The ________ month of a year is August.

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A．eight　　B．eightth　　C．eighth

The ________ month of a year is September．

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 It is a Chinese traditional custom that people eat mooncakes at the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival . One ___1___ about it is almost 700 years old .  In the

century , the Chinese planned a surprise attack against （袭击） their enemies at the time of the festival . The messages for the attack were put into cakes . The cakes were passed from one person to ___2___ . Each person read the messages and knew when and where the attack would ___3___ . At last the Chinese won the victory .

Mooncakes are still eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival . However , the fillings （馅） of the mooncakes now are not messages , but foods such as meat , fruits and duck eggs . ___4___ the fifteenth day of the eighth month of each Chinese year , ___5___ and friends come together and enjoy the beautiful moon . Shops are crowded with people and the smell of mooncakes ___6___ the air . Many people go to a place where they can see the moon clearly . Large parks and the seaside are popular places . Once there , people have a picnic dinner , eat mooncakes and watch the moon rise .

August is the ________ month of the year．

　　A．eighth B．ninth　　C．eight D．nine