How to drink tea

All around the world，people drink tea．But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone．

In China，for example，tea is always served（招待）when people get together．The Chinese drink

it at any time of day at homes or in teahouse．They prefer their tea plain，with nothing else in it．

　　Tea is also important in Japan．The Japanese have a special（特别的）way of serving tea called a tea ceremony（仪式）．It is very old and full of meaning．Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony．There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes．

　　Another tea—drinking country is England．In England，the late afternoon is ‘‘tea time”．Almost everyone has a cup of tea then．The English usually make tea in tea-port and drink it with cream and sugar．They also eat cakes，cookies and little sandwiches at teatime．

　　Different people have different ways of drinking tea．

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet (互联网), but how many of us know the h____1___ of the Internet?

　　Many people are surprised when they find that the I___2_ was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and e__3___ . Computer networks (网络) didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good e__4___ to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through a__5_ part. In this way computer network system would keep on w___6___ all the time.

　　At f_7_ the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. H_8__, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was d__9__ to use. By the start of the 1990s, c__10_ became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made 'surfing' (浏览) the Internet more convenient.

Today it is easy to get on-line (上网) and it is said that m__11__ of people use the Internet everyday. Sending e-mail is more and more p__12__ among students.

The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.

Travel is useful to us in at least three ways.
First, by t 【小题1】 we can enjoy the beautiful scenery (风景) of different place. We can see   many which can be read about in books w 【小题2】  our eyes and v 【小题3】  some famous cities and interesting places.
S 【小题4】 , we will meet people with different interests and see strange and different things when we travel. We can get ideas of the conditions and customs(风俗) of o 【小题5】   people, taste different foods and local favors(偏爱) if we like. I 【小题6】 this way, we can understand how other different people live.
Third, travel will help us gain（获得）k 【小题7】 of geography and history , travel will also help us keep h  【小题8】  and strong.
With all these a  【小题9】 of travel, it is no wonder that travel has now become more p 【小题10】   than ever in China.

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Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. But what about the art of r  1  ? Sometimes, receiving a gift can be difficult, especially when someone buys you a gift you don’t want!

“I remember when I was about twelve years old, my parents b  2  me a purple purse,” laughs Guo Xiaojing. “It really made me feel embarrassed(尴尬), because I thought the purse was really ugly！Still, I pretended (假装)that I liked it b  3  I knew it would make my parents happy!”

Han Ling agrees. “That sounds like my grandparents！A few years ago, my grandparents gave me an orange sweater f  4  my birthday. I used to wear it every time I visited them, but when I left their house, I took it off! Of course, this made me feel g  5  . It was a very nice thought, but my grandparents have different taste from me! I think it’s hard to buy clothes or other personal things for people.”

To make things easier, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, h  6   , receiving money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it j   7    makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that counts. When s   8   gives me money, I feel they don’t think at all. I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought behind it. I don’t mind if it’s something I don’t need. If someone has thought about a g   9   for me, it always makes me happy.”

Different people have very different thoughts on this subject! So maybe the art of receiving is e 10   more difficult than the art of giving! What do you think?