There are all kinds of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(festival)throughout the world，festivals to satisfy and please the ancestors，to honour some famous people {#blank#}2{#/blank#} important events，and to express people's gratitude to the God for bringing them a year of plenty. For example，Japanese observe Obon, when people go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} India，October 2 is a national festival to honour Mohandas Gandhi，who helped India become an {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(depend) country. And in China the Spring Festival, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} is celebrated in January or February，is the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(much)energetic and important because it is a festival that {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(look) forward to the coming of spring. Why are all these festivals everywhere？Because during the festivals，people can get together {#blank#}8{#/blank#}( eat), drink and have fun with each other, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(forget) all the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(day) struggles and demands for a while.

    To me, the most beautiful thing is the ocean. It is beautiful because it has a calming effect. When {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (listen) to the sound of the waves, I feel peaceful. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the age of 10, I went to the beach for the first time. With my feet in the water, I felt totally relaxed, and the sound of the ocean really {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (comfort) me. From then on, I often dream of floating in the ocean, feeling carefree.

    Chinese New Year, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} starts on the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历), is considered as China's most important holiday. It {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (know) as the Spring Festival.

    The Spring Festival starts at the beginning {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the new moon. It often happens between January and February. It usually  {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (last) about one month until Lantern Festival (元宵节), which gives everyone plenty of time for celebration.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (traditional), red envelopes with money in are gifted during the Spring Festival celebrations. It's a custom which goes back to ancient times. However, when the tradition {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (start) is unknown. Whatever the reason is, the red envelope is an important part of Chinese New Year to this day.

    The firework is another big part of Chinese New Year. A {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (write) shared the following story on a website. An old man saved a town from a terrible monster (怪兽)by throwing many {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (bamboo) into the fire. The explosion caused by the bamboo frightened off the monster. As {#blank#}9{#/blank#} result, Chinese people set off fireworks (爆竹)during Chinese New Year celebrations {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (avoid) the evil spirits of the past.