In much of Asia, especially the stalled “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.

    Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine (结合) various hardwoods and metal{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(create) special designs.

    The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (use) twigs (树枝) to remove it. Over time,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(gradual) turned into chopsticks.

    Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} lived from roughly 551 to 479 B.C., influenced the{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) too violent for use at the table.

    Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat{#blank#}10{#/blank#} their hands.

    A 71-year-old female {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Taobao has become a role model for many women in this country.

    Yang Guang began moving from Shanghai to Hangzhou in August 2015 when she launched her modeling career {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(success) on Taobao after her {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(retire).

    Yang, who starts her journey at 6:30 a.m., tries more than 100 clothes and poses for photos {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(advertise) these clothes for senior women until 7 p.m. each working day.

    She says she enjoys the process and feels {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(delight) and energetic every day, even though she{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(bother) by diseases such as high blood pressure and heart trouble sometimes.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the saying goes, “Opportunities are for those who are prepared.” Yang {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(shoot) tens of movies{#blank#}9{#/blank#} television dramas with many singers before she became a model on Taobao.

    {#blank#}10{#/blank#} is never too late to realize your dream and time can give everything you want,” says Yang, who has a special kind of beauty that comes from life experiences.

    John Snow was an expert doctor who attended Queen Victoria {#blank#}1{#/blank#} her personal physician. However, he was well-known for his defeat of “King Cholera”. During the mid-19th century, London suffered a series of cholera outbreaks. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(expose) to the deadly disease, many thousands of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(terrify) people died every time there was an outbreak. John was determined to help them. He believed the disease {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(absorb) into people's bodies through meals and he needed evidence to prove his idea. In 1854, when there was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} outbreak in London, he was ready to began his enquiry. He gathered the information and marked on a map the exact places {#blank#}6{#/blank#} all the dead people had lived. With the help of the map, he found that in two particular streets, the outbreak was {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(extreme) severe. He did further research and found the polluted water from pump was {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(blame). He immediately told the astonished people not to drink the water. Later, John found supporting evidence from two other deaths linked to the Broad Street outbreak. So, he was able to announce with {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(certain) that cholera was spread by germs. To prevent this from happening again, John Snow suggested that the source of all the water sources {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(examine). Finally, King Cholera was defeated.

    If you live in Shanghai, you might have to take a lesson in sorting garbage {#blank#}1{#/blank#}is now required that people should sort garbage into four categories recyclable, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (harm), dry and wet waste. However, if people fail to sort their garbage properly, they can {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(fine) up to 200 yuan.

    More cities are introducing similar regulations, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(follow) the practice in Shanghai. However, garbage sorting is still a big problem in China. Only 30% of the {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(participant) think they are adequately sorting their trash. It's partly because many people lack their willingness to sort their own waste. "It's {#blank#}6{#/blank#} must to have a legal guarantee {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(promote) garbage sorting, said Liu Jianguo, a professor from Tsinghua University.

    Apart from China, many other foreign countries also {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(introduce)garbage-sorting regulations in the past years. In Japan, waste sorting has become a basic survival skill. There is a {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(fix) time for the disposal of each kind of garbage and littering can result {#blank#}10{#/blank#} high fines and even jail time. Over 90%o of the public believe that garbage sorting is important for the protection of the environment.

    While bottled water is convenient, it is also really bad for the environment. Not only does it create rubbish, but it also uses more resources because it {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (ship) to the shore. To be more eco-friendly, make it a habit {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (carry) a reusable water bottle with you everywhere so that you can drink water on the go. Plastic bottles are usually the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (light) and most convenient. You can also find glass water bottles that are a great choice if don't like using plastic.