The Qixi Festival (also known as The Double Seventh Festival) is a traditional Chinese festival. There is a beautiful story 1 it.
Long, long ago, there was a young man named Niulang. One day, he 2 a beautiful girl — Zhinv, the Goddess's seventh daughter. She had just run away from the 3 heaven (天国) to look for fun on Earth. Zhinv soon fell in love with Niulang, and they got married without 4 the Goddess. Niulang worked in the field and Zhinv wove (织布) at home. They 5 a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unluckily, the Goddess soon found out the fact and 6 Zhinv to return to heaven. After Zhinv left, Niulang was 7 upset. With the help of his magic cow, Niulang flew to heaven with his children to 8 his wife. The Goddess discovered this and was very angry. Taking out her hairpin (发簪), she created a wide river in the sky to separate (分开) the two 9 . From then on, Niulang and Zhinv had to live 10 on the two sides of the river. However, their true love 11 all the magpies (喜鹊) in the world, 12 once a year tens of thousands of magpies would fly up to heaven to make a bridge ("the bridge of magpies") for the couple to meet each other. At last, the Goddess allowed 13 to meet each year on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. That's 14 the Double Seventh Festival started. Today, it is a great 15 for Chinese young people to express their love.
Everyone is born with the ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. Research shows that successful learners have some good habits in common.
Creating an interest in what they learn
Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something they are interested in. For example, if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they can listen to English songs or watch sports programs in English. This way they will not get bored.
Practicing and learning from mistakes
Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more. Remember, "use it or lose it"! Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it. Practice makes perfect. Good learners are also not afraid of making mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone overnight. He succeeded by trying many times and learning from his mistakes.
Developing their study skills
It is not enough to just study hard. You have to know how to study. Good learners find out the best ways to learn well. For example, they may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. Good learners also look for ways to review what they have learned. They may do this by reading their notes every day or by explaining the information to another student.
Asking questions
Good learners often ask questions during or after class. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers. Knowledge comes from questioning. Learning is a life-long journey because every day brings something new. Everything that you learn l becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn wisely and learn well.
Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.
In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st—January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal clothes, and they may drink champagne (香槟酒) at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh (重新). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year's Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck in the New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck—but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!
There was a peacock (孔雀) in an animal city. He was very arrogant (傲慢的). Other animals didn't like him.
One morning the peacock wanted to go to a park but he got lost. He was worried. Then he saw a sheep. He walked to him and asked, "Hey! How can I get to the nearby park?"
Then the peacock shouted, "Didn't you hear me? I'm asking you!" The sheep looked at him, but he didn't say anything.
The peacock had to leave. The cat asked, "Excuse me, Uncle Elephant. How can I get to the supermarket?" The elephant said with a smile, "Go this way to the end and turn left."
The peacock walked to the elephant and asked, "Hey! How can I get to the nearby park?" The peacock was angry and shouted, "Why would you tell the cat, but you wouldn't tell me?" The elephant turned around and said, "The cat is so polite. What about you?"
He lowered his head and said, "Thank you for your teaching. I won't do that again."
From then on, the peacock began to be polite to others and slowly became popular.
A．The elephant didn't look at him.
B．The face of the peacock turned red.
C．The cat thanked the elephant and left.
D．The sheep didn't answer his question.
E．He wondered whom he could ask for help.
F．He went to a river and saw a cat and an elephant there.
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Is it difficult to learn English well? For many Chinese students, the answer might be "Yes". Some still find it boring, they know English is important. Here are some ideas on how to learn English well.
To warm up, listen to English as often as possible. You can find materials from tapes, radios or TVs. If you can't hear them clearly, try a time. With English around, you will feel much easier to get started.
When you are learning new words, deal with your and feel free to pronounce them. Normally, you can get the pronunciation correct if you just keep silent without opening your mouth. Besides, some apps on the mobile phone can help with your spoken English practice. After you complete the tests, they can even show to tell how well you can pronounce.
What's more, you can watch English movies. There are tons of English movies Spider Man and Captain America. You are sure to get interested in them. Listen to the characters carefully and learn useful English expressions. If you to understand, try to connect them with the actions of characters. This will help guess what they mean.
All in all, there are many ways to learn English well and you just need to find the best way for yourself. Remember that everyone the skills to learn a language well. Always believe that you can make it.
When it comes to learning a foreign language, most people would choose English. Millions of people born in non-English speaking countries learn it just from textbooks and spend hours studying English grammar. However, these are the wrong ways to learn English. Let's look at some good ways.
English media such as music, videos and TV shows are helpful. I come from a small country in Europe. When I was a little boy, there were few local TV shows or songs in my hometown. So my friends and I almost only watched English TV shows and listened to English songs. This, along with the courses we were taking at school, helped speed up our process of learning English.
Start making conversations in English when you can understand what you hear. While it may seem strange at first, but it would get more natural if you stick to it. I spent a lot of time talking with my friends in English. When we finished primary school we could speak English fluently (流利地).
I learnt three other languages when I was in college. Now I can confidently say that the only way to truly master a language is to live as though the language were your mother tongue (语言). So just forget about your textbooks and try acting like you live outside of China. Find ways to expose (使接触) yourself to English as much as possible. It will not only make you a better learner but also give you a fresh view of the language.
内容包括： （1）中国传统节日及其意义；（2）中国制造业的影响力；（3）如何学好英语传播中国文化。
注意： （1）100词左右；（2）不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
