Dads work hard every day. Father's Day is the time for us to say “thank you”to our dads.

    The idea for Father's Day started 11909. A woman called Sonora Dodd thought about 2a Father's Day holiday when she was listening to a Mother's Day speech at church. She wanted a special day to honour her father, William Smart. Mr Smart's wife died when she was giving birth to 3sixth child. He raised the baby and his4five children5 a farm.

    When she became 6adult, Sonora Dodd understood how kind her father was. When he was raising his six children7, he worked very 8to make sure his children grow up 9.

    Since 1966, the third Sunday in June has become a national Father's Day in10. In early times, people wore red roses 11respect for fathers who were still living and white flowers for fathers who had died. Today, people all over the world celebrate(庆祝) Father's Day 12many different ways. Some people buy their fathers something useful.Some people just do some simple things that they can do 13preparing a cup of tea or making some nice food for them. However the holiday is celebrated, the idea is for children to let their father 14that he is loved.

    15 give your father a surprise by saying “Thank you”on the coming Father's Day?

Do you want to take a trip to China?

    China is a big 1 , so it's important to choose(选择) the places to 2 and the time to go. And bring a map, or（否则） you may get 3.

    The best time to go to Xinjiang is 4 June to October. You can see beautiful scenery(风景) and eat 5 fruits. The weather is usually 6 during(在……期间) the day, but it may be cold in the evening. So you have to bring more 7.

    It never gets cold in Hainan. You can also get there in winter. Take your swimming clothes because you may want to 8, even in December.

    Jiuzhaigou is a good place to go to in summer 9 it's not hot there. The scenery is really beautiful. Don't 10 to take some photos.

    How much do you know about manners（礼仪）? Different countries have 1manners. In 2 Asian countries, it is good manners to take off your 3before you go into a house. 4in European (欧洲)countries, even if they sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. If you are a 5 in a Chinese house, when you have a meal, you usually do not6 the food. You often leave a little to7 that you have had enough.  But in England, a visitor always finishes food to show that he has 8it. We must know the customs (风俗) of other 9 ， so that they will not think 10bad-mannered. People all over the world 11that a well-mannered person should be kind and12 to others. If you 13 this, at least you will not go very far wrong. 14 likes a person with good manners, but no one likes a person with bad manners. 15 your manners.

    Have you ever watched the dragon dance? How much do you know about the dragon dance? Today we will say something about it.

    Dragon are a (n) 1 of China and the dragon dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture. In the dance, a team of people 2 the dragon and perform wonderful dances. 3 the lion dance, this traditional dance has spread all over China and to the whole world.

    Traditionally, dragons are made of wood, bamboo and a special kind of cloth. So they are always quite4However, in modern times, dragons are much lighter5 they are made of much lighter materials. A dragon can be of different lengths. It can be from 25 to 35 metres long for quite large parades because people 6 that the longer the dragon is, the more luck it will bring. A small group cannot control a very long dragon because it7great strength and special skills.

    The dragon dance itself 8 during the Han Dynasty and it was started by the Chinese who had great respect for the dragon. The dragon dance was already a popular event by the Song Dynasty. At that time, people could 9see it during important festivals. In the Qing Dynasty, the Dragon Dance Team of Fuzhou was invited to give a 10 in Beijing.  And the emperor spoke highly of it!

    We call Chinese New Year Spring Festival. There is a name 1each Chinese year. We may call it the Year of the 2, the Year of the Monkey, the Year of the Dog...

    Before Chinese New Year, people are 3 shopping and 4 their houses. On Chinese New Year's Eve, there is a big family dimmer. After" dinner, all the family members stay up late to 5 the new year. On the 6 day of the new year people put on their 7 clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives. They say "8" and some other greetings to one another. People 9 have a very good time 10 the festival.