Zhu De was born {#blank#}1{#/blank#} December 1, 1886 to a poor farmer's family in a town in Yilong County, a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (hill) and separate part of northern Sichuan Province. Of the fifteen {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (child) born to the family, only eight survived. His Hakka(客家) family migrated from Hunan Province and Guangdong Province {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Sichuan. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} his family was poor, by pooling(合伙经营) resources, Zhu was chosen to be sent to a regional private school in 1892. At the age of nine, Zhu was adopted by his wealthy uncle, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} political influence allowed him {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (gain) access to Yunnan Military Academy. Later, he attained the rank of Xiucai in 1906, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (make) him qualified as a civil servant. He was admitted into a Sichuan high school around 1907, and graduated in 1908. Consequently, he returned to Yilong's primary school as a gym {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (instruct). He was an advocate(倡导者) of modern science and political teaching, rather than the strict classical education afforded by schools, so he {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (dismiss) from his post and entered the Yunnan Military Academy in Kunming. There, he joined the Beiyang Army and the Tongmenghui secret political society.

    Until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time or it {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (consider) an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties．But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming．Some think it may be a very {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (health) thing to do．Some researchers are finding that daydreaming may be important to mental health．Daydreaming, they tell us, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a good means  of relaxation．But its benefits go{#blank#}4{#/blank#} this．A number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (surprise) conclusion．

    Dr．Joan T．Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming contributes growth．It also improves{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (concentrate),attention span, and the ability to get along with others．Industrialist Henry J．Kaiser believed that much of his success was due{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the positive use of daydreaming．Florence Nightingale dreamed of becoming a nurse．The young Thomas Edison pictured{#blank#}8{#/blank#} as an inventor．

    For these notable achievers, it appears that their daydreams came  {#blank#}9{#/blank#}．Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick offered this advice: “Hold a picture of yourself…in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it．Picture yourself {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (vivid) as defeated and that alone will make victory impossible．

    There are all kinds of festivals throughout the world. Festivals are held{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (satisfy) and please the ancestors, to honor some famous people or important{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(event), and to express people's gratitude to the God for bringing them a year of plenty. For example, in India, October 2 is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}national festival to honor  Mahandas Gandhi, the leader{#blank#}4{#/blank#}helped gain India's {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(depend) from Britain.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (tradition), in China the Spring Festival, which {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(celebrate) in January or February, is the most {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(energy) and important because it is a festival that looks forward{#blank#}9{#/blank#}the coming of spring. Why are all these festivals everywhere? Because during the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (forget) all the daily struggle and demands for a while.

    Jane Scott is fourteen years old and last year she {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (begin) to study in a middle school. She likes {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (dance) and singing and spends a lot of time on them. But she hates math and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (not study) hard at it. She thinks it difficult to learn math. Once she failed the math exam, and now she decides to give it up. Her father is angry with her when he knows about it.

    It was Sunday. Mr. Scott gave a call to his sister. She teaches math in another school. He hoped she {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (come) and tell his daughter how {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (learn) math. The woman came quickly and said, “You're a clever girl, Jane. I'm sure you'll soon do well in math if you work hard at it. ”

    “I'm afraid I can't, Aunt,” said Jane. “I am not interested in math at all.”

    “I don't think so.” said the woman. “You {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) good at it if you try your best. You {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (do) more exercises and practice a math problem again until you make it. Well, here's a math problem. Think it over and practice it again and again, then you {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (work) it out. ”

    “OK,” said the girl, “Let me {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (have) a try.”

    About an hour later Jane took the exercise book to her aunt and said, “I {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (do) the problem ten times by now.”

    “Well done!” her aunt said happily, “What answers did you get?!”

    “Ten answers.”

    Lantern Festival falls{#blank#}1{#/blank#}the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This is the first full moon of the new year, representing unity and perfection， this festival also marks the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(office)end of the long holiday.

    There are many legends(传说)related to the origins of Lantern Festival.

    According to one legend, once in ancient times, a celestial(天堂的)swan came into the human world {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it was shot down by a hunter. The Jade Emperor, the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(high)god in Heaven, was angry about this. He{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (plan)an attack on Earth on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with orders to destroy all people and animals. But the other celestials {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (disagree) with him and risked their lives {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(warn)the people of Earth. As {#blank#}8{#/blank#}result, before and after the fifteenth day of the first month, every family hung red lanterns outside their doors and set {#blank#}9{#/blank#}firecrackers and fireworks(烟花爆竹), giving the impression that their homes were already burning. By successfully {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(trick)the Jade Emperor in this way, human beings were saved from destruction.