When you sit down with your family to eat a meal, do you ever wonder when and where the of using chopsticks (筷子) began?
People say that the first chopsticks were used in China 5,000 years ago. The practice became widespread in Korea, Vietnam and Japan. Today they are a symbol of culture.
Of Asian co untries, Japan highlights the importance of chopsticks a day to celebrate them. August 4 is as Chopsticks Day in Japan.
The different traditions of Asia lead to different kinds of chopsticks. For example the Japanese use sharp chopsticks they eat a lot of fish. Sharp chopsticks are good for picking the fish from the bones.
Chopsticks are made from different kinds of material. Bamboo chopsticks are because the material is easy to break apart and doesn’t burn easily. People also use wood and bone for chopsticks. Some rich people had theirs from valuable metals. Many emperors used silver chopsticks, for it was believed that they would turn if there was poison in the food.
There are also many table manners with chopsticks. For instance, never stick your chopsticks upright in your rice bowl or tap on your bowl with your chopsticks. People believe this is impolite to the host.
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As Grade 9 students,we are busy studying for the coming entrance exam.Every day we have lots of exercises to do and many ___to take .Some of us feel upset,and some even lose heart.But we’ll not help ___if we lose heart. There’s a saying ,”Difficulty is like a spring(弹簧).If you are weak,it will be ____.”If we have a problem we should face it__ a smile.Once I____ a short story called The Smile. In this book,he _____his experiences as a soldier in World War II. He _by enemy and sent to jail.(监狱)But he tried to think of ways to run away._ __he wanted to smoke ,but he had no match. So he asked his jailor for a __.When the jailor came up to him ,he smiled ______and naturally.The jailor seemed to be affected and smile,too.Then they began to talk. They ___took out pictures of their families and showed them to each other.The soldier said sadly he would never see his ___again because he was to be killed .He would never have a chance to see his children grow up.The jailor was moved by the soldier’s words.___ ___saying a word ,he unlocked the cell and quickly let him go .__ __ a smile ,the soldier was saved. Even in a terrible solution the man was optimistic .He didn’t____.Surely we can do the same.Life is like a mirror,if you smile at it,it will smile back at you,too.
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This is a photo of Mr. King’s family. Mr. and Mrs. King have got three children. They in England. Mrs. King is English teacher. Mr. King is a math teacher. daughter is eleven and is a student. Her name is Kate King. Kate is her name. She is Class Four Grade Seven in No. 1 Middle School. There are thirty students in her class. Her favourite season is summer, because it’s and she can swim. Tom and David are Kate’s brothers. They are nine years old. They are , too. They go to school in the morning. Tom and David like playing and they play it every day. Their favourite drink is . They love their sister very much.
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I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I hotel reception.
“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any in my bathroom. ”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure!”
“I’ll our hotel engineer at once. ”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the . He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.
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It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the ________soon.
A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely__________ our parents were at home.
Without thinking, my brother said,“No.” Then the man asked if we would like to ______some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very _______and came into our house. He took out a ________and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope. I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie ______easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked _______of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to _________money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his ______. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, ______the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man ______to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the _______ pay phone to call the police
Soon _______came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were ______that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from _______the door to strangers. I learned a lesson on safety.
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