Most people know yoga as a kind of exercise, which aims at developing strength and flexibility. However,     1    yoga is really about is more than just exercise. People do yoga     2     (hear) what their bodies are telling them as well as the quiet voice inside them. In 2014, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, asked the United Nations to create an International Day of Yoga. The United Nations agreed, and now International Yoga Day     3    (celebrate) in June.

Chinese New Year,     1     starts on the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar （阴历），is considered as China's most important holiday. It     2     （know） as the Spring Festival.

The Spring Festival starts at the beginning     3     the new moon. It often happens between January and February. It usually       4     （last） about one month until Lantern Festival （元宵节），which gives everyone plenty of time for celebration.

    5     （traditional） , red envelopes with money in are gifted during the Spring Festival celebrations. It's a custom which goes back to ancient times. However, when the tradition     6    （start） is unknown. Whatever the reason is, the red envelope is an important part of Chinese New Year to this day.

The firework is another big part of Chinese New Year. A     7     （write） shared the following story on a website. An old man saved a town from a terrible monster （怪兽）by throwing many     8     （bamboo） into the fire. The explosion caused by the bamboo frightened off the monster. As     9     result, Chinese people set off fireworks （爆竹）during Chinese New Year celebrations     10     （avoid） the evil spirits of the past.

There are many     1    （festival）in China all the year round. First the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is celebrated by the Chinese people all over the world. On this day，the moon is said to be its biggest and     2    （bright）.It is a special occasion for a family reunion. People usually eat moon cakes     3     enjoy the moonlight at night. Second，the Dragon Boat Festival. The tradition of it started more than 2，000 years ago. In the old days，dragon boat races     4    （organize）only by Chinese people.     5    ，in recent years，people from other cultures have also taken part in the races and enjoyed the fun. People on that day usually eat zongzi，which is     6    （stick）rice in fresh bamboo leaves. Third，the Lantern Festival. It     7    （fall）on the 15th day of the first lunar month，    8    （mark）the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. In the past，lanterns were usually lit by candles and decorated with pictures of various animals. Nowadays，lanterns come     9    many shapes and sizes. The special food for this festival is sweet dumplings，    10     are boiled and served in hot water.

Once I went to a German city for vacation. The trip left a     1     (deep) impression on me than before. It was already dark outside when I arrived at the airport at 6 p.m. The first thing was to find a place to stay. I decided     2     (call) the youth hotel. But to use the phone I    3     (need) some coins. I asked a lady for help. To my surprise, she gave me three     4     (coin) to use. But all the phones there needed phone cards which could only be bought at post-offices during the daytime. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to call the hotel.     5     old gentleman helped me. He couldn’t speak English     6     understand that I needed to make a phone call. He showed me to the phone and inserted（插入）his phone card. I called the hotel and found a place to stay that night. The     7     (kind) of German people made me feel at home.

Wherever I went, I asked people for directions. It surprised me that almost every young German could speak English     8     ( fluent). Older Germans couldn’t speak English very well, but they would try to help me whenever they could. One middle-aged man even drove me to the place I was looking for. My experience in Germany completely changed     9     (I) impression of Germans.

I thought Germans were not     10     (friend) to foreigners before, but things have changed since then. The people in Germany couldn’t be more friendly.