Music has always been an important part of Chinese people's life. People enjoy 1 music at home and in concert halls. As time goes by, music changes.
Traditional music is part of our culture. It often stays with us for a long time. Young musicians learn songs from older musicians and the music changes 2. Modern Chinese music, which is loved by many young people, however, is 3 pop music. That means the songs will be popular for a short time and then replaced by new songs. Today's musicians write new songs every year and we hear new songs on the radio every day.
Music could only be heard live (直播) 4 radio and TV were invented — that is, you had to go places where musicians gave performances. The best musicians were very 5 , so it was difficult and often 6 to hear really good music. For most people, the best 7 to hear good music was during a festival or at a wedding. Today, people hear music 8 .
One thing that hasn't changed very much is what the songs are about. Both modern and traditional Chinese songs are about love and life. Some songs tell stories about the9 and some are about the news or the future. All of the songs have something to do with what it means to be a human being.
Music, traditional or modern, Chinese or international, seems to be a world language that everybody can 10 and enjoy. Music changes and styles come and go, but nothing changes our love for good music.
Tim is a 16-year-old boy who studies in a high school .His parents tell him to study hard and they do everything for him. They wake him up at 6:00 a.m. and after breakfast his father takes him to school by car. As soon as the young man comes home from school, the supper is ready. Of course, he never does chores(杂物). Once, Tim's father would go to London on business for a year. Before leaving, he told his wife to look after their son well. The woman had to get up earlier and did all what her husband did before. Two months later, she was so tired that she was ill. The young man got into trouble at once. He couldn't do housework. He didn't know where to get on the bus.
Yesterday Tim's mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair. But he didn't know how to choose right shoes. The woman had a sigh(叹息）,gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样)and told him to buy shoes himself. With a policeman's help, he found a shop. The shopkeeper brought some shoes and asked him to choose. When he was trying on pair, suddenly he remembered something and took them off. The man was surprised and asked, “What's the matter?”
“I'm sorry. I've left my shoe pattern at home.”
Qi Haoran, a Junior Grade One student at a High School Attached to Harbin Institute of Technology, was quite busy over the past winter holiday – and not just with homework. Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign (光盘行动).
These students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. “Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven't got enough to eat? Please don't waste food.” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
The Clean Your Plate Campaign began on the Internet in January. It calls on people to reduce food waste. China in recent years has experienced serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Chinese people are well-known for being hospitable（好客的） and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.
Luckily, the campaign has got the support of many. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner gives the guests who have eaten up all that they ordered a sticker（贴花）. People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers (剩饭剩菜) home.
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. It's important that everyone does their bit, just like Qi. Did you finish your meals today?
Mrs. Smith wants to send her daughter to take some piano lessons during the coming summer holiday. Sam and his girl friend want to spend the weekend to watch something new. They both like dancing. Dannel wants to buy some newspaper to read so that he can improve his English. Miss Black wants to come to Beijing for the first time in August. She wants to enjoy the real Beijing Opera very much. Tony and his colleagues will have a trip in Guangzhou next week. They need to rent a car and a driver who understands English. | A．Watch Your Neck This modern ballet is telling the story of “Dracula” which is the classic novel by Irish playwright Bram Stoker. Time: 8:30 pm February 2~9 Tel: 98558588 B．Children's Activity Center Tel: 66589982 Add: No.2 Zhongshan Road. (Singing lessons, piano lessons and dancing lessons. ) C．Art Show A total of 10 artists living close to each other are jointly giving an art exhibition. D．Peking Opera E．Foreign Book Center More and more increasing learning English books and newspapers, CDs. etc. F．The Changcheng Hotel Five star hotel. Looking for much experienced receptionists. Tel: (010)55883326 G．Car-Hire Service 12 seat Forit transit van for hire in Zhujiang Business and Private Hire. We have English-speaking drivers. |
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Can you imagine trying to write music if you were deaf? Most of us couldn't dream of it. But for the great composer(作曲家) Ludwig Van Beethoven, this was no problem at .
Beethoven was not deaf at fist. He was on Dec. 16, 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He lived a (an) life, and faced much sadness. One of his piano pieces, Fur Elise 《致爱丽丝》,was for a sad love story.
At the age of 26, Beethoven began to lose his hearing. Yet he was able to go on writing music hearing vibration (振动). There is a story that after a good performance, people cheered and clapped(鼓掌). Beethoven could not them clapping, and when he turned around and realized what happened, he was excited and to cry.
Before Beethoven, most music was very controlled (克制的). He changed all this created a powerful, violent sound. At , many people hated his music, saying it was too emotional(情绪化). now many people fall in love with his music.
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Your Junior 3 year will finish soon. Do you want to say something about your junior school life? What were the rewards (收获) of the three years? Our readers have their stories to share.
Ben,15,Guangzhou,Guangdong
I experienced a hard time in Junior 2 when my grades suddenly dropped（下降） a lot. I faced great pressure. In the following summer vacation, I worked hard by studying for 10 hours a day. It was crazy, but when I became one of the top students again, I felt everything had been worthwhile（值得的）. |
Julie, 13,Beijing
In July, 2011,I had a trip to the UK with some students and teachers. When we arrived there, the other students and I didn't want to eat the local food. The teachers were worried and tried to make us eat. When we finally finished the meal, the guide said that the world now sees how spoiled（被宠坏的）Chinese kids are. I felt really sorry. |
John,14,Hangzhou,Zhejiang
I lived in a dorm（寝室）during junior school. It was a great challenge since I had never left my parents before that. I had to take care of everything myself. I learned to make my bed and get along with roommates. I also learned to make a schedule to arrange（安排）my time .I've done a good job and I feel proud. |
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假设你是Mary，在毕业来临之际，你想对你最感激的同学写一封约80词的感谢信。
内容包括：
①简单描述这个同学的特征，如外貌、性格、爱好等
②举例说明你感谢这个同学的理由。
③祝福这个同学。
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Dear Friend,
How time flies! As we are leaving the junior school soon, I can't help writing this thank-you letter to you for all that you have done for me. ……
Yours，
Mary
