One day I was thinking of something new to read.When I asked my sister for{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(suggest),she told me to read A Child Called "It".After reading this book,it{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(natural) became my favorite book.It taught me a lot of necessary things in life many people don't bother to appreciate until they're{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(miss).

    This book has inspired me in many ways.It made me realize that I'm so fortunate to have a caring and loving mom.As I read the book,I{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(notice) what the boy wanted was love from his mom,but that was impossible for him to get.{#blank#}5{#/blank#},his mom would abuse him.This book also taught me to appreciate and be happy{#blank#}6{#/blank#}what I have.I often cry because I'm unable to get new shoes or clothes.The child in the book was hardly surviving with the things{#blank#}7{#/blank#}he had.He hardly had enough clothes over{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(he) body to keep him from freezing and he didn't even have shoes.

    Until this day,A Child Called "It{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) still my favorite book.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (inspire) by this book,I'm sure to become a better person.

    Did you know that what you think you like and don't like is often the result of false beliefs? As humans, we tend to be {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (easy) influenced when it comes to liking or disliking something, and we're happy to have our existing beliefs confirmed. But once these beliefs became fixed, we often lose our ability to be {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (object) and we don't like to have our ideas challenged.  Generally speaking, human beings are not good at taking a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (balance) view of things. For instance, we unconsciously start to listen for and select information that {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (match) our beliefs and turn a blind eye to information that doesn't, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (reject) it out of hand. We don't always like to accept new information that doesn't match up with what we already believe.

    As a result, we often don't even consider the reasons behind {#blank#}6{#/blank#} opposing point of view. Instead, we look for evidence that confirms {#blank#}7{#/blank#} we had already thought, and which conforms to our own point of view. We're more likely {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (give) meaning to information that matches the beliefs we already have. In other words, we are biased (偏见) towards certain information. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} can come as a shock when information we {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (trust) is actually exposed to be untrue.

    A material can be really special when it was named after theplace where it {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (create)originally. That'certainly the case {#blank#}2{#/blank#} "china". And of all types of china,white porcelain(瓷)is among the most famous.

    Nowadays, the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (tradition) material has taken on amodern look in the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hand)of four Chinese artists in theModern White Porcelain Exhibition. And the key word here is "modern". One of the works {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) a porcelain boat. But look {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (attentive) and you'll see that the boat {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (build)with porcelain looks like atakeout box. Inside the boat is a statue of a baby. The baby stands for humansand the boat is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} supports life. It suggests we may havedone some damage to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} environment and that we're treating life like fast food.

    All the four artists gave white porcelain a model style,each in {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they) own way. And this is what theexhibition's theme comes from. It's a dialogue between the past and thepresent.

    China is well known as the Kingdom of Bamboo. Bamboo culture has already been rooted {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Chinese minds through the long history. To the Chinese people, bamboo is the symbol of virtue, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (reflect) people's soul and emotion. Bamboo has the title of "the gentleman of plants". {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (it) deep root symbolizes determination and its straight and hollow pole represents straightness and modesty. Bamboo culture always {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (play) a positive role in encouraging Chinese people to hold on when facing tough situations.