I won't call myself the most accomplished person when it comes to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hold) chopsticks. In fact, I'm pretty sure that my technique looks clumsy at times. I tend to hold {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (I) in the middle, more beginner than expert.

    Still, since I eat almost every meal with the eating utensil（器皿）of choice in China it's not uncommon for a new friend or acquaintance to come to a simple {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (conclude) after observing me that my Chinese husband, Jun, must {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (show) me how to use them.

    They are wrong. I've used chopsticks ever since I was a teenager, a time when my sister and mother were both fond of Chinese cuisine and introduced me {#blank#}5{#/blank#} many new dishes, along with the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (prefer) utensils in China. We always kept bamboo chopsticks along with our {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (knife), forks and spoons, ready for whenever we happened to have Chinese food for dinner. It was my closest family {#blank#}8{#/blank#} observed my first mistakes I made in using chopsticks.

    Plus, I lived over two years in China before Jun and I started dating and I {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (expect) to use chopsticks in almost every restaurant, stand and bar. Trust me, when you're hungry you figure out pretty fast what it takes to down（咽下）{#blank#}10{#/blank#} meal with these utensils.

    Fu Xuewei, a 25-year-old girl from Chengdu, China {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（recent）shared a beautiful set of wedding photos on the Internet. However, there's a debate on the photographs {#blank#}2{#/blank#} no groom（新郎）seems to be found in the photos. In fact, the only people {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（feature）in the photos are Ms. Fu and her 87-year-old grandfather.

    Despite having no plans of getting married anytime soon, Fu decided {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（wear）the wedding dress for her grandfather. The man fell seriously ill last September, with doctors warning that he could pass away{#blank#}5{#/blank#} any time. Fearing he might never get to fulfill the dream of walking her down to the Mr. Right, Fu arranged the surprise photoshoot. Keeping her plans a secret, she took {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（she）grandfather for a regular hospital check-up, only to reveal that they were going to take pictures later and he agreed.

    Ms. Fu {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（raise）by her grandparents from the age of ten,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} makes them mean a lot to her. She insists on taking care of them in return. The young woman even {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（have）a tattoo（纹身）of her grandfather. “I had my grandfather's appearance tattooed on my arm because I want all my new {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（friend）to know what he looks like in the future,” she said.

    The movie, directed by Stephen Chbosky {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(praise) by audiences for hitting the soft spot as a heartwarming story that manages to avoid {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(turn) too sentimental.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(base) on the best-selling novel of the same name, Wondertells the story of a 10-year-old boy named Auggie {#blank#}4{#/blank#} was born with {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(face) problem, and he begins fifth grade after {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(year) of being home-schooled by {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(he) mother.

    Not {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(expect), Auggie's unusual appearance is laughed at by many peers. But with the strong support of his parents and sister, Auggie eventually inspires the people {#blank#}9{#/blank#} him with courage, kindness and wisdom to earn their {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(friend), respect and love.

    On a cold evening with snow floating in the air, I got {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(stick) on the road because of a flat tire(轮胎) .I attempted {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（seek）help from the passing cars, but no one stopped. As I was about to give up hope, a man {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（drive）an old dirty car came to my aid. To be honest, I was scared when he first approached me. Eying him up and down, I thought to myself, 'There is a very good chance {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he may rob me.' He seemed to have sensed my discomfort so he tried to ease my {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（anxious）by introducing himself. His act of kindness made me feel ashamed to have questioned his intentions. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}was really considerate of him to stop to help a perfect stranger like me, especially in such terrible weather. Thus, after the spare tire was fitted, I asked {#blank#}7{#/blank#} much I owed him. I wanted to pay him back. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(surprising), he did not take my offer but rather told me to pass the act of kindness forward and help more people {#blank#}9{#/blank#} need. As he said those words, I noticed him wearing a smile of contentment. Helping others seemed a very {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（nature）thing to him. I witnessed the true beauty of human nature in him.

    Sneezing(打喷嚏) is one way the body protects itself from {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (sick). Your brain {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(signal) you to sneeze. Then your eyes close and-achoo!-germs (细菌) {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(shoot) out of your nose.

    One sneeze can put as many as 40,000 droplets of saliva (唾液) and mucus (黏液) into the air. And those droplets travel up to 100 miles per hour, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(fast) than cars on the freeway.

    Here in the US, we say "bless you" when someone sneezes. The same goes for a number of other {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(country), including Wales and France. But {#blank#}6{#/blank#} general it's more common {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (connect) to health than to give blessings. In China, you say, "May you live 100 years!" In Germany, it's simply, "Health!"

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} do we wish sneezers well? The custom may date back to {#blank#}9{#/blank#}ancient belief. It is said that evil (邪恶的) spirits went out of our bodies during a sneeze - and that these spirits then try to get back in.

    Your nose can produce up to 32 ounces of mucus every day. That's enough mucus to fill more than two soda cans.

    Mucus is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (usual) clear. If it's green, yellow, or brown, then you might want to see a doctor.

    The works Miyazaki(宫崎骏)has created have been called Japan's answer to Disney movies.

    Thought by many to be one of the world's greatest living animators (动画师), Miyazaki, 76,announced his retirement in September 2014. But it was in July 2017 {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he confirmed he would return to turn his short film Boro the Caterpillar into a feature, which is expected to be released in 2019, just before Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympic Games. It was {#blank#}2{#/blank#}seventh time that he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (announce) his return. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (compare) with Disney movie, Miyazaki's works have their own style. For instance, his works have clear distinctions between {#blank#}5{#/blank#} male and female characters can achieve and how they should look. According to The Atlantic, there are imaginary kingdoms and magical creatures in his movies. Meanwhile Miyazaki {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (great) concerns social issues in real life. Earth's fragility is one thing that he often features. He frequently focuses {#blank#}7{#/blank#}development and pollution. For example, in Princess Mononoke audiences{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (show) that villagers cut down forests to provide fuel for {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (they). The movie ends with a big battle between mankind and nature that hurts the planet seriously.

    What issues will he cover in his next? We'll have to wait until 2019 {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(find) out.