There are all kinds of festivals throughout the world. Festivals are held{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (satisfy) and please the ancestors, to honor some famous people or important{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(event), and to express people's gratitude to the God for bringing them a year of plenty. For example, in India, October 2 is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}national festival to honor  Mahandas Gandhi, the leader{#blank#}4{#/blank#}helped gain India's {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(depend) from Britain.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (tradition), in China the Spring Festival, which {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(celebrate) in January or February, is the most {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(energy) and important because it is a festival that looks forward{#blank#}9{#/blank#}the coming of spring. Why are all these festivals everywhere? Because during the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (forget) all the daily struggle and demands for a while.

    E-commerce（电子商务）has changed the lives of people across the world. With fewer people {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(leave) home for shopping, physical stores are having a more {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(difficulty) time. It seems that one kind of physical store is not being hit—the convenience store.

    Convenience store sales in 2016 in China increased by 13 percent {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(compare) with that of 2015, according to China Daily. There are now{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(near) 100,000 convenience stores in China. And in Japan, there are 11,000 more convenience stores in 2017 than in 2010.

    Why are these 24-hour stores with {#blank#}5{#/blank#}average area of 110 square meters enjoying such rapid {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(develop)?

    One reason is that young people have grown into the habit of shopping at convenience stores, noted Convenience Store News. Convenience {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(store) not only have everything for daily use, but also fresh food like sushi, bread and salads,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} are all quite popular among young people.

    What's more, different {#blank#}9{#/blank#} supermarkets, many convenience stores sell things they make themselves, like bread and cakes. As these products can only{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(find) in these stores, many people go there just to buy them.

    I wonder if it's because I haven't been able to be outdoor for so long {#blank#}1{#/blank#}I've grown so crazy about very everything {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (do) with nature. I can well remember that there was{#blank#}3{#/blank#} time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. That {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(change) since I was here.

    One evening when it was so warm, I stayed awake{#blank#}5{#/blank#} purpose until half past eleven in order to have a good look at the moon by {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn't dare open a window. Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs at dusk when the window was open. I didn't go downstairs {#blank#}7{#/blank#}the window had to be shut.

    Sadly …I am only able to look at nature {#blank#}8{#/blank#} dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows. It's no pleasure {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (look) through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (experience).

    The works Miyazaki(宫崎骏)has created have been called Japan's answer to Disney movies.

    Thought by many to be one of the world's greatest living animators (动画师), Miyazaki, 76,announced his retirement in September 2014. But it was in July 2017 {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he confirmed he would return to turn his short film Boro the Caterpillar into a feature, which is expected to be released in 2019, just before Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympic Games. It was {#blank#}2{#/blank#}seventh time that he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (announce) his return. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (compare) with Disney movie, Miyazaki's works have their own style. For instance, his works have clear distinctions between {#blank#}5{#/blank#} male and female characters can achieve and how they should look. According to The Atlantic, there are imaginary kingdoms and magical creatures in his movies. Meanwhile Miyazaki {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (great) concerns social issues in real life. Earth's fragility is one thing that he often features. He frequently focuses {#blank#}7{#/blank#}development and pollution. For example, in Princess Mononoke audiences{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (show) that villagers cut down forests to provide fuel for {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they). The movie ends with a big battle between mankind and nature that hurts the planet seriously.

    What issues will he cover in his next? We'll have to wait until 2019 {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(find) out.