今日立秋：人们都吃些什么？（短文填空）
今日立秋：人们都吃些什么？（短文填空）

The Start of Autumn comes on August 7 this year. People eat special foods on this day.
In Shandong, families make ___1___ (dumpling). They call it “Eating the Autumn”. After ___2___ (make) dumplings, everyone eats together.
People in Zhejiang eat red beans. They swallow (吞咽) 7 to 14 beans with water. They believe this keeps them ___3___ (health) in autumn.
In Tianjin, people eat melons like towel gourd and bitter gourd. This helps drive away summer heat. It also ___4___ (keep) them healthy in winter.
In Taiwan, people eat longans at this time. They think longans bring good luck to ___5___ (they) families.
These foods make the Start of Autumn a happy and healthy time!
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解析：选dumplings。dumplings 考查名词。dumpling是可数名词，其前没有任何修饰限定词，所以要用复数形式。故填dumplings。

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解析：选making。making 考查非谓语。after是介词，后面接动词时，用-ing形式。故填making。

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解析：选healthy。healthy 考查形容词。health是名词，结构“keep+宾语+形容词”表示“保持……”。故填healthy。

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解析：选keeps。keeps 考查动词。主语为It，谓语动词keep用第三人称单数形式。故填keeps。

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解析：选their。their 考查代词。题空后有名词families，此处应填形容词性物主代词。故填their。