Winter is around the corner, and most plants are losing their {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （叶子）. However, bamboo doesn't. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (相反), bamboo stands straight and grow fast. Chinese people say that this is bamboo's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (精神). It is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (勇敢) enough to overcome difficulties.

    Because of this , the Chinese really love bamboo. They call bamboo, along with the pine tree and the plum blossom, the "three cold-resistant {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (朋友) of winter.

    Bamboo is a common plant all around China. It has many uses in our  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (日常的) life. Chinese people learned to use bamboo to make {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (筷子) ,baskets and even furniture a long time ago. Bamboo is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (使用) to cook all kinds of food. Bamboo is also the main food of the giant pandas.

    Bamboo is also very useful in art. Because bamboo is hollow inside, it's a good choice for people to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (制作) different things. It's clever to make {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （音乐的） instruments. There are many kinds of bamboo flutes all over the world.