There are all kinds of festivals throughout the world. Festivals are held {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (satisfy) and please the ancestors, to honour some famous people or important events, and to express people's {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(grateful) to the God {#blank#}3{#/blank#} brings them a year of plenty. For example, Japanese observe Obon, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} people go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. In India, October 2 is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} national festival to honour Mohandas Gandhi who helped India become an {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(depend) country.

    And 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 to the coming of spring. Why are all these festivals everywhere? Because {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink, have fun with each other {#blank#}10{#/blank#} forget all the daily struggle and demands for a while.

    One evening years ago in New York, I sat on a bench in a park and watched a little boy, around 2 years old,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (run) freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance away. The boy would fall to the grass,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(get) up, and without looking back {#blank#}3{#/blank#}his mother, run as fast as he could as if nothing had happened.

    When kids fall down, they don't think of the fall as a failure. Instead, they consider{#blank#}4{#/blank#}as a learning experience. They try again and again until they succeed. While I{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(touch) by the boy's strong mind, I was also touched by the way he ran. With each attempt, he looked so confident and natural. He only wanted to run{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(free) and to do it as {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(good) as he could. He was just being a child—just being himself—being completely in the moment. He never gave up. Each time he{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(fall), he got himself back up again, as if he knew that falling down was simply a part of life. He was not looking for others' smiles, or worrying about{#blank#}9{#/blank#}someone was watching or not. He only wanted to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely.

    I learned a lot from that experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in many{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(part) of my life.

    If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have dreamed of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (become) famous. Most musicians form a band because {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the same interest in writing and playing music. They may play anywhere {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (earn) some extra money as {#blank#}4{#/blank#} as fulfill their dreams. However, the Monkees {#blank#}5{#/blank#} started differently, began as a TV show with the musicians {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (play) jokes and music in the programme. Only after a year or so did they become {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (serious) and they produced their own records {#blank#}8{#/blank#} later became even more popular than the Beatles in the USA. The band once {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (break) up but reunited later. In memory of their time as a real band, they produced {#blank#}10{#/blank#} new record in 1996.

    Do you live in a city? You've probably noticed how noisy and crowded life in a city can be. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} if you could live next to a calm lake instead?

    As it turns out, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (live) near bodies of water – lakes, rivers, ponds, even oceans – can help us feel both happier and healthier. Those who live less than a kilometer from the coast are around 22 percent less likely {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (have) mental health problems than those who live 50 kilometers or more away, according to a study by researchers from the University of Exeter, UK. People who visit the coast at least twice a week tend to experience {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (good) general and mental health as well.

    So how does "blue space" make us feel better? For one thing, aquatic environments tend to have less pollution and more sunlight, both of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} linked to better mental and physical health. People who get more sun tend to be happier than those who do not.

    There's also the air above {#blank#}6{#/blank#} sea. After spending time near the ocean, you might find that you feel more relaxed than usual. This is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} sea air is charged with negative ions (负离子). These ions balance our levels of serotonin (血清素), a chemical that affects our moods. With {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (balance) serotonin levels, we feel more calm and relaxed, according to Daily Mail.

    Finally, people who live near water tend to be more {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (physical) active, according to the Guardian. Water sports like swimming and rowing can help us stay {#blank#}10{#/blank#} shape, which in turn keeps us healthy.