Table manners vary from culture to culture. ______ is acceptable in one country may be considered extremely rude in another. Here we will tell you about the traditional table manners ___
__ the modern table manners in Korea. _
____ (tradition), it was the woman’s job ___
___ (cook)food and set the table. The woman would sit __
____ her husband to make sure that he had everything he needed for a pleasant meal. Only __
___ the husband finished would the woman and her children eat. Nowadays, table manners have changed a lot. __
___ of the family members eat together at the same time. It is common to see everyone help with the meal, ___
___ (include) the husband. One tradition, however, has not changed. It is the oldest person that starts the meal. ___
____(stay)until the oldest person is finished is considered to be ____
__ basic tradition of Korean table manners.
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Everybody in David’s class packed their bags and got ready_____ (go) home last Saturday. Usually David’s mother would fetch him home but that day she was not there, so he walked home by himself.
When he reached home, he knocked on the door as he didn’t bring his keys. _____ (surprising), no one answered the door. He
____ (knock) again when one of his neighbors
_____ (name) John called him. He told David his mother was out and invited him to stay in his house till his mother came back. David knew that if his mother
_____ (be) at home, she would have answered the door soon. So David went to John’s house and played with him.
____ (stay) in John’s house for a few
____ (hour), David saw his mother came back. They thanked John and his family. It turned out that David’s mother had
_____ serious backache so she had to see the doctor.
From this experience, David has learnt that neighbors are people ______ help each other, and that the relationships among neighbors are like
___ (build) a bridge, and that most people have been building a bridge and they will build a good bridge one day.
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One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop,
some of them looked very anxious and
(disappoint). When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next
the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike
(catch) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused
(stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept
(ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, “
anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh dear！It is
（I）”. She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully. Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers
（sudden）became friendly to one another.
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Crying marriage? (surprise), isn’t it? Actually, the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and
(remain) in fashion until the end of the Qing Dynasty.
not so popular as before, the custom is still kept by people in many places,
(especial) Tujia people, who view it necessary to marriage procedure.
It is very much same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride（新娘）had to cry at the wedding. Otherwise, the bride’s neighbors would look down upon
as a poorly
(educate) girl and she would become the laughing stock of the village. In fact, there were cases
the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
a word, crying at wedding is a means by custom to express the happiness of the wedding through sorrowful words.
, in the arranged（安排）marriages by the Chinese parents, a lot of brides did cry over their unsatisfactory marriage.
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We can always hear voices comparing the education systems in China and the US. It's true that exist a lot of differences, but this cannot be an excuse
having a passive attitude toward studying in China.
When I came back from the US last year and continued my senior middle school education in China, I sensed many great differences. I thought that school in China was too hard for (we) students, and that we didn't get to do enough fun exercise except running around playgrounds together. My mom had a long talk with me. After that, I realized that though high school life in China is harder, it can give us
(much). The pressure helps us learn the true meaning of competition
we step into society. It gives us a strong heart and
(teach) us to step forward no matter what the
(real)is. It's like climbing a mountain. You might feel dizzy and nervous, but the top is always there
(wait) for you as long as you are strong enough一
(take) one more step.
We complain (main) because we can't see the whole picture. We all need to understand that success takes efforts and tears.
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Well, today is the day. Microsoft is officially pulling the life support plug on Windows XP. And while the majority of PC user have (obvious) moved on to newer operating systems(OS）, some people stuck
Windows XP over the last 12 years. As is reported by The Washington Post,
enormous number of government machines are still running the old OS,
could probably create a security problem.
Clearly, over 13 percent of PCs in the United States are still running Windows Xp, Microsoft announced the end for support over two years ago. As many as 10 percent of US government computers, thousands of PCs holding sensitive information
(include), will now be without
(far) security updates.
Yesterday, the Guardian reported the UK government has paid Microsoft 5.5 million pounds for a one-year (extend) of support. And if you think the problem is only at the desktop and notebook level, you can be quite wrong; don’t forget as many as 60 percent of ATM machines in the US
(be) still running XP.
So, what’s the solution? These business, government agencies and consumers will have to upgrade. And whether they choose Windows 7 Windows 8, either is probably better than a security breach(漏洞）.