【推荐1】For this Father's Day, many children bought ties, socks or golf balls, but my present had to be the best. After spending several days shopping, my __________for the best gift came to an old plane. My dad and I would never forget that Father's Day.

“Is this your first time flying?” Our pilot asked my dad. I felt a little___________, knowing that in a few minutes I would be in the sky for the first time. My nerves were making me want to give up, but I knew it would be a good father-daughter__________.

After a little hesitation（犹豫）, my dad started the engine. We taxied to the runway slowly. After being cleared for take-off, we went faster. I could feel the plane shaking slowly while it was___________from the ground. After the pilot gave some instructions, my dad was flying the plane. Suddenly, we experienced a quick fall and then the plane went up again, which made me feel as if I were on a roller coaster. The plane started to move up and down and the pilot quickly took over the control. I could see the___________ on my dad's face.

The pilot started to tell the control tower over the radio that we had hit turbulence（气流）. It was a sunny day with few clouds so I didn't __________how this was possible. But it was indeed very windy a few thousand feet up. I held onto my seat, trying to tell myself we were going to be OK. After a few minutes jumping up and down, the plane leveled off（在平流层飞行）and I started to breathe __________again.

Finally, it was time to return. We started to go down and it seemed that we were going to miss the runway and land in trees, but___________we landed on the ground, gradually slowing. It seemed like forever until the plane actually stopped. I was excited to___________off and it felt good to have my feet back on the ground. The smile on my dad's face __________ I had given him the best gift. The unforgettable Father's Day was complete with an old plane, and huge smiles on our faces.

【推荐3】Lantern Festival（元宵节）

Lantern Festival is a Chinese traditional festival. It is celebrated________the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year.

Lantern Festival is one of________holidays in China. Several days before the Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. Lanterns are made in the shape of different animals, vegetables, fruits and many other things. While________lanterns, people usually write riddles（谜语）on lanterns. On the eve of Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up.

On Lantern Festival people go outside to have a look at the lanterns and________the riddles on the lanterns. Everything is very interesting and everyone is very happy.

The Mid-Autumn Day（中秋节）

August 15th in Chinese Lunar Calendar（阴历年）is the Mid-Autumn Day. It is one of the most important traditional festivals in China.

On that day people usually go back home to have family reunion（团聚）. Each family will have the members get together to have a big dinner. The most popular food is mooncakes. They are round and________the moon.

The moon is the brightest on the Mid-Autumn night. People________favorite fruits and desserts in their yard. People eat the delicious food while they________a beautiful full moon in the sky. At this time, some old people would like to tell many past events and tell the children a story about the Chang’e and the rabbit. The children really________that there is a rabbit on the moon. They want to go to the moon and have a look________.

________great festival!

Chopsticks, a kind of eating tools（工具）used in Asian countries, especially in China, are ______ of two pieces of sticks (棍子) with the same shape, size and material, created with integrity (正直), tenacity (坚韧) and honesty.

People say that the first chopsticks were used in China 5,000 years ago. The practice became popular in Korea, Vietnam and Japan. Today they are a symbol of ______ culture.

The different cooking traditions of Asia lead to different ______ of chopsticks. For example, the Japanese use ______ chopsticks because they eat a lot of fish. Such chopsticks are good for picking the fish from the bones.

Chopsticks can use different kinds of material. Bamboo chopsticks are common _______the material is easy to get and doesn’t burn easily. People ______ use wood and bone for chopsticks. Some rich people had ______ made from valuable metals. Many emperors used silver (银) chopsticks, for it was believed that they would turn ______ if there was poison（毒） in the food.

There are also many table manners connected with（与……有关）______. For instance, never stick your chopsticks upright in your rice bowl or hit your bowl ________ your chopsticks. People believe this is impolite to the host.

【推荐3】There are many festivals around the world. Dads have Father’s Day. Mums have Mother’s Day. But do our grandparents have a ________? Yes, they do.

The Double Ninth Festival is a ________ day for old people in China. The festival is on lunar September 9th. On this day, people show ________ and respect (尊敬)for their grandparents.

Respecting old people is a tradition in China. There are many ways for Chinese people to _______ their respect. When an old person enters a room, everyone should stand up. Also, people are introduced from the ________ to the youngest. When we give something to an old person, two hands are used. The old usually don’t have to buy tickets for buses and young people always ______ their seats to old people on a crowded subway or bus.

However, in western countries, old people have ________ lifestyles from those in China. They don’t often live with their children—they live ________. They don’t want to get help from others. They even don’t want to be offered seats by others.

Westerners ________ respect old people. For holidays, families usually ________ at the grand-parents’ homes. A great smile and a warm hug are enough for grown children to show their respect.