—Oh, it's so exciting that I can't stop ______ the kite.

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    The Chongyang Festival is a Chinese traditional festival. It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. It's also{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(call) the Double Ninth Festival.

    The festival started as{#blank#}2{#/blank#}/'ɜ:li/ as the Warring States Period (475—221 BC) . It has a history of more than 1,700 years. Among the numbers from zero to nine, nine is the{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(high) odd number (奇数). People believe that two "nines" meeting together stand for a long life. So it is a special holiday{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders. They hold many{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(kind) of activities in honor of old people, wishing them good{#blank#}6{#/blank#}/helθ/ and a long life.

    The festival comes during the golden time of{#blank#}7{#/blank#}/fɔ:l/. On the day, people traditionally drink chrysanthemum (菊花）wine, eat Double-Ninth Cakes{#blank#}8{#/blank#}climb mountains. They also carry a kind of plant named dogwood. People in ancient times believed that {#blank#}9{#/blank#}plant could drive away evil (邪恶的）spirits and prevent them from{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(catch) an illness in winter.

    Nowadays we can see more and more electric bikes in the street. Electric bikes {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) easy to ride. They run fast and make no

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (pollute). They become very popular, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the electric .bikes also cause more traffic accidents. So China plans {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (make) a new rule for the electric bike riders. If an electric bike is heavier than 40 kilos and can go {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (fast) than 20 kilometres an hour, its rider must get a license. It means riders have to pass driving tests before they ride {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they) electric bikes on the road.

    People have different ideas after {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (hear) the plan. Some welcome the plan. A bus driver said happily, "What {#blank#}8{#/blank#} good plan! I think it will make the street much safer."

    Some are not happy with the new rule at all. One rider said {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (sad), "I don't want to get a license. It's not convenient {#blank#}10{#/blank#} me to get one." Some don't care about it. A young rider said calmly, "I prefer to use shared bikes which are popular in many big cities of China now. I hope they can come to Loudi earlier!"

I'm Lin Peng. I'm a student in Guangming Middle School. When I was in Grade Seven, I always did badly in English. And I even got poor grades {#blank#}1{#/blank#} English tests. That made me feel very sad. I wanted to give up at that time, but my parents and my teacher encouraged me to work hard. I was told by {#blank#}2{#/blank#} not to lose hope. My teacher gave me some suggestions. She asked me to speak as much as possible. She said, "The more you speak it, the{#blank#}3{#/blank#} your English will become. Don't be shy and don't be afraid of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} mistakes. " Now I am interested in English. And I put my heart into English study all the time. Last week, I took part in an English {#blank#}5{#/blank#} held by our school, and I won the first prize. How proud I was! Hope is always there, in our hearts. So just keep it in mind and our dreams will come true one day.