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WHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS

Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.

Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear’ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime—theEgyptianharvestseason.Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.

Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,some

traditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiousorigins.

Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinesstakingadvantageofthecelebrationsOnlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeitmucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones.Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.

Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Theyreflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasionsthatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Theyhelpusunderstandwherewe

camefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentculturesactuallyhavealotincommon

afterall.

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MYAMAZINGNAADAMEXPERIENCE

IexperiencedtheNaadamFestivalinChina’sInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegionforthefirsttimethisyear.Thefestivalfallsonthefourthdayofthesixmonthofthelunarcalendar,usuallylastingforthreedays.Naadammeans“games”inMongolian,anditisrepresentedbythreeevents:horseracing,wresting,andarchery,whichareallsoexcitingtowatch!

Onthefirstday,IsetofftothegamesearlywithmyfriendBurin.Isawalotof

peoplewearingfancyMongolianrobes.Someotherswerechattingortakingphotographs.BurintoldmethatMongolianstraveleveryyearfromnearandfarto

attendthefestival,justastheirancestorshaddoneforcenturies.

Aftertheopeningceremonyandsomeamazingperformances,thewrestlingcompetitionbegan.MongolianwrestlingisdifferentfromthewrestlingintheOlympicGames.Therearenorounds,andwrestlersarenotseparatedbyweight.Thewrestlerslosesifanypartofhisbodyabovehiskneetouchestheground.Aftersingingsomesongs,thecompetitorsdancedontothegreenfield,wavingtheirarmsintheairasiftheywereeagles.Iwasquitemovedbytheirshowofstrengthandgrace.

Iabsolutelyenjoyedthearchery,too,butthehorseracesweremyfavouritepart.

However,Iwassurprisedtoseethattheriderswereboysandgirls!Ihearditisbecausechildrenarelighterandthehorsescanrunfasterandfarther.Atfirst,Iwasalittleworriedaboutthechildren’ssafety,butBurinsaid,“Don’tworry.They’vebeenridinghorsesalltheirlives.They’llbejustfine.”ThatwasthemomentIstartedtounderstandwhypeoplesay“HorsesareattheheartofMongolianculture”....

I’mfinallybackhomenow,feelingreallytired,butcelebratingNaadamwithmyfriendwastotallyworthit.Heinvitedmebackforthewintertostayinatraditional

Mongoliantentandeathotpot.Ican’twait!

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Unit2|ReadingandThinking

MOTHEROFTENTHOUSANDBABIES

“Lifeisprecious....Toapersonnothingismorepreciousthantheirlife,andiftheyentrustmewiththatlife,howcouldIrefusethattrust,sayingI’mcold,hungry,ortired?”ThesewordsofDrLinQiaozhigiveusalookintotheheartofthisamazingwoman,andwhatcarriedherthroughalifeofhardchoices.

Asafive-year-oldgirl,LinQiaozhiwasdeeplyaffectedbyhermother’sdeath.Atage18,insteadoffollowingthetraditionalpathofmarriagelikethemajorityofgirls,shechosetostudymedidne.“Whyshouldgirlslearnsomuch?Findingagoodhusbandshouldbetheirfinalgoal!”herbrothercomplained,thinkingofthehightuitionfees.Sheresponded,“I’dratherstaysingletostudyallmylife!”

Eightyearslater,LingraduatedfromPekingUnionMedicalCollege(PUMC)withtheWehaiScholarship,thehighestprizegiventograduates.SheimmediatelybecamethefirstwomanevertobehiredasaresidentphysicianintheOB-GYNdepartmentofthePUMCHospital.Withinsixmonths,shewasnamedachiefresidentphysician,a

positionthatusuallytookfouryearstoachieve.Afterworkingforafewyears,she

wassenttostudyinEuropeandthen,in1939,intheUS.Shegreatlyimpressedher

Americancolleagues,whoinvitedhertostay.DrLin,however,rejectedtheoffer.Shewantedtoservethewomenandchildrenathome.

