推动了基督徒和非基督徒的经济活动，圣诞节也因此成为商家的一个重大活动和主要销售季。
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according to the chinese lunar calendar, august 15 of every year is a traditional chinese festival-the mid-autumn festival. this day is the middle of autumn, so it is called mid-autumn. one of the important mid-autumn festival activities is to enjoy the moon. on that night, people get together to celebrate the mid-autumn festival, looking up at the bright moon and eating moon cakes. the festival is also a time for family reunion. people living far away from home will express their feelings of missing their hometowns and families at this festival. there are many customs to celebrate the festival, all expression people’s love and hope for a happy life. since 2008, the mid-autumn festival has become an official national holiday in china. section b
reading skills
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“all right,”/he says, /and carries the smelly package./as we walk back, /he tells me/about migrations of eels/to the sargasso sea:/how/eels come down dalmatian rivers/and swim across the mediterranean / and then the whole atlantic, /until / they reach the warm sargasso sea. / here / they lay their eggs, / and then the baby eels swim back / to the native river / of their parents.
reading comprehension
understanding the text
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1d 2b 3c 4c 5c 6d 7d 8a
critical thinking
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1. to me a good parent is quite challenging and demanding. a good parent should:
. attend to children’s physical and spiritual needs;
. be supportive in times of difficulties;
. share life experiences without preaching;
. share hobbies and doing sports with their children; and
. respect their children’s privacy.
2. my parents took god care of my sister and me. they regarded it their duty to make sure that