Life as Chopsticks

    Right now, more and more people are digging into their food with {#blank#}1{#/blank#}sticks which are called chopsticks.Even people eating with knives and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} begin to love them. Why are they so special? {#blank#}3{#/blank#} they have deep influence in many people's ways of life.

    Simple. There's nothing simpler {#blank#}4{#/blank#} chopsticks. Also the chopsticks don't cost much. In real life, we don't need to keep improving things all the time.Aim(目的).When using chopsticks, you can not pick up everything each time. Know{#blank#}5{#/blank#} you want and just do it. Sometimes, a little bit of focus makes the difference between failure and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} .

    Practice.Using chopsticks doesn't come naturally. You have to learn to use them and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} it. There's no better way than to practice. In real life, you may have many things you want to do, but it will be a dream {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you don't try doing it.

    Slowing down. Eating with chopsticks can slow you down. It provides you {#blank#}9{#/blank#} enough time to know yourself. It also warns your brain of your full stomach, so {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you will not overeat(吃过饱). 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 hurry through life.

Dogs show off their skills

    Dogs can be good friends of people. They can also be in dog shows!

    Well, the US held the 141st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show(威斯敏斯特犬种大赛){#blank#}1{#/blank#}New York City on February 13, 2017. This is the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(two) oldest sporting event in the US.

    To take part in this show, a dog must be 100 percent one kind of breed(品种).

    On the day of the show,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(own) try their best{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(make) their dogs look{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(well). Then, they show their dogs to the audience(观众) and judges(裁判). The judges are looking at everything, how a dog acts, their fur(毛发) and more.

    To be in dog shows like this, it{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(cost) around $50,000(about 330,000 yuan) to $100,000 a year. So{#blank#}7{#/blank#}do people do it?

    Some do it to teach people about dog breeds, while{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(other) want to make some money. But they must{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(love) their dogs a lot because they spend so much time and money{#blank#}10{#/blank#}them.