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100

To acknowledge a special event with a party.
C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Celebrate

100

A verb meaning "to come together in a group."

Gather

100

Families ___ during the Mid-Autumn Festival to eat mooncakes.

a) celebrate b) gather c) gaze

b) gather

100

The ___ show used 500 small airplanes to light up the sky.

drone

100

celebrate, gather, drone, gaze

drone (others are actions; drone is an object)

200

A person who competes in sports

A _ _ _ _ _ _

Athlete

200

An adjective describing traditions and beliefs of a society.

Cultural

200

The ___ of different cultures makes Hong Kong unique.

a) harmony b) spectacle c) drone

a) harmony

200

The festival promotes family ___ because close or distant relatives come together at this time of year.

unity

200

harmony, heart-warming, variations, worshipping

variations (others relate to emotions/family traditions; variations mean differences)

300

A stunning public display

S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E

Spectacle

300

A noun meaning "the state of peaceful agreement."

Harmony

300

The children ___ at the glowing lanterns in wonder.

a) gaze b) roaming c) worshipping

a) gaze

300

Solving ___ is a fun tradition during Lunar New Years.

riddles

300

nerve-racking, astounded, roaming, glory

roaming (others describe emotions/feelings; roaming is an action)

400

To represent something else

_ _ _ b _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Symbolising/Symbolizing

400

A gerund meaning "moving around without a fixed plan."

Roaming

400

The ___ triathlon lets people compete from home.


a) nerve-racking b) virtual c) cultural

b) virtual

400

All the ___ uploaded the _____ of them running onto Youtube.

participants; clips

400

worshipping, roaming, harmony, gaze

harmony (others are verbs; harmony is a noun)

500

The act of deeply respecting something

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Worshipping

500

An adjective meaning "very surprised or shocked."

Astounded

500

Judges were ___ by her perfect performance.
a) satisfying b) astounded c) nerve-racking

b) astounded

500

Because of COVID-19, all _____ activities at the Ching Ming Festival have become ____ events, conducted on Zoom or through FaceTime.

worshipping; virtual

500

athlete, flexibility, clips, pace

clips (others relate to physical performance; clips are recordings)