Last summer，I began the biggest adventure（冒险）of my life．I moved from a tiny city in England to one of the largest cities in the world．
As the plane landed in Beijing，I （61） （feel） excited﹣I finally arrived after months of planning!One of the first things I did was to visit one of the city's hutongs．Strolling（闲逛）around the hutongs，the warm air was filled with the smell of delicious food．I was amazed to see that many people （62） （ride） their old﹣fashioned tricycles （老式三轮脚踏车）．Just at this time，I thought，"Wow，I'm in China．"
Beijing is very different from my home city，Preston．Preston has only one shopping street and on Sunday，all the shops close at 4：00 pm．There （63） （not be） much choice when eating out，either．As a fan of food，I couldn't wait （64） （see）what Beijing can offer．
But after I have tasted so many kinds food here，I still don't have a favorite dish yet．I（65） am still happily （65） （look） for my favorite through the city's restaurants．
I am slowly getting used to the different way of life，but I still find some habits here quite strange and humorous．
British people （66） （tell）not to make any kind of bodily noise at the dinner table when they are still children，so it is a funny culture shock （冲击）to hear the loud noise of Chinese diners．
Since I came here，I （67） （discover） something else interesting．As a foreigner，I always draw people's attention．On the subway or in streets and restaurants，I always find some people staring （盯着看）at me and （68） （try） to take secret photos of me．It seems that I am a famous person or a popular star．
In the future，I（69） （go）to many other parts of China．I hope I（70） （travel） from one end to the other of this beautiful country，taking photos and meeting new people along the way．
My adventure in China is only just beginning，and I wonder how it will be．
A： Amy， you've learned English for half a year．（1） ？
B： I think it's so hard． I can't learn it well．（2） ？
A： With pleasure． What's your problem？
B： My biggest problem is that I can't get the pronunciation right．
A： Well， listening can help．（3） ．
B： OK． Then I'm also a slow reader and I want to improve it．
A： Try not to read word by word． Read word groups．
B： Sounds helpful． I will try my best， Anything else？
A： Nothing much．（4） ．
B： I hope so．（5） ．
A： You are welcome．
Where I'm from， we're pretty relaxed about time． We don't like to rush around，so we（1） （mind） if people are a little late sometimes． If you tell a friend you're going to their house for dinner，it's OK for you arrive a bit late．We（2） （real） enjoy our time slowly．We（3） （valuable）the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives．We often just drop by our friends' homes if we have time． （4） （besides）， we don't usually have to make plans to meet our friends． We often just walk around the town center， seeing as many of our friends as we can!
In Switzerland， it's very important（5） （is） on time． We're the capital of clocks and watches， after all! If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon，then you （6） （expect）to be there at noon． If you're even 15 minutes late， （7） （you） friend may get mad．So I make an（8） （effort） to be on time when I meet my friends． I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because I think it's impolite to keep others （9） （wait）． Also， we never visit a friend's house without calling（10） （one）． We almost always make plans to see friends． We usually plan to do something interesting，or go somewhere together．
（1） You may have already forgotten the days when you had to learn how to use chopsticks．Every Chinese kid struggles with them for some time．（2） They come with their own special rules and traditions．
（3） Playing with chopsticks is seen as bad manners， just as making noise with forks and knives in a Western country would be rude．
There are also some superstitions （迷信） related to chopsticks． For example， some people believe that chopsticks should not be left standing upright in a bowl． It looks like the incense （香）that Chinese use to honor the dead．（4）
You should not tap chopsticks on the edge of the bowl either， as beggars do this to ask for food． Parents may get mad if children do this as they don't want their children to be as poor as beggars in the future．
Apart from being tableware， chopsticks can also be a great gift．（5） Newlyweds （新婚夫妇） sometimes receive chopsticks as a wedding gift． Skilled craftsmen paint beautiful images on chopsticks to make them look like fine artworks．
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A． How Chinese kids learn to use chopsticks
B． People should not make noise with chopsticks．
C． Learn the rules and traditions behind chopsticks
D． Doing it at the dinner table is believed to bring bad luck．
E． But chopsticks are not just simple tools to pick up food．
F． We should learn the traditional culture behind forks and knives well．
G． In Chinese，"chopsticks" reads "kuaizi"， which means to have babies soon．
Do you know what "paying it forward" means？ It's not paying for something before you buy it． "Paying it forward" is to do something nice for another person for no（1） ． Then that person does something nice for someone else．
You may think this doesn't seem like much． But this nice act can spread quite（2） ．
One day in December 2015， a woman was buying a meal at McDonald's in Florida， US， She also（3） a meal for the person standing in line behind her． That person did the same thing， and the next person did it，（4） ． Soon， 250 people had done another person the act of （5） ！
But you（6） spend money to pay for it forward． There are examples of paying it forward every day like volunteering， giving food to（7） or doing something nice for someone around you．
Try it out for（8） All you have to do is to look for（9） things that you could do to make someone happy． Then， ask them to spread the word and do three kind things for someone else．And when someone does something nice for you， don't （10） to do the same!
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（1）A． space |
B． action |
C． reason |
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（2）A． fast |
B． slowly |
C． hardly |
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（3）A． made |
B． bought |
C． sold |
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（4）A． too |
B． either |
C． also |
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（5）A． madness |
B． politeness |
C． kindness |
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（6）A． would like to |
B． are supposed to |
C． don't need to |
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（7）A． the rich |
B． the homeless |
C． the missing |
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（8）A． myself |
B． yourself |
C． itself |
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（9）A． small |
B． awful |
C． strange |
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（10）A． agree |
B． forget |
C． decide |
You've been here in China for a few days， and you may notice that Chinese people can sometimes be very direct． But don't be fooled into thinking you can（1） anything you like to them． Here are a few things foreigners（2） China should never say．
Have you been on vacation？ You look so tanned （晒黑的）!
While many people in the West grow up with the idea that dark skin is a sign of beauty， this is not true in China． That explains（3） umbrellas are just as common on sunny days as they are on rainy days here．
I really love China， but…
Don't finish that to（4） ． No place can be perfect． It's fine if you say something impolite about your（5） country， but don't do it about someone else's． This doesn't just happen in China， but it's fair to say the Chinese people show more love to their country．
I think Chinese food is the best food in the world．
What's that？ As everyone in China should already know this， saying that you love Chinese food is like saying that sugar is（6） or ice is cold． It's won't hurt anybody， but they may think you know（7） about their food culture． Since there are many different kinds of Chinese food， it sounds better to talk about the local food that you like most．
Keep them in mind and（8） your stay in China!