Our ancestors（祖先）made the old saying that friends{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) like wine-the older,the better.Because of that, many people think old friends to be{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(important) than new ones.For example,if two pieces of advice are given to solve a problem,one from a new friend and the other from an old friend,people always prefer to choose the latter one,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}the new friend's advice may be better.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(disagree) with the old saying,I believe that new friends are not{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(necessary) worse than old friends. Why?Because the{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(long) of time cannot tell whether your friendship is better or not.

    Once you call someone friend,he must be a person who is{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(rely) and whose interests are in common with{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(you).Maybe a friend's outside look{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(change) all the time,but the inside characters of him and his interests won't change at all.It is just these unchangeable characters and interests that make him a friend to you.{#blank#}10{#/blank#},there is no difference between old friends and new ones on this point.

    Before the invention of the postage stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to another country. The sender paid for the letter {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (travel) in his or her own country. Then the person in the other country paid for that part of the trip.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} a letter crossed several countries, the problem was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (bad).

    Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of a postage stamp with glue on the back. The British post office made the first stamps {#blank#}4{#/blank#} 1840.They were the Penny Black and the Twopence Blue. A person {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (buy) a stamp and stuck it on a letter. The post office delivered {#blank#}6{#/blank#} letter. When people received letters, they didn't have to pay anything. The letters were prepaid.

    Postage stamps became popular in Great Britain {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (immediate).Other countries started making {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (they) own postage stamps very quickly. Today, post offices in every country sell beautiful stamps.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (collect) stamps is one of the most popular {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hobby) in the world, and every stamp collector knows about the Penny Black and the Twopence Blue.

    Taihe Ancient Cave is located on Huajian Mountain of Qingxin county, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is about 5 km away from Qingyuan or 70 km away from Guangzhou.

    Taihe Ancient Cave scenic spot is one of the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(much) popular tourist destinations in Qingyuan. Once it {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(name) on the 2002 list of Qingyuan's Top 10 attractions. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} cave has a history of more than 150 years and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(visitor) from home and abroad come to enjoy {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(it) dangerous peaks, unique stone formations, dense forests, waterfalls, stone carvings, and winding streams.

    The ancient cave was {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(original) built in 1854. Tai He Gu Dong, four Chinese characters {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(write) on the cave door which mean "ancient cave", was inscribed(刻,写) by Zhu Ruzhen. Zhu is the last Bang Yan, the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(two) place winner in the imperial examination, during the Qing Dynasty (1644－1911). The cave is also a holy place {#blank#}10{#/blank#}Taoism.

There are many kinds of festivals throughout the world. Festivals {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(hold) 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 {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a year of plenty. For example, Japanese observe Obon, people go to clean graves and light incense {#blank#}4{#/blank#} memory of their ancestors. In India. October 2 is a national festival{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (honour) Mohandas Gandhi. who helped India become an {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (depend) country.  And in China the Spring Festival, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is celebrated in January or February, is{#blank#}8{#/blank#}most energetic and important festival because it is a festival that {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (look) forward to 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 struggles and demands for a while.