To the Chinese, the Mid-autumn Festival means family reunion and peace. The festival is celebrated when the moon is believed to be the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(full).

    Many traditional and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(mean) celebrations are held in most households in China, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}include eating mooncakes, admiring the moon and lighting lanterns.

    The Mid-autumn Festival has {#blank#}4{#/blank#} history of over 3,000 years, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(date) back to the Shang Dynasty. It's such an important festival {#blank#}6{#/blank#} many poems and stories {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (write) about its origin. The term “ Mid-autumn” first appeared in the book Rites of Zhou, written in the Warring States Period. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the 15^th day of the 8^th lunar month was established (确立) {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the “Mid-Autumn Festival”. From then on, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(admire) the moon was very popular and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (become) a custom ever since.

    A museum has managed to draw in lots of visitors to learn about {#blank#}1{#/blank#} century-old duck recipe and sample the dish. The Sanzhenzhai museum, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (locate) next to the Wuzhen scenic spot, covers an area of 5,000 square meters. It {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (build) for the public to understand the brand's culture. "We attempt {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (ride) on the wave of Wuzhen's increasingly hot tourism and improve our brand's fame and sales," says Lu Fengxue, the sales manager of Sanzhenzhai. The brand was born in Wuzhen in 1848 and has been popular {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the distinctive taste of its duck products. Now, Sanzhenzhai has approximately 100 {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (outlet) across the country. The museum {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (become) a hit since it opened at the end of October. Approximately 70 buses drop by the museum on a daily basis, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} translates to roughly 7,000 tourists. Tourists {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (typical) choose three ducks at 100 yuan, according to Lu. "{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we) products are especially popular with the middle-aged and seniors," says Lu.

    Household garbage sorting and recycling has become a hot topic in Shanghai because of China's first compulsive garbage-separation law {#blank#}1{#/blank#} every household and institution shall classify waste into four {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(category). Those who fail to sort garbage may {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(fine) up to 200 yuan.

    Previously, everything went into one bin, so this change has made many people very {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  (worry), who said they were struggling to master the details quickly.

    Now thanks to the efforts of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} number of young programmers, discovering the proper classification for each piece of household waste has become as simple as taking a photo {#blank#}6{#/blank#} calling someone using your smartphone.

    They have applied speech and image recognition technologies {#blank#}7{#/blank#} apps and other smartphone services to guide Shanghai residents through the garbage-separation rules.

    Most of the apps and services, which {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (begin) springing up last month in app stores, on messaging tool WeChat and mobile payment service Alipay, allow users to type in the name of waste {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(identify) which category it belongs to. Many apps also use speech and image recognition to make the process much easier, but their creators say they will disappear in time with the Chinese {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(become) more accustomed to the rules.

    Generally speaking, a motto is a short and suggestive {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (express) of a guiding principle, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} can inspire people to work for self-betterment. My motto is "God helps those who help {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (they)". Sometimes I am lazy and don't want to work, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the moment I think of my motto I will become {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (energy) again and devote myself to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I am doing. I write my motto where I can see it {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (easy). Every time {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (face) with difficulty, I will {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (inspire) with much confidence by the sight of my motto. My motto also makes me become {#blank#}10{#/blank#} independent person. My friends, what is your motto?