A festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This is a traditional festival in Japan and many {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(celebrate) are held. This festival is a cheerful occasion. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(hunger) after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(help) the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that has been laid out for the dead is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(throw) into a river or into the sea as {#blank#}6{#/blank#}is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns{#blank#}7{#/blank#}are near the sea, the small lanterns hung in the streets the night before are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift（漂）out to sea {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(guide) the dead on their return journey to the other world. At {#blank#}9{#/blank#}same time, crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away  {#blank#}10{#/blank#}they can be seen no more.

    Is there such a thing as being "over-protective"?

    I can honestly say that my answer to that question {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (change) dramatically（戏剧性地） since I became a parent.

    Before the birth of my daughter. I taught at {#blank#}2{#/blank#} private school often viewing my students as over-protected, worrying {#blank#}3{#/blank#} would happen when they went on to middle schools.

    Some did fine, and some did not. Some needed constant pats on the back, words of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (encourage) and extra support, which I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (happy) gave. Others were content on their own, needing little or no interaction（互动）with their teacher. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} for the most part, graduates would go on for higher schooling.

    I'd always supposed their parents were over-protective, for they were the ones that still walked their {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (five) graders into the classroom and met them at the school gate.

    Admittedly, I laughed at those parents, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (think) their children would never learn to be {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (independence) if they didn't let go just a little. Then I had my own daughter. The moment I looked at her little face, I {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (know) I'd do everything in my power to protect her and make sure she always felt safe!

    Who's the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (popular) cartoon character in China right now? It might be Peppa Pig. Peppa is 6 years old. She {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (wear) a red dress. Her favorite thing to do is to jump in muddy puddles (泥坑). She can spend all day {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (do) this. Her favorite toy is a bear named Teddy. Mummy Pig is a beautiful lady and she takes care of her family. Daddy Pig is an architect who is very cheerful and plays with Peppa and George a lot. Peppa often makes fun of his big belly (肚子).They are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} main characters on the British TV show Peppa Pig.

    The show has been on TV in 40 languages in more than 180 {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (country) and regions. It's about the everyday lives of the Peppa Pig family members. The show is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (main) for preschoolers. But many older kids and even adults have become fans of the show {#blank#}7{#/blank#} well.

    “I think its popularity is partly because of it being ageless,” Richard Ridings, a voice actor {#blank#}8{#/blank#} plays Peppa's dad, told the Mirror.

    The show's stories are simple，but {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (it) humor is not too childish. Both kids and adults are always made {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (laugh) as soon as they see Peppa.

    No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(happen) so long ago. However, according to a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(wide) accepted theory, the universe began with a “Big Bang” that threw matter {#blank#}3{#/blank#}all directions. After that, atoms began to form and combine to create stars and other {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(body). For several billion years after the “Big Bang”, the earth was still jus {#blank#}5{#/blank#}cloud of dust. What it was to become was uncertain {#blank#}6{#/blank#}between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. The earth became so {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(violence) that it was not clear {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock. They were in time {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(produce) carbon, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases, which were to make the earth's atmosphere. What is even{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(important) is that as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface.

    I recently became friends with a young man {#blank#}1{#/blank#} had just migrated to Australia to escape war in his homeland. He was unskilled and was finding life difficult as he was unemployed. I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (work) for a company in Australia for more than ten years before I found a better job. I knew that the manager would be disappointed when I was leaving.

    The manager asked me to introduce someone who I thought could do the job just as well as me, so I took this opportunity {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (arrange) an interview for my new friend. However, in the end, he was not offered the job after the interview.

    Later, I asked the manager why my friend was turned {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. The manager thought that his English was not good enough for the position, but I suggested that my friend should be a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (suit) choice for the company since I could train him. I believed that once {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (give) the time to learn, he could do the job. After a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (week) training, he was employed and was happy with his position.

    I knew how the terrible war had forced him to leave his homeland and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} price he had paid for doing so. I appreciate {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) able to live in Australia and believe that this {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (appreciate) is best proved by offering acts of kindness to people in need of help.