Few people I know seem to have much desire or time to cook. Making Chinese {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(dish) is seen as especially troublesome. Many westerners {#blank#}2{#/blank#} come to China cook much less than in their own countries once they realize how cheap {#blank#}3{#/blank#} can be to eat out. I still remember {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (visit) a friend who'd lived here for five years and I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(shock) when I learned she hadn't cooked once in all that time.

    While regularly eating out seems to {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(become) common for many young people in recent years, it's not without a cost. The obvious one is money; eating out once or twice a week may be {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(afford) but doing this most days adds up. There could be an even {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (high) cost on your health. Researchers have found that there is a direct link between the increase in food eaten outside the home and the rise in{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(weigh) problems.

    If you are not going to suffer this problem, then I suggest that the next time you go to your mum's home {#blank#}10{#/blank#} dinner, get a few cooking tips from her. Cooking food can be fun. You might also begin to notice the effects not only on your health but in your pocket.

    I don't think it's my parents' job to check my homework. Since we have already grown up, we cannot act like little{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (baby) and depend on our parents all the time. We must learn to be {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(independence).

    I remember when I was in Grade Three, my parents {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (ask) me to check my homework by myself. I didn't know what to do at first, so I only cried. But after that, I got used to {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(check) my own homework in my studies.

    Checking homework by ourselves is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}good habit. It can help us find mistakes in exams more {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (easy), it can also save the teachers a lot of time {#blank#}7{#/blank#} they check our homework, and it can also let our parents worry {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(little) about our studies.

    Some day in the future, Mum and Dad {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (leave) us. So we should start to learn to do everything by {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we) and really understand how important independence is.

    Everybody in David's class packed their bags and got ready {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (go) home last Saturday. Usually David's mother would fetch him home but that day she was not there, so he walked home by himself.

    When he reached home, he knocked on the door as he didn't bring his keys. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (surprising), no one answered the door. He {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (knock) again when one of his neighbors {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (name) John called him. He told David his mother was out and invited him to stay in his house till his mother came back. David knew that if his mother {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) at home, she would have answered the door soon. So David went to John's house and played with him. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (stay) in John's house for a few {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (hour), David saw his mother come back. They thanked John and his family. It turned out that David's mother had {#blank#}8{#/blank#} serious backache so she had to see the doctor.

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} this experience, David has learnt that neighbors are people {#blank#}10{#/blank#} help each other. The relationships among neighbors are like building a bridge and they will build a good bridge one day.

    "Avengers: Endgame" {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (start) national release (放映) from April 24, two days {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (early) than its screening in North America.

    The film is available in IMAX 3D version at China's 600 or so IMAX theaters to highlight its amazing scenes {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (feature) the Marvel Comics characters. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (shoot) with an Alexa IMAX camera, it presents better brightness, color and contrast. The film gathers {#blank#}5{#/blank#} full cast of Marvel heroes over the past 10 years at the end of their journey. Many movie fans emotionally say the film is a farewell to their youth. The superheroes with their varied personalities and abilities have left them lots of wonderful {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (memory).

    The 21 previous films have earned about $19 billion {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (global). Though "Endgame" marks the end of the current story, Marvel Studios is far {#blank#}8{#/blank#} through. So far it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (announce) several new projects: in addition to follow-ups for "Spider-Man", "Black Panther" and "Doctor Strange", there will also be "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3", "The Eternals" and "Black Widow". "The fun thing about an ending is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you eventually get to do a new beginning", said Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.

    Yesterday I went shopping in the town. I was using my crutches(拐杖)on {#blank#}1{#/blank#} were two bags. I really struggled through the shopping mall. I was {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(tire)! After a while, I found a space and had {#blank#}3{#/blank#} rest there.

    Then I noticed Michael. He was my former student and he was a man {#blank#}4{#/blank#} his 40s. It's been years since I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(teach) Michael, but he stopped to chat with me. When he noticed my crutches, he said, "Let me carry the bags for you." I thanked him but {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(polite) declined his offer. Then Michael pointed to a coffee shop nearby, "I will be here Rose Marie, if you change your mind." It was lovely and kind of {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(he) to give me an opportunity to change my mind.

    In fact, Michael is tattooed(纹身) on his arms. People think that guys like this are frightening, but there {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) nothing threatening about Michael. Michael's {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(appear) with tattoos is just his idea of sell-expression.

    {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(chat) with him helps me recognize the tenderness in the youth regardless of how they look.