Mexico is a country with a long history and many interesting customs(风俗). The beautiful places and _______ Mexican food are catching the eyes of people from all over the world.

Have you heard of Mexican food--tacos(鸡肉卷)? They are _______ a traditional Chinese food--Spring Rolls. Tacos are _______ corn powder. In fact, corn is not only a kind of food, _______ a symbol of customs of Mexicans. Every year in late July, they come together to sing and dance to _______ the Corn Festival.

Mexicans have great _______ in music and dance. They often play their music with _______ and guitars. For Mexico, dancing is a very _______ part of its colorful culture.

Mexico is North America. The country is very _______ the US. So lots of Mexicans come to live or work in the US. From 2005 to 2010, about 1.4 million Mexicans went to the US. Most Mexicans also like American culture, ________ the culture of young people in the US.

Little Tom likes cartoons very much. When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until they're over. Sometimes he'd rather（宁愿）wait for a long time and go to bed late. In the morning his mother has to wake him up, or he'll be late for school.

Yesterday, Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon today. This morning, as soon as he got up, he turned on the television, but didn't see the programme. He had to have breakfast and then went to school.

After school, he ran home when his mother was cooking dinner in the kitchen. He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again, but he couldn't find the cartoon. He rushed into the kitchen and asked his mother to help.

“It's only five now,”said the woman.“Your programme will be after dinner.”

“Well, let's have dinner right now!”