Test 1
[2020·深圳市高三第二次检测] When the winter approaches, tanghulu, a traditional Chinese snack can be found on the street corner in northern China. Since ancient times, it 1.________ (be) very popular with natives, especially children.
Tanghulu is 2.________ (common) made of haws (山楂果), which are rich in vitamin C and are known 3.________ (have) traditional Chinese medicinal properties. According to a legend, in Song Dynasty, one of the emperor's 4.________ (wife) was sick and had 5.________ poor appetite. The doctor suggested that she eat five to ten haws 6.________ (boil) with sugar before each meal. She recovered within half a month. Later, the prescription was passed on 7.________ ordinary people.
People put haws on a stick, dipped them in hot sugar syrup (糖浆) and dried. The syrup finally turned into a solid coating, like the crystal on the surface of haws. That is 8.________ they are also called bingtanghulu. 9.________ origin story says that the very first tanghulu only had two haws — a small one on the top and a big one below, making it resemble a hulu, a bringer of good luck.
With sour haws and sweet sugar, the taste of tanghulu is a combination of flavors, which often 10.________ (remind) people of their happy childhoods.
