In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.

    Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (create) special designs.

    The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (use) twigs（树枝）to remove it. Over time, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(gradual) turned into chopsticks.

    Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} lived from roughly 551 to 479 B.C., influenced the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) too violent for use at the table.

    Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat {#blank#}10{#/blank#} their hands.

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    In China there are English programmes like Follow Me on the radio. They are usually easy to receive and understand and they are very {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(use) to you.

    Chris is not a traditional explorer— he usually {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (work) in an office for a large organization. However, Chris' job can be just {#blank#}2{#/blank#} exciting and dangerous as being an explorer.

    Chris is a doctor from France and he works for MSF,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} is also known as Doctors Without Borders. MSF sends its doctors all over the world {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(help) people after a war or a disaster. The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.

    At the moment, there are over 27,000 trained doctors taking part in MSF projects and tasks. This year, more than 2300 international doctors will join {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) to provide medical help around the world. All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF. They need to be {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (prepare) to go almost anywhere and, of course, they should expect difficult conditions. When MSF accepts a doctor for a task, he has to go for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} least six months.

    When {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (ask) why he left a comfortable life and a good salary to join MSF, Chris said, “The experience I gain is a great help in my career. More {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (important), it is great to know at the end of each task that I have made a real {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (different) to people's lives.”

    China's industrial output is expected to rise by around 6.5 percent this year, marking the best{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (perform) since 2010{#blank#}2{#/blank#} the Made in China 2025 strategy (策略) helps to raise productivity and revenue(税收).

    The increase is 0.5 percentage points {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(high) than the targeted growth, partly {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(drive) by strong efforts to increase the use of new technology at traditional enterprises(企业), Miao Wei said on Monday.

    “The country's industrial economy has maintained steady and sound growth thanks {#blank#}5{#/blank#}the Made in China 2025 strategy. It promoted the combination of manufacturing and new technologies such as{#blank#}6{#/blank#}Internet, big data and cloud computing,” Mina added.

    The ministry also predicted that the country's industrial output would be likely{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (grow) by around 6 percent next year, with revenue from the telecommunications, Internet, and software and information technology service{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (increase) by 50 percent, 30 percent and 13 percent, respectively.

    According to Miao, the country will also publish policies{#blank#}9{#/blank#} promoting the development of digital economy. Official data show that the country's digital economy added up to 22.58 trillion yuan last year, ranking second{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (global) and accounting for around 30 percent of national GDP.

    It is hard work rather than luck that brings people success．Those {#blank#}1{#/blank#}are considered to be successful must have been working hard {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （achieve） their goal and their success can also benefit others．

    Some people argue that one can not succeed {#blank#}3{#/blank#} he works very hard．There are many examples to show that success {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（come）from hard work．One example is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Madam Curie had been working all day and all night before she made the great discovery of radium．

    Other people think that luck and opportunity are {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （importance） than hard work．They argue that even if one works hard, he can not succeed {#blank#}7{#/blank#} luck and opportunity．For example, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} film star, Zhang Ziyi, could never be famous if she was not given a chance to play a role in the film．

    I think that {#blank#}9{#/blank#} hard work and good luck are important．If one wants to be successful, he has to work hard on one hand and he has to seize the opportunity and luck on the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}．These two factors are important for one's success．

    Chinese President Xi Jinping {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(review) the armed forces at the heart of Beijing Tuesday morning, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(he) first on National Day, to mark the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (stand) in a black open-roof Red Flag limo (轿车), Xi gave the order to start the review. At {#blank#}4{#/blank#} beginning, with the limo {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (slow) passing the fluttering (飘荡的){#blank#}6{#/blank#}(flag) of the CPC, the nation and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Tian'an men Square, Xi watched them {#blank#}7{#/blank#} full attention as a salute(致敬). During the military music {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (play) by a military band, the Red Flag limo drove eastward along Chang'an Avenue, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} was lined with 15,000 service men and women as well as 580 pieces of weapons. Xi repeated salutes through microphone and the soldiers gave loud replies{#blank#}10{#/blank#}the limo drove back to Tian'an men Rostrum.