Life as Chopsticks

Right now, more and more people are digging into their food with {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (二) sticks which are called chopsticks. Even people eating with knives and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (餐叉) begin to love them. What's so special about them? Because they have deep influence in many people's ways of life.

Simplicity. There's{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (几乎不) anything simpler than chopsticks. With new technology developing every day, there is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (仍然) something that has just one use —simply to eat. Also the chopsticks don't {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (花费) much. In real life, we don't need to keep improving things all the time.

 Aim. When using chopsticks,you can not pick up everything in one go. Know what you want and just do it. Sometimes, a little bit of focus makes the difference {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (在…之间) failure and success.

Practice. Using chopsticks doesn't come naturally. You have to learn to use them and practice it. Most would {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (同意) that there's no better way than to practice. In real life, you may have many things you want to do, but it will just be a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (梦想) if you don't try doing it.

Slowing down. A healthy way to eat is to eat with chopsticks. It slows you down and it {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (允许) your stomach to tell your brain you are full before you overeat. 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 rush full {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(速度) through life.

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    In Yulin, Guangxi (广西玉林) a dog meat-eating festival is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in summer every year. Tens of thousands of dogs are killed and cooked every day during the festival. This year, the controversial (有争议的) festival was protested (抗议) by a large number of dog lovers.

    Should dogs be eaten? People hold different {#blank#}2{#/blank#} . Some of the local people want to keep their custom and enjoy the traditional dishes.

    They think eating dog meat is a tradition in many parts of the world. It should not be stopped simply because some people {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it. Besides, most of the dogs are not pet dogs; they are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} by farmers. However, some people want the festival in Yulin to be banned (禁止). They say that dogs are man's best friends. Dogs make cute pets. Man should love them and they will love us, too. It is cruel (残忍的) to cook and eat them. Do you support the Yulin tradition that has lasted for hundreds of years, or do you believe this custom should be stopped? What is your opinion?

    Health is very important, it means everything. So we should take good care {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ourselves. But one day, Mrs. Zhao met a problem. She {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (feel) both weak and tired. She was worried about her {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (healthy). When she worked in the garden, she had to sit down and rest every five {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (minute). So she went to see {#blank#}5{#/blank#} doctor. After looking {#blank#}6{#/blank#} over, the doctor said that she was only fat. There was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} serious. If she wanted to be thinner than {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, she'd better do more sports, eat vegetables, and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (little) meat.

    Mrs. Zhao took the doctor's advice. Now she feels better. So remember: Health {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (come) first.

    In the very cold world, there lives a group of legendary white-haired beasts(传说中的雪怪) —Yetis. And Migo is one of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. He looks awkward (笨拙的) but he is a smart scientist.

    In the big world of the Yetis, the real {#blank#}2{#/blank#} animals are humans. The human is a monster(怪兽) with wild eyes and an ugly face and feet that are amazingly, small! Because of{#blank#}3{#/blank#} small feet, they have become the legendary "Smallfoot". But the Yetis think there is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} real human on the earth, so it was impossible to find them.

    One day, Migo met a strange animal with small feet — a live human. He was climbing the {#blank#}5{#/blank#}mountain in the Yeti world. From there, he could see the whole world from the top.

    When Migo went back to his village, he told the kids what he had seen, "It's an animal {#blank#}6{#/blank#} perfect white teeth, and the only hair it has on its body is on top of its head!" However, no one believed his story. They thought he was{#blank#}7{#/blank#} a big lie.

    Migo soon joined a secret organization(组织) of Yetis to start his adventures (冒险) to look for the humans. He believed there were humans on the earth.

    Could Migo succeed? You can {#blank#}8{#/blank#} out the answer in Migo's adventures. Smallfoot is a fun story about friendship and courage.