Light and shadow（影子）are friends. They usually go together. We receive light every day. At the same time, we produce shadow.

    Light cannot shine through you. Your body stops it from passing. There is a dark spot on the ground next to you. The light cannot reach the dark spot. This is your shadow.

    At noon the Sun shines over your head. Your body stops very little light from reaching the ground.

    We love light, especially sunlight. Without sunlight, life on the Earth is impossible. Most of us like to stand in the shadow of a tree in summer. But some people are afraid of their own shadow at night. They do not want to walk in a dark street. They do not want to see the shadow either. But still light and shadow usually go together.

青春期是人生发展的重要阶段，成为更好的自己是每一位青少年的孜孜追求。学校英文报刊发起"成为更好的自己"的征文活动，主题涉及"与人相处"、"生活方式"、"学习习惯"、"兴趣爱好"、"独立自主"等方面。请你结合自身经历，谈谈如何成为更好的自己。内容包括：(1)从上述几个方面任选2项，谈谈自己的经历和计划；(2)呼吁大家珍惜当下，把握青春，做更好的自己；

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At the stage of puberty, I am going to make myself better.

The Torch Festival(火把节) is a traditional festival among some ethnic groups (少数民族) in southwestern China. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#}falls on the 24^th or 25^th of June, with three days of celebrations. People believe fire has power to protect the growth of crops.

During the Torch Festival, every family needs to light a torch and hold it to walk around the fields. Big torches are made to appear in all villages. Small torches are {#blank#}2{#/blank#}in front of the door of each house. When the night falls, the torches are lit and the villages are as {#blank#}3{#/blank#} as day time. At the same time, people walk {#blank#}4{#/blank#}the fields and houses, holding small torches and then placing them in the field corners. Inside the villages, young people are singing and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} around the big torches.