Reader(《朗读者》)is one of the most {#blank#}1{#/blank#} TV shows. It {#blank#}2{#/blank#} different people to read aloud on the stage(舞台). The show also tells the moving stories behind those people. They can read everything, like {#blank#}3{#/blank#},books and letters. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} reading aloud, the words on the paper come to life.

     Many people are fans of the show. They begin to enjoy {#blank#}5{#/blank#} aloud at home. Now, the show gives people from across China a special place to read. It is a reading pavilion(朗读亭). They are in many cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi'an.

     The pavilion is very small. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone(麦克风)in it and it records people's voices. Everyone can read for three minutes in the pavilion. They can read anything they like. The show will {#blank#}7{#/blank#} some of the readers and invite {#blank#}8{#/blank#} to read on CCTV.

     People of all ages read in the pavilion. “Reading should be just like singing and talking.” {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Dong Qing last week, the host and producer(制作人)of the show. “We can express our {#blank#}10{#/blank#}feeling by reading aloud.”

    Many years ago, there was a family {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Franklin. They lived in Boston. There were five girls and six boys in the family. On a January day in 1706, another baby was born. The boy's mother and her husband{#blank#}2{#/blank#} the boy a name—Benjamin.

    Benjamin was the cleverest of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could write when he was seven. The next year his parents {#blank#}3{#/blank#} him to school.

    At school Benjamin was good at reading and writing, but not good at maths. He {#blank#}4{#/blank#}all of his father's books, and when he had money, he always went {#blank#}5{#/blank#}books. He liked books. The books told him how {#blank#}6{#/blank#} something. The boy liked to use his head and tried to{#blank#}7{#/blank#} ways to help people enjoy life more. For example, he tried to know if there was some way {#blank#}8{#/blank#}farther, maybe with something on his hands or feet. Slowly a picture of swimming shoes, or paddles(划桨)， grew in his mind. The paddles must {#blank#}9{#/blank#}neither too big nor too small. And they must be neither too heavy nor too light. At last he {#blank#}10{#/blank#}the paddle for swimming.

    Tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have different{#blank#}1{#/blank#}about tea-drinking.

    Chinese people drink tea at any time of the day at homes or in tea houses. They prefer their tea plain(简单的)，with nothing{#blank#}2{#/blank#}in it. The Japanese way of having tea is very old and full of meaning. There is even a special room for tea-drinking in Japanese homes. In England, almost everyone has a cup of tea in the late afternoon. The English usually{#blank#}3{#/blank#}tea in a teapot and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes and cookies with tea. Americans{#blank#}4{#/blank#}use tea bags to make their tea. It's faster and easier. They drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. In summer they drink cold tea or iced tea.

    We have moved to a new flat in Water Bay. David, the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} man, and his helpers have moved our furniture to our new flat and put the things in the new flat. The rooms are {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, but they are comfortable. There are more rooms here than in our old flat. It is good because now I have my own room. In the old flat, I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} my sister.

    My bedroom is my favourite room in our flat. I can do everything in it. I can {#blank#}4{#/blank#} my radio or play CDs. I can play games on my computer and send my friends e-mails.

    I also like the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} because I love helping my mother cook our meals. My mother is a very good cook and is teaching me how to make apple pies. She lived in England{#blank#}6{#/blank#} she was a girl, and she can cook English food. It's delicious.

    Many students aren't getting enough sleep at night, which means they end up feeling {#blank#}1{#/blank#} during class. Taking a nap (小睡) during the day may be a solution.

    According to Forbes, a nap can clear your mind, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} your energy and help you study even {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. But how long should a nap last? "The proper time should be between 10 and 30 {#blank#}4{#/blank#}," Peter Venn, a sleep expert said.

    Sleeping for a short time, such as five minutes or so, is not helpful. That's just not enough time {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.But if you sleep for a long time, you may wake up feeling uncomfortable.