一、语法填空
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If you live in northeastern China, you expect long, cold winters. People 1.________ (live) in Harbin don't just stand the cold, however; they welcome it. The city is home to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture (雕塑) Festival, 2.________ is considered to be the largest ice festival in the world. Even with temperatures usually close to zero, thousands of people head to city parks 3.________ (see) great ice sculptures, many bathed in colored lights.
The festival includes several thousand ice sculptures. Some of these works 4.________ (be) the recreations of castles, historic landmarks and famous people, lit up at night in bright colors. 5.________ (visit) can climb ice stairways and go down ice slides (滑坡). They can also take part 6.________ sporting events, including skating, ice football 7.________ well as ice swimming.
The city started 8.________ (it) icy event in 1963 with the Ice Lantern (灯笼) Garden Party, a celebration of the tradition of creating lanterns out of blocks of ice. The larger festival 9.________ (begin) in 1985 and added sculptures, which have grown in number and size over the years. As it has gotten bigger, the festival has become popular outside the city.
10．________ (official), the festival starts on January 5th and lasts over one month.