In1941,DrLinbecamethefirstChinesewomanevertobeappointeddirectoroftheOB-GYNdepartmentofthePUMCHospital,butjustafewmonthslater,thedepartmentwasclosedbecauseofthewar.Thinkingofallthepeoplestillinneedofhelp,DrLinopenedaprivateclinic.Shechargedverylowfeestotreatpatientsand

oftenreducedcostsforpoorpatients.Attimesshewasevenseenridingadonkeytofarawayvillagestoprovidemedicalcare.

ThenewPeople’sRepublicofChinasawDrLinQiaozhiplayingakeyrole.In

1954,shewaselectedtothefirstNationalPeople’sCongressand,overthenextseveraldecades,sheheldmanyimportantpositions.Herheart,however,waselsewhere.Shewasmoreinterestedintendingpatients,publishingmedicalresearchoncareforwomenandchildren,andtrainingthenextgenerationofdoctors.“TheOB-GYNdepartmentcaresfortwolives,”Shetoldnewstaffinherdepartment.“Asdoctors,weshouldberesponsibleforthepatientsandtreatthemasoursisters.”

ThoughLinQiaozhinevermarried,shewasknownasthe“motheroftenthousandbabies”,havingdeliveredover50,000babiesinherlifetime.DrLindidnotretireuntilthedayshedied,22April1983.Sinceshehadnochildrenofherown,shelefthersavingstoakindergartenandafundfornewdoctors.Andevenasshelay

dying,herfinalthoughtswereforothers:“I’mreadytogo,”shesaid.“Don’ttrytorescuemeanymore.Don’twastethemedicineanymore.”

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THESTONEINTHEROAD

Onceuponatimetherewasakingwhooftenthought,“Nothinggoodcancometoanationwhosepeopleonlycomplainandexpectotherstosolvetheirproblems.”O(jiān)neday,hehadanidea.

Earlyonemorning,thekingdisguisedhimselfandwenttoalocalvillage.Heplacedalargestoneinthemiddleofthemainstreetandhidgoldcoinsunderthe

stone.Thenhehidbehindahugemapletreeandwatched.

Thefirstpersondownthestreetwasamilkmanwithhiscart.Hecrashedinto

thestone,pillingthemilkeverywhere,“Whatfoolputthisstonehere?”heshouted.Hepickedhimselfupandangrilywentaway.

Afterawhile,agroupofwomencamealong,eachbalancingapotofwateron

herhead.Onewomantrippedoverthestoneandherwaterpotwentcrashingtotheground.Shepickedherselfupandlimpedawayintears.Neithershenorherfriendsthoughtaboutmovingthestoneoutoftheroad.

Thekingwatchedalldayasmanypeoplecomplainedaboutthestone,buthe

foundnobodymakinganattempttomoveit.Thekingwasindespair.“Istherenooneinthisvillagewhofeelsanyresponsibilitytokeeptheirneighboursfromharm?”

Justthen,thekingsawayounggirlcomingalong.Shewasthedaughterofalocalfarmer.Shehadbeenworkingalldayandwasverytired.Butwhenshesawthestone,shesaidtoherself,“Thisstoneisadangertoanyonewhocomesdownthestreetafterdark.I’llmoveitoutoftheway.”

Thegirlpushedthestonewithallhermight.Afteragreatdealofeffort,shefinallysucceededinmovingittothesideofthestreet.Imaginehersurprisewhen

shesawthegoldcoinswherethestonehadbeen!

Justthen,thekingsteppedoutfrombehindthetree.“Ohsir,”thegirlsaid,“doesthisgoldbelongtoyou?Ifnot,wesurelymustfindtheowner,forhewillcertainlymissit.”

Thekingsaid,“Mydear,thegoldismine.Iputitintheroadandmovedthestoneoverit.Nowthegoldisyours,becauseyouaretheonlypersonwhohaslearntthelessonIwantedtoteachmypeople.”

