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　　The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, so it is also known as the Double Ninth Festival．

　　The festival is held in the golden season of autumn, at harvest-time．The bright clear weather and the joy of bringing in the harvest make for a festival happy atmosphere．The Chongyang Festival is usually perfect for outdoor activities．Climbing a mountain, carrying a spray of dogwood(茱萸)and drinking chrysanthemum(菊花)wine have become the traditional activities of the festival．

　　The dogwood is a plant with a strong fragrance(香气)，and is often used as a Chinese herbal medicine．People in ancient times believed it could drive away evil spirits and prevent one from getting a chill(寒意)in late autumn．So its history as a medicine goes back many centuries．But the custom of carrying a spray of dogwood during the Double Ninth Festival is slowly dying out and many people in the cities, do not even know what a dogwood spray looks like．

　　Early in Han Dynasty, about 2000 years ago, people used to climb a high platform outside the capital city of Chang’an on the occasion of the Chongyang Festival．For many, it was the last outing of the year before the onset of winter．The custom evolved(发展成)into present form, when people go climbing to get some exercises as well as enjoy the autumn scenery．

　　But what about those people who live in plains far from any mountain?The problem is solved by going for a picnic and eating cakes．The Chinese word for“cake”is“Gao”, a homony of the Chinese word for“high”．Mountains are high, so eating cakes can, by a stretch of the imagination, take the place of going for a climb．

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　　Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck．I felt horrible as well as 　　1　　．What would she do with me?She was almost mad after the 　　2　　 of her husband．

　　A few minutes later, I heard the truck 　　3　　 its engine and move fast．I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any 　　4　　．Finally she put me down in a 　　5　　 place．Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag．

　　I 　　6　　 out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me．

　　It turned out that my owner meant to 　　7　　 me．I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther away．So I cast my head 　　8　　 the direction of the truck．The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck．I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer, looked at me with his sad eyes．I saw myself 　　9　　 my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all 　　10　　．

　　I ran as fast as I could．And the 　　11　　 I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet．I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a(an)　　12　　 lady．She seemed even somewhat 　　13　　 at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to 　　14　　 the pains of losing him．She 　　15　　 his pictures and clothes, she redecorated the whole house．Now I was the only 　　16　　 thing to remind her of him．　　17　　 later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…

　　The truck finally stopped when I was almost 　　18　　．She ran up to me and hugged me 　　19　　．I heard her 　　20　　：“I know you are a present he left to me．”

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　　It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant．We talked and talked and soon swimming became the 　　1　　．Suddenly I hit upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be 　　2　　 if we went swimming?Others went swimming in winter, and 　　3　　 couldn’t we?Besides, we could be 　　4　　 if we did．”I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed．

　　Early in the morning, three days 　　5　　, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, 　　6　　 for a bus to take us to the 　　7　　．The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, 　　8　　 our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us 　　9　　．We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to 　　10　　．

　　We soon reached the sands．There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged．　　11　　 we were proud that we were the 　　12　　 ones that dared to challenge the weather．Besides, the sun could keep us warm．So we 　　13　　 ourselves quickly．

　　But things were not going to be so nice as we thought．The sea wind was blowing, we felt 　　14　　 cold and we shook from head to feet．At last we decided to 　　15　　 the sea water．We put our feet in first, only to take them back　　16　　．The water was unbelievably cold．　　17　　 I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time．We all went back ten steps．I gave the order and we all rushed forward．We jumped．That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never 　　18　　．I was up and rushed again to the seaside．So 　　19　　 my friends．We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home．

　　We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all 　　20　　 a bad cold．We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience．

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