Eating habits are different in different countries. Chinese people have a _  (1)  , "Eat good things for breakfast, eat a big meal for lunch, hut eat less at dinner." Many Americans _  (2)  _ that one should start the day with a good breakfast, but their ideas about lunch and dinner are _  (3)  __.

   Most Americans only give themselves a short time for _  (4)  _. So they eat a small lunch. After work they will have _  (5)  _ time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family __  (6)  __ their day is a way to take a good rest after a long day of hard work.

   Eating at restaurants is also different. In China, people like to talk and _  (7)  _ while eating. Very often you can hear people talking and laughing loudly, and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. They want a quiet __  (8)  __ where they can eat a good meal far away from the noise of the outside world. If someone is talking too loudly, the manager of the restaurant will look at him or her _  (9)  _. If some people are talking too loudly, the manager of the restaurant __  (10)  ___ come out and ask them to be quiet.

The government in China plans to end its one-child per family policy(政策) and instead let families have two children.

People knew the   (1)   after an important meeting in Beijing. It’s reported that there are many reasons   (2)   the change in policy. One of them is to  (3)   population development. 

China has the world's   (4)   population. It carried out the one-child policy in 1980. But the government  (5)   only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, at rural areas,  (6)  the first-born is a girl, couples can have a second child.

In 2013, the Chinese government  (7)   other couples a chance to have two children. Families could have two if one  (8)  was an only child. However, too many young people in the cities are probably no longer   (9)   in having a second child. 

At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. A total of 800  (10)  of them are employed(雇佣). With the two-child policy, an increase in births will change the labor shortage(短缺).

Manners(礼貌)are important in our lives．Everyone likes a person  (1)  good manners．As parents，you should teach your children manners as soon as they can   (2)  what you're saying．

   Here are some basic manners for children．

   ⊙Don't talk when other people are  (3)  ．Gently(轻轻地)tell your children to wait until someone finishes his words．

   ⊙A1ways greet someone when they  (4)  your house．You can teach your children to shake hands with adults(成年人)．but it's not  (5)  to shake hands with other children．And your children should always say“Hello”to those who visit you  (6)  they feel welcome．

   ⊙Say“Please”and“Thank you”often．If someone  (7)  them，tell them to say“You're welcome．”

   ⊙ Have good sportsmanship(运动品德)．After playing a game，no matter what the  (8)     will be，be pleasant．If your children win，tell them not to  (9)  the others．If they 1ose，tell them not to get mad．

   ⊙0pen doors for others．When going into buildings，they should  (10)  the elders(长辈)to go first and open the door for them．

Other than your family, who are the people you see the most? Probably your neighbors. In countries like theUSAand the UK, neighbors are a big part of life. When you __41__ into a new house, you should go and introduce yourself to your neighbors. If you are __42__, they’ll give you a traditional gift like a cake to celebrate your moving into a new home. In theUSAand the UK, many people have __43__, and they can grow fruit and vegetables there. Often, people will __44__ their fruit and vegetables with their neighbors. One neighbor would grow potatoes, __45__ another would have apple trees. They give some of their fruit and vegetables to each other.

However, neighbors are not __46__ kind. The 2007 American filmDisturbiais about a young boy who is placed under home confinement(禁闭) for beating his teacher. Having nothing better to do, Kale __47__ his neighbors all day through windows. But he finds out __48__ terrible: one of his neighbors may be a murder(杀人犯).

Songkran Festival(宋干节) is the traditional Thai New Year. Thai people   (1)   it in April. For Thai people, it is an important   (2)     .

    Songkran is a time to visit families, clean away the old year and bring in a fresh one. Many Thais clean away the old year  (3)  washing their homes and Buddhas(佛像) around the house. They will  (4)  the water that runs over the Buddhas and pour(倒) it onto the shoulders of family members for good luck.

In many parts of Thailand, people  (5)  have a big water fight in the streets during

   Songkran Festival. You can throw   (6)  on anyone walking by, and they can do the same to you! Everyone takes part in this  (7)  . It is a way to express(表达) wishes for good luck.   (8)  children and adults have great fun in the water fight.People in other Asian countries like Cambodia and Laos also celebrate Songkran Festival,   (9)  the celebration in Thailand is the most exciting. Every year, a large number of   (10)  go to Thailand to welcome the arrival of Songkran. If you plan to visit Thailand, the days of Songkran are a great time to get to know Thai traditions.

They can fish swim or enjoy the sun there America is a larger country  Many families travel by   car   or by train to see interesting places.

They also travel by plane to a foreign countryMany big cities have many famous buildings theaters shops and other places  (9)  travelers

Christmas is coming. It's one of the most important holidays in the ___  (1)  ___ countries, such as America, England and Australia. But have you heard any ___  (2)  ___ about Christmas? Here is one. It is said that there was a farmer who ___  (3)  ___ a poor boy on a cold windy Christmas Eve and gave him a big Christmas meal. The boy was very ___  (4)  ___. He cut a branch of a fir tree and inserted it in to the earth. He said, “ At this time of every year, there will be many presents on this branch. I hope I can ___  (5)  ___ your favor by this beautiful fir tree.” After the boy left, the framer discovered that the branch had grown up into a big tree. Then he ___  (6)  ___ that the boy was someone from God. This is the origin of Christmas trees. In Western countries, everyone will prepare a Christmas tree to ___  (7)  ___ the happiness of Christmas. Christmas trees are __  (8)  ___ trees like fir trees because green trees mean long lives. People put Christmas presents in the tree___  (9)  ___ under the tree. At Christmas people sing and dance happily, and enjoy ___  (10)  ____ around the tree.

Almost everyone 21 the meanings of Mr, Mrs and Miss. Mr is used before the family names of men. Mrs is for married(结婚的) women and Miss is for unmarried women. But 22 is Ms?

Some businessmen(商人) in the United States 23 Ms before a womanˈs name, when they don’t know whether(是否) the woman is married. Today, however, many women like Ms better 24 Mrs or Miss.

The word " 25 " does not tell us whether a man is married or not. Some women want to be equal to(和......平等) 26 in this way. These women feel that it is not important for people to know whether they are married or not.

However, there are still some problems with "Ms". 27 women like it. Some like the older ways of doing things. Some find that  28 is difficult to read. Ms 29 [miz]. Young women like it better than older women do. It is difficult to know whether Ms will be used by more American women in the future. What do you think 30 it?

More than 3,000 languages are spoken on the earth today. Many of these languages are spoken   (1)   small groups of people. On the   (2)   hand, over 200 languages are spoken by one million or more people. Chinese is the language spoken by the   (3)   number of people in the world. But English is most   (4)   spoken in the world.

English is spoken by more than 400 million people   (5)   their first language. It is   (6)   by most people in the U.S.A., Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. And it is   (7)   used very widely in many other countries of the world.

Look at the back of your watch. You may see the English words “Made   (8)   China, or Japan, even Germany.”English is the first language in   (9)   of these countries. Why are English words   (10)   on it? That is because in the modern world English is widely used for business between different countries.