Some residents of rural Human still believe in old-style Spring Festival celebrations but fear that traditions may be lost{#blank#}1{#/blank#}they're protected,Liu Xiangrui reports.

    Spring Festival,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(celebrate)from the first to the 15th day of the first lunar month,is undoubtedly the most{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (significance)cultural event in a year for Chinese.

    Like in other parts of the country,preparations for the festival start early every year,with food{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(play)a key role.In rural Yueyang,for instance,such delicacies as tofu and smoked pork are prepared a month or two {#blank#}5{#/blank#} advance. Then,there are specific days for certain activities.People offer prayers to the Kitchen God on the 23rd of the last lunar month,so that he puts in a good word about the host family when he{#blank#}6{#/blank#}return)to heaven to file an"annual report"the next day.

    The festival is celebrated by putting up{#blank#}7{#/blank#}decorate)in house,lighting firecrackers,worshipping ancestors and staying up late on the eve of the Chinese New Year.

    The night before the year begins is the highlight of the festival{#blank#}8{#/blank#}those working in faraway cities try to rush home{#blank#}9{#/blank#}catch)the family reunion dinner.Some families have unique menus for this special meal Fish,which symbolizes prosperity in Chinese culture,is{#blank#}10{#/blank#}must

    Alibaba founder, Jack Ma graduated from the Hangzhou Teacher's Institute in 1988 with a major in English language education, and went on to teach at another university in the city. He gave up{#blank#}1{#/blank#}university teaching job after {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（discover）the Internet.

    Ma became excited {#blank#}3{#/blank#}the Internet during a visit to the United States in 1995 and wanted to find a way {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（bring ）the online world to China. In 1999, he persuaded friends to give him $60,000 to start an e-commerce firm called Alibaba.

Seeing an opportunity for small businesses to buy and sell their goods online, he started Alibaba, firstly running the company out of his apartment in the {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（east） city of Hangzhou. Alibaba Group includes Tmall.com for business-to-consumer trade and Taobao, China's{#blank#}6{#/blank#}（popular ）online consumer marketplace with hundreds of millions of products and services listed. Now the company is {#blank#}7{#/blank#}Internet giant and Ma—a former English teacher—is among China's most super-rich.

    On his long road to riches, Jack Ma says his{#blank#}8{#/blank#}（inspire） has been the film character Forrest Gump.

     “I like that guy. I{#blank#}9{#/blank#}（watch） that movie about 10 times,” he said in an interview with CNBC.

     “Every time I get frustrated, I watch that movie.”

Ma said the lesson he learned from the film featuring Tom Hanks was   {#blank#}10{#/blank#}“no matter what changes, you are you. I'm still the guy I was 15 years ago when I earned $20 a month.

    David was a normal boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in town, and they were all very fond {#blank#}1{#/blank#} him. Unfortunately, he always seemed to be treated {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (different) from everyone else.

    David didn't like this very much. But the person {#blank#}3{#/blank#} disliked this the most was his friend Michael, Michael decided that things had to change. So he managed to persuade other people in town {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (choose) one day of the festival for deaf people this year. During that whole day everyone in town would have to wear earplugs (耳塞). The day {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (call) The Day of Silence, and when it arrived everyone stuck plugs in their ears. As the hours passed, people began to realize {#blank#}6{#/blank#} difficult life was for the deaf. Soon no one was thinking of David as a deaf person. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (use) his usual gestures, David was the one who could communicate best with everyone. They were {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (surprise) at his ability to find solutions to almost any problem. They realized all David needed was a little {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (much) time than others to communicate. That was the only difference.

    It was on this day {#blank#}10{#/blank#} everyone realized they have to give people a chance to show how useful they are.

    Many of us wake up {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (feel) tired in the morning. Many of us ignore the problem as the day goes on, forgetting that it might have a dangerous effect. Society even glorifies “burning the candle at both ends” as a sign of our {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(devote) to work and family.

    Believe {#blank#}3{#/blank#} or not, all this bad sleep has far-reaching consequences. We do not give ourselves enough chances to sleep. A survey of over 74,000 people found that 35% reported sleeping less than seven hours daily {#blank#}4{#/blank#} average. Furthermore, the quantity of sleep we allow ourselves {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (change) greatly over the past 15 years.

    This lack of sleep can lead to many serious {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (problem). One study found that {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (simple) limiting yourself to six hours of sleep a night for two weeks made performance on a timed attention task as poor as if you {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (stay) up all the night before.

    If you intend to try extending your sleep period, consider giving yourself a chance {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(sleep) longer for a full week. Your body clock might be programmed in a way {#blank#}10{#/blank#} keeps you from falling asleep quickly, but it might let you sleep longer.

    I was living a life in my screen and hardly noticed what {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) around me. I was always checking the time and thinking of future {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (plan). My thought was: "Who's going to text me now? What will I do next?" My bedtime routine was usually centered {#blank#}3{#/blank#} one thing: my phone. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I went to sleep, I browsed through news websites and checked my emails. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I did the same thing. The problem with this was that I felt anxious every night.

    So when my friends invited me {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (go) for a long weekend camping without the cell service, I thought this was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (exact) what I needed. Here's how {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (keep) away from my phone for 48 hours changed me and my way of life.

    Without my phone, I {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (fall) asleep listening to the songs of frogs and crickets. In the morning, I woke up {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (feel) energetic. Sitting by the river, riding a bike, or singing old songs, I truly enjoyed what I was doing.

    I felt free without my phone at weekend camp, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} changed me completely. I listened to what my body wanted instead of what my phone was telling me to do.