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"The festival atmosphere is not as strong as before. In the past, I looked forward to eating mooncakes with my family and watching the moon with them." Said Ma Lin, a woman in her 50s. She was talking about her experiences during Mid-Autumn Festival.
Yang Lin, a professor of Folklore（民俗学）at Nankai University says the way people celebrate the festival has changed over the years.
"In the past, it was terrible if you could not see your family at Mid-Autumn Festival. Nowadays, people may just make phone calls to their families, but they still know that Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunions. They can go home at any time if they want to because transportation is more convenient"
We can find that business provides people with more ways of enjoying the holiday. People have more choices on how to spend the holiday. Take the mooncakes for example. There are many kinds to choose, and you can select mooncakes for your family based on everyone's taste.
However, more work should be done. First, we should value the stories behind festivals and keep them for the future generation. Second, the guidance of the government is important. Now we have vacation days during traditional festivals, which help people notice the festivals.
B
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C
Two children stood outside the door with old coats. "Any old papers, Lady?" asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say no, but I saw that their shoes were broken and wet. "Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot tea." They came in, saying nothing. Their shoes left snow on the floor.
I gave them tea and bread to protect them against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started my housework again.
The silence in the front room surprised me. I looked in.
The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked me in a low voice, "Lady, are you rich?"
Am I rich? Oh, no! I looked at my old things in my room.
The girl put her cup back in its saucer（茶碟）carefully. "Your cups match your saucers."
They left then, holding their papers against the wind. They hadn't said thank you. They didn't need to. They had done more than that. The blue cups and saucers were simple. But they said that they matched. The potatoes and meat before me, a roof over our hands, my husband with a job—these things matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The prints of their small shoes were still wet on my floor. I let them be. I wanted them there to remind me how rich I was.
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A.Plan your time well. B.Get your things in order. C.Speak out and ask more. D.Study anywhere or everywhere. E.Do more than you are asked. F.Make yourself busy |
Like everyone else,I had close friends at school.We loved to go to school together and1 as a group.But on a summer morning,my family and I2to the United States. Actually,at that time,I was too young to care about leaving my friends.When I first came here,I3them so much that all I wanted was to go back to Thailand even for just one hour,4I could stay with them.But when I couldn't change anything in my life,I needed to change my5 .
Three years passed with my hard work at school.Since I had to learn to start a new life in the US, I became6.But I started losing my fun time;7hanging out with my friends, I studied and practiced English all the time.Then,this summer came with8—my dad announced that I could go back to Thailand.
My friends hadn't9much over a long time,as I met them again after three years.We told each other about our lives.One thing that10me a lot was that each of them still remembered exactly what we used to do,and especially our11,the one only four of us knew.
They will12be my true friends even though time passes and I have13time to be with them.These three friends will always be right there,waiting for me to14and watch over me by their heart.
Tears came out of our eyes on the day I15.As I went aboard the plane,my heart was empty,as if our memories and this happy time would disappear.
It can be hard to stay focused(专注的）all day at school.But (luck),the subjects change,so you don't need to focus on the same subject all day long.Each subject (last)for a limited time, you just need to focus for limited periods of time.There is usually a short break as you change books and other things for new subject.
At school,if your mind wanders(漫游)while you're listening or doing work at your seat, you'd better change the way you're sitting.In that way,you will become more (comfort). Take a deep breath,so you can better listen to is being said.
To keep your mind on the work,talk to yourself about it.Ask yourself questions about what you need to do,then answer the questions and do the things you need to do.Do one thing at a time till you get it completely (do).
If the work is hard,don't just give .Give it a try or ask for help. (put)it off won't help you do it,and that won't make the work any easier.Give (you)brain a challenge--it's good exercise!
Dear Li Hua,
How are you doing?I've been busy since I came back from China.Guess what! I'm learning Chinese very hard,but I find it really difficult to learn Chinese well.Please tell me what you think the best way is.
One more thing,I hear you have Mid-Autumn Festival in China.What's the date of the festival? How do you celebrate?
Tony
提示：
⑴告诉Tony一种你认为是最好的学中文的方法。
⑵回答Tony有关中秋节的问题。
要求：
⑴邮件必须包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥。
⑵邮件中不得涉及真实的人名、校名和地名。开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
⑶词数：80词左右。
参考词汇：
learn Chinese, the best way, the lunar calendar(阴历）, mooncakes, enjoy the moon. The symbol of reunion(团圆的象征）
Dear Tony,
Good to hear from you!I'm glad that you're learning
Bye for now,
LiHua
