Once upon a time, a young man came across a spring(泉水) of clear water while crossing the desert. The water was very sweet, and he filled his leather container(皮革容器) so that he could bring some{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to his teacher. After a four-day journey, he presented the water to his teacher.

The old man took a deep drink, smiled{#blank#}2{#/blank#} and thanked his

student very much for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy heart. After a while, the teacher let a{#blank#}3{#/blank#} student taste the water. He spat (吐) it out, saying it was terrible. It was clear that the water had become no longer fresh sweet because of the old leather container. The student questioned his teacher, “Master, the water tasted strange. Why did you still like it?” The teacher replied, “You{#blank#}4{#/blank#} tasted the water while I tasted the gift. The water was the container for an act of love and kindness and nothing could be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} .”

After reading the story, we can understand that when we receive a chocolate as a gift from a child, we get more than the chocolate

{#blank#}6{#/blank#} . What we should do properly is to express {#blank#}7{#/blank#} naturally to him or her because we love the idea within the gift.

Gratitude (感谢) doesn't always come naturally.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} , most children and many grown-ups like only the thing given rather than the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} shown in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty of feelings and{#blank#}10{#/blank#} of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

—My parents.

    Chinese people are proud of their food. However, when foreigners like Britons think of Chinese food, their impressions (印象) of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} are different from what you might think.

    I grew up in the UK. The Chinese food I was used to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}was food from Guangdong. For example, a(n){#blank#}3{#/blank#} dish I would order would be sweet and sour pork (糖醋排骨). This is the type of food we generally eat {#blank#}4{#/blank#} lots of Chinese immigrants (移民) to the UK have come from Guangdong.

    Something is changing, though Chinese-American cook Ken Hom has been{#blank#}5{#/blank#}British TV for 30 years, and he said, “At the beginning of the 1980s, Chinese food was sweet and sour pork, mainly … Now you are seeing more Chinese food from Sichuan, Hunan and other {#blank#}6{#/blank#}of China. It is no longer just Cantonese food.”

    What do foreigners think when they come to China and taste real Chinese food? You'll be glad{#blank#}7{#/blank#} that in my experience, the impressions have been very good.

    My personal favorite is Yunnan food. And every foreigner I've eaten it with was{#blank#}8{#/blank#} by the different flavors (风味) when they try it.

    One of my friends{#blank#}9{#/blank#}in Yunnan for a year. She says she still hasn't had “proper Yunnan food” since then. That's the{#blank#}10{#/blank#}when you finally eat real Chinese food—you become picky (挑剔的)!

A: Hi, Jimmy. What did you do this morning?

B: I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}basketball with my two brothers.

A: Oh, you like basketball, don't you?

B: Yes, my brothers and I all want to be basketball players when we {#blank#}2{#/blank#}up.

A: Really? How are you {#blank#}3{#/blank#}to do that?

B: We're going to practice every day. What are you going to be in the future?

A: I'm going to be a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}like my uncle.

B: Does he teach you to play the violin?

A: Yes, he does. He {#blank#}5{#/blank#}me very well.

B: Oh, I see.