The Readers is a popular TV show. It invites different people to read aloud on the stage. The   (1)  also tells the moving stories behind those people. They can read everything   (2)  poems, books, and letters. By reading aloud, the words on the paper come to   (3)  .

Many people are fans of the show. They begin to   (4)  reading aloud at home. Now, the show gives people a   (5)  place to read acrossChina. It is a reading pavilion(朗读亭). They are in many cities, includingShanghai,HangzhouandXi’an.

The pavilion is very   (6)  . Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone in it and it   (7)  people’s voices. Everyone can read for three minutes in the pavilion. They can read   (8)  they like. The show will pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.

People of all   (9)  read in the pavilion.“Reading should be just like singing and talking,”said Dong Qing, the producer of the show.“We can express our true   (10)  by reading aloud.”

How can you get the most information from a book? Here are some   (1)  which can help you read effectively（有效的）.

◆Read the whole thing

 When you’re learning something by reading, it’s more important to have a (n)   (2)   idea than to understand every detail（细节）. In fact, no matter how   (3)    you read, you won’t remember or understand all of the details. So why not just remember and record the main points?

◆Decide how much time you will   (4)  

 If you know that you have only six hours for a book, it’ll be   (5)  of you to adjust （调整）yourself. The more clearly you know your limits （限制）, the more effective your reading will be. So never start to read   (6)   planning when to stop.

 ◆Have a purpose

Before you begin, find out   (7)  you are reading this book. If you don’t have reasons of your own, you    (8)  learn much. After you start to read, try to    (9)   four questions: Who is the writer? What are the book’s opinions? What are the reasons? What are the conclusions?

 ◆Read it three times

 You’ll get the most out of the book  (10)  you read it three times--- fast-reading for general ideas, reading for understanding, and then reading for note-taking and remembering.

Do you know that humans have been cleaning their teeth for over 7，000 years？ According to the BBC，the Ancient Egyptians used a type of toothpaste (牙膏).      (1)  it is believed that the Egyptians used a finger (2) a toothbrush to clean their teeth. Chinese people may have  (3)  the first toothbrush around 1，600 BC.

Your toothbrush，however，may have also become  (2)  . Because it is now possible to clean our teeth  (3)  using our hands!

Two Canadians，Adel Elseri and Said Fayad，have invented  (4)  called T2T or“tongue- to- teeth”. Elseri says he came up with the idea  (5)  he was driving home after a long day at work. His  (6)  is  a toothbrush that goes onto your tongue (舌). T2T has special edges (边缘) and toothpaste. So just   (7)    your tongue over your teeth just like a toothbrush   (8)  ! It will make your brush fresh too.

Elseri and Fayad made this hand- free toothbrush because they believed it was a   (9)  way for someone to brush their teeth. But people can only use the T2T  (10)  .

Would you use the tongue-to-teeth？ The Huffington Post in the US  (11)  readers what they thought. Sixty-one percent said that they would use it while only thirty- nine percent said they   (12)  . Personally I think I’m going to stick to (坚持用) the   (13)  !  

Reading a book is helpful. But many people don’t know the ways to read a difficult book. The following steps will help you feel   (1)   about the book you read.

Catch the main point. Pay attention to what you can catch, and  (2)   behind what you can’t. You may understand something important through reading. However, there are some ideas that you may not follow. But remember to move on and you will  (3)  the main idea of the book.

Give it a first read. You may find that each section（部分）of the  (4)  needs special attention. However, it’s not good to keep your eyes on every word. It is better to get the general idea of the book,  (5)  read the whole book carefully. The   (6)  you read, the better you are at reading.

Give it a second  (7)  . This time you’d better read more slowly and more carefully. The main idea of the book is clear. You should catch more details of the book. When you read the book for the second time, you would  (8)  much that you did not understand earlier.

Reading a book is not so difficult. It all depends on   (9)  you enjoy it.   (10)  lies in the mind, but not in the book. So, open your eyes and read any book on the bookcase.

Traffic is becoming worse and worse in big cities. Heavy traffic has caused a lot of   (1)   to people’s life and work. For example, people have to get up   (2)   to go to work on time and come back very late when their work is  (3)  .

