Celebrated all around the world, festivals have a wide range of o    1    , such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous f    2    , and important events. Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture. This important agricultural festival takes place after all the crops have been   g    3     in. People celebrate to show that they are g    4     for the year’s supply of food. The harvest festival in ancient Egypt f    5     a parade and a great feast with music, dancing and sports. Customs play a s    6     role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. For example, lighting fireworks is one of the t    7     traditions in Chinese Spring Festival to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year. Recently, to avoid air pollution, it is banned in many big cities. Moreover, with many online shopping websites and social media apps boosting, festivals are celebrated more and more c    8     leading to people's different ideas about it. Festivals are an important part of society. They reflect people's wishes, b    9    , faiths, and attitudes to life. They are o    10     that we need to relax and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while.

Yesterday, another student and I r    1     our university’s student a    2     to meet some international students at the airport. I saw several young people look around c    3     first. It was Tony from Colombia that arrived first, closely followed by Julia from Britain. Tony a    4     Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on the c    5    . But Julia put up her hand in d    6    . Then another major m    7     happened between Akira and George.When Darlene Coulon from France came d    8    through the door, she shook hands with Tony. I learn from the experience that people c    9     with both spoken language and unspoken language. People from places like Spain or South American countries are more l    10    to touch each other.