Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said {#blank#}1{#/blank#} was a Wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

    After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(early), but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(tell) that our rooms hadn't been reserved for that week,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} for the week after. I didn't understand {#blank#}5{#/blank#}this would happen and my credit card had already been charged {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the reservation. What's worse, the hotel had been fully hooked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(surprise) helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on {#blank#}8{#/blank#} top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren't charged extra.

    The next day, my brother and I went to the beach {#blank#}9{#/blank#} we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(sunburn), but the day had been so relaxing that we didn't mind.

    March 14 is, perhaps quietly, celebrated as Pi Day, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} day to honor the number that many people are familiar with. The date comes from the first three number of Pi: March is the third month,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (follow) by the one and four that make 14. Pi {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (appear) wherever there are circles. Pi is a ratio. It measures the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (distant) around a circle to its diameter(直径).

    A website, Piday.org , shows little known facts about the number. Pi has been{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(universal) known for thousands of years and gets its name {#blank#}6{#/blank#}a Greek letter, π. The Greeks are believed to have used the letter to describe the ratio. The first Pi Day {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(celebrate) on March 14, 1988. San Francisco's Exploratorium Science Museum started the event, according to the site. The museum marks the day with a daylong celebration {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(include) a parade.

    March 14 has other scientific {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (link). It is the birthday of physicist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein. Princeton University, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}Einstein lived for many years, celebrates Pi Day as well.

    As is known to all, art {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (influence) by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times.

    In the 5th century, the art of the Middle Ages came into being and the main aim of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (paint) was to represent religious themes. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a result, some pictures at this time were full of religious symbols, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (create) a feeling of respect and love for God. During the Renaissance, people began to concentrate {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (little) on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude {#blank#}6{#/blank#} life. In the late 19th century, some painters became the Impressionists. And they were the first painters {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (paint) outdoors. Paintings can reflect the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (develop) of civilization, and it is interesting to predict {#blank#}9{#/blank#} styles of paintings there will be in the future. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} not try to visit some art galleries to appreciate different styles of paintings?

    The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Canada has organized a group of doctors to help sick people in the past few months. The doctors will send patients to art galleries, instead of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (give) them medicine. The museum is involved in ten experiments on patients to find out how art has an effect {#blank#}2{#/blank#} health. The patients include people with breast cancer (乳腺癌), eating disorders and mental health {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (problem). Thomas Bastien, director of education and wellness at the museum, believes that art can heal. He said, "We saw that the museum was good for people, so we {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (decide) to start this program with the doctors a few months ago. If you have breast cancer, you can come to the museum and you might feel much {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (well)".

    Dr Helene Boyer, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} has a lot of experience in helping to heal people with art treatment, spoke about its advantages. She said, "There's more and more scientific evidence that art treatment is good for your physical health." She said that looking at art increases {#blank#}7{#/blank#} same kinds of hormones (激素) in {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (we) bodies that are produced when we exercise. The museum's director-general said, "I am {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (complete) sure that in the 21st century, art will be what physical activity was for health in the 20th century. I am very {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (confidence) in it."