Do you like music?Do you know about Beethoven,a famous1in the world?

    He was born in Germany．His father was a singer and2Beethoven．When Beethoven was only four,his3asked him to learn different musical instruments(乐器).Beethoven loved music and he4very fast.He got high praise(赞扬）from Mozart ,the great musician at that time,5the age of seventeen.

    At that time ,it was difficult to have6happy life.Beethoven was hard-working，but it wasn't easy to make much money．One day,he found he couldn't7clearly．But he still went on working and writing music pieces．Some of his best pieces came out8he lost his heating．In 1827，9more than 300 pieces，the great musician died．But people remember his name and10today．

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    A teenager lived with his father. He loved playing football and was a member of the school football team. He was always on the bench (替补席), but his 1 came to watch every match and encouraged him. The son 2 missed a practice, but he was far from a good player and was a bench warmer almost all through high school.

    One day, the young man got a 3and he became silent after reading it. Then he said to the coach, “My father died this morning. Is it all right if I miss the 4 today?” The coach gently said, “Go back home, young man. And you don't need to come back to the game on Saturday.” There would be an important match on Saturday.

    Saturday arrived, and the game was not going well. In the second half, when the team was two points behind, the young man 5 ran to the coach. The coach and his players were 6 to see him back. “Coach, please let me play. I must play today.” the young man insisted (坚持), and finally the coach 7. Before long, no one could believe their eyes. This little unknown was doing so well that 8could stop him. He ran, he passed, and he kicked like a star. His team won.

    When the game was over, the coach said to the young man, “Kid, I can't believe it. You were fantastic! Tell me how you did it.” With tears in his eyes, the young man said, “Well, you know my dad died, but do you know my dad was 9? Dad came to all my games, but today was the 10 time he could see me play. I could feel his eyes on me, and I wanted to show him I can do it! ”

    For a period of month some time ago I became a vegetarian(素食者). Some people won't eat meat because they think it is 1to animals, or they care about their health. My reason is a little 2 : it is love.

    I simply wanted to remember my grandmother by not eating meat. My grandmother spent a large part of her life as a vegetarian, and some of my happiest childhood memories in Thailand were about sharing a 3 with her.

    In fact, as a child, I learned how to value food not from dishes my mother often cooked, 4from the simple dinner, my grandmother prepared. Often, dinner with Grandma would come with interesting stories she had known from her childhood.

    Grandma passed away more than ten years ago. Now I am an adult living in San Francisco, and Grandma's vegetarian suppers and 5 have become a past.

    But one morning, I suddenly thought that I could 6 hear the sound of my grandmother's voice because she had left me forever. So I decided to become a vegetarian for a month.

    In a city famous for its dining experience, this was 7. I 8 several dinner panics for fear of offending(冒犯) the hosts. I stopped walking by 9 where the smell of good cooking would be in the air. My best friend wondered if there was something wrong with me.

    Now, I 10 her way. I invited friends who wanted to taste vegetarian food. And as we ate, I told them stories I had known as a child.

    Garnett entered the 1995 NBA draft, where he was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves and became the first NBA player drafted1 out of high school in two decades.

    In 2004, Garnett led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals and 2 the NBA MVP Award.312 seasons with the Timberwolves, Garnett teamed with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in the Celtics in 2007 and he helped lead them to their first NBA championship（2008）since 1986. Garnett played six seasons in Boston, and then spent one and a half season with the Brooklyn Nets. In 2015, Garnett was traded4 to Minnesota.

    "Kevin Garnett is one of the5competitors our league has ever seen, "NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement released by the league." He held himself to the highest standard of preparation and performance for a remarkable 21 seasons. On behalf of the NBA6, I thank Kevin for his sustained excellence and the enormous impact he's had on the game."