1 . On New Year’s Day, many people eat special food for good luck. In Spain, people eat twelve grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve — one grape for good luck in each month of the new year.

During the Spring Festival, Chinese people eat dumplings. Sometimes people put a coin in one of the dumplings. Everyone hopes to find the coin for luck in the new year. Of course they don’t eat it. In the south of China, people make rice cakes for New Year. People call rice cakes “Nian Gao”. It means “getting better year after year”.

Japanese eat noodles on NewYear’s Eve and on their birthdays. They think noodles may bring them good luck and long life.

The food may be different in each country, but the meaning is the same. People hope the food will bring them luck and fun in the coming year.

2 . Still remember the following poems? Memories return every time I read or hear them.

4 . Do you know Pleasure of Farmhouse (农家乐)? It’s a new way for holidays in China. Now, more and more people are interested in it, especially young people. Every weekend, thousands of people drive to the countryside. The farmers invite them to their farms even homes. Many people help the farmers work on the farms, such as fishing, watering the crops or picking apples. If you come to the farm, you will fall in love with the country life at once. Here you can listen to the birds, enjoy the beautiful view (景色) of countryside, breathe the fresh air and watch the crops grow. You can even taste the fresh produce, such as tomatoes and strawberries. Pleasure of Farmhouse brings a good chance to enjoy the life of countryside, especially for people living in the cities. It can make them relax.

One farmer said, “Welcome children to our farms. We will show you where your food comes from.”

5 . Do you feel relaxed when you walk into a room with blue walls? If yes, maybe it’s because blue is a calm and peaceful (安静的) color.

Sometimes colors can affect our feelings and moods. Some colors can make us feel calm and peaceful, such as blue. Wearing blue clothes or sleeping in a blue room is good for our mind and body, because this color gives us good feelings. Blue is also the color of sadness. When you’re feeling sad, you may say, “I’m feeling blue.”

White is another calm color. You’d better wear white clothes if you’re feeling nervous. White is also the color of purity (纯洁). Many women like to be in white on their wedding (婚礼) day.

Green is the color of nature. It can give us more energy when we are feeling tired.

Some colors can make you feel warm. People in cold winter use warm colors in their homes like orange and yellow instead of white and blue. Orange means happiness. It can bring you success (成功) and cheer you up when you are sad. Yellow is the color of the sun, so it can remind (提醒) you of a warm, sunny day.

In a word, we can try different colors if we aren’t feeling our best.

6 . Are you a person who has a high EQ? If you want to be a successful man, you should have a high EQ. Some people even say that EQ is more important than IQ. I think so. So we can know the importance of having a high EQ.

If you don’t have a high EQ, try to make yourself become a person with a good temper. In this way, your EQ may become higher and higher. Here are some ways for you to control your temper when you are angry.

First, don’t say anything when you are in a bad mood, or it’s possible for you to hurt others. In fact, maybe you don’t mean to hurt them.

Second, take a deep breath when you can’t stop your anger. In this way, you will feel relaxed and you won’t be that furious.

Last but not least, when you are angry, ask yourself some questions.

“Why am I so angry?”

“Do I have to be so angry?

“What will happen if I don’t get angry?”

So, try the ways above. Everything could be simple if you try to think it in other ways.

7 . If you have only three minutes to take something from your home, and the other things are lost forever, what will you take? The following information will help you.

A B.O.B. is very helpful to the people in need. You’d better prepare more than one B.O.B. if possible. A B.O.B. will make a difference if those disasters happen. So prepare one now.

8 . On New Year’s Day, many people eat special food for good luck.

In some Latin American (拉丁美洲) countries, people eat twelve grapes at 12 o’clock on New Year’s Eve-one grape for good luck in each month of the new year.

In China, people always eat dumplings. Some people make dumplings with coins in them. Everyone wants to find the coins (硬币) for luck and money in the new year. Of course they don’t eat the coins.

Japanese people eat noodles on New Year’s Day and their birthdays. Because they all look forward to (盼望) good luck and long life.

9 . We can see many traffic signs on the roads or streets. Some tell the drivers to do something, and some tell them not to do something. The traffic signs are the traffic rules. All people must obey the rules.

Do you see the sign “P”? What does it tell us?

In big cities, there are a lot of cars, and buses. They can’t stop on the streets. A driver wants to stop his car, he must look for a place to put his car. How can he find a place to put his car? The traffic sign “P” can help him. “P” is the first letter of the word “Park”, and it tells drivers to put their cars here.

It’s good to obey the traffic rules. If (假如) you go to school by bike every day, you must be very careful. You can’t ride too fast, and you can’t let your friend sit behind you.

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