Plenty of people dream of going to Mars(火星). {#blank#}1{#/blank#} different from those people, 13-year-old Alyssa Carson has been working {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (happy)for that dream since the age of 4, according to a new report which {#blank#}3{#/blank#} made by the BC not long ago.

    Alyssa tells the BBC, "I hope {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (go)to Mars because it is a place that no one has been to before. I want to take that first step. "According to the BBC, she {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(attend)USA's three world space camps so far.

    Her father, Bert Carson, tells the BBC that Alyssa plans to be on the first long journey to Mars, which is expected to take place in {#blank#}6{#/blank#} year of 2033. "We are proud {#blank#}7{#/blank#} her, "he says." We have the next eighteen {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (year)planned out. "One of those plans is Alyssa attending the International Space University.

    Of course, Alyssa's dream could come with {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (big)sacrifices(牺牲)than others. If Alyssa goes to Mars, maybe {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is very difficult for her to return to Earth. Still, her father says, "If that's the only choice she has, she still wants to go." Alyssa agrees.

    Visitors to Japan are often excited about the delicious food, but many people are a little nervous {#blank#}1{#/blank#} what to do at restaurants or in a Japanese household. So it's helpful to know basic table {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (manner) before going to Japan.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (Japan) people use knives, forks, spoons and chopsticks to eat. But chopsticks are the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (popular) utensils(用具). When you are eating dinner with some Japanese friends, don't directly pass {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (food) from your chopsticks to somebody else's chopsticks. It's also important not to stick chopsticks vertically(垂直地) {#blank#}6{#/blank#} food, especially into a bowl of rice. It's not polite to move your chopsticks up and down above dishes or to point {#blank#}7{#/blank#} somebody with your chopsticks.

    It is polite to lift small bowls of rice or soup when you eat. It {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (prevent) you from dropping food.

    In Japan, it is common to slurp(出声地喝) while {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (eat) noodles. People say the noodles taste better {#blank#}10{#/blank#} they make slurping noises.