World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7, the founding day of the WHO.
2 . In Halloween, children put on costumes and walk around the neighborhood. They ring doorbells and ask for treats. The custom of trick-or-treating has become popular in recent years.
Today I Found Out showed that the custom began with a Celtic tradition. It celebrated the end of the year by dressing up as evil spirits. Here is what the Celts believed. As we move from one year to the next, the dead and the living would overlap (重叠). Demons (恶魔) would wander the earth again.
As for the trick-or-treating traditions, they began in the Middle Ages. Children would dress up in the costumes, sometimes poor adults did too. During Halloween, they would go around door to door, singing and praying in order to get food or money.
The earliest quotation of “trick or treat” in print was from the Calgary Herald, 3rd November, 1927. “Halloween came and went. ...The greatest activity was manifested by the very young, who wandered in droves from door to door, heavily disguised and demanding “trick or treat”.
| A．To treat was to be untracked. |
| B．But do you know where it started? |
| C．People dress up on Halloween to beg for food. |
| D．Dressing up as demons was a defense mechanism. |
| E．Then Catholicism was trying to change the custom. |
| F．Children sing and pray in exchange for food or money. |
| G．They were often said to be on behalf of the dead, which was called “souling”. |
1. 写信目的；
2. 时间、地点；
3. 活动内容。
注意:
1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Brown,
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Yours,
Li Hua
假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack给你发邮件，请你给他介绍“重阳节”。请参考下列信息，给他回邮件。邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
·fall on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month
·show respect for the elderly
·get together to have a big meal; send the elders gifts
·climb mountains to enjoy beautiful views
·...
Dear Jack,
Glad to know that you’re interested in the Chong Yang Festival in China. I’d like to share something about it with you.
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All the best,
Li Hua
5 . Unique and distinct to Rwanda, milk bars make many of our communities get together. They are places to meet for breakfast or lunch. They are also places to socialize with people of different backgrounds. While it is difficult for strangers to understand these local milk bars, they reflect a little-known truth about how intrinsic cows and milk are to Rwandan culture.
Pascal Kubwimana, a taxi-moto operator who has been coming to Kuruhimbi almost every day for two years, says he is not going anywhere. “I love the milk here,” he said, washing down his bread and beans with a litre of hot milk. “It helps me feel good all day when I have it for breakfast. I even take some home in the evening. My children love it.”
With around 70% of Rwanda’s population engaged in agriculture, cows are an economic advantage as well as a symbol of wealth and social status in rural areas. In fact, cows are held in such high regard here that it’s common to include the animal into your child’s name. Many traditional Rwandan dances are also inspired by cows. In the Umushayayo, which is often characterized as a sort of Rwandan ballet, women imitate the gentle movements of cows while showing their beauty and grace. And in the Ikinyemera, Igishakamba and other dances, men and women stretch their arms upward to represent cow horns.
In Rwanda, when you want to wish someone well, you say “gira inka” (may you have a cow) or “amashyo” (have thousands of cows), and you’ll hear the response, “amashongore” (have thousands of female cows). When you want to express profound gratefulness, you say “nguhaye inka” (I give you a cow).
1. What can people do in milk bars according to paragraph 1?| A．Wear unique clothing. | B．Learn to prepare lunch. |
| C．Communicate with others. | D．Drink free specially-made milk. |
| A．He is fond of the milk bars. |
| B．He usually gets help from the barkeepers. |
| C．He often takes his children to the milk bars. |
| D．He dislikes staying too long in the milk bars. |
| A．The large population of Rwanda. | B．The traditional dances in Rwanda. |
| C．The importance of cows in Rwanda. | D．The agricultural development of Rwanda. |
| A．To wish someone well. | B．To convey deep thanks. |
| C．To congratulate someone. | D．To respond to someone’s question. |
1. 阅读其他跟帖之后的感受；
2. 讲述自己家乡的传统或文化习俗。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 首句已为你写好。
I have read all of the posts above.
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1. 我们应该保护和传承中华优秀传统文化，并给出理由；
2. 呼吁社会共同参与。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
参考词汇：传承inherit
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1. 介绍寒假相关信息；
2. 说明自己的寒假安排。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
1. 礼物名称；
2. 推荐原因。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
Zhaobi, or screen walls, have a long and storied history. Zhaobi can be found outside the entrance of buildings, and in their earliest form, they