There are many causes (原因) for  (4)   problems, but the following may be the most important ones. One cause is the great increase (增长) in the  (5)  of private cars. Cars need more space but they   (6)   fewer people. When more and more cars appear, roads and streets become very   (7)  . It also causes air pollution. The other cause is that some people don’t care about traffic   (8)  . They cross the streets even when the traffic lights are still   (9)  . This may easily cause traffic accidents. But how can we   (10)   these problems ? I think if we go out by bus or by bike more often, we’ll use cars less. It may be a helpful way.

False Bay is in South Africa. It is one of the   (1)   places in the world to see a great white

shark. The great white shark is known for its   (2)   -the largest sharks can grow to six meters in length and over 2,000 kilograms in weight. Great white sharks are meat-eaters. They catch large   (3)   1ike tuna(金枪鱼), seals（海豹）and even whales. Great white sharks also  (4)   boats. Simon, a British researcher, was lucky to get away safely when a shark bit into his boat. About three people are killed each year   (5)   great white sharks.

    The sharks come to hunt the 60,000 seals that live in False Bay. In order to find fish, the seals have to cross the deep water of the bay-this is where the sharks   (6)  .Great white sharks are very good hunters. They wait below the seals and then swim  (7)  and crash into them by' surprise at 40 kilometers per hour, killing   (8)   with one bite.

    Will a shark attack something that   (9)   like food?

    Some researchers put a carpet in the shape of a seal  (10)  . At high speeds the sharks can't tell the difference.

    __  (11)   a shark choose between a plant and a fish?

    When scientists put tuna and sea-plant in the water, the shark bites into  (12)  . Even though sharks eat meat, if a plant looks like an animal, the shark attacks.

    Will a shark prefer to eat a human or a fish?

    When the shark has a choice between humans and tuna, it is the   (13)  that attracts the shark's attention. Great white sharks clearly prefer fish to humans.

    These researchers show that great white sharks are  (14)   hunters which will attack anything that looks and acts like a fish.   (15)  , that means humans can also get bitten fry mistake.

Much meaning can be carried clearly, with our eyes, so it is often   (1)  that eyes can speak.

Do you have such kind of   (2)  ? In a bus you may look at a stranger but not too long. And if he   (3)  that he is being looked at, he may feel uncomfortable. The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is

  (4)  wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel   (5)  toward the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?

      Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds, it may mean that he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he   (6)  her. When two people are in a conversation, the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time,   (7)  make sure that the listener does pay attention to   (8)  he or she is saying. Lovers will enjoy looking at each other or being

looked at for a long time, to show something that   (9)  cannot express.

      Clearly, eye contact should be done according to the   (10)  between two people and the place where you stay.

Have you learned about table manners in China？Here I will introduce some.

It is a traditional __  (1)  __ for Chinese people to eat with chopsticks. Each person at table will have a pair of chopsticks，and there is also an extra pair which is for__  (2)  __ use.

You should remember that you're __  (3)  __ to let the elders in the family sit and eat first. If they don't start，everyone else shouldn't start，either. And then you should make a __  (4)  __ to them.

While eating，it is impolite to eat with a loud __  (5)  __ ．And you'd better not speak while food is still in your __  (6)  __ ．Do not only eat one dish even if that is your favorite.

    People usually go out of their way to cook delicious food to make you __  (7)  __  at home，but when they say，“The dishes aren't delicious. I__  (8)  __  you don't mind，”you must not say，“Yeah，that's true，but I don't mind.”__  (9)  __ ，it is a typical word which can show one of the Chinese qualities—__  (10)  __ ．You should answer，“Really？I don't think so. It is the best taste of any dish that is new to me.”

 Both adults and children like   (1)   TV. It’s very interesting.   (2)   watching TV they can see and learn  (3)    and know many things about their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn many things on the   (4)   . But they can learn better on TV. Why? Because they can watch and  (5)  at the same time. But they can see   (6)   on the radio.

   Many children watch TV on   (7)   . They are always busy with their   (8)   . But a   (9)   children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can’t have a good   (10)  . This is not good for their health.