The Czech Republic really loves celebrations,     1    (include) anniversaries, national holidays and many other festivals.

In the fall they hold their harvest festival in different regions. People basically celebrate the harvest, recognizing that they have enough food to survive through winter. It’s a tradition that dates back    2     the time when people didn’t have enough food to eat, so many died from     3    (hungry).

I felt very     4    (luck) to go to a village, where a festival was being held. This village is known for its outdoor museum    5    shows the lives of people from the past and the jobs they did.

In the afternoon, there were not only performances of singing and dancing,     6    also plenty of other activities to do. Bands started to play traditional Czech music on the stage. People in the garden    7    (drink) beer and enjoyed     8    wonderful music that everyone there relaxed.

Through festivals Czech people remind    9    (they) of their history, and at the same time have     10    good time together with their families and friends.

The summer holidays are the best lime of the year for most children. The weather is usually good. With July     1     (come), boys and girls will have two months to rest, and they can spend most of their time in swimming, camping or traveling with their parents. 0f course the most    2     ( enjoy) place is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. They enjoy the beauty    3     (easy). As for those who live far from the sea, their parents will also take them to the seaside, for they know that a week or two at a seaside town during the summer holidays     4     (be) their children’s eager hope.

In England not only the rich but also factory workers or bus drivers can take their children to seaside for their holidays. In fact, during August holiday most     5     (city) are empty.

Why do children like       6     (spend) their summer holidays at seaside? It is     7     they like the sand, the sun, the cool wind and the salt water there    8     (much) than anything else. Of course there are lots of new things     9     (see), nice things to eat, and exciting things to do, but it is    10     feelings of sand under one’s feet, of cool wind and salt water on one’s feet, and of the warm sun on one’s back that make the seaside what it is.

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Festivals and celebrations have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals. At that time people would starve if food was difficult    1    find), especially during the cold winter months. Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals.Today’s festival have many origins: some are    2    (religion), some seasonal, and some for special people or events.

Some festivals are held to honour the dead or the ancestors,     3    might return either to help    4    to do the harm. It is now a Children’s festival,     5    they can dress up and go to their neighbors’ homes to ask for sweets. They offer food, flowers and gifts     6     the dead. In the USA, Columbus Day is     7     memory of the    8    (arrive) of Christopher Columbus in the New World. People are grateful because their food    9    (gather) for the winter and the agricultural work is over. The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring.

People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for    10    little while.

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Some inventions happen in strange ways. The potato chip is one of them.

Moon’s Lake House was     1     restaurant in New York in the 1850s. George Crum was the cook there. Many rich people often came to the restaurant     2     (enjoy) his cooking.

The one thing that really upset Crum was     3     a customer complained about the food and sent it back to the kitchen to be done over. He would often return it overcooked. He was happy to see the customer walk out of the restaurant     4     (angry).

On August 24, 1853, a customer returned his fried potatoes to the kitchen,     5     they weren’t crunchy (脆的) enough. Crum reacted in his     6     (usually) way. He cut the potatoes very thin and cooked them in hot oil. They were so crunchy and Crum was sure that the man would refuse     7     (eat) them. Instead, the man loved them. He even asked for more.

Now, do you know     8     invented the potato chip? It’s George Crum! He     9     (late) set up his own restaurant. He named it Crum’s House. He put baskets of his potato chips on all the tables. They made his restaurant a very popular place.

Today, potato chips are one of Americans’     10     (favor) foods!