have my doubts," i replied; "and i was silly enough to pay the full amontillado price without consulting you in the matter. there were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honour of the time. i had told them that i should not return until the morning, and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house. i broke and reached him a flagon of de grave. he emptied it at a breath. his eyes flashed with a fierce light. he laughed and threw the bottle upwards with a gesticulation i did not understand. which excerpt from "the cask of amontillado" best summarizes the overall theme of the story? "for the love of god, montresor! " "yes," i said, "for the love of god! " he had a weak point --this fortunato --although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. he prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. a wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. it is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong. he turned towards me, and looked into my eves with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication. which excerpt from "the cask of amontillado" presents the reader with the initial conflict of the story? "i have my doubts," i replied; "and i was silly enough to pay the full amontillado price without consulting you in the matter. you were not to be found, and i was fearful of losing a bargain." the thousand injuries of fortunato i had borne as i best could, but when he ventured upon insult i vowed revenge. he had a weak point --this fortunato --although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. he prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. "the nitre! " i said; "see, it increases. it hangs like moss upon the vaults. we are below the river's bed. the drops of moisture trickle among the bones. come, we will go back ere it is too late. your cough --"

The following question refers to “the philosophy of composition” by edgar allan poe and on writing by stephen king. what is a key difference in the use of details in the texts? poe’s essay is dominated by facts, while king’s memoir is dominated by images and examples. poe references numerous authors and literary works, while king does not reference any other authors or literary works. poe includes a list of all the poems he has written, while king includes a list of all the books he has written. poe’s essay is full of personal details about his wife and children, while king’s memoir is filled with details about his pets.

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