Have you ever picked up a pen to write some characters, but you can't remember what {#blank#}1{#/blank#}look like?

    You're not alone. CCTV-10 started a show {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（call）Chinese Character Dictation Com-petition (《中国汉字听写大会》) last year. On the show, only three out of 10 adults{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (correct) wrote bingjiling (ice cream 冰激凌), and no one could {#blank#}4{#/blank#} out penti (sneeze喷嚏). According to a survey, 94.1% of people said they had memory lapses (差错)  when writing some characters.

    It seems that Chinese characters are in {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Since the digital(数码) age began, fewer and fewer people use pens and paper. Most people now write Chinese on keyboards using pinyin. As {#blank#}6{#/blank#} result, many people would forget the features特征 of a Chinese character, such as its structure and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}( mean ) easily.

    Chinese characters are one of the world's{#blank#}8{#/blank#} ( old)written languages, dating back (追溯到) to 1100 BC. It's not only a way for us to record things,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} it's important to pass on Chinese culture.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} example, the character nan (male男) is made up of two parts , tian (farmland田) and li (strength力). We can tell from it that in the old times Chinese men were in charge of (负责) working on the farmland.

    Do you know about your body language well? People believe your body expresses what you think.

    The most common body language of all {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) crossing your arms. A parent with his or her arms crossed is a sign of big trouble. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} if the arms are crossed behind his or her back, the meaning is quite different. Anger {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (become) calm.

    Eyes can talk too. Without eye contact, it is a typical sign of dishonesty. If your eyes go up to the right, it means you're using your {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (imagine) instead of your memory. So there is no doubt that you are telling {#blank#}5{#/blank#} lie.

    The place that your chest is pointing to shows where your interest lies. In a meeting, anyone whose chest is pointed away is either not interested in or disagrees {#blank#}6{#/blank#} what's being said.

    If you're at a party, your head will turn towards who is talking. After all, you won't notice the person unless you are looking at him or her. However, your body often shows who you want {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (listen) to. And the finger drumming is such a loud and clear message that {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (other) may notice you are impatient.

    People run their hands through hair when they're confident in their appearance. Playing with hair is not always a good sign though. Someone that curls his or her hair around a finger feels {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (relax). But if the hair {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hold) by one hand, it shows the person is nervous.

—Thanks. Tom hasn't come yet, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (wait) for him.

    Gina and Tina are my classmates, They {#blank#}1{#/blank#} twins(双胞胎). They come from America, How old are they? They are 14 {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (year) old, When is their birthday? It's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} August 23rd. Gina and Tina look the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, They are both short. They both have big {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (eye) and long hair.

    But Gina and Tina like different(不同的) {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (thing). Gina likes apples, but Tina likes oranges. They like different {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, too. Gina likes red, but Tina likes white, Look! The two girls are in different clothes now. Gina is in a red hat, a white T—shirt and a pair of red trousers. Tina is in a white skirt and a white pair of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (shoe). She also wears a white watch. Her mother {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (buy) it for her. She {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (like) the watch very much.

    Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and often help each other.

    But neither of them would like {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (use) their head. They're both poor though they work hard. Once Uncle Li went to town {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (take) some medicine for his wife.

    In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive (昂贵的). He told Uncle Wang about it.

    They decided {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (carry) some apples to the city. However, a lot of apples had already been carried there when they arrived. They didn't know what {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (do). They felt unhappy and returned to their village. They didn't understand why they couldn't make money, but they both agreed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (buy) more apples and take them to the market because they thought they didn't bring enough. How foolish they were!