【推荐1】Around the world, people have different ideas about what god manners are. When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s ________ to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China, it’s OK to ________ a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy and ________, you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are ________ places. If people at a table talk too loud, other people who are eating there might even ________ to the owner of the restaurant.

Paying the bill is also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays for ________. In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but ________ friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “going Dutch(均摊费用)”. Also, when westerners pay the bill they usually leave some money for the ________. This is called “leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the US, it’s ________ to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service(服务)is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!

The way people eat food is not the same in different parts of the world, but you can ________ the same kinds of food in many countries. Chinese and Indian foods, for example, are popular all over the world.

【推荐2】The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the ________and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up(折叠) so it is ________ to carry them.

However, the umbrella has not always been as common as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this ________. Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.

Umbrellas are very old. People in different parts of the world began to ________umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago.

From then on, umbrellas traveled to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, ________ wouldn’t use them. Because they believed umbrellas were only for women.

【推荐3】Poetry（诗歌）is the forgotten child of literature（文学）. Few people read it for _________. In Western high schools, poetry is hardly taught _________ it is considered to be out of date and have little to do with the life of today’s students.

In China, however, poetry is still an important part of the course. Recently, the Ministry of Education has increased the _________ of ancient Chinese poems, from 14 to 72, for students to memorize. Why is it important to learn _________?

First of all, poetry is a _________ part of learning traditional Chinese culture. It is a path to understanding our history and society. It is also the key to understanding the thoughts and feelings that common people have, which may be _________ to express. Everyone has feelings of joy, love, loneliness, sadness and even anger. A good poem can put these feelings into words and _________ us self-understanding.

Poems can also _________ beauty. In a few short lines, even something common can _________ beautiful. Of course, to really enjoy poetry, it has to be read __________. After all, a poem is a song without music.

Chinese students are lucky to have seventy-two poems to learn!