Bully for you

    The makers of a hotly debated computer game about bullying have decided to go ahead and put it into market despite calls for it {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(forbid). In the game, players take on the role of a new student at a school and have to fight the bullies , by striking them or hitting them{#blank#}2{#/blank#} a baseball bat.

    Critics have said that the game encourages {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(violent). The makers, however, disagree and say that, while the game might be a little violent at times, it is just an {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (amuse)  look at school life. Besides, they argue that the fighting in the game {#blank#}5{#/blank#}( direct) against the bullies to protect students who are being bullied. The makers also say that the players will learn to stand up to bullies,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} use their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people. “Nobody should bully others just because they want to feel stronger or{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(important),” said the makers.

    A British politician, a former minister, has called for it to be banned as it might have {#blank#}8{#/blank#}negative influence on the way young people think of violent behaviors.

    Anti-bullying {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (charity) that fight against school bullying have said that the game might make people respond violently to bullies, which might make things more complicated and result in injuries. In other words, people {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(possible) get hurt because of the game.

    March 14 is, perhaps quietly, celebrated as Pi Day, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} day to honor the number that many people are familiar with. The date comes from the first three number of Pi: March is the third month,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (follow) by the one and four that make 14. Pi {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (appear) wherever there are circles. Pi is a ratio. It measures the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (distant) around a circle to its diameter(直径).

    A website, Piday.org , shows little known facts about the number. Pi has been{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(universal) known for thousands of years and gets its name {#blank#}6{#/blank#}a Greek letter, π. The Greeks are believed to have used the letter to describe the ratio. The first Pi Day {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(celebrate) on March 14, 1988. San Francisco's Exploratorium Science Museum started the event, according to the site. The museum marks the day with a daylong celebration {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(include) a parade.

    March 14 has other scientific {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (link). It is the birthday of physicist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein. Princeton University, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}Einstein lived for many years, celebrates Pi Day as well.

    Confucius（孔子） is honored {#blank#}1{#/blank#} setting the tone for much traditional Chinese music for thousands of years. He{#blank#}2{#/blank#}（think） to be a music teacher and a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （talent） musician who was able to play several instruments expertly. Perhaps for other people around the world, music was meant mainly for amusement. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} during the time of the Zhou Dynasty about 500BC, music had an important role in making society stable.

    How music was used and performed is expressed in several main Confucian books. Confucius taught that {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（educate） somebody, you should start with poems, emphasize ceremonies, and finish with music.

    Musical knowledge was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} matter of higher learning. It is said that he thought of the six most important {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（subject） to study, ranking music higher than the other five necessary subjects like writing and mathematics.

    Music was so important because the ideal society was to be governed by ritual （礼制） functions, but not by law. In a culture {#blank#}8{#/blank#} people function according to ritual, music is used to help govern them. So music wasn't really {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（entertain）, but a means for musicians to accomplish political and social goals. Music is {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（eventual） a means for social happiness.