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Unit3|ReadingandThinking

ScanLiLan’straveljournalandfindouttheplace

Wednesday,21June

TodaywasmyfirstdaybackinSanFranciscoaftercampingintheRedwoodForestandvisitingthewinecountryofNapaValley.Ihavetoadmitthatitdefinitelyfeelsgoodtobebackinthecityagain.Andwhatacity—acitythatwasabletorebuilditselfaftertheearthquakethatoccurredin1906.Therearesomanybeautifuloldbuildings—manysitingontopofbighills,offeringgreatviewsofthecity,theocean,andtheGoldenGateBridge.

Myhotelisneardowntown,intheMissionDistrict,oneoftheoldestpartsof

thecity.ManyofthepeoplelivingherearefromMexicoorCentralAmerica.Thisdistrictusedtobeapoorareaoftown,butisnowacentreforart,music,andfood.

Infact,anartmovementcalledthe“MissionSchool”startedhere.It’sinfluencedbygraffitiartandcomicart.Iwalkedaroundlookingatthestreetartforafewhours.Itwasquitemodernandlively.Afterwards,IatesomedeliciousMexican-Chinesenoodlesfromafoodtruck.Arealmixofcultureshere!

Intheafternoon,IheadedtoalocalmuseumthatshowedthehistoricalchangesinCalifornia.IlearntthatAmericagotCaliforniafromMexicoin1848.Inthesameyear,goldwasdiscoverednearSanFrancisco,whichstartedagoldrush.Over300,000peoplecamefromallovertheworldtoseektheirfortune,andSanFranciscoquicklybecameabigcity.ManyChinesearrivedduringthisperiod.Toearnaliving,

someopenedupshopsandrestaurantsinChinatown.Manyothersfoundjobsonfarms,joinedthegoldrush,orwenttobuildtherailwaythatjoinedCaliforniatotheeasternregionofthecountry.ThemuseumdidareallygoodjobofshowinghowAmericawasbuiltbyimmigrantsfromdifferentcountriesandcultures.Whentheseimmigrantslefttheircountries,theycarriedabitofhomeintheirhearts,andbuiltanewhomehere.

Thisevening,IwenttoChinatown.Thereweresomanycafésandrestaurantstochoosefrom.IselectedaCantoneserestaurantthatserveditsfoodonbeautifulchinaplates.Whatgreatfood!

That’senoughfortoday.Tomorrowevening,I’mgoingtoajazzbarintheRichmondDistinct.Can’twait!

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WELCOMETOCHINATOWN!

TheChinatowninSanFranciscoisthebiggestinAmerica,andalsotheoldest.ItisaverypopulartouristdrawthatreceivesmorevisitorseachyearthaneventheGoldenGateBridge.Theclimateismildallyearround,meaningitisalwaysagood

timetovisit.

Historically,Chineseimmigrantssettledintheareaduringtherailroadconstructionandgoldrushperiod.WhatstartedasaresidentialareaforChineseimmigrantsthenturnedintoacentretorChineseculture.ThemajorityofresidentsinChinatownarestillethnicChinese,manyofwhomdonotspeakEnglishfluently.ThisallowsvisitorstoexperiencearealtasteofChina.

MostofChinatownwasdestroyedinthe1906earthquake,butthecityandresidentsrebuiltit,takingcaretoincludelotsofChinesearchitecture.Traditionally,visitorsenterChinatownthroughthelegendaryDragonGate,whichwasbuiltusing

materialsdonatedfromChina.OtherfamoussitesincludetheTinHowTempleand

BankofCanton,tonamebutafew.Visitorscanalsospendhoursjustexploringthe

interestingsights,smells,andsoundsofChina.PortsmouthSquareisalsoakeysite,beingthecentreofChinatown.Ithasalongandfamoushistory,withtheauthorRobertLouisStevensonhavingspentmuchtimewritingthere.Thesedays,thesquareisagreatplacetoseetraditionalChinesecultureinreallife,suchasgamesofChinesechess,andpeoplepractisingtaichi.

