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Festivals and celebrations of all kinds (hold) everywhere since ancient times．Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather,
(plant) in spring and harvest in autumn．At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months．
Today's festivals have many origins, some( religion) , some seasonal, and some for special people or events．Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm．For example, the Japanese festival Obon is honored in
(memorize) of their ancestors．People then should go to clean graves, light lamps and play music
they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth．In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November．
this important feast day, people eat food in
shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them．They offer food, flowers and gifts to the deaD． The Western holiday Halloween also had
origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people．It is now a children's festival,
they can dress up and go to their neighbors' homes to ask for sweets．The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan．India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's
（depend) from Britain．
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William Campbell, Satoshi Omura and Tu Youyou jointly won the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine__ their work against parasitic diseases (寄生虫病). 85-year-old Tu was awarded this prize for her contribution to_
_ (reduce) the death rate of malaria (疟疾), minimizing patients’ suffering and promoting mankind’s health. This is _
_ science is all about.
As a matter of fact, Tu has won some attention when she _(get) in 2011. But there is no way to compare her popularity back to the attention she is receiving today. As the first Chinese mainland Nobel Prize Winner of natural science award, Tu’s winning _
_(complete) surprised Chinese people,
_have long been wondering when the first Chinese Nobel Laureate in natural science would appear.
Tu Youyou is the first Chinese scientist to win a Nobel Prize for work __ (carry) out within China. She has spent 40 years’ time on scientific research. Although the Nobel Prize did not come to her untilfour decades later, it is definitely one of _
_most privilege rewards that recognizesTu’s devotion and perseverance in discovering artemisinin (青蒿素). Her record-breaking winning _
_ (be) a reminder that science is never about instant success. There is no way to measure how much you spend on scientific research and compare _
_with how much reward you get.
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One Sunday morning in August I went to a local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me
he bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man
(seat) at the front. He
(pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be
(mental) disabled. Behind him were other people to
he was trying to talk, but after some minutes they walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed.
I didn't want (laugh) at for talking to him but I didn't like leaving him
his owneither. After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had
amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.
I'm glad I made the choice. It made of us feel good.
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Woman: How was travelling in the 1960s different that in the early 1900s?
Man: Well, in the 1960s people (ride) in cars on wide roads. And, they could also fly in planes from Europe to America in
few hours.
Woman: What about the 1900s?
Man: In the early 1900s there were very few planes. To see one was unusual that the people of a town stopped working to watch it
(fly) overhead.
Woman: But today is quite different, isn’t it?
Man: Yes, today you are able to travel to many (place) very quickly because of the development of the plane. You turn on
(electricity) lights because someone invented ways to make use
electricity. They made history.
Woman: Is our life also changed by history?
Man: That’s right. The history was made by people before you were born changes your life.
Woman: I see. Thank you, Dad.
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Yesterday was my 18th birthday. As Father and Mother thought it was a big occasion for me，they suggested I (hold) a birthday party at home to celebrate it. For several days they had been busy
(prepare) for this. By 4 o’clock I was pleased to see all my friends had come
a lot of beautiful presents. Mother cooked us a big meal.
We (spend) a wonderful night together, eating and talking
(happy). The most exciting moment was when Mother put a big birthday cake on the table and all my friends began to sing Happy Birthday. Seeing the 18 candles burning, I couldn’t keep back my tears.
mother and father’s love, I would not lead such a happy life now. Mother asked me to make a wish
I blew out all the candles. After that，everyone enjoyed the sweet birthday cake and shared my happiness.
I am eighteen years old now, means I’ve become an adult and have more
_ (responsibility). I’ll do
(me) best to return my parents’ love and live up to their expectations.
Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned farm, which looked almost abandoned
(lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby
other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what
(leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass
it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she
(fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnsons had to make a living
he cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees
(sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market
people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to
that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.