Today more and more people start to learn the Chinese language. Now we introduce the following best Chinese lessons online and hope to improve your Chinese level very fast.

    Happy Chinese

    "Happy Chinese" is a language learning lesson series launched by Chinese International Channel CCTV4 in order to promote Chinese language and culture. It has two sections. the first is "Daily Life Chinese" which focuses on family and school life and includes more than 110 free Chinese lessons. The second section is "Tourist Life Chinese" mainly teaches practical travel Chinese. The series has a total of around 150 lessons and each lesson has both Chinese lines and English subtitles.

    Growing up with Chinese

    "Growing up with Chinese" is another Chinese learning lessons by CCTV4. This series is entertaining and quite easy to follow. The lesson series has 100 lessons or so to teach most frequently used Chinese words to teens. All the lessons provide Chinese audio with English lines. The program features the famous hostess, an American TV host known to Chinese people as Ai Hua.

    Communicate in Chinese

    "Communicate in Chinese" is a series of lessons which help you learn some useful sentences in real-life circumstances such as shopping, hair-cut and eating roast duck.The lessons will make your life in China become much easier. This series has 50 lessons in total and is hosted by Mark Rowswell, who is a Canadian and speaks excellent Mandarin Chinese.

Body Language in the United States

    Most people shake hands and make eye contact when they meet people for the first time. Among very good friends, a woman may give another woman a little hug, and a man may kiss a woman quickly on the cheek. Males don't hug one another, which, however, is changing. Men usually shake hands with the right hand. Sometimes they use the left hand to either cover the handshake or lightly hold the other persons arm. This shows greater warmth and friendship. What's more, most people wave hello or good-bye. This is important to know because in many other countries, the same movements mean "no".

    When people are waiting in a public place, such as the post office, they usually form lines. Some people get angry and complain if someone jumps ahead of other people. Moreover, many women like men to open doors for them. They also like men to give up their seats on public transportation. However, some women do not like this type of behavior. They feel that men and women should be treated in the same way.

    In the United States, it's important to make direct eye contact in business and social situations. If you don't make eye contact, people will probably think that you are bored or not interested. If there is silence in these situations, people usually try to make conversation. People in the United States usually stand about one arm's length away from each other while talking or standing together. This space is called "the comfort zone".

    In the United States, mothers sometimes show that they are angry with children by shaking an index finger (食指) at them. People may show that they like children by patting them on the head.

    We don't know how different our future will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.

    At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet - even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won't be as important as they are today, so we will feel a little lonely.

    Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.

    Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.

    We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn't true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as our health will be in a better condition.

    Although we can't predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children's future, we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.

    A robot created by Washington State University (WSU) scientists could help elderly people with dementia (痴呆) and other limitations live independently in their own homes.

    The Robot Activity Support System, or RAS, uses sensors fixed in a WSU smart home to determine where its residents (居民) are, what they are doing and when they need assistance with daily activities. It navigates (定位) through rooms and around obstacles to find people on its own, provides video instructions on how to do simple tasks.

    "RAS combines the convenience of a mobile robot with the activity detection (探测) technology of a WSU smart home to provide assistance in the moment, when the need for help is detected." said Bryan Minor, a postdoctoral researcher in the WSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

    RAS is the first robot researchers have tried to include into their smart home environment. They recently published a study in the Journal Cognitive Systems Research that shows how RAS could make life easier for older adults struggling to live independently.

    "While we are still in an early stage of development, our initial results with RAS have been promising," Minor said. "The next step in the research will be to test RAS' performance with a group of older adults to get a better idea."

    In this fast-paced life, it's hard to find the time to cook. But cooking for other people can be fun and beneficial because it comes with some positive psychological benefits.

    Performing an act for another human being, like cooking for them, is a form of selflessness. And it can make people feel happy and connected to others.

    Cooking is a form of nurturing (养育).

    When it comes to cooking, you are feeding someone, which is necessary for survival. Cooking for others is nurturing. .

    Cooking can create bonds.

    If you're cooking for someone, even if they're not present during the act, it can absolutely bring a sense of closeness in that you re expressing your love and care for someone. . And cooking for others helps us build and strengthen those connections.

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    Not only does cooking for yourself help you eat more healthfully, but it also sends yourself a message that you are important. Cooking can also help raise your confidence.

    Cooking is a practice of mindfulness.

    Cooking can encourage us to really focus. : walk away for a minute and you can burn the onions; check in with your phone and your water can overflow.

    Cooking brings us together, and it continues to create communities - and with community comes feelings of connection and happiness. Now all you have to do is find the time to add cooking into your busy life.

A. Cooking is a form of self-care

B. It is helping to keep them alive

C. Cooking for others is a selfless act

D. Cooking can strengthen your knowledge

E. It can provide a means for social acceptance

F. If you lose your focus, things can easily go wrong

G. Making connections is one of human's basic needs

    Rhonda Gill froze as she heard her four-year-old daughter, Desiree, sobbing quietly in the family room. The 1 child was hugging a photograph of her father, who had died nine months earlier. "Daddy," she said softly, "why won't you 2 back?"

    When her father's 3 was coming, Desiree asked, "How will I send him a birthday card? How about if we tie a letter to a balloon and send it up to 4?" Rhonda suggested and Desiree' s eyes immediately 5 up.

    Desiree picked out a 6 with HAPPY BIRTHDAY and the image of The Little Mermaid (美人鱼) on it. She said to the balloon, "Daddy, I hope you 7 this and can write to me on my birthday." Rhonda wrote the message and their 8 on a piece of paper, which was then tied to the end of the string on the balloon. Finally, Desiree 9 it.

    The Little Mermaid balloon 10 3,000 miles from California and landed at Mermaid Town near Mermaid Lake in Canada. It was 11 by Wade, a 32-year-old fisherman. Wade was touched by the 12. He said to his family, "Maybe we were chosen to help this little girl." The next morning, Wade 13 a letter, folded it into a card, wrapped it up with a book - The Little Mermaid, and 14 the gift to Desiree.

    Desiree got the letter. 15, she asked her mother to read it for her. " There are no 16 in heaven, so your daddy wanted someone to do 17 shopping for him. I think he picked us 18 we live in a town called Mermaid."

    Rhonda wrote back to Wade saying that her little girl's dream 19 when their parcel arrived. She understands now that her father is 20 with her.

    Last Tuesday, our class invited  old craftsman  (teach) us how to make dough figurines(面团雕像).

    When the craftsman came  the classroom, we  (give) him a warm welcome and two boys helped him with the tool box. First, he showed  (we) the basic steps and skills of making dough figurines. We stood around him and watched  (attentive). Then we started to have a try ourselves. The old man walked around and helped us patiently. Finally, we put the figurines  we made on the table and took pictures with the old craftsman.  (look) at the figurines, we were all very  (excite).

    We hope we can have more  (activity) of this kind!

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：⒈每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

⒉只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

    As we all know, the Canada is a beautiful country with large forests in North America. Canadians have a strong sense of protect the environment. It's not surprised to see a bear in the middle of the road. It's usual for the drivers wait for the bear to leave. They mustn't drive the bear away. There are law against killing animals. The environment is so good which a number of birds can be seen around people's houses. Beside, almost every family keep pets such as dogs, cats and horses, etc. They take their pets on their family members. Animals real bring people great pleasure.

⒈中国茶文化简介；

⒉饮茶的好处；

⒊邀请他来中国体验茶文化。

注意：

⒈词数100左右；

⒉可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jack,

Yours ,

Li Hua