The Monkey Buffet Festival is on the last Sunday of November. It is a great day for monkeys in Thailand (泰国). The festival has a history of 25 years. People there think monkeys can bring good luck to them. So, to thank monkeys, they have this special festival.

    On that day every year, people put lots of fruit, vegetables, cakes and even drinks on the tables outside. They are all for monkeys. Many people come to see the monkeys on that day.

    During the festival, there are a lot of interesting activities about monkeys. Young people always dress like monkeys and they sing and dance and play some music on the street.

    Monkeys always live in groups. Most of them live in the trees. They are good at running and jumping. They eat fruit, vegetables, flowers and birds' eggs. Monkeys are clever. Do you think so?

    Our country used to be very poor in technology, but great changes have taken place these years. Lots of our technology is much better than those of foreign countries. High-speed railway technology is one example.

    We learned about high-speed railway technology from foreign countries, but now we have mastered(掌握）and developed the key technology. Our high-speed railway technology is advanced. It can not only have a high speed but also be used in different environment and the cost is lower.

    China Railway Corp (CRC) is fully prepared to sell a full supply of high -speed railway technology. The company said selling of railway technology and building railways for other countries are going very well, and progress is being made in a number of countries. We have a major advantage. We are able to sell whole railway technology. It isn't very good to buy some technology from one country and other technology from another.

    The selling plan for our high-speed railway technology will follow the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (一带一路).

    Like the US-made Boeing 737 and France's Airbus, our high-speed railway technology could be an important project to help sell our technology in the future.

Think about what is 1 in many families: Kids come home, jump onto the sofa, get lost in the world of the small 2 and become couch potatoes（电视迷）. Now, a new law is making parents and guardians of minors（未成年人的监护人）take responsibility for family education to help shape their children's future.

Called the Law on Family Education Promotion（《家庭教育促进法》）, it is the first of its kind in China and came into effect 3 Jan. 1, 2022. It encourages parents and guardians to educate their children properly—morally（道德上）, physically and psychologically.

The law stops parents and guardians from placing too much 4 on their children. Parents and guardians should carefully organize time for minors to study, rest, play and 5 , and make sure minors don't lose themselves in the Internet. They should treat all children equally（平等地）and should 6 use violence（暴 力）to educate children.

For children of migrant workers（外出务工人员）in rural areas, they may be 7 alone while their parents go to work in cities. The law asks local governments to keep a close eye on such families, and help the parents get 8 locally so that they can be more responsible for their children's education.

Family education 9 the future of the country. Now, with the new law, family education is no longer just a family matter but a state affair （事 务 ）. Parents who fail to educate their children properly might be breaking the law and will be given a 10 .

①Bad things happen to many of us. Something makes you sad, angry, frustrated or disappointed. But you still have to get up and go to work. Everything others say to you sounds stupid. Everyone seems to annoy you from time to time. Luckily, you can do something about it. Here are some ways to turn around a bad day. 

②Accepting that you're in a bad mood is not that hard. If you're mad, be mad. If you are sad, be sad. This does not give you license to be rude and unpleasant to others. It just means that you need to recognize and accept your bad mood to be able to do something. 

③You can try to keep your bad mood a secret and put on your happy mask. But guess what! You're fooling nobody around you but yourself. The best thing to do is to tell the people you work closely with what is happening to you. Just simply tell them "Listen, I'm in a really bad mood today. I'm not sure why, but it has nothing to do with you. If I____bite your head off, I say sorry in advance. "

④Spend a few moments trying thinking of at least one or two things that aren't all bad: Something

that you look forward to, such as a person you like at work or something nice that happened recently. 

⑤Take some quiet time. Have a walk in your lunch break. Sit and work somewhere peaceful alone. Take a relaxing long bathroom break. Consider going home early or taking the day off. 

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