Life as Chopsticks

Right now, more and more people are digging into their food with {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (二) sticks which are called chopsticks. Even people eating with knives and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (餐叉) begin to love them. What's so special about them? Because they have deep influence in many people's ways of life.

Simplicity. There's{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (几乎不) anything simpler than chopsticks. With new technology developing every day, there is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (仍然) something that has just one use —simply to eat. Also the chopsticks don't {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (花费) much. In real life, we don't need to keep improving things all the time.

 Aim. When using chopsticks,you can not pick up everything in one go. Know what you want and just do it. Sometimes, a little bit of focus makes the difference {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (在…之间) failure and success.

Practice. Using chopsticks doesn't come naturally. You have to learn to use them and practice it. Most would {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (同意) that there's no better way than to practice. In real life, you may have many things you want to do, but it will just be a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (梦想) if you don't try doing it.

Slowing down. A healthy way to eat is to eat with chopsticks. It slows you down and it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (允许) your stomach to tell your brain you are full before you overeat. In our life, we sometimes need slow down to have time to think, to realize that we're actually full and don't have to rush full {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(速度) through life.

    What is success? Different people hold different views on this {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（难题）. Some think that one is successful if he can make lots {#blank#}2{#/blank#} money. Some argue that success means holding {#blank#}3{#/blank#} important social position. Still others believe that whoever has got a top diploma is successful.

    A{#blank#}4{#/blank#} some people try to avoid failure at all costs, some people welcome it. Failure can be a good teacher. It always {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（教）us to do better next time.

    As you know, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（无论什么）you do, there are always two possible {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （结果）: success or failure. When you fail, you should never l{#blank#}8{#/blank#} heart. On the contrary（相反）, you should build up your confidence and work even {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. It is necessary for you to keep on p{#blank#}10{#/blank#} and never give up, just as people say.“The more you try, the more successful you'll be.”

    Do you understand your parents' love? How can you communicate with them? Do you argue with them? Maybe you seldom respect them instead of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (make) them angry and worried .I'm sure you will regret what you did when you grow up one day. Try to be a good son or d{#blank#}2{#/blank#},after all ,you will have your own children in the future.

    In your family, maybe you are the only child and the most important person in your parents' heart. They are the{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (close)people to you in the world. All the people in your family love you better than anyone else.

    They pay a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}to your body and study,too. However, many {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (teenager) like you don't talk about anything when they have troubles. They always c{#blank#}6{#/blank#} that their parents say too much and never listen to what they're thinking. When they do something wrong,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (get)away from parents seems to be the only{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (choose).In fact, what your parents do just shows love for you. They love you more than they love {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (them).No matter when you need help, they are always there, standing with you. Try to behave well as often as you can, and you'll understand them

{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (easy).

    I used to go {#blank#}1{#/blank#} with my mum on clear nights and look at the sky. It looked like black velvet with a million {#blank#}2{#/blank#} on it. In different seasons, we saw different groups of stars. Sometimes we saw stars {#blank#}3{#/blank#} brightly {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the sky. How beautiful they were!

    Studying the stars was great {#blank#}5{#/blank#} for me. Once I learnt a little about them, I soon wanted to find out more and more. Now it is my {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. I host a TV program {#blank#}7{#/blank#} The Sky at Night. I use my knowledge to tell people about the stars in a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} way. I am proud of my TV program me—it has {#blank#}9{#/blank#} for more than 50 years!

    Confucius(孔子) is known nearly by every human. He is not the one with the longest lifespan, while he is the one whose thoughts has {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the whole world for the longest time, he is not only the greatest thinker {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the greatest teacher. He had about 3,000 students. For more than 2,000 years, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} ideas have been around in people's everyday lives. Even they have gone far into east and south Asia, people can still hear them today.

    Why are his ideas so {#blank#}4{#/blank#}? Because they help in everyday life and in society. Confucius' most important ideas are kindness and good manners. Confucius said young people should take {#blank#}5{#/blank#} of the old. People should {#blank#}6{#/blank#} up thinking of themselves and work for others. As {#blank#}7{#/blank#} great teacher, Confucius said that a kind person should be {#blank#}8{#/blank#} with yourself. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} and honesty are the best actions of the world today. People use his ideas to help themselves and society. Now, more than 100 Internet web sites are teaching people about him.

    As the founder of Confucianism and a great master of culture in Chinese history, Confucius has become the{#blank#}10{#/blank#} of Chinese culture and spirit.