“Chinese Bookshelf^’ a project which aims to provide local readers with access 【小题1】 Chinese books and culture, was launched Tuesday here.

【小题2】 (locate) inside Foyles Bookstore at Charing Cross Road, near the British Museum and Chinatown, the “China Bookshelf “【小题3】 (introduce) more than 100 kinds of books such as literature, folktale, economic publications and political works.

Carmelo Puglisi, head of foreign language books at Foyles Bookstore, told Xinhua that the bookshop has always attached great 【小题4】 (important) to Chinese books as it started selling them years ago.

Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to Britain, said in a congratulatory letter to the launching ceremony 【小题5】 the carefully-selected books in the “Chinese Bookshelf “ will serve as a bridge for 【小题6】 (culture) exchanges and a window for Western readers 【小题7】 (understand) China.

“Chinese publishing has transformed itself in the last 10 to 20 years, 【小题8】it is now among the leading publishing 【小题9】 (nation) of the world ... I think the more the Chinese and Western publishers can develop global Chinese books, journals, databases, the more understanding there will be between 【小题10】 East and West,” he said.

A bullet is 【小题1】 you shoot out of a gun. And it comes out fast. 【小题2】fact, it used to be the way to describe the speed of the superhero Superman—he is “faster than a speeding bullet.”

Bullets are not only known for their speed but also known for their purpose to kill.     【小题3】, not all bullets are bad. 【小题4】 (ease) the pain of a difficult situation, people are sometimes asked to bite the bullet. This actually sounds like bad advice.

Where does the 【小题5】 (express) come from? The story may go back to the American Civil War or even 【小题6】 (early). During the Civil War, pain-killing drugs were often hard to find. So doctors 【小题7】 (work) on the battlefield would give their patients either a piece of wood to squeeze 【小题8】 something soft to bite. Many times the nearest thing was a soft lead bullet.

Hollywood movies helped to keep this 【小题9】 (live). In old western movies, more than one cowboy 【小题10】 (see) biting a bullet, perhaps drinking some strong whiskey, while removing an arrow from his own body. But that is in the movies. In modern conversation, “biting the bullet” means accepting a difficult decision or situation.

Culture means any human behaviour that is learned in human society. All of the meaningful parts of a culture 【小题1】 (pass) on to different generations through tradition or social learning. From this viewpoint, all human groups have a culture. Culture 【小题2】 (exist) in agricultural as well as industrialized societies.

Culture is necessary for the survival and existence of human beings as human beings. Practically 【小题3】 humans know, think, value, feel, and do is learned through taking part in a socio-cultural system. This statement is well supported by some well-written cases. Here is one of the cases of children 【小题4】 (grow) up apart from human society. In the province of Midnapore in India, the director of a children’s home 【小题5】 (tell) by local villagers that there were “ghosts” in the forest. Upon looking into the case, the director found that two children, one about eight years old and the other about six years old, appeared 【小题6】 (live) with a group of wolves in the forest. These children were the ghosts 【小题7】 (describe) by the local people. In his diary, the director describes his first view of Kamala ( as the older child was named) and Amala( the name given to the younger child).

Kamala was a terrible-looking being—the head, a big ball of something covering the shoulders. Close at Kamala’s heels there came another terrible creature exactly like the first, but smaller in size. Their eyes were bright and sharp, unlike human eyes. They were very fond of raw meat and raw milk. Gradually, as they 【小题8】 (get) stronger, they began going on all fours, and afterwards began to run on all fours, just like squirrels.

Children learn human language in the same way they learn other kind of human behaviour by【小题9】 (take) part in a cultural community. They learn a certain human language 【小题10】 certain kinds of human behaviour through their membership in a certain cultural community.