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Dear Anne, How are you? I had great?fun?last?Wednesday, 1???? 12th 2013. It was a traditional Chinese festival called Dragon Boat Festival that day.???? This festival is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of? 2?greatest Chinese poets. He killed himself by? calendar(阴历)，278BC. People there moved the boat to 3?? him. But it was too late. They were very sad and then threw rice into the 4?? to feed the fishes so that they would stay away?from?his body. 5??? then on, every year on this day, people enjoy 6??? Zongzi which is made of rice with meat, eggs and so on. In the past we?ate?it?only?7?? a year, but now we regard it as our daily food. We have it any time we like. Have you ever 8??? the dragon boat race on TV? It is another important part of this festival. Several teams row their dragon-shaped boats as 9?? as they can. The first team to reach the?finish?line wins. If you have a plan to visit China next year, would 10?? like to spend this festival with us.Best wishes Xiao Qiang Making friends is a skill. Like?most?skills, you can improve it if you are patient. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take action. You must first go where there are people. You wont make friends staying home a ______(1).Joining a club or a group, talking to those who like the same things as you do is much e_____(2). Or join someone in some activity.Many people are n?(3) when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And its human nature to feel a bit unpleasant about the unknown. Most of fears about d?(4) with new people comefrom?doubts (怀疑) about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us—finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But dont forget that they must be feeling the s_____(5) way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to make others feel at home. Youll all feel more c___(6).Try to be brave even if you dont feel that way when you e_____(7) a room full of strangers. Walk tall and