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　　The ancient(古代的)people of Babylon(巴比伦)and Egypt studied the stars in the sky 　　1　　 years ago, and they 　　2　　 the zodiac(十二宫)．It was first used 　　3　　 time．Later, many people used the stars to describe a person's character and to say what would happen in the future．

　　A person's zodiac sign is connected to his or her birth date．Some believe this sign can tell about a person's character．For example, some think that a person born 　　4　　 the sign of Aries(between March 21 and April 20)is 　　5　　 and active．A person born under Cancer(between June 22 and July 23)is kind and home-loving．

　　In many 　　6　　 in Asia, people believe that Chinese zodiac describes character and can foretells(预言)future events．In the Chinese zodiac, there are twelve animals．A person's animal sign is connected to his or her birth year．Every animal has a similar type of character．People born in the year of the Rat are friendly, but careful．Those born in the year of the Monkey are smart and good 　　7　　 making money．Many believe that Rat and Monkey 　　8　　 a good match．

　　In Asia, a person's blood type is also used to describe character．People with the blood type A are clean and serious, but they can be selfish．Type Os are 　　9　　 love and like to talk．Not 　　10　　 believes that your birth sign or blood type describes your character．But reading your horoscope can still be a lot of fun．