I am sure that you must have heard about Chinese paper﹣cutting，haven't you?Paper﹣cutting is a traditional art form 1 China. Paper﹣cuts2 for many purposes，and everything can become the theme（主题） of paper﹣cuts，from people to the things that can be 3 in everyday life such as birds，flowers and animals.
Each paper﹣cut brings out the personal 4 of the writer. People express traditional culture or 5 own feelings with different styles of paper﹣cuts. For example，6 someone marries，we put up some red paper﹣cuts on the wall，dressing table or other furniture（家具） to express our best wishes.
It is easy 7 paper﹣cutting but very difficult to make it perfect. We need a long﹣time practice to learn how to use the scissors 8 how to paint. Moreover（而且），we 9 need to learn some cutting skills.
From history until now，in many parts of China，paper﹣cutting skill has 10 necessary for women and a symbol of a clever mind.
During the Jin Dynasty （晋朝），there was a child named Che Yin. He was intelligent and loved reading. He grew up in a poor family and couldn't afford lamp oil（灯油） to study at night.
One night，he saw fireflies（萤火虫） outside his house and came up with an idea. He caught some fireflies in a cloth bag and hung the bag up as a lamp. It was said that he spent all of his summer nights reading like this.
Another child named Sun Kang who lived during the same period also loved reading. One night during winter，Sun used up all of his lamp oil and couldn't study at night. When he suddenly woke up at midnight，he saw the snow reflecting the moonlight outside his house. His first thought was "Oh，I can use the reflected light to read!" He took out his books and read，even though he was freezing cold.
Both of the two kids later became successful government officials（官员）. People were touched by their hardworking spirit and their stories inspired the Chinese idiom （成语） "nangying yingxue（囊萤映雪）"，or "to read by the light of bagged fireflies or the reflected light of snow".
In the past，people had a harder time studying than we do now. They had to copy books by hand because books were valuable back then. For poor families，paper and writing brushes were too expensive to afford. Students even had to travel over mountains and rivers in order to find a good teacher. However，these difficult situations did not stop young people from pursuing（追求） knowledge.
The Mid﹣Autumn Festival，also called the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival，is the second most important festival in China after the Chinese New Year. It falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. In ancient China，the Mid﹣Autumn Festival was a celebration of the harvest of rice and fruit. Ceremonies （仪式） were held both to give thanks for the harvest（收获） and to encourage the harvest﹣giving light to return again in the coming year. Chinese people celebrated it by admiring the moon，lighting paper lanterns，eating mooncakes，and so on.
The Mid Autumn Festival has a history of over 3，000 years，derived from the custom of admiring the moon in autumn to thank it for the harvest. In the process of historical developments，the Mid﹣Autumn Festival now has more meanings，the families get together to enjoy the family love and hope to have good health and happiness.
Nowadays，people have a day off（假期） on Mid﹣Autumn Day. The roundness of the moon is a symbol of the reunion（团圆） of the family in Chinese minds，so people usually have dinner at home with family，eat mooncakes together in the beautiful moonlight or visit their relatives' homes to express their love and best wishes.
The opening ceremony （开幕式） of the Hangzhou Asian Games marked the richest and most skillful use of AR（增强现实技术） in history.
"Technologies such as AR have allowed us to express more，"said Sha Xiaolan，director of the opening ceremony. "We've fully put AR into the opening ceremony from stage design（舞台设计） to lighting. It offers people special experience to feel Chinese culture in Hangzhou. "
At 8 p. m. on Saturday at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium，the opening ceremony started with an amazing performance. It showed the culture，history and natural beauty of Hangzhou. Over the past three years，the team，including more than 100 people，has had over 500 meetings to think over the opening ceremony performance.
The technologies were fully used into each of the programs from beginning to end. It started with Kongming Lanterns and ended up with digital （数字的） fireworks and a digital torchbearer（火炬手）. All of these meant the historic firsts and Hangzhou's promise to be an environmentally friendly Asian Games.
"You saw a little AR during the closing ceremony at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. But it was fully a part of the performance and brought things like water to life at this ceremony. "Sha Xiaolan said. "Because of it，the opening ceremony was beyond expectations（超出预期）. "
Being a teenager can be difficult，since you're dealing with schoolwork and trying to find your place in the world. But that doesn't mean you can't enjoy being a teenager.
