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.

    Cao Wenxuan, Chinese children's fiction (小说) writer, w{#blank#}1{#/blank#} the Hans Christian Andersen Prize(安徒生奖)in April, 2016 , in Italy .

Cao Wenxuan was b{#blank#}2{#/blank#} in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province and he has t{#blank#}3{#/blank#} in Beijing University for over 30 years. He has w{#blank#}4{#/blank#} over 150 stories and novels. Some of them have been t{#blank#}5{#/blank#}into English, F{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, Japanese and so on. I like reading the novel n{#blank#}7{#/blank#} “Grass House”. It is m{#blank#}8{#/blank#}up of nine parts which touched us deeply. The novel tells us how groups of children bravely f{#blank#}9{#/blank#} the difficulties and challenges of life. When the reporter I{#blank#}10{#/blank#} him, Cao Wenxuan said , “All of my stories are set in China, all of them are Chinese stories, but at the same time, they are the stories of the humankind(全人类).”

    Jim Green is a student in No.25 Middle School. He does a part-time {#blank#}1{#/blank#} because he needs some {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. He works in a supermarket after {#blank#}3{#/blank#} from Monday to Friday and all {#blank#}4{#/blank#} on Saturday. He helps people look after their kids and he works {#blank#}5{#/blank#} different kids. He thinks it is great {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. After school, he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a bus to the supermarket. He {#blank#}8{#/blank#} there at about 4:30. He works {#blank#}9{#/blank#} 4:30 to 8: 30. He gets home {#blank#}10{#/blank#} 9: 00. Jim likes his job very much.

    Two years ago, I failed in the college entrance exam. It was a heavy shock（冲击） to my family and{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. They always wanted me to go to a great university in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} south of the country. I was eighteen and my family was poor. They thought that going to a good college could{#blank#}3{#/blank#} my life. I was under stress(压力) and felt worried. I stayed at home and didn't want to see anyone.

    One night, I{#blank#}4{#/blank#} that I went to college and was having an interesting lesson. All the students were laughing happily. I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} up suddenly and found myself in my room. I realized that I couldn't let myself down. I decided to take the next year's college entrance exam. It was a difficult year. I studied day and{#blank#}6{#/blank#} to get ready for the exam. When the exam came, I found that I wasn't as{#blank#}7{#/blank#} as before.

    Now I am studying in a good university. I try to pay for the education{#blank#}8{#/blank#} doing part-time jobs. I believe I can live a better life in the future. Please remember: The best time of your life may still be ahead of you, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} it won't just magically show up. So you have to create it. It's in your power to create whatever future you want for your life. If you work {#blank#}10{#/blank#} today, you will thank yourself one day.

    Alan and Jane are brother and sister. Ella is Alan's wife(妻子). They have a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, Anna. Anna likes her {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, Jane, very much. Adam is Anna's {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Jane and Paul are Adam's {#blank#}4{#/blank#}and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Adam often plays with his {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, Alan. Anna and Adam love George and Mary, their grandfather and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, very much.