Everyone wants to be successful, but failure (失败) is a common thing for us to meet with.1, sometimes we fail the exams; sometimes in the sports meeting, others2 but we fail. So almost3 meets with the failure in his life.

However, different people have different4 to deal with(处理)the failure. Some people lose hope when they fail. They seem to think that it is the5 of the world. But others don't take failure6. They seem to think that failure is the first step(步骤)to success. They will7 and try their best to get the final success.

Now let's imagine( 猜想)the ends of the two ways. If we are afraid of the failure and always feel sad, and don't try our best to change ourselves, we may meet with more and more failures. But as8 as we are hopeful and brave to face the failure, and never give up, we will become9 and our dreams will come true some day.

So, please remember: Life doesn't give us the pleasure we want. But if we never give up and10do little by little, it will make a big difference.

Yuan Longping passed away on May 22, 2021, at the age of 91.

Yuan was born in Beijing, 1930. He was a great scientist and known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s. Yuan graduated from the Southwest Agriculture Institute in 1953. Yuan was also a strict teacher. He refused to accept the student who didn't want to work in the field. Yuan came up with an idea for hybridizing rice in 1960s. At that time, many people died because they didn't have enough food. Yuan spent his most time on the research and development of hybrid rice. He cared a lot about the poor hungry people home and abroad.

Through years of hard work, Yuan succeeded. Yuan was called the "father of hybrid rice". At present, about 50 percent of China's total rice fields grow Yuan's hybrid rice varieties. Yuan also shared his achievements with people all over the world. He had a great dream that everyone in the world, poor or rich, would never suffer(遭受) from hunger. Yuan never stopped improving hybrid rice before the end of his life.

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The Dragon Boat Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on May 5 of the lunar calendar (农历). Eating zongzi and racing dragon boat are the most important traditions to memorize Qu Yuan. He jumped into Miluo River and died. Local people decided to throw food into the river to feed the fish so that they wouldn't eat Qu's body.

Tomb-Sweeping Day

Every year in early April, people in China visit that tombs (墓) of their ancestors(祖先). It is Tomb-Sweeping Day. On that day, Chinese families will sweep the tombs and clean away the grass around them. Then they burn paper money and put flowers and fruits in front of the tombs.

The Laba Festival

There is a festival called the Laba Festival before the Spring Festival. It has been a long tradition that people eat Laba porridge to celebrate the event that day. Laba porridge is the most important dish for the Laba Festival. In general, It is made by rice, nuts, grains (谷物) and dried fruits.

Dragon head-raising day（龙抬头）

People believe that getting a haircut during the first lunar month is not a good idea. After a month's wait, people usually cut their hair on Dragon Head-Raising Day—the second day of the second lunar month. It was once a tradition to line up outside the barber shops(理发店) on this day.