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In traditional Chinese years, people usually celebrate 4 holidays at every season. In spring we got spring festival, but in winter, mostly like the last day of a year we celebrate winter festival called "Dongzhi", which in traditional Chinese means "winter is coming". Actually this festival only have 1 day off, but it's like little spring festival. Most family will going though a family reunion, and drink some lamb soup for cold winter.

1.introduction: "Dongzhi" what : In Chinese means "Winter is coming"; simple in English "winter solstice" when: Nov 15th on tranditional Chinese Lunar calendar; vary on Western calendar how: family reunion,eat lamb, send cloths, day off

2.body paragraph I : family reunion (why?there's only 1 day off) 1. "Winter is coming", so reunion for a good winter start 2. It's a traditional festival; for old people it's like Christmas in Chinese culture 3. lamb soup can warm people's body; and family reunion can warm people's heart, give them hope to work on

3. body paragraph II : food (which one is the most important - lamb) 1. lamb: mostly lamb soup, made by lamb's stomach(in my hometown people add lots of red chili to make this even more warmer) 2.big meal, sometimes can even as same as spring festival; 3. In some place people would eat dumplings and Chinese raviolis, which are specially made by lamb instead of pork.

4.body paragraph III : event 1. In old Chinese culture people usually would do some worship to the god or their ancestors 2. People will send clothes and foods to their relative in this day(some of them would save money month ago) 3. In history, even the emperor would take rest at these winter days; and eat a lot of warm foods to prepare for winter.(For today we only take 1 day off or no holiday.)

5.conclusion Family reunion, things to eat, and things to do. sum up & some comment.

pg.53, ex.1.b: If you want to apply for a scholarship, first you need to check with your counselor for available one. Then select three or four scholarships that are appropriate for you. After that, you need to go to the Internet and review the requirements. Then request an application form and complete the application. Finally, you submit the application and wait for a response. pg.53, ex.2 1.You should take off your shoes before enter a Japanese tea house. 2.You should sit in the proper position after the ceremony begins. 3.Stir the mixture as soon as you pour hot water into the tea bowl. 4.Before you taste the tea you should admire the design of the bowl first. 5.Pass the bowl to the next person after you drink the tea. pg.54, ex.3 1.Baseball players are idolized by the fans. 2.Tickets can be bought on the Internet. 3.Games often sponsored by large corporations. 4.A special vest must be wear by the umpire. 5.Baseball is watched on TV by millions of viewers. pg.55,ex.4 1.The changes to the schedule must be approved. 2.The electrical drill must be plug in. 3.Banks and other businesses are closed on national holidays. 4.Potatoes and other vegetables are grown in Idaho. 5.A weekend edition is published by the New York Times.

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There's many things can make me happy. In my opinion, thing can makes people happy are vary to different people. When I was a high school student, I think the happiest thing in my life was school holiday, because I can stay at home all day and read the book I wanted to read, watch the movie I wanted to watch, or just relax at home. But now, I really miss my friends on high school, so I think if I back to my high school life I would be very happy. Even the same person at the different time the things make him happy would be happy. When I was a high school student, I want more holiday, but now I'm a college student, I want more high school life. I think this is really strange because when you already lose something and you start try to take them back.

outline 1. Intro hook:What can makes people happy? background information:There's many things can makes people happy. Somebody likes.... Thesis statement:Do the things they like can makes them happy 2. Body paragraph Topic sentence: Music can makes people happy. Sometime it can relax your mind and sometimes it can gives people power to their life&work. supporting details:excited music like Rock&Pop can makes you powerful; some soft music like Jazz&Blue can makes people feel relax and clam down. 3. Body paragraph Topic sentence: Movie can makes people happy. Some movies can touch your heart. Supporting details: Comedies makes people laugh and some of them can makes people beginning to think about something. they just makes people feel good and happy anyway.

I think it's not right to put people who download the music and movies in jail. Law shouldn't took place in these cases. Now day more and more musicians put their work on Internet and let people download their works. If people like their songs, they can donate money, or support musicians on network. People can buy tracks on website like beatport in a very low price. So I think in the future people are more likely want to download the music and movies on Internet instead of buying expensive Blue-Ray Discs. or CDs.