Hans Christian Andersen (安徒生) was born in a poor {#blank#}1{#/blank#}^.He was very interested in arts {#blank#}2{#/blank#}he was a little boy. At the age of 14, he left his hometown and started a new life {#blank#}3{#/blank#}a singer, dancer, and actor in a big city. However, he wasn't successful at first and became very {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Later in his life, Andersen {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a lot of money from a rich person and he used it to go to university and entered the world of {#blank#}6{#/blank#}Andersen's first book of fairy tales (童话故事), which was published in 1835, sold very well, so he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} writing stories. In his whole life, he wrote many fairy tales {#blank#}8{#/blank#} he died in 1875.Andersen's fairy tales were not only for young children {#blank#}9{#/blank#} also for people of all ages. Because these stories are touching and easy to understand, they are{#blank#}10{#/blank#} very popular today.

    The cloth tiger{#blank#}1{#/blank#}popular since the ancient times of China. During the Spring Festival, it's more popular{#blank#}2{#/blank#}the cloth tiger for children to bring them health. Most of them are made by the smart country women. They have created the cloth tigers in different kinds of shapes with different materials. The cloth tigers usually {#blank#}3{#/blank#}large bodies and look very nice.

    People believe that a cloth tiger can keep the whole family safe, so it {#blank#}4{#/blank#}"Tiger for Protecting House". My best friend's birthday is coming. I{#blank#}5{#/blank#}her a red cloth tiger. I think she may like it.

    Mae West said, "I speak two languages, Body and English." Sometimes, our {#blank#}1{#/blank#} are saying more than our words.

    In Britain, people don't want you {#blank#}2{#/blank#} them at all. In a formal situation (正式场合), {#blank#}3{#/blank#} people would often greet each other with a handshake. They don't often greet with a hug, and almost never with a kiss! {#blank#}4{#/blank#} in the south of Italy and in many other parts of the world, people always greet with two {#blank#}5{#/blank#} on the cheek (脸颊). And do you know what's the most popular body language? It's smile! So always {#blank#}6{#/blank#} at people when you greet them!

Nick: What are reading, Jill?

Jill: It's a book {#blank#}1{#/blank#}the future.

Nick: Sounds cool. So what will the future be like?

Jill: Well, cities will be more {#blank#}2{#/blank#}and polluted. There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger.

Nick: That sounds bad! Will we have to move to other {#blank#}3{#/blank#}?

Jill: Maybe. But I want to live on the earth.

Nick: Me, too. Then what can we do?

Jill: We can use {#blank#}4{#/blank#} water and plant more trees. Everyone should play a part in {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the earth.