【推荐1】Many Chinese people used to _________ each other with “Have you had your meal?” to show their friendliness. Recently, a new greeting has become _________ in many Chinese cities, namely “Have you _________ weight?”

Chen Xin, a manager of a media company in Hangzhou, has _________ his friends after getting _________ successfully. “Following instructions from my nutritionist, I went on a _________ and lost 10 kg.” Chen said with a _________ smile.

In recent years, food-delivery services have been growing fast and entering every comer of Chinese cities. Also, Chinese people can _________ buy foods from all over the world. But people are paying more and more attention to their _________. More people are becoming __________ with various terms, such as “low calories”, “sugar cut-off” and “light food”.

“I used to eat a lot of unhealthy food, which brought me much __________.” Chen said. “Now my health indicators (指标) are becoming __________, and I can feel that my body is in good   __________ again.”

Chen is not alone. Many Chinese are troubled with “diseases of richness”, including obesity and high blood pressure, as the quality of life has greatly __________over the past decades. Most people need to worry about if they have a healthy diet, __________ if they have enough food.

【推荐2】I was a fat kid and I enjoyed almost all kinds of delicious food. Sundays were the best. That's when we had our big_______，and there were so many people around laughing and talking.It was easy to _______how much you were eating. And if I _______a second part of anything，my mother's response was，“What's the matter？You don't like my _______？”At that time，consuming lots of bread，pasta and desserts never let me feel self­indulgent(放纵自己的)．I _______carried this high­calorie diet into adulthood.

It wasn't until my mid­30s that I _______something had to change. I had little energy，and because my fat body didn't want to do anything，it seemed_______was passing me by.

When a friend_______I start each day with oatmeal(燕麦片)for breakfast，I said，“You've got to be kidding！”But this friend was very enthusiastic and told me that it would make me keep full without being _______in calories or fat，so I took her advice.

I'm not exaggerating(夸张)when I say oatmeal has________the quality of my life.I used to get hungry between breakfast and lunch，reaching for a cup of coffee and its charming companion，the cake. Now，I don't even________food until lunchtime.

After a year of eating oatmeal for breakfast，I________over 15 pounds. I have more energy to do things，such as taking a walk after getting home from work instead of________．

My friends and colleagues have noted the positive________of oatmeal.So if you want to ________，why not eat oatmeal?

【推荐1】Years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children. We thought we’d find a hotel on the way without _________ ahead of time. As it was getting late, we started looking for a hotel, only to find that all the hotels were full.

_________, around 9 p.m., we stopped at a gas station to fill up on gas. My husband told the woman at the counter that we were _________ to find a hotel. She told us it would be _________ at such late time in a busy season. Noticing that we were worried, she said we could spend the night at her home nearby.

Though surprised at her _________, we gladly accepted it. She then called her son to come and lead the way, since she had to work until midnight. Soon a pick-up truck arrived and we _________ it. When we reached their home, her husband _________ us warmly. He invited us to have coffee and we chatted when _________ his wife. She came past 12. We asked if we could leave _________ in the morning so as not to disturb them. They said we were now guests and we’d have to have breakfast with them.

Next morning, around the table were many people, and we were __________ that they would take in total __________ from a different country. After breakfast, when we were __________, my husband asked if he could offer some __________. But they said no. Then we left. We kept in __________ for many years. Later we lost contact, but over the years we have never forgotten their __________.

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A pastor (牧师) had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. He _______ warm milk, and even a small fish. But the kitten wouldn't come down.

The tree was not _______ enough to climb, so the pastor decided to tie a rope to his _______ and pull it until the tree bent down so that he could then _______ and get the kitten.

That's what he did, all the while checking his _______ in the car. He then figured if he went just a little bit _______，the tree would be bent low enough for him to reach the kitten. But as he _______ the car a little further forward, the rope broke.

The _______ went ''boing'' and the kitten instantly sailed through the air — out of _______．

The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over the ________ asking people if they'd seen a little kitten. ________ had seen a stray (迷途的) kitten.

He met one of his church ________ at the grocery store a few days later. He ________ to look into her shopping cart and was ________ to see cat food.

This woman was a cat ________，so he asked her why she was buying cat food. ''You won't ________ this，'' she replied, and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept ________. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so ________ the Mom told her little girl, ''Well, if ________ gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it. ''

She told the pastor, ''I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her ________， and pray. And really, Pastor, I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws (爪子) outspread, and landed right in front of her. ''

【推荐3】Not long ago, I was at a grocery store, and an elderly man in front of me was using a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program card-what we used to call food stamps(食物券). The card reader kept _________ his payment. He’d obviously gone over his _________ for the month. He was confused about how it’d happened and more than _________ about the situation.

