In much of Asia, especially the so-called"rice bowl" cultures of China, Japan, Korea{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.

    Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal{#blank#}3{#/blank#}create) special designs.

    The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(use) twigs(树枝) to remove it. Over time,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which {#blank#}6{#/blank#}( gradual) turned into chopsticks.

    Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius{#blank#}7{#/blank#}lived from roughly 551 to 479 B.C. ,influenced the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) too violent for use at the table.

    Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat{#blank#}10{#/blank#} their hands.

    My wife and I like watching plays, so we will go to the theater whenever we have time. But before we buy tickets, we would like to know if the play is good or bad. When a new play comes, we{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (usual) read the newspaper to get information about it. Last week a new play was put on at the theater. The newspaper said it was very{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (interest) so we decided to go on Saturday night. My wife took a long time to make her {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (decide) about what to wear and we left our house a little late. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}the time we got to the theater, the first act had already{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (begin). After the play was over, we met some friends,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} lived next to us several years ago. Then we went dancing. By the time we got home, it was about two o clock in the morning. I'm not used to{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (stay) out so late and I was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (extreme) tired.

    When I was younger, I did not have the money to go out for {#blank#}9{#/blank#}evening like this. Though I can afford it now, I don't have the energy{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (enjoy) it.

    Li Hua and Wang Hai are two students of Senior One. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}of them work hard but they have various learning methods.

    Li Hua listens to her teachers{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(attentive) and asks her teacher {#blank#}3{#/blank#}help as soon as possible if she has some problems. Because of this, she spends less time {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(do) her homework, so it is certain {#blank#}5{#/blank#} she can keep energetic in the day. However, Wang Hai has quite a{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (difference) way of learning{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (compare) to Li Hua. He likes to sit up late at night doing his homework, so he often feels sleepy in class. As a result, he misses lots of key points, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}makes it difficult for him{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (concentrate) on what he is doing.

    In my opinion, Li Hua learns more effectively in class and she{#blank#}10{#/blank#} be a better learner. So I prefer her learning method.

    A short trailer (预告片) has attracted huge attention on China's social media platform, with many netizens {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(regard) the short video as the "best commercial video of 2019". It tells a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(touch) story that highlights Chinese families.

    In the beginning, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} senior man named Li Yubao living in a remote rural area asked his grandson on the phone what gifts he wanted for the Spring Festival, only {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (hear) the word "Peppa" due to the poor mobile signal. Therefore, the man began his journey to discover who Peppa is. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the help of neighbors, he found the answer, created a Peppa Pig model using metals, and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(surprise) his grandson.

    The 5-minute trailer is advertising the upcoming animated film Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is set to hit big screens on Feb 5, the first day of the Chinese New Year of the Pig. The short video encourages people working outside to return home often and accompany their family {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(member) to spend a happy and warm Spring Festival holiday.

    "After watching it, I want to go back to my hometown {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(immediate). I {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(be) away from my home for almost one year, and I miss my family very much," said a Sina Weibo user.