There are several differences     1     which you need to be aware when it comes to British and American English. For example, while talking to an English person, it is better     2     (use) words such as excuse me, sorry, pardon me, and please whenever possible. Believe me, not using these words is considered rude     3     (behave) in the UK.

If you’re at work and get angry at your boss, don’t say “I’m pissed” to     4     British colleague (同事). In England, pissed     5     (actual) means drunk, so he might report your state to the boss. There is still hope for you, though: if your boss     6     (be) an American, he’ll understand that you’re just annoyed (恼火的) with him,     7     — let’s face it — is completely normal.

When nature calls, you’d better not use a     8     (confuse) word to find your way to the facilities. Here’s where the English help     9     (we) — they use the word toilet (both for the public and private one). Public toilet is also called the gents or the ladies. Americans, surprisingly, tend to be much     10     (careful) about the topic and use the word bathroom, and in the public building — a restroom or men’s room or ladies’ room.

Adisorn Sangkrajang     1    (arrive) early at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Thursday evening for his flight bound for Shanghai. He has been long looking forward to his first trip to China, and when the plane touched down early Friday morning, he became one of the first     2    (benefit) from the “visa-free era” between Thailand and China that takes effect on March 1.

“I’m thrilled about my first trip to China, and the visa exemption (豁免) is     3     (incredible) convenient,” said the 42-year-old company employee    4    (travel) with 11 other    5    (colleague). “We had planned to visit China and the visa exemption made the decision easy.”

“China is a country with a rich culture,    6    I’ve always longed to experience. This is my first visit,    7    I might return for a second or third time,” he told Xinhua .

In late January, China and Thailand signed     8    agreement on mutual visa exemption and to be effective on March1. Since then, the booking of tours to China    9    (increase) significantly，said Thai tour operator Kavisara Charoenporn, who organized a chartered flight that departed Friday to Zhangjiajie, a picturesque tourist spot in Central China. The chartered flights     10    Bangkok to Zhangjiajie have increased from two to three times a week beginning in March, said Kavisara.

Everyone needs good     1     (friend) because nobody wants to be lonely and a friend can help you in good and bad times. I have a good friend     2     name is Mary. And this friendship is very special, because there are more than twenty years between us. Now she is in     3     (she) thirties. She is good at handwriting, and I admire her so much. She always has time to listen to my problems and     4     they are, she is always the first one     5     (work) them out for me. Although she is much     6     (old) than me, there is no generation gap. We often share troubles and     7     (happy) and she     8     (respect) me. When I make a mistake, she points it out, and tells me the reason why I shouldn’t do it. She is also very     9     (humor). When I am upset, she will tell a joke with her hands and body     10     (move) in a funny way in front of me and then my trouble fades away. So she is my favorite and close friend.

Before people developed writing, storytelling was     1    most important way to pass along information all over the world. Anything a culture attempted    2     (preserve) - its history and its traditions - had to be spoken aloud. Each generation would tell the culture’s stories to the next generation. In this way, many stories     3     (pass) along so far.

In some cultures everyone would pass along the stories. In other cultures only    4     (profession) storytellers could do this important job. Excellent storytellers had good memories. They could also make the stories very interesting,     5    helped make sure that people would listen to their stories and remember them.

However, stories    6     (tell) aloud change over time as different people tell them. A storyteller might change a story    7     (creative) to make it better. Or a teller may simply not remember all of a story correctly, leading     8    the loss of several key     9     (detail). Unlike written literature, the oral (口头的) tradition is not created by any one person. Instead, many generations make a great    10     (contribute) to the changing stories.

I walk into Prince’s Hot Chicken, and order hot fried chicken legs. “Oh, enjoy it,” says the hostess. Her reply is a commonly     1     (hear) Southern expression.

My chicken arrives and is too hot     2     (touch), but I don’t care about it. As I take a bite, the taste hits my mouth. It’s     3     (horrible) spicy. There’s sweetness before the heat hits. The taste is surprisingly amazing, as the spices dance inside my mouth. Although I’m sweating (出汗), I can’t stop     4     (eat).

How does a dish so challengingly hot become well-received? Like so many Southern foods, fried chicken has a long history. Hot chicken first appeared in the 1930s, when a man     5     is named James Thornton Prince     6     (begin) serving it at his BBQ Chicken Shack.

After a few years,     7     restaurant moved close to the Ryman Auditorium, where it became popular     8     the city’s country music stars. In the following years, Prince relocated his restaurant several times around the city, eventually changing     9     (it) name to Prince’s Hot Chicken in 1980, when André Prince Jeffries, his great-niece (侄女), took over.

These days, you’ll find hot chicken all over the city. I feel at home with the     10     (taste) food as it is a symbol of the city’s culture.

