Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and     1     in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after     2     had caught animals. At that time people would     3     if food was difficult to find,     4     during the cold winter months. Today's festivals have many     5    , some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events．

The most     6     and important festivals are the ones     7     look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.     8     the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals,     9     take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and     10    , loud music and colourful     11     of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the     12     of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks     13     though it is covered with pink snow.

People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun     14     each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our     15     and forget our work for a little while.

Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but    1    the earth, it had disappeared later. It was not immediately obvious that water was to be    2    to the development of life.

That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins    3    in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to    4    some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.

For forty years Jane Good all has been    5    about making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. She has argued that wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for    6    or advertisements.

Dr Yuan is quite    7    his life! However, he doesn't care about being famous. He feels it gives him less    8    to do his research. He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.

Then he    9    the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti. He eats each mouthful    10    .The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.