As teenagers, we're old enough ________ with housework. We can help set the table, wash the dishes and clean our own rooms.

中国人是天生的哲学家，我们几△乎可以从日常一切活动之中提炼出令人感动的意义。即使游玩，也不强△调表面的体力活动。历来文人与武人都不鼓厉匹△夫之勇，他们饮酒是为了        ，游山是为了        ，玩水是为了        ，郊游是为了淘冶性灵。所以，他们笔下的山是“只在此山中，云深不知处”的幽谧，是“落叶满空山，何处寻行迹”的隐逸，是                                         。旅行家徐霞客或许比较特殊△，他是为了探寻地理山形，不是纯欣赏，但也未闻他以“征服某山”自我夸耀，他只是向大地求知而已。

短文填空先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。
      American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many other countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.
      You should say “Thank you” when someone p____  you the salt on the table, when someone walking before you k____  the door open for you, when someone s____  you have done your work well, or you have b____  a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you”is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brother and sisters, husbands and wives.
    “Excuse me”is another s____  sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that someone wants to walk p____ you. It is not polite to b____  others while they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you want to cough(咳嗽) or make any u____  noise before others.