Some residents of rural Human still believe in old-style Spring Festival celebrations but fear that traditions may be lost{#blank#}1{#/blank#}they're protected,Liu Xiangrui reports.

    Spring Festival,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(celebrate)from the first to the 15th day of the first lunar month,is undoubtedly the most{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (significance)cultural event in a year for Chinese.

    Like in other parts of the country,preparations for the festival start early every year,with food{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(play)a key role.In rural Yueyang,for instance,such delicacies as tofu and smoked pork are prepared a month or two {#blank#}5{#/blank#} advance. Then,there are specific days for certain activities.People offer prayers to the Kitchen God on the 23rd of the last lunar month,so that he puts in a good word about the host family when he{#blank#}6{#/blank#}return)to heaven to file an"annual report"the next day.

    The festival is celebrated by putting up{#blank#}7{#/blank#}decorate)in house,lighting firecrackers,worshipping ancestors and staying up late on the eve of the Chinese New Year.

    The night before the year begins is the highlight of the festival{#blank#}8{#/blank#}those working in faraway cities try to rush home{#blank#}9{#/blank#}catch)the family reunion dinner.Some families have unique menus for this special meal Fish,which symbolizes prosperity in Chinese culture,is{#blank#}10{#/blank#}must

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    As an old English saying goes, "Honesty is the best policy". It is more than{#blank#}1{#/blank#}old cliché(陈词滥调), but a good way to live your life. First, honesty is the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(easy) choice that we can make. When people get caught in lies, it always costs them something. Many relationships are destroyed by lies. Second, honesty gives us much{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(free). Many believe that being honest limits them in life, but that is not true. Sooner or later those dishonest people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (pay) a price for their acts; on the contrary, when we are honest, we are {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (true) free.

    If there were two people standing before you, a person {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a record of being honest and a person who is known to be dishonest, who would you be more likely {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (believe)? I'm sure most people would side with the honest person. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} we live in the truth or we live in lies. Truth sets us free and lies leave us in nothing {#blank#}9{#/blank#} more troubles. Honesty is a choice that we can make each day. The choice is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (you). What will you choose?

    Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said it was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

    Since it was the first time we {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (be) there, we were pretty excited. After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (we) reservation(预定) six months earlier, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (tell) that our rooms hadn't been reserved for that week, but for the week after. I didn't understand {#blank#}5{#/blank#} this would happen and my credit card had already been charged for the reservation. What made things even worse was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering {#blank#}7{#/blank#}to do, the manager came out. She was very helpful. She apologized for the mistake and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}surprised me and my brother that she should give us a spare VIP room on the top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren't charged extra.

    The next day, my brother and I went to the beach {#blank#}9{#/blank#} some people were playing volleyball. We got a little sunburnt, but the day had been so {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (relax) that we didn't mind.

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    Marian Bechtel sits at West Palm Beach's Bar Louie counter by herself, quietly reading her e-book as she waits for her salad. What is she reading? None of your business! Lunch is Bechtel's "me" time. And {#blank#}1{#/blank#} more Americans, she's not alone.

    A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half (53%) have breakfast alone and nearly half (46%) have lunch by themselves. Only at dinnertime {#blank#}2{#/blank#} we eating together, 74%, according to statistics from the report.

    "I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know?" Bechtel said, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (look) up from her book. Bechtel, who works in downtown West Palm Beach, has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (work) through lunch at her desk. A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on {#blank#}5{#/blank#} shoulder. She returns to work feeling energized. "Today, I just wanted some time to myself,^" she said.

    Just two seats over, Andrew Mazoleny, a local videographer, is finishing his lunch at the bar. He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he's on a first-name basis {#blank#}6{#/blank#} he wants to have a little interaction. "I reflect on {#blank#}7{#/blank#} my day's gone and think about the rest of the week," he said. "It's a chance for self-reflection. You return to work {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (refresh) and with a plan."

    That freedom {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (choose) is one reason more people like to eat alone. There was a time when people may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one, but those days are over. Now, we have our smartphones to keep us company at the table. "It doesn't feel as alone as it may have before all the advances in technology," said Laurie Demeritt, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} company provided the statistics for the report.