One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he    1    (find)that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, "Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much    2    too little. "

His son looked surprised. "I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less,     3    not save a bit of money? "

"That would be a very    4    (reason)thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours," Nick said.

Nick's guests,     5    had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, "The only reason a man would sell sale    6    a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect    7    the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it."

"But such a small thing couldn't    8    (possible)destroy a village."

"In the beginning, there was only    9    very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always    10    (think)that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today. "

There are all kinds of festivals and     1     (celebrate) around the world, which are held for different reasons. Most ancient festivals were     2     (main) held to celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn.

Today’s festivals have many origins. Some festivals are held to honor the dead     3     to satisfied the ancestors in case they might do harm, while     4     festivals are held to honor famous people, such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day, the former of which honors the Chinese famous poet, Qu Yuan, and the latter Columbus’     5     (arrive) in the New World. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food     6     (gather) for the winter and the     7     (agriculture) work is over, to which mid-autumn festivals belong.

The most     8     (energy) and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and the     9     (come) of spring, such as the Spring Festival in China, during which people like to get together to eat, drink and have fun     10     each other.

【推荐2】Halloween    1    (celebrate) every year. But just how and when did this custom happen? Is it just a harmless celebration?

    2    word “Halloween” actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a change of All Hallows Eve. All hallows Day, or All Saint’s Day. November 1, is a Catholic day. But in the 5th century BC, summer officially ended on October 31. It was believed    3    , on that day, the spirits of all those    4    had died throughout the year would come back in search of    5    (live) bodies for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife.    6    (natural) the living did not want to be taken away. So    7    the night of October 31,    8    (village) would put out the fires in their homes    9    (make) them cold and unwanted. They would then dress up in all manners of strange customs and noisily walked around the neighborhood, being as wild    10    possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for people alive.

Paddington (帕丁熊) is one of the most famous    1    (bear) in the world. He first came onto the British scene in 1958 in a children’s book A Bear Called Paddington    2     was written by British writer Michael Bond. In the story, Paddington is kind and humorous. He is also polite and always calls people “Mr”, “Mrs” and “Miss”, rarely using    3    (they)first names.

Such a cute bear caught people’s hearts    4    (immediate). He first came out on TV in 1975. He’s also been made into toys with different costumes. Many children would have a Paddington bear toy    5    their first gift.

Paddington is so loved that it’s common    6    (find) plates and tea towels with Paddington patterns in British homes. He has a special facial expression. He is    7    (know) for giving a hard stare whenever he meets somebody he doesn’t like. Therefore, when someone    8    (give) a hard stare, you could say that they are making a “Paddington Bear face”.

Today, this classic children’s character has grown into an    9    (importance) part of British culture.     10    you want a taste of British culture, Paddington’s stories are a great way.