In the Pacific Ocean lies Easter Island(复活节岛), a strange and magic place. The island 1 its English name from the Dutch explorer(荷兰探险者 ) Jacob Roggeveen. He arrived there on Easter in 1722. There, Roggeveen found a strange culture and even stranger huge 2called moat and they looked like men. Since that time, 3 all over the world have tried to find out how people came to the island and how they built such huge stones. But scientists still can't agree on 4the island's people came from. Did they 5 from Chile or Hawaii Island, very far from there? No one knows. So far, it is 6a mystery(谜). These huge stone men are also a mystery. Scientists think that the people 7 and moved the huge stone men there thousands of years ago. But how did they do it? And why did they do it? 8can really guess.
As time went by, the people on the island died out slowly 9 fighting and illnesses. Thousands of people used to live on the island.10now, there only live several hundred. Luckily, they still have their traditional culture.
China has a very long history. It has many great traditional skills that have a wide influence(影响). Here we mainly talk about kites.
The earliest mention of a kite in ancient China dates back to the 5th century BC. It was made of wood and used as a rescue signal(求救信号).
At the time between 770 and 221 BC, Chinese kites were actually called "muyuan". They were first invented in Shandong Province for military purposes(军事目的). The kites were used to send important messages during the Chu-Han War(206—202 BC). During the Tang Dynasty(618—907 AD), kites were made of lighter materials, such as bamboo, silk and paper. At that time, people began to fly kites for other purposes. It was believed that letting go of the kite could remove bad luck and illness.
Today, kite-flying is an interesting and healthy activity in China. There are large kite-flying festivals held throughout the country, and kite makers can show off their skills during the festivals.
Lots of us have dreams of doing big business when we grow up. However, Moziah Bridges, 14-year-old boy in the US, is now the CEO of his own company. He (sell) $ 200,000 bow ties(领结) since 2011.
One day about four years ago, when Moziah (shop) for bow ties, he found they were only in "ugly" black and red. He wanted a change. So he asked his grandma (teach) him how to sew (缝), and finally developed the talent of creating bow ties. However, his first bow tie (look) nice. The boy never gave up and kept on (practice). He used colourful cloth with different pictures. His parents friends started to like his bow ties. Then he tried to sell them online to several stores the south. Moziah's bow ties soon (become) popular. Now his business has increased quickly. Moziah's mother said, "You don't have to wait until you're older. If you have a dream, just go it."
