Everyone loves to wear clothes made of cotton(棉花), because they feel comfortable. But do you know ________ cotton comes from?

It is said that the Indian people were the first to grow cotton. China is one of the world’s ________ cotton producers. And Xinjiang is the home of our ________ cotton. Cotton needs plenty of sun to grow. Xinjiang is ________ good place to grow it. It gets lots of sun—about 3,000 hours every year.

Xinjiang is famous for its long-staple cotton(长绒棉). Its fibers(纤维) are longer, softer and whiter than those of other cotton. It’s warm and ________. It’s fit for making cloth. It’s one of the best kinds of cotton in the world.

In Xinjiang, the cotton harvest begins in late August and finishes until late October every year. In the past, people mainly ________ the cotton by hand, but now more and more people use machines, which makes it lighter work ________ cotton farmers.

It is technology that helps a lot. Farmers first fly a drone(无人机) ________ the cotton a kind of special water. ________ makes the cotton leaves fall. Then the big machine “eat up” all the cotton in the field. After bags of cotton ________ to different factories, they become clothes, toys and other things that we see in our daily life.

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.