ColorfullanternsarelightingupChina'snightsky，asactivitiesbeginacrossthecountrytocelebrateLanternFestivaltoday．（61）（date）backtotheWesternHanDynasty（206BC-AD25），theLanternFestivalisheldonthe15thday

Question

Colorful lanterns are lighting up China's night sky，as activities begin across the country to celebrate Lantern Festival today．
（61）___（date） back to the Western Han Dynasty （206 BC-AD 25），the Lantern Festival is held on the 15th day of the first lunar month （62）___（mark） the first full moon of the lunar new year．
You Guoqing，（63）___folk custom expert in Tianjin，said the Lantern Festival was about going out for a colorful celebration rather than a family get-together．（64）___watching lanterns，（65）___is also a day to appreciate the full moon，solve lantern riddles，watch art （66）___（performance） and eat tang yuan．
The festival was once also a time for romantic encounters．In feudal times，young women were not allowed to go out （67）___（free），but Lantern Festival was an exception，（68）___young men and women could meet up．
Some aspects of the festival，such as its romantic atmosphere，（69）___（fade），but people（70）___see the Lantern Festival as a day to rejoice and a chance to wish for happiness．

Answer 1

61．Dating；考查非谓语动词．现在分词形式作时间状语．
62．to mark；考查非谓语动词．此处用动词不定式短语作目的状语．
63．a； 考查冠词．此处指"天津的一位民俗专家"，第一次出现用不定冠词表示泛指．
64．Besides； 考查介词．分析句意为：除了看灯，元宵节也是赏月、猜灯谜、看艺术表演、吃汤圆/元宵的好时候．Besides"除…之外还…"．
65．it； 考查代词．指代前一句提到的the Lantern Festival，故用it．
66．performances；考查名词．Performance 可数名词，根据该词所在的语境可知用复数．
67．freely；考查副词．此处用副词作状语修饰动词短语go out．
68．when；考查非限制性定语从句．先行词Lantern Festival指时间，故用关系副词when．"
69．are fading； 考查谓语动词的时态．本句用现在进行时表示一种趋势．
70．still； 考查副词．分析句意为：虽然元宵节的一些元素已经渐渐淡化，但人们仍然把它当做庆祝、祈福的节日，故用still表示"仍旧"．