Few people I know seem to have much desire or time to cook. Making Chinese     1    (dish) is seen as especially troublesome. Many westerners     2     come to China cook much less than in their own countries once they realize how cheap     3     can be to eat out. I still remember     4     (visit) a friend who’d lived here for five years and I     5    (shock) when I learnt she hadn’t cooked once in all that time.

While regularly eating out seems to     6    (become) common for many young people in recent years, it’s not without a cost. The obvious one is money; eating out once or twice a week may be     7    (afford) but doing this most days adds up. There could be an even     8     (high) cost on your health. Researchers have found that there is a direct link between the increase in food eaten outside the home and the rise in     9    (weigh) problems.

If you are not going to suffer this problem, then I suggest that the next time you go to your mum’s home     10     dinner, get a few cooking tips from her. Cooking food can be fun. You might also begin to notice the effects not only on your health but in your pocket.

2 . A Bite of China, a Chinese documentary television series on the history of food,     1    (eat) and cooking, returns! The show broadcast on CCTV Channels every Friday now.

Covering over 300 different     2    (dish) and more than 150 people, the new season not only is a simple     3    (introduce) to food, but also     4     investigation(调查) of Chinese people and society. Hot topics, such as higher education,     5    (discuss) in the documentary series.

Liu Hongyan, director     6     the documentary as well as a famous food writer in China, wishes     7    (explore) the relationship between Chinese people and their food through the show.

The Beauty and mystery of Chinese food had never been     8    (proper) explained or thoroughly appreciated on an artistic level     9     the show A Bite of China was put on the TV screen in May, 2012.

Let’s travel along A Bite of China III, another journey of food and culture,     10     will never let you down!

3 . Yuan Longping is a great scientist, but his sun-burnt face and his slim, strong body are like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he     1    (struggle) for the past five decades. When he was young, hunger was a     2     (disturb) problem. Since he graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953, he has devoted his life    3    developing a new kind of rice     4    (call) super hybrid rice. The rice farmers are now producing crops     5     (two) as large as before by planting his super-rice,     6     makes it possible to solve the problem of hunger.     7    , he is not satisfied with his work, he still insists on his work to develop his rice. I think his work is of great     8    (important) to the world.

    9     (thank) to his research, the UN has more tools in     10    battle to rid the world of hunger. Now Yuan Longping is spreading his knowledge in many other less developed countries.

4 . It was the ambition of an eleven years old boy in Kansas City to be an enginedriver. Born without arms, he had been sent to special schools     1    he learned to use his     2    (foot)as “hands”. He spend all his spare time     3    (watch)trains and one day his dream came     4    (truth). Seeing a deserted engine, the boy climbed in, he had no     5    (difficult) in starting it up with his feet. Soon he was traveling along     6    forty miles an hour. Signalmen could not see the young driver, so they set out     7    (stop)the train. Meanwhile the boy reached Missouri, stopped the engine himself, and then     8    (make)it go backwards. When he was near home, a railwayman caught up with the engine and stopped it. At first, he was very angry, but he smiled when the boy said     9    (simple), “I like trains.” “Well, I’m glad you don’t like planes!” answered     10    railwayman.

5 . ①The porter, however, could not understand me. I     1     my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 'I am a     2    ,' I said.    3     he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.

②Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you     4     a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain     5    . I think that young children often     6     modern pictures better than anyone else.

③Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal     7     an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelled good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put     8     the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept     9    . In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and     10     outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!

6 . Like the native Chinese, some foreigners have started to join their Chinese friends     1     sending or grabbing virtual red packets during the Spring Festival and other special     2     (occasion).

    3    (attract) by the unique way of interacting with people as well as the culture that gave birth to the phenomenon, many foreigners say competing with friends to grab red packets in     4     WeChat group can be a lot of fun.

Mattias Klement, 27, a Swede     5     has been living in China for years, said more foreigners have started to take part in this     6     (active) because of the popularity of WeChat wallet.

"I think it is     7     (main) because more and more places now allow paying with WeChat. It’s also fun to just involve     8     (you) in the culture of it," said Klement. Two years ago, when some friends     9     (send) him 5.20 or 8.88 Yuan red packets, he had no clue about the hidden meanings. Now, he is not only quite familiar with them but also has been used to sending some.

"It’s nice to be able to say ‘I love you’ with 5.20 Yuan, I guess," he said, laughing. "I also remember     10     (try) to tick some of my friends off by paying back 99.99 instead of 100 just for fun.”

7 . Kiyoto Saito is trying to change people’s opinion of agricultural work through his unusual attire(打扮). Whether he’s driving a tractor     1     is standing in the fields, Kiyoto is always wearing an elegant suit.

Kiyoto’s family has been planting rice for around 400 years, but as a teenager he     2    (find) the tradition boring and moved to the city. He returned to his native town two years ago,     3    (determine) to get involved in the family business.

    4     idea of wearing a suit in the fields started as a joke. One day, his brother joked about farming in an elegant suit, but Kyioto took it     5    (serious). He viewed the idea as the perfect way to change public opinion of agricultural work. “Most people think of farmers     6     ‘dirty all day’. I want youngsters to think ‘farming looks fun’” he said.

At first no one seemed     7    (understand) him. Even his family was surprised by his     8    (choose) of farming attire. His grandfather worried     9    (do) farm work in a suit would be dangerous.

Now Kiyoto is famous and has been invited on various television shows. He also has a blog where he regularly     10    (post) his farming experiences and photos of himself all dressed up.

8 . Street art is a very popular form of art     1     is spreading quickly all over the world. You can find it on     2    (building), sidewalks and street signs. Now even art museums and galleries       3    (collect) the works of street artists.

People often have different opinions about street art. Some think it is a kind of destruction (破坏) and     4    think it is a very beautiful new form of culture.

In the street art world graffiti (涂鸦）can be the most popular. It began in New York in the 1960s. First some young people painted words and images on the walls. They found the paintings could show their     5     (disagree) against society. Later, this colorful, energetic style of writing became     6     (know) as graffiti.

Street artists do this for     7     reason. Some of them think they are closer to the people, while others try to express their     8     (politics) opinions.

In today’s world, the Internet has a big influence    9     street art. Artists can show their pictures to audiences all over the world. The street art movement lives with the energy and life of cities. It will continue     10     (change) and grow.