Watching TV is a very popular pastime（消遣）in the UK. But what kind of programs do British people like to watch? Well, the most-watched TV programs are usually on {#blank#}1{#/blank#} four times every week. They are programs based in one neighborhood that try to describe {#blank#}2{#/blank#} life in the UK — we call these dreams 'soap operas' or 'soaps'.

    Back in the early days of TV, husbands went out to work and wives stayed at home, looking after the house and the children. Most of these {#blank#}3{#/blank#} programs were aimed at amusing the housewives who were at home,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} doing the washing. Companies selling washing powder（洗衣粉）would advertise their products between the programs, and sometimes those companies would even sponsor（赞助）the 'soap operas'.

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    You may have no idea about how{#blank#}1{#/blank#}our motherland is. With a history of more than 5, 000 years, China has always been a mysterious land to foreigners. In 2008, a documentary(纪录片) called Wild China was broadcast on BBC. There were six episodes(集) in all-Heart of the Dragon, Shangri la, Tibet, Beyond the Grear Wall. Land of the Panda and Tides of Change. This 300-minute long documentary shocked the audience with China's beautiful scenery.

    Wild China may be the best of China. However, it is more than a travelogue. The documentary not only{#blank#}2{#/blank#}the wildlife of China but also the way it{#blank#}3{#/blank#}and interacts with human life. From high definition cameras, you can see the beautiful Himalayas and the Gobi desert; you can take a look at the hills of Southern China filled with rice paddies(水稻田) and the land of the panda; you can also discover how silk is collected and the history of the Silk Road.

    It is interesting to see what our motherland{#blank#}4{#/blank#}from foreigners' eyes. If you are too busy to travel around China, you are in luck because Wild China can take you on a visual journey of our motherland.