A good parent-children relationship should     1    (build) on the basis of understanding and respect. On the one hand, parents cannot impose (强加) their ideas on their children. They should treat children as     2    (independence) people. It is good for the parents to learn to listen to     3    (children) ideas and encourage them     4    (think) on their own, instead of deciding everything for the children. On     5     other hand, children should listen to their parents’ advice because they’re more experienced. Try to be understanding     6     there is disagreement with parents. Always keep one thing in mind—whatever they do     7    (come) from their love for us. It is also necessary for children to exchange ideas     8     parents from time to time. Doing so will bridge the gap between parents and children. Parents give us life and all the     9    (thing) we need, but we can’t give them back. However, we should try our best to treat them     10    (kind). Our parents are so good to us, so we must be grateful to them.

The water town of Wuzhen in Tongxiang, Zhejiang province, holds a series of activities full of local elements during the Spring Festival from January to February.

The most interesting part includes a water market on boats     1     people sell local delicious food such as spicy salted ducks, smoked sausage, local wine, fruits and lanterns, It leaves a good     2     (impress) on visitors. About 1, 300 years ago, people in the town began building houses along rivers across the town, and boats     3     (obvious) became the main vehicles in their daily life.

The ancient town has also kept     4     (it) tradition of putting many dining tables together to form a long table on holidays and people of the town eat together     5     (celebrate) a reunion. Tourists are warmly invited to take part     6     such kind of long table dining activities featuring hotpot and local liquor during the festival.

The water town holds a large drama festival and     7     (organize) art shows every year. Spring Festival galas, theater plays and art shows     8     (present) during this holiday. The town is about a two-hour drive from Shanghai and     9     (tourist) from across the nation are     10     (amaze) at the local celebration.

I knew I was not supposed to be quite so excited about Christmas presents. At age eleven, as my mom’s “grown-up” girl, I had to keep myself cool. But if I had got a chance, I made     1     most of the chance and checked each present under the Christmas tree.

The company of my family went broke (破产) but we couldn’t turn to     2    (other) for help. It was typically a sad event for us. It was so hard and     3    (stress) a year for my family. However, our parents suggested that we should live and work     4    (positive). My parents had to save every cent in case we couldn’t afford some necessities. We     5    (struggle) to make a living during the time. Whenever my mom looked at those presents, she tended     6    (sigh) and looked quite anxious. I had heard the phrase, “Giving is better than receiving,” but thought anyone     7     had said that must have been out of their mind. Getting presents was the whole point!

On Christmas morning, we eagerly rushed into the living room and desired to get our favorite presents. It was our special     8    (prefer). “Here’s another one for you, honey,” said Mom. I looked at the package and was     9     (confuse). It was not mine. It was my mom’s. It was amazing that I found a new label (标签) had been put on it, with my name written in my mother’s handwriting. Ⅰsaid, “Mom, I can’t...” I was stopped by my mother’s joyful look. It was a hair dryer. She offered the gift to me rather than keep it to herself.

Now, as an adult with children in my life, I can understand my mom’s real thought. I see now she was not “giving up her Christmas gift” as I had thought, but was finding an even greater joy because giving truly is better than receiving.     10     summary, my mom’s simple act has a deep effect on me.

Every student can learn rope jumping. You can jump alone or    1     your classmates. You can also help turn a long rope for many others     2     (jump) over one at a time. If you jump alone, you will need a short rope and it will be just enough for your     3     (high). Try ropes of different lengths until you find a right one for your size.

A rope should be turned     4     (slow). It must also be turned high enough to let you jump freely and safely,     5     needs careful timing. In rope jumping, timing means    6     (turn) the rope slowly enough for you to jump over at the right time without its striking     7     (you) feet.

When you jump rope, your heart beats     8     (fast) and your face has a healthy color. But if you jump too many times at first, you will get     9     (tire). You must learn when to stop for a rest before you jump again. If you practice and practice, you can increase     10     number of times you jump without resting. Jumping rope strengthens the upper and lower body and burns a lot of calories in a short time.

The English phrase “it’s a small world” has been commonly used, and the recent coronation (加冕) of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in London on Saturday made me appreciate     1     (it) real meaning.

I was one of those who were viewing this once-in-a-life-time event on television. This meant that I literally had a front-row seat to a ceremony     2     has been virtually unchanged for centuries. The coronation of a new king is a significant moment in the life of many British people, but until the 20th century, the opportunity to see this     3     (impress) event was limited to a select group of people. All that was changed by the development in mass     4     (communicate), particularly the development of cinema and television.

In fact, the first time that    5     “ordinary” person in Britain could have seen, or heard the coronation was in 1937. In that year, film cameras     6     (allow) inside London’s Westminster Abbey     7     (record) the event for the first time.     8    , what was special about the coronation of King Charles III was that this centuries-old ceremony had a global audience.

The fact that I could sit on my sofa, many     9     (thousand) of kilometers away from those events in London on Saturday and see the coronation as it actually happened really brought this fact home to me,     10     (make) me truly appreciate that we are now really living in such a “small world”.