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EveryNewYear’sEve,myfamilygathersaroundatablefilledwithtwelvebowlsofdifferent

fruits.Eachfamilymemberselectsafruitthatsymbolizestheir(1)__________.Itisatradition

passeddownfrommygrandmother,whobelievedthattwelvefruitswould(2)__________prosperity,

health,andunityinthecomingyear.

Asachild,Ithoughtitwasjustastrangeritual(仪式).Mymomalwayschoseapplesfor

stability.Mydadwentforgrapes,whichrepresentedwealth.Ialwaysstruggledovermychoicelikeit

wasalife-altering(3)__________.

IbegantounderstanditsdeepermeaningwhenIwas13.Thatyearhadbeenespecially(4)

__________.Mygrandfatherhadpassedawayjustmonthsbefore,anditwasthefirstholidaywe

celebratedwithouthim.Thehousefeltquieterandcolder.Noonehadthe(5)__________forthe

usualnoiseandcelebration.(6)__________,mygrandmotherinsistedweshouldkeepthetradition

going.Shesaid,inaquietbutfirmvoice,“Traditionscarryuswhenwecannotcarryourselves.”We

allsatdownaroundthetable,andforthefirsttime,Inoticedhowmuchtheritualwasn’taboutthe

fruits.Itwasaboutus,aboutcomingtogether,and(7)__________somethingsteadywhenlifefelt

uncertain.

Thatyear,Ichoseapear—mygrandfather’sfavorite.AsIbitintoit,Ifeltclosertohim.Inthat

moment,Irealizedthistraditionwasn’tjust(8)__________ourholiday,butalsome.

Sincethen,whereverIam,I’vekeptthetradition(9)__________.Sometimes,Ivideocallmy

familyjustbeforemidnight,fruitinhand.Othertimes,Isitwithabowloffruitandreflectquietly.It(10)

__________me.ItremindsmewhereIcomefromandwhatmattersmosttome.

1.A.hopesB.memoriesC.achievementsD.personalities

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