The Duanwu Festival in China, also called Dragon Boat Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month every year according to the Chinese lunar calendar. For thousands of years, this festival has been marked by people's eating Zongzi and racing dragon boats. (A) To hold the dragon boat races is in memory of Qu Yuan. He was one of the greatest poets in ancient China.

    Qu Yuan was born in Zigui of Hubei Province over 2,200 years ago. Qu Yuan was an honest minister (大臣) of the State of Chu during the Warring States Period (475—22l BC) . He was upright, patriotic (爱国的) and wise. (B) 屈原想给自己的祖国带来和平并让它变得更强大。But the country was in the hands of bad officials, he could do nothing to change it. (C) He was very discouraged. At last, Qu Yuan ended his life by throwing himself into the Miluo River. It is said that people tried to save him by jumping into the river. But it was too late and all their efforts were in vain. Also, they were so sad and they threw rice into the water to feed Qu Yuan's spirit.

    Now we read his poem Li Sao which is filled with deep love for his country. We can see the dragon boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named Zongzi to eat during the Dragon boat Festival.

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Hello! My name is Sara and I'm thirteen years old. I'm from France. My best friend is Mary. She is from Germany and one year older than me. She came to France with her family five years ago. At the be- ginning (开始) she couldn't speak French well but now it's different. She's very hard-working at school and she's fluent in French now,

Mary is tall and beautiful. She has long curly brown hair and brown eyes. We are in the same school and she lives not far from my home. We often go home together. After school we also spend some time together. Because I'm better at math and science and she is better at history and geography, we can always help each other with our homework. She also likes reading very much. Last year she won a special prize (奖) for the best reader in our class.

My friend is not very sporty. She doesn't like team games(团队运动)but she likes swimming. I like sports and we go swimming together every Saturday morning. She's a little shy with new people but with me she's friendly! I like her and she always brings out the best in me. I really hope we can be best friends for life!

These days, it seems that many people are trying to live more with less. They throw away all the less- used things, or some things that are not necessary. They are discovering the pleasure of spending their time and money on the things that matter most. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

◆More free time

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◆Money saved

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Changed values

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} You will realize that things don't bring lasting happiness. True happiness comes from making memories with loved ones.

Living simply lowers your stress, betters your health and allows you to find out what's important.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Don't wait for a holiday to start living simply. Start today, and you will find that less is more.

A. Just keep the things you use or enjoy.

B. Here are some advantages of living simply.

C. Once you break the habit, your values will change.

D. You can save some money and take a special trip instead.

E. Try to discover the peace and happiness this way of living can bring.

F. With the change of your values, you will get more satisfaction and joy.

Today I would like to tell you how to make a photo album about your family. 

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Second, write your paragraph {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the help of the form. It is also a good idea to describe your family {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(member) support(支持). You can use the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(word) and expressions from textbooks. 

At last, write your comments and share your paragraph to the class. It's {#blank#}7{#/blank#} good time to show your family's love. 

The photo album helps to understand the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(mean) of a family. We can share our feelings {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(happy) with each other during the relaxing time. Through the album, we will remember both the happy moments {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the sad moments. 

How warm a photo album it is!