A Bite of China (舌尖上的中国)

    There are many TV programs on Chinese cuisines (烹饪，美食), but few are {#blank#}1{#/blank#} "A Bite of China". It tries to bring something new by introducing Chinese food, such as {#blank#}2{#/blank#} habits and stories about food.

    It's said that more than 100 million Chinese people are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the program. Most Chinese people like this program better than any other food program. They think it is an excellent program and it {#blank#}4{#/blank#} us a special view between people and food. This program helps the world learn more about Chinese {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and culture. It also shows the beauty of Chinese cuisines.

     Mary is my cousin. She is a cute girl. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the weekend she often comes to my house and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} with me. We always have a lot to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} about. We talk about our friends, hobies(爱好) and school life. There are many {#blank#}4{#/blank#} at her school, but she doesn't mind(介意) them. She never arrives {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and always listens to the teachers carefully in class. Her teachers all like {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. She is friendly(友好的)to her classmates, and she never {#blank#}7{#/blank#} with them, so she has many friends at school. Mary's favorite {#blank#}8{#/blank#} is P.E. Her classmates often see her play tennis {#blank#}9{#/blank#} school. Well, Mary {#blank#}10{#/blank#} likes singing and dancing. She has a happy school life.

    Yuki Bhambri is one of the best tennis players in India. He was born (出生) in New Delhi in July, 1992. Yuki has a sporty family.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}two sisters and a cousin are all good tennis players. Maybe because of that, Yuki started playing tennis young -- at the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}of six. It was soon clear that Yuki was more {#blank#}3{#/blank#}than many other players of his age.

    In 2008, Yuki played in the four Junior Grand Slam Tournaments (青少年大满贯锦标赛). They are quite important tennis games{#blank#}4{#/blank#} juniors He didn't win any of those games,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the world got to know the talented young tennis player. In the same year, Yuki won the Orange Bowl, another important tennis game in the world. He was the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} Indian player to win that game. In 2009, Yuki won the Junior Australian Open. Then in 2010 he played in the first Youth Olympic  Games in Singapore and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the silver medal (银牌).

    There are not always happy and exciting moments (时光) in the tennis star' s life. Once Yuki had to stop {#blank#}8{#/blank#}an important game because of an injury. He felt sad. However, his love for tennis never {#blank#}9{#/blank#} He takes every game seriously and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}the world that he is a really good tennis player.

Money-saving Tips for Students

    First there were CDs, then we had MP3 music and now we have ringtones(铃声)! People use their mobile phones to play music. You can listen to the radio on your mobile phone, download music onto it and use it like a MP3 player. Some pop groups find that {#blank#}1{#/blank#} people listen to their songs on their mobile phones than they do on CDs.

    So many people have mobile phones that {#blank#}2{#/blank#}you don't know when your phone rings. Ringtones are often {#blank#}3{#/blank#}to tell you it's your phone. Companies sell them to you and they are downloaded on your phone.

    At first, there were just different rings. They were like a normal telephone. Then people made them sound like a piece of music. Now you can get all kinds of sounds {#blank#}4{#/blank#}every pop song can be played on your mobile phone. You can also get animal sounds there-are elephants, cats, clogs, lions and lots of strange bird sounds, too.

    You can make your {#blank#}5{#/blank#} music. You need special software to do it. There are also karaoke ringtones. Your {#blank#}6{#/blank#}is recorded with some music and you hear it when someone calls.

    Now you can have a different sound for every person you know. Your {#blank#}7{#/blank#} book is used to find out who is calling Then it {#blank#}8{#/blank#}a different song for each person. If your best friend likes a special song, he can hear it, too!

You have to be {#blank#}9{#/blank#}with the song you choose, though. Some songs can cause trouble. If your family call you, they don't want to hear a noisy pop song with {#blank#}10{#/blank#}words! You should choose something that sounds nice. Some sounds are very noisy and fast, which make people angry. Ringtones are fun, but they should not make people angry at you!