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Table manners vary from culture to culture. What is acceptable in one country (1)_____ be considered extremely rude in another. Here we will tell you about the traditional table manners (2)_______ the modern table manners in Korea. (3)______ (tradition), it was the woman's job to cook food and (4)______ ( set ) the table . The woman would sit (5)______ her husband to make sure that he had everything he needed for a pleasant meal. Only (6)_____ the husband finished, would the woman and her children eat.
Nowadays, table manners have changed a lot. (7)______ of the family members eat together at the same time. It is common to see everyone help with the meal, (8)_____ ( include ) the husband. One tradition, however, has not changed. It is that the oldest person starts the meal. (9)______ (stay) until the oldest person is finished is considered to be (10)_______ basic tradition of Korean table manners.
So far I (7)_____ (adopt) and taught children for over 35 years. All my children were my cookies (8)______ are now a great joy of my life. (9)_____ (hope), I feel much fortunate to be able to use my life's talent to teach children and have fun (10)________ (do) it every day. I am able to spread my wings and help my “cookies” to spread their wings.
Today I received a sweet letter from Brianna, one of my “cookies”. It was (1)____ (wonder) to hear from her. When I taught kindergarten, I called (2)______ my sweet children “cookies”. Brianna said that every day she would walk into kindergarten and see (3)_____ smile on my face. I named them “cookies” (4)_____ I always feel that children can bring great happiness and (5)_____ (excite) to my life. I still felt that all children were the (6)_____ (great) joy I could ever have.
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One day, about ten years ago, while working at the cash register in the gift shop at my University Museum of Natural History, I saw (1)_______ elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked (2)______ (close) at this girl, I found that she was fixed on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, a neck and upper body, (3)_____ (dress) in a little white skirt. As the couple wheeled her up to me, I turned my head toward the girl. When I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back (4)______ the girl, who was giving me the most optimistic, largest smile I had ever seen.