"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence. "That's an old saying in English. It means other places often look better, more interesting than the place where you live. Some people worry that young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. They see young Chinese ignoring Chinese culture and, instead, buying Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating Western holidays.

 Foreign books and soap operas are good, but Chinese writers and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can never have the meaning for Chinese that Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to compare with Mid-Autumn Festival. And let's not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best: its friendliness. Not all countries are as warm as China.

 It's good to enjoy other cultures and to learn from them, but they cannot replace your own culture. It's good to look on the other side of the fence, but make sure you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.

 Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.

 Some time ago, an old businessman had a large store in Boston. He wanted a boy to work for him, and he put an advertisement in the newspaper. The next morning, many boys came to the old man's office, asking for the job.

 There was a post(柱子)by his desk, and there was a nail(钉子）in it. He took a walking stick and said, "Everyone has three chances. If anyone can hit the nail on the head with this stick more than once, I will give him the job."The boys thought it was easy. They all tried, but nobody could make it. So the old man said, "I'm sorry I can't take any of you."And they left.

  He kept the advertisement in the paper, and the next morning many more boys came, and among them he saw a thin boy who had been there the day before. The boy hit the nail successfully for three times. The old man felt surprised and asked how he did that. "Yes," said the boy, "I failed yesterday, but I thought that if I kept on trying a while, I could do it. So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it, and I got up very early this morning, and tried again."

 The old man said, "You are the boy for me." And he gave him the job. Whatever the boy had to do, he tried to do his best. It was not very long before he became the best clerk in the store.

Answer the questions according to the passage.

C

    A king (国王) has daughter. Her name.is Christina. The king loves his daughter a lot and he asks his people to be pleasant (友好的) to her Every day, Christina stands on the castle wall (城墙), So everyone can be pleasant to her. But every day, only some people look up pleasantly. And no one waves (挥手) or smiles (微笑).{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    It is fine day. Christina finds a girl in the marketplace (集市). The market girl waves and everyone waves back to her. They also smile at her. They look pleasant. Christina wants to know why they are happy.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    When the market girl comes, Christina asks her, "{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Why are they pleasant?"

    The market girl answers, "{#blank#}4{#/blank#}"

    After the market girl leaves, Christina thinks for a long time.

    A new day comes. Christina stands on the castle wall and waves. She even smiles. Down in the marketplace, the market girl waves and smiles back and some other people wave and smile back.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

根据材料内容，从方框中选择恰当的句子填入文中空缺处，使材料完整、通顺。

    People spend almost a third of their lives doing one thing- sleeping. Every year, there is a special day for people around the world to celebrate the importance of good and healthy sleep—World Sleep Day.

    Sleep is like food for the brain. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    People of different ages need different amounts (数量) of sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation (国家睡眠基金会) in the US, adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} And school-aged children may need more than ten hours of sleep.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} The China Youth and Children Research Center said that about 80 percent of middle school students don't get enough sleep. It has influenced on students ' school life. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} They can't pay attention in class or do well in sports.

    To solve this problem, scientists advise that students should get less schoolwork and more time to sleep.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Good sleep habits help a lot. For example, try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends and during holidays.