The Mid-Autumn Festival,     1     is an important traditional festival in China, usually falls in September or October. It is on the 15th day of the     2     (eight) month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Festival Celebration between New Zealand and China     3     (hold) with high quality performances at the New Zealand National Museum last Sunday night. Artists from southwestern China’s Chongqing     4     (present) the Wellington audience with Sichuan Opera Performance. The performances perfectly showed the charm of Chinese culture and art     5     the audience.

Guo Zongguang, who is the     6     (direct) of the China Cultural Center in New Zealand, stressed that this show was one of    7     most important events in this year’s culture exchanges between China and New Zealand.

Brett Hudson, a member of Parliament, acknowledged that China, now New Zealand’s largest trading partner, provided New Zealanders with thousands and thousands of     8     (job). Our relationship with China is     9     (extreme) important. Our two-way trade now tops 28 billion New Zealand dollars in 2018,     10     (help)New Zealanders improve life styles for families. And it is strengthening even further through cultural exchange and better understanding of one another.

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Winter holiday is coming.

5 . Sundays in New York can be very pleasant. That's not to say that Sundays in other American cities are not pleasant, but New Yorkers feel that their Sundays are special.

Since Saturday nights are traditionally party nights, Sunday morning are traditionally morning of rest, which means having a long sleep. We call it sleeping in or sleeping late, and staying in bed until 9, 10 or even 11 o'clock is not unusual. Then jump out of bed, hastily pull on clothes, run to the nearest corner newsstand, buy the New York Times or Daily News(or both), return home, put some classical music or popular singer on the record player, take off   your clothes and climb right back into bed to leisurely read the paper.

One of the nicest traditions is breakfast in bed. The Times and News are very fat newspapers on Sundays so there is a lot to read while one drinks orange juice and coffee, lying in bed.

If the weather is bad you might immediately turn to the Entertainment Section of the paper to see what movies are on. Sunday afternoons are a popular time for seeing a film, but movies are expensive in New York (as much as $5.00) so choosing takes time and care. Read the movie reviews to discover what the critics think. No one wants to make an expensive mistake…nor does anyone want to stand in line a long time which is very possible if the movie is new and gets good reviews. So if you're not sure about a movie look at the museum listings to see what exhibitions are in town. Some museums are free, others are not.

But if the weather is good you might glance through the section which lists outdoor activities. Almost every Sunday in the springtime residential neighborhoods request permission from the Police Department to close off streets for “street fairs”. There will be food for sale made by local residents or restaurants; handicrafts for sale; music provided by a local band (often high school kids); and perhaps dancing. If the fair is in Little Italy you can expect to find tasty Italian food. If the fair is in China-town you can expect to find egg rolls, music played on the erhu and dragon dances.

8 . People in the United States honour their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care to their children. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with childcare.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations (康乃馨). A red one symbolizes (象征) a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honour their parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(公墓). On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues(烤肉) for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists(花匠), candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.

I had an unforgettable experience in Beidaihe last summer. I went there for my holiday by my family. We lived in a big hotel which we could see the sea. We had stayed at there for three days. The first day, we went for walk along the seaside, and then we took a lot of interested photos. The second day, we went to a famous market and bought much presents. We have a good picnic on the seaside with the natives on the last day of the holiday. They performed all kind of programs that made us felt happy. We all enjoyed themselves in those days. If I have another holiday, I will go there again.