Dear Cindy,

    How are you？I had a great time last Monday, June 2th, 2014.It was a traditional Chinese festival {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (call) Dragon Boat Festival that day.

    This festival is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of the greatest Chinese poets. He killed himself by {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (jump) into the Miluo River on May 5th of the lunar calendar, 278 BC. People there rowed the boats {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (save) him. But it was too late. They were very sad and then threw rice into the river to feed the fishes so that they would stay away from his body.

    From then on, every year on this day, people enjoy making Zongzi which {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (make) of rice with meat, eggs and so on. In the past we  {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (eat) it only once a year, but now we regard it as our daily food. We can have it any time we like.

    Have you ever {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (watch) the dragon boat race on TV？It is another important part of this festival. Several teams row their dragon shaped boats as fast as they can. The first team to reach the finish line {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (win).

    If you have a plan to visit China next year, would like to spend this festival with us?

    Best wishes!

Yours,

Shen

    When you were young, who {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (ride) you around on the back of his bike? Who played football and flew kites with you in the park? Who helped you with your {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (one) difficult maths problems? Who taught you the difference {#blank#}3{#/blank#} right and wrong? Your dad. Now it is your turn to do something for him. This year, June 16, is Father's Day. So why not do something {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (thank) your dad?

    The idea of Father's Day came from an American lady {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (call) Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. She wanted a special day to honor (纪念) her father. He raised (抚养) six children after his wife's {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (die). Dodd thought there needed to be {#blank#}7{#/blank#} day to honor great and loving dads. Her father was born in June, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration on his birthday in 1910. In 1924, US president Calvin Coolidge liked the idea of a national Father's Day. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (final), in 1966, the third Sunday in June was made Father's Day.

    There are many ways to show your love and thanks to your father. Sending him a {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (greet) card or a small present can make him happy. Or you can just say "I love you, Dad."