China has some traditional festivals like Mid-autumn Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Double Ninth Festival, The Lantern Festival and so on. I like the Lantern Festival best. It has a long history. People celebrate it on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar(农历的) year. The Lantern Festival is one of the biggest holidays in China. Some days before the Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. People make lanterns in the shapes of different animals, vegetables, fruits and many other things. Usually people also write riddles(谜语) on the lanterns. It's very interesting. Then on the evening of the Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up(悬挂).

   On the Lantern Festival, people usually eat sweet dumplings. And they go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns. Often you can see some nice performances like the dragon dance and the lion dance. Everything is very interesting and everyone is very happy.

 If someone says to you "'give me five", do not look for five yuan for him ill your wallet! The person is not asking for your money, but your band.

   In America, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is very popular. You can often see it everywhere like China or on TV. It means clapping(拍击) of each other's right hands together.

   People sometimes do it when they celebrate something good For example, the football players will give the high five to everyone around to celebrate when their team wins the first ill the game.

   "Give me five" may come from the old Rome. The person should raise his right arm for tile emperor(皇帝) It show's that the person has nothing dangerous m his band

   Well what are you waiting for? Try "'give me five" with your friends.

A well－known poem by Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu tells of a scene in early April:“Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passers－bywith lowered spirits go.”

This scene takes place on Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It began in Zhou Dynasty, over 2，500 years ago. Chinese people celebrate it to remember and honor their ancestors. This year, it falls on April 4. Tomb Sweeping Day became a public holiday in Chinese mainland in 2008. People have one day off for that day.

On this day, families bring flowers, food and wine to the grave sites (墓地) of their ancestors. They place cakes and fruits in front of the grave, and some may burn joss paper, as money for the dead. After that, they sweep the tombs and cherish (怀念) the memories of their dead family members.

Tomb Sweeping Day gives us a chance to show respect to our ancestors and family members who have passed away and show that we miss them. This tradition shows that family values are an important part of Chinese culture.

Tomb Sweeping Day is also the beginning of the time for gardening and outdoor activities in China. Families often get together for outings or to fly kites at this time.

 Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is a modern and lively city with a population of over 345，000.

History

 Canberra is the eighth largest city in Australia. It is 238 kilometres from Sydney and 507 kilometres from Melbourne. Melbourne was once the capital of Australia. Sydney people also wished to make their city the capital. It was difficult for the government to make the decision. Then in 1911,the government chose a place to build the new capital. It was between Sydney and Melbourne，the two largest cities in Australia. It took more than 14 years to build the city. In 1927,the city was set up. It became the capital and was named Canberra. “Canberra” means “a place for friends to get together”.

Culture

 Canberra is a beautiful city with trees and flowers everywhere. Thereˈs the Flower Festival in September each year. People can enjoy all kinds of beautiful flowers and welcome the spring to arrive. A man­made lake—Lake Bertey Griffin is in the center of the city. Itˈs about 25 kilometres long. People like to ride bikes, walk or run around the lake. In Canberra, thereˈre many famous universities like the Australian National University and the University of Canberra. The National Library and the National Museum of Australia are also famous places that people like to visit.

 In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be strummer at this time of a day.

   In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.

   When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞) or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.

 Every language has its own special words and expressions. "Hot" is a smiple word. Most of the expressions made with the word "hot" are also easily understood. But not always, as we shall see.

   The phrase "hot potato", for example, give you no idea at all to the meaning of the expression, hot potato. The potato is a kind of popular food in America. Imagine trying to carry a hot potato in your hand. It would be difficult, even painful, to do so. ________ Fot example. air pollution which is a very serious problem now is a hot potato.

   Another expression is "not so hot". If you ask someone how he feels, he may answer "Not so hot." He means that he doesn't feel well. The expression is also a way of saying you don't really like something. You may tell a friend that the new play you saw last night wasn't so hot. That means you didn't like it.

   A hot shot is a person, often a young person, who thinks he can do anything. He is very sure he can succeed. But he often fails. The expression was born in the army. A hot shot was a soldier(士兵) who fired without aiming carefully.

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China has some traditional festivals like Mid-autumn Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Double Ninth Festival, The Lantern Festival and so on. I like the Lantern Festival best. It has a long history. People celebrate it on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar (农历的) year. The Lantern Festival is one of the biggest holidays in China. Some days before the Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. People make lanterns in the shapes of different animals, vegetables, fruits and many other things. Usually people also write riddles (谜语) on the lanterns. It’s very interesting. Then on the evening of the Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up (悬挂).

On the Lantern Festival, people usually eat sweet dumplings. And they go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns. Often you can see some nice performances like the dragon dance and the lion dance. Everything is very interesting and everyone is very happy.

Our world is getting smaller and smaller. We can fly around the world in less than 50 hours. The newest plane can fly at 600 miles an hour. You can have breakfast in Tokyo and supper in Paris.

 But hundreds of years ago, it took people a long time to go around the world. Magellan’s(麦哲伦) men were the first to make that trip. They went by ship and it took them more than two years. On September 20th, 1510, he left Spain(西班牙) with five ships and 240 men. He was killed in the Philippines(菲律宾). More than two years later, on December 21st, 1512 , only one of the five ships with just 31 men returned to Spain. Magellan’s trip taught us that the world was round and that people could go around the world.

There are a lot of kinds of folk music inChina, because China has 56 nationalities and every group has its own style of music. There is a lot of poetry(诗意) in Chinese folk songs, including ideas, feelings and images. But in pop songs, there is no poetry. Each Chinese folk song has its own personality, for example,“Jasmine(茉莉花)”, “Dancing of Youth” or “My youth has gone away like a bird and never comes back.”

Folk songs are from the people. They are like a way of serving the people, although folk songs express the feelings of the people. Chinese folk songs express the feelings, the emotions and the hopes of people about being in love or how hard it is.

“The more national, the more international.”In order to spread Chinese folk music, a forum(论坛) of folk songs called“Nanning International Festival of Folk Songs Art”is held every year. Chinese and overseas art groups and artists often perform at the opening ceremony, such as Chinese minority singers—Han Hong, Teng Ge’er and A’Lilangs. The more widely it spreads, the more attention the music attracts.

Judge the following statements True(T) or False (F).

There is nothing like chocolate. Just thinking about it can make your mouth water. September 13 is the International Chocolate Day. which gives us a good reason to celebrate the world's most popular sweet.

   Chocolate comes from a civilization (文明) called the Maya. They had a special food called cocoa. The word cocoa means "gift from God". The Europeans found the Mayans(玛雅人) and used cocoa to make chocolate. For centuries, only the rich could enjoy chocolate, and normal people could not. All this changed when European companies started to produce chocolate bars in the 19th century. Chocolate comes in different colours and sizes, The biggest chocolate bar was ever made in holy in 2011 and weighed almost six tons! There are also different shapes of chocolate and people often take them as holiday gifts. Chocolate bunnies (小兔子) and eggs are popular on Easter, and chocolate hearts are great gifts for Valentine's Day. At certain parties and wedding ceremonies (结婚庆典) ate fountains always surprise guests. Lots of people say chocolate is had for your health. But scientists now say it is good for people's heart and can make the body release chemicals that actually make us happy and make us feel better. However, don't eat too much of it.