I am Li Hua, a senior student from Hongxing High School.

Yours,

Li Hua

Not all cultures greet each others the same way, nor are they comfortable in same way with touching or distance between people. In the same way that people communicate to spoken language, they also express his feelings using unspoken “language” through physical distance, actions or posture. English people, for example, do not usually stands very close to others or touch stranger as soon as they meet. However, people from places like Spain, Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely to touching them. Most people around the world now greet each other by shaking a hands, and some cultures use other greetings as well, such as the Japanese, which prefer to bow.

4 . February has long been a month of romance.With the sweet smell of roses in the air，romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.

On the 14th day，it is customary for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner，buy her flowers and chocolates，write poems，sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals!

This is the scene that greets you on Valentine's Day，named after Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome.When the emperor decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives，he banned marriage.

But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret.When his actions were discovered，the emperor had him put to death.

While in prison，it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard.Before his death，he wrote her a letter，which he signed “From your Valentine”， an expression that is still in use today.

Valentine died for what he believed in and so was made a Saint，as well as becoming one of history's most romantic figures.

Nowadays，Valentine's Day wins the same popularity among Chinese young people.It is a time when students “don't want to be alone” according to Gao Shunjie，a student reporter for 21st Century Teens in Jinling High School，Nanjing.Some of her classmates are planning to make Valentine's cards for parents，teachers and friends.Others want to hold parties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heart­shaped cakes.The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St Valentine.

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     4     (last) until the Festival of Lanterns (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     6     custom which goes back to ancient times. However, when the tradition     7     (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     8     (write) shared the following story on a website. An old man saved a town from a terrible monster (怪兽) by throwing bamboo     9     (stick) into the fire. The explosion (爆炸声) caused by the bamboo frightened off the monster. As a result, Chinese people set off fireworks during Chinese New Year celebrations     10     (avoid) the evil spirits of the past.