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    My favorite film is The sound of Music. The story happened in Austria {#blank#}1{#/blank#} 1938.It was about Maria and the Von Trapp family. Maria went to look after the seven {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (child) in the family. The father, Mr. Von Trapp, was strict and wanted Maria {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（teach）them, but Maria took them out to play and sing songs{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (happy).

    In the end, Mr. Von Trapp and Maria began to love each {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and got married.

    Are you still doing the V for victory? It's out. The latest popular hand gesture is to curl (卷曲){#blank#}1{#/blank#}of your hands together to make a heart-shape. It's called "hand heart".

    Many young stars in the US including Justin Bieber, Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have done the move in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} [ˈrisənt] photos."The hand-heart gesture shows something between ‘I love you' and ‘thank you', "said the country {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (sing) Taylor Swift, 21."It's a sweet, simple message which you can send {#blank#}4{#/blank#} saying a word. "Taylor Swift often does it at her concerts. And she is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(believe) to be the first to make the gesture popular.

    Last month during a charity show, Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did it to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. After that, the gesture became{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(real) hot .

    It used to take much {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (long) for nonverbal（非语言的）culture to spread. But now ,with smart phones and the Internet, it's faster.

    In the Republic of Korea, the hand heart has been popular for a long time,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}in a different way. People put their hands {#blank#}10{#/blank#}[əˈbʌv] their heads and make a heart shape with their arms. It means "I love you."

    A few weeks ago, I visited Sydney, a perfect place to surf. I knew I couldn't leave it without going surfing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (I). I booked a group surf lesson when I was in Byron Bay. Byron Bay is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} really popular place for professional surfers to go!

    We first were asked to learn how to read the sea conditions and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to expect in the water. Then we did a warm-up by {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (run) along the beach. Next, it {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) time to learn how to stand on the surfboard. We did it on the sand. After a lot of practice, we were ready to go out into the sea {#blank#}6{#/blank#} try it out on the water. I have to say, surfing is much {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (hard) than it looks. When you watch people from the beach, they make it look so easy! I failed many {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (time) to stand up. Then one of the coaches came to help me and held my board steady (平稳的).

    Finally I learnt how to do that and by the end of the lesson I had managed to "walk on water". It was an {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (amaze) feeling and I felt so proud {#blank#}10{#/blank#} myself!

    Li Ye is a student from Green School. Every day, she gets up early. After she {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（get） dressed, she usually goes out to do {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（exercise）with her father first. Then she has breakfast and brushes her {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（tooth）. At about seven o'clock, she {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（leave） home for school. Her school is far {#blank#}5{#/blank#} her home. I t's about twelve {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（kilometer）. First, she rides her {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（bike） to the bus stop. Then she takes {#blank#}8{#/blank#}bus to school. The bus ride {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（take） about an hour, but it's never boring, because she can meet {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（she） classmates on the bus. And she always talks with them.

    I was feeling a little sad because my mother had lost her job, One day, while I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (walk) on the street, I heard that a beautiful piece of piano music {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (play) above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (find) out where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.

    She was singing songs about love, believing in yourself and keeping on {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (try). The way she was singing made me {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (relax). I stood there quietly, watching her playing in such a crowded square in New York. I thought that she must be brave enough to perform in front of so many people?

    She noticed me. I walked over and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (tell) her how good her music sounded. "Thank you," she said. "I have been going through a hard time recently, but you've made me hopeful again," I said to her.

    "I'm glad that I could help," she replied. "Why are you so sad?"

    "Well, my mom {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (lose) her job, and I'm not so sure what to do..."

    "Did you notice the way you were walking? Your head was down," she said."{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (not be) upset, because opportunity comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (smile) more and lift your head up."

    I looked at her, amazed at how she was encouraging me." Why are you {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (play) the piano here now?" I asked her with a smile.

    She explained that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and that she tried to cheer them up by playing music.

    I smiled a little wider, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.