In many European countries it is normal to have a long break in the middle of the day when all members of the family return to their houses to eat together. This is not very {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in Britain because normally it is a long way from the place of work or school to the home. The {#blank#}2{#/blank#} people often have a big breakfast before they go to work and the meal at midday is not{#blank#}3{#/blank#} _with the members of the family but with workmates or schoolmates. Lunch is normally{#blank#}4{#/blank#} between 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm. Most people finish work at five thirty. It often take at _{#blank#}5{#/blank#} an hour to get home from the school or workplace so people eat their meal {#blank#}6{#/blank#} "dinner" between 6:30 pm and 9 pm.
On Sundays people don't have to work so they take the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to eat together with their family. Sunday lunch is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the best meal of the week and many of the meals which are considered real British food are eaten for Sunday lunch, such as roast beef and pudding.
{#blank#}9{#/blank#} everyone in Britain understands that "breakfast" is the first meal of the day, there is a lot of confusion(混乱) about the words for other meals such as "dinner, lunch, tea, high tea, elevenses, brunch, supper". And if you ask a British person what these words {#blank#}10{#/blank#} , most of them will give you a different answer according to what part of the country they are from.

    It's Sunday morning. My grandparents, my parents, my cousin and I are at my home. We are all {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. What are my grandparents doing? Oh, my grandfather is exercising. He is playing {#blank#}2{#/blank#} two balls. My grandmother is reading a newspaper. She is reading a story in it. The story is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Look! How happy my grandmother is! And my father is watching TV. He is watching CCTV News. It's his favorite TV {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. My mother is in the kitchen. She is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. She can cook nice food. She is a good mother. I love her very much. My cousin Peter is my uncle's {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. He is 10 years old. He is listening to music in my room. He likes music and he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} play the piano and the guitar. He is good at {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. He wants to be a singer(歌手). What am I doing? I'm {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the computer, but I'm not playing games. I'm {#blank#}10{#/blank#} an e-mail.

    Ms. Woo came to the US after she {#blank#}1{#/blank#} college in 2008.When in the US, she was often {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to perform paper cutting at all kinds of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Soon after, she decided to spread Chinese paper cutting to the rest of the world.

    Ms. Woo said, "I saw so many people coming to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and asking about paper cutting. I was surprised. Chinese art is for all people. I think it's time to promote(发扬) paper cutting to American people {#blank#}5{#/blank#} anyone who is interested. Perhaps it will also draw more and more Chinese people's attention and make them take an interest in it."

    An artist saw a beggar(乞丐)at the train station one day. He gave his last few {#blank#}1{#/blank#}to the beggar. Then he saw another one, and forgot that he had no money in his pockets. He asked the man{#blank#}2{#/blank#} if he would like to have lunch with him. The beggar agreed without{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. So they had a good meal together.

    In the end, he said to the beggar," Come home with {#blank#}4{#/blank#} in a taxi, my friend. And I'll give you the money back".

    "No way!" the beggar{#blank#}5{#/blank#} at once." I've paid for your lunch. I' m not going to pay for your taxi home!"