My wife is addicted to shopping on the Internet. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} seems that she can't control herself well, just clicking constantly with the mouse. Let me tell you what happened last night. It was the fourth time she {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(shop) online for hours. I had already reminded her {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(think) twice before buying anything, but my wife ignored {#blank#}4{#/blank#}I said and replied confidently, “With the New Year {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(approach)”, preparation is necessary. Besides, I haven't bought things on the Internet for a whole week.” Hearing her words, I was really speechless. In most cases, the things she bought aren't good value for money. Maybe she just enjoys {#blank#}6{#/blank#}process of buying online.

    Nowadays, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the development of technology, online shopping is becoming more and more convenient. Those {#blank#}8{#/blank#}stay at home can buy whatever they want. In the meanwhile, it causes a series of problems. One of them {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) more spending than before, because people are {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(easy) attracted by the discount. So how to keep a good state of mind in front of temptation（诱惑）is an important lesson many people need to learn.

    Woodblock painting（木版画）are often hung at homes during the Chinese Lunar New Year.

    For many Chinese, the bright-colored paintings are quite time-limited. As soon as the festival comes to an end, these print works are at once thrown away. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, these short-lives New Year paintings require a year of hard work by the artists, many of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} have devoted their entire life to this traditional folk art.

    Yang Luoshu, a 92-year-old man from Weifang City, Shandong Province, is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} those who have had a great love of the art. Yang has worked as {#blank#}4{#/blank#} craftsman for 77 years, and has kept improving his carving skills with every piece of work.

    Yangjiabu New Year woodblock paintings, which Yang has fallen in love with, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(appear) in the Ming Dynasty. As a national cultural heritage, it is now one of China's three {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(representative) of traditional folk paintings for the New Year, together with Tianjin's Yangliuqing and Suzhou's Taohuawu.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(run) a centuries-old folk art family workshop named Tongshunde, Yang has carved all kinds of images, including flowers, birds, mountains, rivers and traditional Chinese gods. But he realizes that something must be changed {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(make) sure handmade New Year paintings live on. “We are now thinking about development, allowing the paintings to be more {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(create).” he said. For him, the next thing to do is to find qualified successors to ensure that the skills {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(pass) to younger generations.

    China to Promote Traditional Opera in Schools

    China´s central government has promised to promote traditional opera in schools.

    Primary schools, secondary schools, colleges {#blank#}1{#/blank#} universities will give students the opportunity {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (watch) traditional opera free of charge, according to a guideline jointly {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (issue) by the publicity department of the Communist Party of China and the ministers of culture, education and finance. By 2018, students in all schools and colleges nationwide can watch {#blank#}4{#/blank#} opera free of charge every year.

    The campaign for traditional opera to reach students {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（be）common in all schools in 2020, according to the guideline. The guideline also urges schools to strengthen the creation of opera interest group. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} calls on the joint effort of the government, education, society and individuals to support the campaign. The guideline also encourages {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (invest) from enterprises, social organizations and individuals. There are hundreds of forms of local opera in China, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Peking Opera the most famous. Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (list) by UNESCO as an intangible {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(culture) heritage.

    We've all heard that breakfast is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} most important meal in the day. It may actually be true. Recently, a study of more than 50,000 adults aged 30 and older{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(find) that people who have breakfast are more likely to lose{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(weigh) than those who don't eat a morning meal. Other studies connect not eating breakfast{#blank#}4{#/blank#}a higher risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and so on.

    However, it's not just when you eat that matters, but{#blank#}5{#/blank#}you eat also matters. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(keep)fit, you should have a balanced diet with protein, fiber and healthy fats, which is the key to a satisfying{#blank#}7{#/blank#}nutritious breakfast . If you want to keep{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(you) from being hungry later of the day, you'd better eat within 90 minutes after waking up. Also, coffee drunk on an empty stomach is not recommended because it can be{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(harm)to your body.

    There is an old saying that advises "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a beggar. It is worth{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(follow).