Pablo Casals was a great cello（大提琴） player and music writer. He was born in Catalonia, Spain. He first heard the cello played when he was 11.Generally, he felling love with the instrument. So, he went to school at the Escuela Municipal de Musica. He focused on his studies and got high grades. When he finished school, he played the cello in the queen's palace. He became more and more famous. Soon, he began to play for audiences worldwide.

    After the events of the Spanish Civil War, Casals left Spain. He refused to go back. He went to live in Puerto Roco. He continued his work as a teacher. Healso recorded many albums（相册）. At the age of 80 he married his third and final wife, Marta Montanez.

    Casals died in 1973.The king of Spain had enjoyed Casals' music very much. He ordered a postage stamp to be made. It showed a picture of the cellist.

Hello!My name is Kylie Brown.I'm eight years old.I'm from London，England.I love animals very much.There is a cat，a bird and a duck in my home.

The cat's name is Kopa.He is brown and he is three.He likes sleeping.Polly is my bird.She is green.She likes singing.And what is my favourite animal？It's the duck.His name is Snow.He is white and he likes swimming.

I think Snow loves me too.He follows（跟随）me all the time when I'm at home.Every morning，he stands on the chair and wakes me up（叫醒）

Read the picture carefully to answer the questions.

In this coming winter vacation, the Students' Union will hold some activities in and out of school: If you want to join them, take a look at the notices and make your own decision.

After a long and cold winter, spring is here! Trees turn green.  Flowers blossom (开花).  ____ People go outside and enjoy the good weather.  Are you still staying inside, playing with your phone or computer? It's time to go out and look for some funny things to do in springtime. 

Spring is a great time to see nature and get some exercise.  Hiking will help you do both.  You can take a long walk in the countryside or climb up a hill.  You may be tired, but it is good for your heart. 

What is the best spring activity to free your eyes and neck from phones or computers? Flying kites! On a sunny day with wind, it's exciting to see hundreds of kites flying in the sky.  If you want to see lots of colourful kites, you can go to Weifang in Shandong.  The city holds a famous kite festival on the third Saturday in April every year.