TFK, a reporter from NEWS WEEKLY, is interviewing JACOB, a famous actor and singer.

    TFK: What made you get into music?

    JACOB: My family is very {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(music). My dad and uncles formed a music group. So when I was young, I was always looking up to them and watching them performing. At the age of 9, I started getting into the studio. Everything developed from there.

    TFK: Is there a player{#blank#}2{#/blank#}achievements you admire (羡慕)?

    JACOB: Right now, I would say Justin Timberlake. He really did well in the film and music.

    TFK: What other projects are you working on?

    JACOB: I am working on a record{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(call) This is Me: Volume 2. I{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(do) movies all year, because I want to{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(brief) show my fans my growth. I'm also in a movie called The Maze Runner,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} will come out next September.

    TFK: When you are not acting or studying, what do you like to do?

    JACOB: I love to eat service food on set. I was eating chocolate bars while {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (make) the film Black Nativity. I was eating so much{#blank#}8{#/blank#} they were making special food packages for me.

    TFK: By the way, what message do you think people will take away{#blank#}9{#/blank#}Black Nativity?

    JACOB: The true meaning of faith and the deep{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(devote) to one's family.

    TFK: That was very instructive (有益的).

    The cheongsam is a female dress with distinctive Chinese features and enjoys growing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (popular) in the international world of high fashion. The name "cheongsam" {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (mean) simply "long dress" entered the English vocabulary from the dialect of China's Guangdong Province. In other parts of the country including Beijing, however, it {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (know) as "qipao", which has a history behind it.

    After the early Manchu (满族的) rulers came to China, the Manchu women wore {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (normal) a one­piece dress which came to be called “qipao”. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the 1911 Revolution ended the rule of the Qing Dynasty, the female dress survived the political change and, with later improvements, has become the traditional dress for Chinese women.

    The cheongsam, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} neck is high, collar closed, fits well the Chinese female figure, and its sleeves may be either short, medium or full {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (long), depending on seasons or tastes. In addition, it is not too complicated (复杂) {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (make). Nor {#blank#}9{#/blank#} it need too much material. Another beauty of the cheongsam is that it can be worn either {#blank#}10{#/blank#} casual or formal occasions. In either case, it creates an impression of simple and quiet charm, elegance (优雅) and neatness.