There was once a wise old woman who lived in the hills. All the children nearby always went to ask her all kinds of questions. Even the most difficult questions, the old woman was able {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (answer) them. It was easy for her to answer the children's all strange questions.

    There {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (be) a naughty little boy among the children. One day a tiny bird {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (catch) by him and he held it in his cupped hands. Then he gathered his friends around. He said, "Let's trick the old woman. I will ask her what I'm holding {#blank#}4{#/blank#} my hands. Of course, she'll answer that I have {#blank#}5{#/blank#} bird. Then I will ask her if the bird is living {#blank#}6{#/blank#} dead. If she says the bird is dead, I'll open my hands and let the bird {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fly) away. If she says the bird is alive, I'll quickly crush it and show her the dead bird. Either way, she'll be wrong.

    All the children enjoyed {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (have) such a good idea. Up the hill they went to the old woman's hut (小屋). "Granny, you are {#blank#}9{#/blank#} clever that we all believe you. Now we have a question for you." they said with a smile." What's in my hands?" asked the little boy. "Well, it must be a bird," replied the old woman. "But is it living or dead?" The old woman thought for a moment and then answered, "It is as you will, my child."

    All the children were quite {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (surprise). But the old woman smiled and added, "I have told you the right answer already." Then the old woman disappeared in the hills.

    Most of us probably don't like doing housework. And most of us think that {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(clean) the bathroom or cooking dinner for the family makes us tired. However, the fact is that someone has to do it. Most of the time, our parents have to do the housework. Is it {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(real) fair?

    Doing housework is really not as bad as it sounds. If we all do our part, it {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (seem) less annoying ( 烦人的). Why should your mother have to wash your dirty clothes? You are able to take care of yourself. Doing some housework will show that you are becoming more and more independent.

    Some of us may think that we are so busy that we can't do housework. But most parents work all day and are then expected{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(keep) a clean house! Dividing housework among the whole family will make everyone's job much {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (easy).

    Please remember: Learning to do housework can provide you with valuable skills for the future.

    A man named Hu Liang became the first Chinese to open a restaurant in Rovaniemi, Finland. Hu Liang, from China's Hubei province, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(move) to Finland after graduation at the age of 21. Since then, he has seen more and more Chinese tourists visiting the country to enjoy the winter holiday. "Chinese people are becoming {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(rich) and more international. But what has not changed is their stomachs. So I decided {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(open) the restaurant," Hu says.

    Hu's restaurant serves reganmian, a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(tradition) Wuhan noodle dish, as well as Chinese hotpot. He orders food materials from China and offers e-payment popular among Chinese people such as Alipay. At the price of 15 euro, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} bowl of reganmian is not only great comfort for Chinese travelers {#blank#}6{#/blank#} have traveled from thousands of miles away, but also an attraction to the locals.

    In Rovaniemi, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a population of around 60,000, Hu receives more than 300 {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(guest) a day and provides them with hot, delicious food in the cold, snowy country. Hu has married a Finnish woman and they have one child now. He has been used to the Nordic lifestyle with {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(ski) and ice fishing trips. He says he will bring his child to Wuhan, and try to go back to China at least {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(two) a year.