In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo can date back to as far as 7000 years. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo was being used in ancient people's daily lives. It was used for food, clothing, housing, transportation, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (music) instruments and even weapons.

    The {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (apply) of bamboo in science and technology is thrilling. In 251 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs(都江堰), the first irrigation network in the world, in which bamboo played {#blank#}4{#/blank#} important role. The world's oldest water pipe was also {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (make) of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (success) sank a 1600-metre-deep well with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to Europe {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the 19^th century, and it was by using the technology {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859.

    In Chinese culture, bamboo is well-known as {#blank#}9{#/blank#} of the “four gentlemen” in plants. To many distinguished men, bamboo is a symbol of goodness and honesty. It is always closely related to people of positive spirits. Influenced by bamboo culture, many people are taught to hold on when {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (face) tough situations.

    A Bite of China, a Chinese documentary television series on the history of food{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(eat) and cooking, returns! The show broadcast on CCTV Channels every Friday now.

    Covering over 300 different{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(dish) and more than 150 people, the new season not only is a simple{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(introduce) to food, but also {#blank#}4{#/blank#} investigation(调查) of Chinese people and society. Hot topics, such as higher education{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(discuss) in the documentary series.

    Liu Hongyan, director{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the documentary as well as a famous food writer in China, wishes {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(explore) the relationship between Chinese people and their food through the show.

    The Beauty and mystery of Chinese food had never been{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(proper) explained or thoroughly appreciated on an artistic level {#blank#}9{#/blank#}the show A Bite of China was put on the TV screen in May,

    Let's travel along A Bite of China III, another journey of food and culture,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}will never let you down!

    Each year{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(thousand) of tourists visit the polar regions of the Arctic and Antarctica. But the increasing number of people traveling to the ends of the Earth can have{#blank#}2{#/blank#}negative effect on fragile ecosystems. Should tourists{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(allow) to visit polar regions?

    About 40,000 tourists visit Antarctica each year. More than five million travel to the Arctic and sub-Arctic. Transporting tourists to the regions{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(increase) ship and airplane traffic, adding to the risk of pollution, oil spills, and other {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(environment) damage. Because the places where wildlife is accessible{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(be) few in number, tourist traffic can become concentrated in specific areas,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (put)Arctic vegetation(植被) at risk.

    Others say that access{#blank#}8{#/blank#}these very special parts of the world should not be restricted to only researchers and scientists. Polar tourism allows people to develop deep {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(person) connections with polar regions. "Those{#blank#}10{#/blank#}travel to the Arctic or Antarctica often become cheerleaders for supporting those places." Jim Sano, vice president for travel and conservation at World Wildlife Fund, told TFK.

    There is a wonderful story about Jimmy Durante, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}is one of the great singers in the twentieth century. One day, when {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(ask)to be part of a show for some old World War II soldiers, Jimmy said he could afford only a few minutes and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}he would come if they wouldn't mind his singing one short song and immediately leaving for his next appointment. Of course, the show's director agreed happily.

    But when Jimmy got on stage, something {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(surprise) happened. He went through the short song and then stayed. The applause grew louder and louder and he kept staying. Pretty soon, he had been on stage{#blank#}5{#/blank#}fifteen, twenty, and then thirty minutes. One of his assistants behind the stage stopped him and said, “I thought you had to go after a few minutes. What happened?” Jimmy answered, “I did have to go, but I can show you the reason{#blank#}6{#/blank#} I stayed. You can see for yourself if you look at the front row.” In the front row {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(be) two men, both of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}had lost an arm in the war. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}had lost his right arm and the other had lost his left. Together, they were able to clap, and that was exactly{#blank#}10{#/blank#} they were doing, loudly and cheerfully.