Anne Zhang is a 21-year-old girl from Hangzhou, China. Now she studies in Britain. One day, when she was taking a train from London to Oxford, she heard loud noises on the train.

    Before, the train had been very quiet. Some people were resting while others were reading books or listening to music. Suddenly, a group of Chinese people laughed loudly as they played a game of cards.

    As it becomes easier for Chinese people to get visas(签证) to foreign countries, more and more of them are traveling abroad. However, their bad manners have given them a bad reputation (名声).

    Chinese always talk loudly in places like cafes and museums. They also spit (吐痰) and litter whenever they want and jump queues. Some Chinese tourists also like to write or draw pictures on famous buildings. In Singapore, Chinese tourists are fined(罚款) because they were smoking in Non-smoking areas.

    Some people may say that they can do everything that they want because they spend money in the country. In fact, this is not true. Besides enjoying ourselves, we should respect local customs and take care of the environment.

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    There are long rivers, and there are famous rivers. The Nile(尼罗河)is the world's longest and most famous river. It runs 6,650 kilometers. Crocodiles and hippos(河马)live in its waters. Pyramids built by ancient Egyptians rise along its banks.

    The main branch of the Nile, the White Nile, starts just above Lake Victoria, the world's second largest fresh—water lake, in east central Africa. Then it flows to the north. At Sudan's capital, another great river called the Blue Nile joins the White Nile. Together, they form one very powerful river. Then it goes through Egypt's famous Nile Valley before reaching the Mediterranean Sea.

    Ancient Egypt, the first great African civilization(文明), started along the banks of the Nile more than 5, 000 years ago. Ancient Egypt ruled the Nile Valley for thousands of years. Great pyramids and temples were built on the banks and we can still visit them today.

    Without the rich farmland along the banks of the Nile, there might be no ancient Egypt civilization. Every year, the Nile flooded its banks. The floodwaters covered the banks with a rich soil. The Nile's banks were easy to farm and produce crops.

    The Nile also made a perfect highway for boats. The river runs north, but the wind on the river blows south. To go south, boaters put up sails to catch the wind. To go north, they took the sails down. Ancient people traded along the river for hundreds of miles.

    Every country has its own way of cooking. American people have their own way of cooking, don't they?

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} But if you think that American people don't like cooking, you are wrong. It's true that most Americans eat fast food for their breakfast and lunch. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Parents see the importance of teaching their children how to cook, and most Americans say that home-cooked meals are the best.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} For example, baking(烘烤 )is the most popular way of cooking in America {#blank#}4{#/blank#} American cooks(厨师) pay attention to(注意) the balance of food. When planning a big meal, they try to cook meat, a few vegetables, some bread and sweet food. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}_ There are so many kinds of colorful foods, so the meal is healthy and looks beautiful, too.

A. But they also think cooking is interesting

B. They also like to make the meal look beautiful

C. Most people in the United States like fast food

D. Americans have their own way of cooking

E. Most American families have ovens (烤箱)

In an art studio in Wuhan, Hubei province, a delivery worker busily packed 1,500 original Chinese ink drawings and works. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} He hadn't left his studio for two weeks.

But these works represented only a part of Rong's large project to say thanks to the medical workers who helped Wuhan defeat COVID-19. They are the most recent batch of art in a project, which he will spend three years completing

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} He sent them around the country to thank the medical workers.

Rong draws cows and mice with the Chinese characters "shi shu bu yi" (meaning not easy) and "niu zhuan qian kun" (meaning to bring about big changes). "I want to express my thanks to the medical workers who helped Wuhan last year," Rong said. "{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Wuhan could not have recovered so soon without their sacrifice and hard work."

The artworks include beautiful postcards, notebooks and stamps. Some of Rong's works were donated to the National Museum, local museums and art centers to add to their collections. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

To show support for Rong, a large delivery company, BEST, contacted him to say they were willing to deliver the works free of charge.

"{#blank#}5{#/blank#}" said Wu Guojie, manager of BEST's Hubei branch.

A. Since Spring Festival last year, he has produced more than 8,500 drawings.

B. They were all produced by Rong Zhengmao, a national senior artist.

C. We hope to use this chance to express our thanks along with Mr. Rong,

D. Around 7,000 pieces were sent last year at a cost of about 30,000 yuan.

E. Many of them came from faraway places, including Xinjiang and Heilongjiang