We should pay attention to different customs in different cultures. For example, in America, if you are invited to a wedding, baby shower, bar mitzvah (成年礼) or other ______, you’re expected to bring a gift. Usually, it should be modest in _______, about $25.

For a ______, the bride will often have “registered” a list of gifts at a local department store, indicating the items she ________. When you buy a registered item, tell the store that you’re doing this, so the couple doesn’t receive the ________ gift twice. For a baby shower, bring a gift ________ for a newborn baby. For a bar mitzvah, bring a gift appropriate for a 13-year-old boy. Because they are such important occasions, gifts for bar mitzvahs tend to be more ________, for example, a lovely pen with the boy’s full name on it is very meaningful and will be ________ by him.

If you wish to give a gift to American friends, choose something that is ________ to your country. It needn’t be valuable or ________, just typical of your home land. Such ________ include a book about your country, an inexpensive souvenir, or something else that reflects the ________ of your country. Young children who like collecting will probably be very ________ with a set of your country’s coins or stamps. Items that are ________ in your country but difficult to find abroad are also good.

If staying with an American family, a good way of ________ your thanks is to take them to a form of ________, such as a basketball game or a concert.

When giving gifts to a business acquaintance, don’t ________ anything too personal, ________ for a woman. A scarf or a hat is okay, but other types of ________ are not. Something fit for the office is also _________.

On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, comes the ________Chinese holiday: the Double Ninth Festival. The number nine in both the month and the day ________ the double nine. The Festival is________"the Height Ascending Festival" ________ the custom of climbing a high mountain.

With a ________ of over two thousand years, the Double Ninth Festival could be ________back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

The ________ of observing the double ninth day didn’t become a regular festival ________ the Tang dynasty. From that time ________, both court people and ordinary people would celebrate the festival and enjoy a ________ of activities on this holiday.

It is customary to ________ a high mountain, eat rice cakes, drink chrysanthemum liquor, and ________the zhuyu plant, as a ________ to avoid evilness and prolong life.

As double ninth was pronounced the ________ as the word signifying “forever” in the Chinese characters, both are “Jiu Jiu,” people would hold activities to worship their ancestors and venerate the ________.

In 1989, the Chinese government decided the Double Ninth Festival as Seniors’ Day, encouraging people to ________, take good care of and love the seniors around the country.On May the 20th, 2006, the Double Ninth Festival was included in the first batch of the national intangible________ heritage list.On December the 28th, 2012, it was stipulated by the law as the day ________ the elderly.

________ has been practiced by Chinese people since ancient times ________“Filial piety is the most important of all virtues.” From the point of passing on traditional culture, respecting, taking good care of and loving the seniors is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.

My interest in Chinese Kunqu opera began when I was eleven. It is the age when one can first ______ its words and start collecting them. I copied the great words into a notebook because I enjoyed the imaginative ______. Then, I ______ to notice the tones(腔调)and appreciate the melody. I understand that Kunqu opera is not only what’s written-—it is also the ______, the dance moves and the headdress(头饰).

I grew up in a northern town with no Kunqu opera performances. Thus, I never ______ I could learn and perform it myself ______ I attended Saturday classes. At that time I was ______ and often got up before 5 am to go to class. My training ______ basics, like walking onstage. I realized that the many requirements on the form are the only way to artistic ______. Performers put in so much effort to show how ______ effortless(不费力的) they are onstage.

I continue to ______ Kunqu opera after moving to the US for college. This ancient art form has been ______ with my studies and creations in modern ______ and poetry. When people ask me why Kunqu opera is connected with my ______ and with the Western art world today, I say that, its ______ and influences(影响) will never disappear.

Kunqu opera has a magical power, which means I’m willing to step into different art forms. Thanks to this cultural heritage(遗产), I know I have la home within myself.