While I was wondering whether the man would be displeased or _________ if I stepped in and offered to pay the difference (差额), the young cashier said, “Sir, this happens all the time. It’s not a problem. I promise we can _________ a solution together.”

The line behind us was growing long, but the cashier didn’t show any _________ or anger. He confirmed the man was over his limit for the month but wasn’t over by much, so he helped the customer _________ which items he could make do without for the time being. Then he told his old customer that this was a common _________ and not a problem at all. The elderly man left with his dignity _________. He would __________ have a sense of loyalty to that grocery-store chain.

When it was my turn, I took note of the cashier’s name on his name tag. Arriving home, I sent an email to the manager of the store to __________ the employee for his kindness and customer service. Soon, I received a reply with thanks from the manager, letting me know that my remarks would be __________ in the employee’s file and noted each time he was up for a __________.

In the same way as his act of kindness brightened the life of the elderly man who was __________ that day, I hope my act of kindness could have a(n)__________ influence on that cashier’s career.

【推荐1】Third Culture Kids

As more cities and companies become increasingly international, there is a growing number for children that are creating their own sub-culture. Often ________ to as TCKs (Third Culture Kids) or Global Nomads, these students have a tremendous impact on the global community.

So who are these Third Culture Kids? They are not a new phenomenon. As one looks ________ history, there is a realization that certain groups of people have led highly ________ lives, a key factor in describing TCKs. They often ________ their parents into another country and spend a significant part of his or her development years outside the parents’ culture. They are ________ to new cultures and to people in the community who also move constantly. Their numbers ________ into the hundreds of thousands and are increasing. Each of travel and constant ________ of people through multinational companies and global business links contribute to this ________. The question “Who am I?” is frequently asked by TCKs. They have accumulated a host of cultural ________, and have built relationships to all the cultures, while not having full ownership of any. Although elements from each culture are absorbed into TCKs’ life experiences, the sense of ________ is in relationship to others of a similar background.

As you enter into the world of TCKs, one might suspect they are not different. But it is clear, after spending only a short time with them, that they bring a deep knowledge from inside and a special ability to compare international and ________ issues. They represent many countries and cultures. They are the future cross-agriculturalist and ________ future politicians, diplomats, government employees and educators.

They certainly experience a different lifestyle compared to their mono-cultural peers but we can benefit from their ________ and professional lives. So, whatever one chooses to ________ the international students as--TCKs, Global Nomads, or Global Souls--we will gain unbelievable ________.

【推荐2】“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect _________ of Chinglish. Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal(照字面意思的) translation of the Chinese greeting with a _________ English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard-American _________. I was too _________ to believe her. So I did a _________ on Google. Much to my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages _________ the expression “long time no see” in them. This sentence has been _________ used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible place. Though it is a little informal, it is part of the _________ that Americans use daily. However, if you _________ this sentence in Microsoft Word, it will tell you that the grammar needs to be ____________

Nobody knows the ____________ of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully ____________ a world-wide famous Chinese detective(侦探) named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese ____________ by quoting Confucius(孔子). “Long time no see” was his trademark. Soon after Charlie Chan, “Long time no see” became a ____________ sentence in the real world ____________ the popularity of these movies.

Some people ____________ America to a huge pot of stew(炖菜). All kinds of culture are ____________ in the pot together, and they ____________ the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minor group in the United States, is also ____________ some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be ____________ in the mixed stew.

【推荐3】Born and raised in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, YaoYanbei _________ to Dunhuang as a promising _________ after graduating from a college in Xiamen.

In 2016, inspired by patterns in Dunhuang murals (壁画), Yao _________ a toy camel. “Through the toy camel, I intended to _________ the spirit of the locals who are usually tough-minded and hard-working,” Yao said.

In August 2017, Yao spent nearly a month inside grottoes (石窟) drawing the murals. “Staying in the grottoes from dawn to dusk, I felt _________ connected with the ancient artists who _________ the murals. It was an amazing _________,” she said. Inspired by the sculptures and murals, Yao later designed some innovative products, including T-shirts, bookmarks, pocket mirrors and key rings.

Thanks to the efforts of designers like Yao, the _________ and creative industry began to take root in Dunhuang. Starting from 2018, every year the city has _________ an international design week to help __________ the industry. “By pooling the wisdom of designers from home and abroad, we want to make Dunhuang’s creative __________ more fashionable,” said Liu Mengxing, a vice general manager of a local company.

Looking ahead at her __________ in design, Yao plans to __________ Dunhuang’s ancient art further and apply the wisdom of ancient artists to products of modern life. “I want to design more creative products that __________ to more international customers,” said Yao. “I hope my design can bring people __________ to Dunhuang.”