Saint Patrick's Day is a major holiday in Ireland, but the rest of the world has influenced its celebration as much as the Irish{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (they). Most Americans think of Saint Patrick's Day as a big party{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(center) around drinking alcohol. But its {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (origin) in Ireland were religious, says Mike Cronin, a professor of Irish history with Boston College of Massachusetts.

    Saint Patrick lived in Ireland more than 2,000 years ago. He is{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (wide) considered to have established Christianity in the country. The Church decided to honor him with a holy day. March 17, the date of his death{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (choose) in the 17lh century.

    St. Patrick is believed{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(serve) in Ireland as a Catholic Bishop (主教). The average Irish person honored March 17 quietly{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(attend) church services was the main activity. In fact, most businesses that served alcohol would close in honor {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the day. In the early 1900s, Ireland's government made St. Patrick's Day{#blank#}9{#/blank#} official holiday. By the 1960s, towns across Ireland started celebrating the holiday with parades and music.

    In Ireland today, St. Patrick's Day is a four-day public celebration {#blank#}10{#/blank#} includes parades, music, food, and games.

    Believe it or not, have you ever noticed that you feel happier and more relaxed after you eat bread, pasta or fruit? Do you find that you are more energetic and awake after eating yogurt or beans? These things are not accidents. Food affect {#blank#}1{#/blank#} we feel more than we think. Scientists researching {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (it) effect on our moods are beginning to understand that we can influence our feelings with what we eat.

    Although our moods relates {#blank#}3{#/blank#} having various foods, it is not quite as simple as choosing the foods for the right occasions. If that {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) the case, athletes would not eat a lot of carbohydrates before a race.

    Another chemical {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (connect) with our mood is caffeine, which {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (find) in coffee, chocolate and many types of tea, is perhaps {#blank#}7{#/blank#} worst thing you can have when you are feeling stressed.

    Of course, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (enjoy) a nice meal with friends, whatever we eat, can also impact our spirits. Being with friends and family plays a big part in experiencing happiness.

    Most {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (important), though, remember the following old rule: try to eat different food, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} not too much.

    Most young boys don't like growing flowers and watering them. But for 16-year-old Angus, working in the garden isn't just {#blank#}1{#/blank#} hobby - it has changed his life.

    Angus has a special illness, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} IQ is lower than a normal boy. Six months ago, he started learning how to grow flowers. Now, he spends hours in the garden growing flowers, watering and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (look) after them. "{#blank#}4{#/blank#} he worked in the garden, it was difficult for Angus to concentrate in class and sometimes he didn't want to go to school," said his mother Kim. "Now he can't wait {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (go) to school and he is happy every day. We can see Angus is able to work in a garden center in the future."

    Research shows that working in the garden improves mental and physics health. In the past, soldiers in Egypt {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (treat) their mental problems after war by working in the garden. Even now, some doctors advise people to work in the garden to treat their mental health problems. And doctors also advise young people {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Angus to work in the garden.

    The lives of hundreds of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (child) in Britain with special needs, like Angus, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (change) by this special kind of education in the recent years. When working in the garden, they have a chance to learn a lot of important skills, such as how to work with other people and how to take care of plants. Besides, they become {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (confidence) after working in the garden.

    Kiwis are endangered little birds native to New Zealand. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (believe) that these small birds exist as a result of New Zealand's isolation (隔离)from the other parts of the world, forcing animals there {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (adapt)and evolve (进化)so as to be able to survive and reproduce. The evolution is what has led to the present{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(appear) of the kiwi bird.

    Kiwis are a national symbol of New Zealand, with the name kiwi {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(be) associated with many things in New Zealand including their famous rugby national team.

    Kiwis have excellent memories and can remember something that {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(happen) as long as five years back. Even though they have feathers, their feathers look and feel {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (much) like hair rather than feathers.

    This enables them to be able to hide in a bush and go {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (complete) unnoticed by their natural enemies.

    Unlike most birds, the kiwi bird has a great sense of smell {#blank#}8{#/blank#} enables them to sniff out prey (猎物)hidden in bushes and underground.

    The smallest kiwi bird has {#blank#}9{#/blank#} height of 45 centimeters and wight of 2 kilograms while the largest kiwi can grow{#blank#}10{#/blank#} 50 centimeters tall and can weigh 3.5 kilograms.