Study hard at school.
So always turn in your homework on time and do well in tests. Education is the most important thing in your teen life.
Make a few good friends.
It is not necessary to know everyone at school，but you should try to make a few good friends. Because good friends can make you feel good and bring out the best in you.
Have your hobbies.
Don't be afraid to try new things. You can try reading books，singing songs，and playing badminton. Or you can move from simple writing to writing poetry（诗歌）.
Consider doing volunteer work.
Many volunteers report that their work makes them feel good. Some volunteer work can even help with self﹣development. Helping someone is also to learn something new. And it can also help with your future.
A. It will be helpful for you to get a job after graduation because of your valuable work experience.
B. Pick out something you show great interest in.
C. If you want to enjoy being a teenager，there are many things you can do.
D. Friendship is one of the greatest things that you can enjoy.
E. School life can be hard，but it's really important.
A：Hey，Mary!
B：Yeah!You can buy them at a bookstore.
A：Oh!
B：Sure. There's one on Green Street.
A：
B：Of course. Go along this street and turn left at the first crossing，and then you can find it.
A：I see. Could you tell me when the bookstore closes in the afternoon?
B：
A：OK. What's the time now?
B：Half past four.
A：OK. Thank you very much.
A. It closes at 5：00 p. m.
B. You need to be quick.
C. Can you tell me how to get there?
D. Could you tell me where I can buy cards?
E. Do you know if there's a bookstore around here?
Though chopsticks are used in many Asian countries today，Chinese are the first to use chopsticks in the world. Chinese history says that the Chinese had chopsticks as far back as the Xia Dynasty. Gold and silver chopsticks followed later. The most expensive ones are made of ivory or hard green stones. Chopsticks tell us something about Chinese tradition in their own way. In ancient times some people used hard green stones or gold chopsticks to show they are rich. In history many kings used silver chopsticks to eat their food to see if it was poisonous（有毒的）. It was said that if the food was poisonous，the silver chopsticks would change its color. It's traditional to give chopsticks to a daughter when she marries. They carry the wish that she will have a baby very soon，for " chopsticks" has the similar pronunciation to "quick a son"in Chinese.
An old Chinese story also mentions chopsticks. An old man teaches his sons a lesson by showing how he can easily break a single chopstick by hand but not a number of them.
In China，chopsticks and good luck are connected. So on the Chinese New Year's Eve，many families will lay out new chopsticks as a way of asking for good luck.
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Where were chopsticks first used?
In ancient times，what did people use to show they are rich?
As we know，English is important subject in middle school. Everyone knows that they must learn English well，but some people don't know how to be a good （learn）. Here are some tips that may help you with your English.
The biggest problem is people's own fear（恐惧）. Don't be afraid of making （mistake）. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it again and again until you get it right. Like anything else，learning English needs practice. You can practice （speak） English with your friends. You can also give a speech public. The （much） you practice，the better you will be.
The best way to learn English is to have a good environment. Take notes in English，put English books around your room，listen to English radios and （watch） English news，movies and programs.
Many people think that exercises and tests aren't much fun. However，by （do） exercises and taking tests you can really improve your English. If you never test yourself，you will never know how much progress you are making.
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Now，a growing number of people are wearing traditional hanfu（汉服），and it has become popular these years. We are glad to see more and more people paying more to traditional culture. You may see them eating，traveling，or even working in hanfu. People are often seen wearing hanfu to take .
In modern China，people in different fields are interested in hanfu：from history lovers to students and even young workers. Wearing hanfu not only honors Chinese traditions also provides fashion statements.
Zhu Dake，a teacher in Shanghai，thinks has the right（权利） to choose his or her clothing and lifestyle. He says that most hanfu lovers wear the traditional dress only in special times. is a good way to show love for the country.
Zhang Yiwu is another teacher at Peking University. In his，most Chinese people know little about our traditional dress. Zhang thinks we can help develop other traditional clothing such tangzhuang（唐装）. ，there is a long way to go into people's daily life. Hanfu is a symbol of Chinese culture and we are of our culture.
