Charlie Chaplin was born in a poor family of music hall performers in 1889. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} astonished us was that Charlie {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(teach) to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. Such training was common in acting families at that time, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (especial) when the family income was often uncertain. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off. By his teens, Charlie had become one of the most popular child actors in England. No one was ever bored {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(watch) him—his subtle acting made everything {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(entertain). As time went by, he began making films. His film character, the little tramp, was a social {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(fail) but was loved for his optimism and determination {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(overcome) all difficulties.

    Charlie wrote, directed and produced the films he {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(star) in. In 1972 he was given {#blank#}9{#/blank#}special Oscar for his outstanding work. He lived in England and the USA but spent his last years in Switzerland, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} he was buried in 1977. He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people with great confidence.

    Tea is enjoyed all over the world as a comforting treat. First, choose the type of tea you want to drink. There are various types of tea that offer different health {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (benefit) and flavors. Next, boil a pot of water and pour it over your tea. Allow your tea to soak thoroughly. Add milk and sugar to increase {#blank#}2{#/blank#} flavor of bold teas or add honey {#blank#}3{#/blank#} lightly flavored teas if desired.

    Green tea is known for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (it) high level of a cancer-fighting chemical. However, green tea is high in caffeine and can make you feel anxious and nervous if you drink too much. It is said that oolong tea may promote healthy skin and black tea can {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (great) reduce the risk of breast cancer in younger women. White tea is helpful in preventing cavities and building the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (strong) of your teeth. There have been many claims about herbal teas which can do good to health, but there is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (limit) research or supporting data on these claims.

    Most teas can {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (buy) and transported in tins of loose tea or in small packages of tea bags. Some people believe that loose leaf teas have a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fresh) flavor than tea bags{#blank#}10{#/blank#} others prefer tea bags because they're much easier to use and carry around.

    Lanzhou beef noodle is one of China's most representative flour-made foods while pasta (意大利面食) is one famous Western fancy food. An event, “When Lanzhou beef noodle meets pasta, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (connect) city food cultures, was held at the Beijing Ritz-Carlton Hotel on October 11, 2017 to show the interaction.

    Lanzhou beef noodle has a history of 102 years and is known for its {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (taste) beef, soup and noodle. Lanzhou is also qualified as {#blank#}3{#/blank#}hometown of Chinese beef noodle. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}one major city along the ancient Silk Road, Lanzhou has witnessed the efforts of our ancestors and their achievement of developing the Silk Road, according to Zhang Hui, deputy director with the Publicity department of the CPC Committee of Lanzhou.

    Lanzhou's cooking culture {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (develop)its own time-honored characteristics over the years. The event will make Lanzhou beef noodle smelled not only across Lanzhou, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}across the world through the Belt and Road Initiative thanks to the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (participate)of the two countries' noodle master. It will also improve cultural exchange, Zhang added. Lanzhou people would like to work with friends at home and abroad {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (promote) the development of cooking and we {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (sincere)hope more cultural exchanges of this kind {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hold) in Italy and Lanzhou in the future.

    Tik Tok, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} launched in China as "Douyin" in September 2016, describes {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (it) as a forum to capture and present the world's creativity, knowledge, and precious life moments{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (direct) from the mobile phone. It is owned by Bytedance, a startup {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (base) in China that is considered one of the world's most valuable private companies.

    Tik Tok users tap and hold{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (record) a short video and can add music and visual effects. The videos can then be uploaded with hashtags to join a variety of topics and trends.

    Most of the videos, which tend to last around 15 seconds, show someone dancing, lip-syncing (对口型) {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a song or a video clip, or pulling some kind of running gag (笑料), {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the app has also gained followings among some particular groups, especially military personnel.

    Part of the charm and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (attract) of Tik Tok is that its younger users have embraced it as a place to experiment with the kind of Internet humor that {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (not succeed) on other platforms yet. Kevin Roose in the New York Times called the app a refreshing outlier in the social media universe that brought him {#blank#}10{#/blank#} rare sensation of "happiness".