ThestoresintheChinatownofferauniquerangeofsouvenirs,goods,andclothing.AllkindsoftraditionalChineseherbalmedicinecanbefound,too,andthereareChineseteastores,wherevisitorscantasteandbuyvarietiesofChinesetea.

ButperhapswhatmanytouristsandSanFranciscanstreasuremostaboutChinatownisitsfood.ThereisChinesefoodtosuiteveryone’staste,withtraditionaldishesfromalloverChina.

ChinatownsareanimportantpartofthediversecultureoftheUSA.TheyallowvisitorswhohaveneverbeentoChinatoexperiencetraditionalChineseculturefirsthand.

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SPACE:THEFINALFRONTIER

“Arewealone?What’soutthere?”Lookingupatthestars,peoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreaboutspace,andscientistsworkhardtofindanswers.Theymakevehiclestocarrybravepeopleintospacetofindoutthesecretsoftheuniverse.Theyalsoreallywishtodiscoverotherplanetsthataresuitableenoughtosupportlife.

Beforethemid-20thcentury,mostpeoplefelttravellingintospacewasanimpossibledream.However,somescientistsweredeterminedtohelphumansrealisetheirdreamtoexplorespace.Aftermanyexperiments,theysucceededinmakingrocketsthatcouldescapeEarth’sgravity.On4October1957,theSputnik1satellitewaslunchedbytheUSSRandsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.Afterwards,theUSSRfocusedonsendingpeopleintospace,andon12April1961,YuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersonintheworldtogointospace.Overeightyearslater,on20

July1969,AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon,famouslysaying,“That’sonesmallstepfor[a]man,onegiantleapformankind.”Followingthis,manymoregoalswereachieved.Forexample,America’sNASAspaceagencylaunchedVoyager1on5September1977tostudydeepspace,anditstilltransmits

datatoday.

Althoughscientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.AlltheastronautsontheUSSR’sSoyuz11andAmerica’sChallengerdiedduringtheirmissions.Thesedisastersmadeeveryonesadanddisappointed,butthedesiretoexploretheuniverseneverdied.Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceofcarryingonspaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks.AnexampleofthisongoingworkistheInternationalSpaceStation.ItorbitsEarthandhasastronautsfromdifferentcountriesonboard,providingacontinuoushumanpresenceinspace.

China’sspaceprogrammestartedlaterthanthoseofRussiaandtheUS,butithasmadegreatprogressinashorttime.Chinabecamethethirdcountryintheworldtoindependentlysendhumansintospacein2003,whenYangLiweisuccessfullyorbitedEarthintheShenzhou5spacecraft.ThenShenzhou6and7completedasecondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk,followedbythevehicleJade

Rabbitbeingsenttothemoontostudyitssurface.Afterthat,ChinalaunchedtheTiangong2spacelabintospaceandTianzhou1todockwithit.ThissignalledonestepfurtherinChina’splantoestablishaspacestationinthefuture.Morerecently,ChinahassentChang’e4toexplorethesurfaceofthefarsideofthemoontomakemeasurementsandobservations.

Thefutureofspaceexplorationremainsbright.Europe,theUS,andChinaallhaveplanstofurtherstudyandexploreplanetslikeMarsandJupiter.Despitethedifficulties,scientistshopefuturediscoverieswillnotonlyenableustounderstand

howtheuniversebegan,butalsohelpussurvivewellintothefuture.

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ISEXPLORINGSPACEAWASTEOFTIMEANDMONEY?

Countriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillionsofdollarsandlotsoftimeon

variousspacemissions,whethertoMarsorotherplanetsmuchfurtheraway.Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.Instead,weshouldfeedtheworld’spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldiseases.However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.

Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.IthasdirectlyresultedinthemanysatellitesthatnoworbitEarth.Anumberofthesatellitesrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.ThenthedataistransmittedtoscientistsonEarth.Aftercarefulanalysis,thescientistscanprovideusefulrecommendationsandadviceforfarmers.Asaresult,space-basedsciencehashelpedfarminginitseffortstogrowenoughfoodtofeedEarth’sincreasingpopulation.

Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeetthe

requirementsforspaceexploration.Forexample,spacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproductssuchasGPS,memoryfoampillows,andsmartphonecamerasarechangingourlives.

Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld’sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealisethatourplanet’sresourcesarelimited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.ThegreatestattentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth.Inthefuture,humans

mayliveonbothplanets.

Inclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.

Therefore,itshouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionstopeople’sshort-termandlong-termproblems.

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THEMILLIONPOUNDBANKNOTE

ACT1,SCENE3

Narrator:Tworichbrothers,RoderickandOliver,havemadeabet.Oliverbelievesthatwithamillion-poundbanknoteamancouldliveamonthinLondon.HisbrotherRoderickdoubtsit.Theyseeapooryoungmanwalkingoutsidetheirhouse.ItisHenryAdams.

Roderick:Youngman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?

Henry:Who?Me,sir?

Roderick:Yes,you.

Servant:(openingadoor)Goodmorning,sir.Wouldyoupleasecomein?

(Henryentersthehouse)

Roderick:Howdoyoudo,Mr...er...?

Henry:Adams.HenryAdams.

Oliver:Comeandsitdown,MrAdams.

Henry:Thankyou.

Roderick:You’reanAmerican?

Henry:That’sright,fromSanFrancisco.

Roderick:Mayweaskwhatyou’redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?

Henry:Well,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.Asamatteroffact,IlandedinBritainbyaccident.

Oliver:Howisthatpossible?

Henry:Well,Ihadmyownboat.Aboutamonthago,Iwassailing,andtowardsnightIfoundmyselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.ThenextmorningIwasspottedbyaship.

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Oliver:AnditwastheshipthatbroughtyoutoEngland.

Henry:Yes.IwenttotheAmericanconsulatetoseekhelp,but...Anyway,Ididn’tdaretotryagain.(Thebrotherssmileateachother.)

Roderick:Well,youmustn’tworryaboutthat.It’sanadvantage.

Henry:I’mafraidIdon’tquitefollowyou,sir.

Roderick:Tellus,whatsortofworkdidyoudoinAmerica?

Henry:Iworkedforaminingcompany.Couldyouoffermeworkhere?

Roderick:Patience.Ifyoudon’tmind,mayIaskyouhowmuchmoneyyouhave?

Henry:Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.

Oliver:(happily)Whatluck!Brother,whatluck!

Henry:Well,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome!Ifthisisyourideaofsomekindofjoke,Idon’tthinkit’sveryfunny.Nowifyou’llexcuseme,Ioughttobeonmyway.

Roderick:Pleasedon’tgo.Youmustn’tthinkwedon’tcareaboutyou.Oliver,givehimtheletter.

Oliver:Yes,Iwasabouttogogettheletter.Wait!(gettingitfromadeskandgivingittoHenry)Theletter.

Henry:(takingitcarefully)Forme?

Roderick:Foryou.(Henrystartstoopenit)Oh,no,you’dbetternotopenit.Youcan’topenituntiltwoo’clock.

Henry:Oh,thisissilly.

Roderick:Notsilly.There’smoneyinit.

Henry:Oh,no.Idon’twantyourcharity.Ijustwantajobthatearnsanhonestincome.

Roderick:Weknowyou’rehard-working.That’swhywe’vegivenyoutheletter.(totheservant)ShowMrAdamsout.

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Oliver:Goodluck,MrAdams.

Henry:Well,whydon’tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?

Roderick:You’llsoonknow.Inexactlyanhourandahalf.

Servant:Thisway,sir.

Roderick:Notuntil2o’clock.Promise?

Henry:Promise.Goodbye.

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THEMILLONPOUNDBANKNOTE

ACT2,SCENE1

Narrator:Henryiswalkingalongthestreetholdingthebanknoteinhishand.Hiscoatisworninseveralplaces.Heseesasignforatailor’sshop