Dear sir,

    I'm writing to apply for the position as a volunteer. I want this precious opportunity very much {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(improve) my organizational ability, communication skills as well as my confidence in speaking English {#blank#}2{#/blank#} public. As {#blank#}3{#/blank#} outgoing girl, it {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(be) my strength to get along well with my {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(classmate). Besides, I have such a good command of English {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I am elected as assistant to my English teacher. So far, I{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (organize) several English activities of my class {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (successful), which have been appreciated by both teachers and classmates.

    I would appreciate it if you could take me into {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(consider). Looking forward to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (receive) your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

    I'd like to talk about color-blindness. If your clothes don't match, someone might laugh {#blank#}1{#/blank#} your being “color-blind”. But some people are really color-blind. It doesn't mean that they can't see any color at all, like a black and white movie. It means that they have trouble {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(see) the difference between certain colors.

    Being color-blind can make it hard {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(match) your coat and trousers, but it's not a serious problem. People {#blank#}4{#/blank#} are color-blind can do normal things, even driving. Most color-blind people can't tell the difference between red and green, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} they can learn to respond to the way the traffic signal changes. The red light is {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(general) on the top of the signal and the green one at the bottom.

    People {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(test) for color-blindness through pictures made up of different colored dots (小圆点). If a person can't recognize the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(number) in the pictures, he or she may be color-blind. Boys are far more likely to have this problem. In fact, among 12 boys, one of {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(they) is probably at least a little color-blind. So girls, next time a boy asks you if two colors match, you'd better lend him {#blank#}10{#/blank#} hand!

    Nearly 800 new pupils of Lianhua Elementary School in Hefei, Anhui Province, is reported {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(receive) a unique gift: an admission letter {#blank#}2{#/blank#} their names are written by teachers using Chinese writing brush. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(similar), Shaanxi Normal University has been sending their freshmen calligraphy admission for eleven years. Several former professors in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} 70s take about a week writing more than 4,500 admission letters every year.

    It is believed in China that "handwriting is the man," {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (mean) good handwriting can not only cultivate one's temperament (气质), but can also reflect one's literacy and character. At present, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(tradition) calligraphy has again become a compulsory lesson in many Chinese primary and middle schools, which aims {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(enhance) students' cultural competence. At the same time, parents are attaching great importance {#blank#}8{#/blank#} children's calligraphy practice. It is fair to say that calligraphy is not left out in today's fast-paced society; {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, its incomparable value is standing out.

    The charm of Chinese culture embodied in calligraphy can always strike a chord with writers and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(view). Do you have any interest in learning it?

Are you a tea drinker? If so, you're not alone. Every day around the world, millions of cups of this popular brew {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(drink), and it's been that way for thousands of years.

The oldest discovered tea is from the Han Dynasty, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(date) from 206 BC to 220 AD. But it's thought that the tea trend really took off during the Tang Dynasty in the 8th Century, when it {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(become) China's national drink.

Much of the early growing of tea in China was by small farms and plantations, many of {#blank#}4{#/blank#}were tended by Buddhist monks, on the land high on the mountain tops. So the Chinese have always held the {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(believe) that famous teas come from high in the mountains, and indeed, many of the {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(fine) and best-known teas have often come from these mountain plantations

Today, China produces about 20% of the world tea exports. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}great variety of teas are grown and produced in 16 different regions of China. There's said {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) over 8, 000 different classifications, most of which are for green tea alone, with a few black and oolong teas {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(include).

Many of China's finest teas are still made by hand, and the skills needed for their manufacture have been passed down {#blank#}10{#/blank#}generations, from one to the other.