CCTV New Year's Gala(春晚) is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Central Television. The program begins at 8:00 PM and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} until about 1:00 AM on the first day of the New Year.
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To bring audiences even {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to the yearly show, the Gala organizers have tired many ways to make the program more attractive. It is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} that there will be no advertisements this year so that audiences can be satisfied with a natural and smooth Gala.

    Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The day after it has been known as Black Friday. It is the start of the holiday shopping season, and it has been the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} shopping day of the year in the US since 2005.

    Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday. They open their doors quite early in the morning. They try to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} shoppers with big discounts(折扣). Some items like TVs and cloths are much cheaper than usual. Stores may {#blank#}3{#/blank#}lose money on them. They hope that shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.

    Black Friday is a great time to go shopping. However, there are problems. The biggest one is that there are not enough cheap items. Each store may only have a few. These items are in great need, so people stand in long lines to get them. They may wait three to four hours before a store opens. They may be hoping to get a low{#blank#}4{#/blank#} on a TV or computer, but not everybody can get one. Some people leave, disappointed.

    People who have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} close friends often live happier and healthier lives.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies by which you can forget your problems and time. Many people experience this by dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} .

    Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies {#blank#}4{#/blank#} that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for all elder persons, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.

    I like rainy days. Here {#blank#}1{#/blank#} some of the reasons (原因). I think that rain can {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the air cool off. No matter (无论) how hot it is. it gets cooler when it rains. I like opening my windows {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the cooler air in.

    I like the smell (气味) in the air when it first begins to rain. It's {#blank#}4{#/blank#} of clean and fresh. I like the sound of rain when it hits things. I like closing my eyes and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to the rain coming down. and I like hearing {#blank#}6{#/blank#} sounds of rain. I like rainy days, because they give me an excuse (借口) to stay in and be lazy. That is one of the best {#blank#}7{#/blank#} in my daily life. I like reading a good book on a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} day.

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How to keep on your exercise plan during winter? Here I'll give you some suggestions.

To stay active during the winter, you should first make it as easy as possible to do your exercise. Second, make something different before you {#blank#}1{#/blank#}doing exercise. The following advice will give you some ideas for making winter exercise more comfortable and more enjoyable.

Put your sports clothes in the dryer. If you want to exercise outside, you might keep the clothes in the dryer for a few minutes before that. It's often harder to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}when it's cold outside. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}clothes fresh from the dryer is just one way to get your body warm.

Take a hot shower. If it's really cold outside, you might even try a quick shower to get yourself warm before you do exercise.

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