【推荐1】Nowhere are manners more important than at the table. When the Chinese ask their guests to dinner,     1     there are excellent dishes     2    the table, the host is likely to say something like “There are no special dishes tonight. Please help yourselves.” The praises of the dishes     3    (leave) to the guest. But this is different in the West. If     4    (ask) a guest to eat at home, the host may say, “This is     5    best dish my wife cooks.” The seats are arranged in a different way. The hostess or host     6    (sit)at the head of the table, the main guest sits on his right, and the second guest sits on his     7    . There are some differences in offering wine and cigarettes.     8    a Chinese host gives a toast, he usually says “Bottoms up” and drinks up all the wine in the cup. He wants the guests to do the same. But in the West     9         is up to the guests to decide how much they drink. Usually just     10    (leave) the cigarettes on the table, the host doesn't offer them to his (her) guests one after another.

It's almost a common belief that the best food you can find in a place is not in the fancy restaurants,    1    in the backstreets. These spots are usuallyaway from popular tourist attractions, which means that to find them you'll need the spirit of an explorer.

That's    2    I came across roujiamo when I was exploring Beijing. I found    3    restaurant that sold dishes from Xi'an when I explored the area around    4    (I) office one day. I decided to try it tout.

My roujiamo    5    (make) fresh, so the bread was still warm. It was soft when I    6    bite) into it, and the meat inside was delicious and tender. In fact，I enjoyed it so much that I ordered more to take home with me. Though it's just a snack，it's still quite filling and can    7    (easy) satisfy your appetite.

There are a variety of things you can put inside the "mo"，as the bread is called. For example，in certain areas in Xi'an，the meat    8    (use) is usually beef, but in Gansu Province，lamb is more common. And the first roujiamo that I tried was made    9    chicken. However it's made, it's still a tasty snack. And for an American like me who grew up    10    (eat) hamburgers, it's a perfect combination of East and West.

Beijing was once a city of bikes，known as the Bicycle Kingdom，    1    cars were reserved for official business and the politically powerful. However，decades of economic     2    （grow）led to a huge flowing of cars in the city. Owning one became not just a marker of reaching the middle class but also a requirement for marriage. As the economy developed，autos pushed bikes off the roads，    3    （create）heavy pollution and miserable traffic.

    4    （fortunate），now Beijing may be returning to its roots. Thanks to about 20 technology companies，brightly colored shared bikes     5    （flood）into Beijing in the last two years. Many local residents welcome the shared bikes     6    the flexibility and freedom they offer. They pick up the bikes and then ride and drop     7    off anywhere they like，locking the back wheel，with no need     8    （find）a fixed place.

Analyses in China say it is three factors that contribute to bikes' increasing rapidly: a lot of cash looking for a home, a good idea and government support. "As the city's population grew, traffic jams got     9     (bad). "Cai, the ofo spokeswoman, said, "Shared bikes could solve the' last mile' problem in     10    environmentally friendly way."

In the weeks leading up to this year’s Double Eleven Shopping Festival, Peng Ling, a college student, received numerous advertising messages on her phone. The     1     (confuse) thing was that some online shops were new to her.

When our personal information is let out for the purpose of marketing, it can be quite annoying. But it would be even     2     (bad) if our data is used for much more serious acts.

On Nov. l, the Personal Information Protection Law came into effect in China. The law makes     3     clear that personal information is any kind of information about people that are or can be identified. So     4     person’s name, date of birth, ID number, address and phone number are all personal information. Some other kinds of personal information     5     (regard) as “sensitive” too, such as fingerprints, faces, medical health, financial accounts and all data related to the person     6     (concern).

Many apps would collect users’ information even when the app was not in use. That’s     7     protection of personal information is needed. For individuals, it’s important to raise     8     (aware) of protecting personal information. Individuals need to     9     (full) understand the requests for personal information. If you find that your personal data has been used illegally, you can report     10     consumer councils with evidence.

As American students look forward     1     their final year in high school, a whirlwind (旋风) of emotions is also with them. Excitement and nervousness fill the air as they prepare for the final year.

The organisation work becomes important as students move to the final year. With many classes, exams, college applications (大学申请) and extra-curricular     2     (activity), staying on top of these things becomes a top concern. Students find themselves     3     (get) better time management skills and creating time plans to make sure everything is in order.

The goal of students is to make     4     most of their final year, both academically (学术上) and socially. So they work hard     5     (improve) themselves, aiming for good grades to enter better colleges. And they want to have better leadership skills through clubs, sports and community service to make an     6     (impress) on their dream colleges.

Despite the excitement and nervousness,     7     is natural for students to feel a little stress and anxiety. College applications and decisions weigh     8     (heavy) on their minds,     9     the pressure to make the right choices can sometimes be     10     (annoy). However, they would always find support from friends and teachers.