Mozart was a famous composer (作曲家). He was one of the greatest composers in the history of music.

    He {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) born in Austria, in 1756. He was the son of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} musician and he had one sister. She was five years {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (old) than him. Mozart and his sister were both very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (interest) in music.

    Mozart began to play the piano when he was three. He liked music very much and his father never had to tell him {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (practise). He wrote his first piece of music at the age of five. Later, he and his sister travelled all over Europe with{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they) father. They played music for kings and queens {#blank#}7{#/blank#} other important people.

    Mozart {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (become) ill when he was in Prague(布拉格) in 1791. He died on 5 December, 1791 when he was only 35. Although he died young, he left a lot of musical works to the world. He was still composing {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (short) before he died. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a great composer Mozart is!

    A small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. When you are in other {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (country), do you know how{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(have) small talks with people?

    In England, the best topic(话题)is the weather. It's also a safe(安全的)topic. You can start a small talk by{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(say) "It's a fine day, isn't it?"

    English people love their pets, so it's also nice to start with "A {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(love) dog!", "What's its name?" But American people like to talk about sports like soccer and basketball. They also talk about clothes like "It's a nice shirt. Where did you {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (buy) it?" The weather is a safe talk in America, too.

    Of course, there {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(be) also a lot of topics to avoid during small talks. Don't ask people, "How old are you?" And never {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (ask), "How much money do you make? Where are you {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (work) now? ". It makes people {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (feel) sad. Don't ask the people you first meet if they have a girlfriend or boyfriend.

    At last, please remember it's also important {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be) polite when you talk with others.

The Trojan War

    A Greek king once had a beautiful wife {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (call). Helen. One day, a prince from Troy, called Paris, stole Helen away and brought her to Troy with him.

    The Greeks sent {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (thousand) of ships to attack Troy. Troy, however, was powerful and well protected. The war lasted {#blank#}3{#/blank#} many years. The Greeks had a soldier called Achilles(阿喀琉斯). He was the greatest {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (fight) in the world. When he was born, his mother put him in a magic river. Every part of his body that touched the water became immortal(不朽的). But she had to hold his heel(脚后跟), so that part became his great weakness.

    Achilles killed many {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (enemy) He was strong and cruel. He killed the greatest prince Troy, called Hector. He then dragged(拖) Hector' s body around the city to mock(嘲笑)the Trojan people.

    The Greeks had still not won, though. They made a plan. They decided {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (give) a gift to the city of Troy: a giant wooden horse.

    Late one evening, the Greeks pushed the wooden horse to the gates of Troy. The Trojans seeing the gift, thought the Greeks had given up {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (happy), they received the gift.

    That night, they celebrated and drank wine But as they slept, the horse was opened up and ropes(绳子) came down. It was a trick— the horse was filled {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Greek soldiers. They opened the gates, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (burn) the city and killed most of the Trojans as they slept.

    The Greeks won the war. Achilles, though was hit by {#blank#}10{#/blank#} arrow (箭)in the final battle. It hit his heel, the only weak part of his body, and he died.