One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china cups.

  Afternoon tea

People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the English are only two main meals each day —breakfast and a heavy dinner that would last several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o'clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in the modern Britain.

  Will you come for coffee?

 Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words “Will you come for coffee?”to mean "Would you like to come to my home for a chat?" Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee, and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee" party.

  Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange(股票交易所)

  In the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.

    Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.

    The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the “White House” ever since.

Different countries have different greeting customs（习俗）. Now let's read this article to know more about the greeting customs in different cultures.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}My bookcase is filled with too many old newspapers.Which dustbin should I throw them into？ 

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}I have some expired batteries （过期的电池），but I don't know how to deal with them.Maybe I should put them into a dustbin. 

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}I went to do shopping in the supermarket.Just now，I wore a mask（口 罩） to prevent the COVID﹣19 infection.But now where can I throw my mask？ 

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}After I have eaten take﹣away food，I have some dirty plastic boxes and dirty tissues（餐巾）.I wonder which dustbin I should put them into. 

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}I have just finished washing dishes and there are some leftovers （剩菜）to throw. 

What would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would 1 different in different countries.

In many countries, people have birthday cakes 2 candles. The number of candles is the3 age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will 4 .

In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is 5 .

In China, it is 6 popular to have cake on your birthday. But many people still eat very long7 for their birthday. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a8 of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on 9 birthdays. They are a symbol of life and good luck. 

 All of these birthday foods 10 be different, but the ideas are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person. 

The ability (能力) to solve problems is usually important. It's a part of children's life. There are some ways for it. 

Make sure the problems 1 . It means we need to know what the problems are. It seems to be a simple 2 important step. If you can't understand the problem, your 3 can't work well. For example, if your room is in a big mess (杂乱), the problem might be that you don't have enough (足够的) places to 4 everything. 

Make all the problems 5 . If you can turn them into small parts, children can 6 them easily. For example, if we need to do much practice to pass a test, we can make it into many small 7 . 

Prepare enough information. Look for many 8 about the problem, such as its time and place. You can also ask some teachers for some advice. After that, you can think of a way for the problem. Think of different ways and 9 the best one. For the ways, we need to take some tests to 10 . if (是否) they are useful. For example, if you are hungry, you can call for food, cook food at home or go to a restaurant. Choose the best one you like.