A young American woman worked in a school in Shanghai． {#blank#}1{#/blank#} she came to China，she knew little about the Chinese culture of language． One day on her way to school，she went to a bank {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(draw) some money．To {#blank#}3{#/blank#}surprise，the bank clerk(职员) asked her if she had had her lunch．She was surprised at such {#blank#}4{#/blank#}question because in the American culture it would mean that the bank clerk is inviting her to lunch．Between unmarried young people it can also mean the young man's interest in dating the girl．Since this bank clerk {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a stranger to the American woman，she was very puzzled(困惑的)，and quickly answered that she {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(eat) already．After this she went on to school and was even {#blank#}7{#/blank#}surprised when one of the teachers asked her the same question．

    By now she understood that it could not be an {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(invite) but was puzzled as to why they asked it．In the following days she was asked the same question again and again and she spent many hours {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(try) to work out why so many people kept asking her this．At last she thought that these people must be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(concern) about her health．She was rather thin at the time，and she thought they must be worrying that she was not eating well!

    In fact the question like that has no real meaning at all — it is only a greeting．

    Do you know the UK government has{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(successful) passed a law banning branding on packs of cigarettes? That means tobacco manufacturers will be forced{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(pack) their cigarettes in plain packets.

    The motivation behind this{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(decide) is to make smoking less appealing to people, especially children.

    A similar law{#blank#}4{#/blank#}was passed in Australia in 2012 has resulted{#blank#}5{#/blank#}a fall in smoking rates from 15.1% to 12.8% for people aged 14.

    As of January 2015, 22% of adult men and 17% of adult women smoke in Great Britain. The possibility of smoking in the UK increases with age so that by 15 years of age 8% of school children{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(be) regular smokers. Children, it is thought, will be less attracted to cigarettes{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(sell) in unbranded boxes.

    Smoking is one of{#blank#}8{#/blank#}biggest causes of preventable deaths in England. Every year about 80,000 die and over 450,000{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(send) to hospital due to smoking. This places a large strain on the health service and is also a factor in why the government would like to prevent people from{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(take) up smoking or help them quit.

    Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(name) Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(recover) appeared to be a blood transfusion（输血）from her 5-year-old brother{#blank#}3{#/blank#} had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to fight the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(ill).

    The doctor{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(explain) the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, “Yes, I'll do it {#blank#}6{#/blank#} it can save Liz.”

    As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister{#blank#}7{#/blank#}smiled, as we all did{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(see) the color returning to her cheeks. Then{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(he) face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, “Will I start to die right away?”

    Being young, the boy had{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(understand) the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood.

    Last Saturday, my friend and I were walking back home after a nice evening. I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(ask) my friend if we could walk through the town instead of taking our usual shortcut. So we did. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (sudden), a few {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(step) ahead, we saw a woman, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}was sitting on the edge of the sidewalk. She looked bad and when we asked her if she felt all right, we realized she was badly injured{#blank#}5{#/blank#} covered with blood. While my friend can back to our closest friend's place to get a thick cover, a young fellow joined {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (we) and called an ambulance. All along I sat next {#blank#}7{#/blank#} her, talking and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (listen) to keep her awake until the ambulance arrived. She was badly {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(shock) and started to fall asleep. I knew that it was of great {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(dangerous) and she might have lost consciousness（意识）. We hope she is safe and sound now.

    Paper-cutting was recognized as a national cultural heritage(遗产)in 2006. According to experts, paper-cutting conveys the culture shared between China {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the West to wish for family reunions and maintain links with loved ones, alive or dead.

    In the movie Coco, for instance, the 12-year-old Miguel and his family dance and sing to celebrate the Day of the Dead, a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (tradition)festival in Mexico, when colorful paper-cuts are hung on the street. Chinese people also cut images of small figures {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (call) back the spirits of the dead. The difference is that most Chinese paper-cuts are red, while those in other countries {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) often made in many other colors.

    Fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen liked to cut {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (character), such as princesses and angels, out of paper while {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (tell) stories to children. In China, female friends and family members used to chat and make paper-cuts together.

    “{#blank#}7{#/blank#}the patterns and colors may be different, paper-cuts share the same function of maintaining emotional ties among people, "says Yang Huizi, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} art teacher at Beijing Union.

    Yang {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (study) and performed the art for over a decade. Besides routine university courses, she also organizes nonprofit paper-cutting activities {#blank#}10{#/blank#}are open to the public in Beijing to promote basic knowledge of paper-cutting.

    I agree with Mr. Zhang's idea {#blank#}1{#/blank#} sport can help improve health and mood {#blank#}2{#/blank#} people of all ages. I had a similar experience last year. I quit the basketball team {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I thought I didn't have enough time for it. After {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(quit) I felt sad and had no energy. I quickly lost my {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(fit) too. I spoke to my parents who agreed I should rejoin the team. Now I play every week and I'm happy and healthy.