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请认真阅读下面的短文,从方框中选择合适的单词,并用其适当形式填空。
outdoor, hot, have, three, between
You must have heard of Sanfu days. Well, Sanfu days are also known as the “Chinese dog days of summer”. They mark the (1) days of summer.
Sanfu days include (2) periods: Toufu, Zhongfu and Mofu. In Chinese, “Fu” (3) the meaning of “hiding”. So it is also a suggestion for people to stay at home to “hide” from the strong heat (4) in summer.
Sanfu days usually come (5) mid-July and mid-August.
heavy, tradition, spend, help, begin
During this time, Chinese people follow different (6) ways to deal with the heat and stay healthy. Now let’s have a look at some customs of (7) the Chinese dog days of summer.
In Changsha, local people often eat roosters(公鸡) during Sanfu days, especially during Toufu. That’s because it is always hot with (8) ______ rain in summer. Local people believe that eating roosters can clear the wet in their body. And there is even an old saying that goes, “A rooster at the (9) ______ of Sanfu days, a healthy body the whole year.”
Besides, the practice of receiving Sanfutie is also known in China during Sanfu days. It is a kind of Sanfu medicinal patch. Many people receive Sanfutie (10) them fight some winter illnesses.

答案：
(1) hottest
(2) three
(3) has
(4) outdoors
(5) between
(6) traditional
(7) spending
(8) heavy
(9) beginning
(10) to help