Mr Li: Sam, did you enjoy your first Spring Festival in China?

Sam: Yes, I did. During this festival, many family members get together.

Mr Li: Yes. I hear that at Thanksgiving Americans also get together for a special meal. It sounds similar.

Sam: Yes. It's similar. During these holidays, both the Chinese and Americans come home and have a big dinner. It's great fun.

Mr Li: What do you think are the main differences between the Spring Festival and Thanksgiving?

Sam: Well, we take part in different activities and eat different kinds of food. In China, people usually set off fireworks and eat dumplings. In the US, we usually watch a Thanksgiving parade and an American football game on TV. We also eat turkey.

Mr Li: That's interesting.

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    We are finally learning that if we destroy our sea, we might also destroy ourselves. Hopefully, it is not too late.

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This is a message for Marco Daniel. My name's David Dolby. I'm sorry I missed your{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. I understand that you want some information about the volleyball club. The club meets once a week, on Wednesday evening. There are sometimes matches on Sunday morning, but those are just for our team players. Our meetings {#blank#}2{#/blank#}at eight, and are about two hours long, so we finish at ten. People like to get home in time for the 10:15 sports {#blank#}3{#/blank#}on television. We meet in the Jubilee Hall in Park Lane, behind the High Street. The hall doesn't have very good heating, so you'll need to bring a coat to put on afterwards. It's also quite expensive to rent, so our players pay ￡2.75 each week. I hope this answers all your questions and we'll be very{#blank#}4{#/blank#} to see you at our next meeting.

It was a February afternoon. We were in a classroom. Taylor Angler watched some ducks swimming on a farm. But it was all in her head. A virtual reality headset (虚拟现实头戴式显示设备) took her there. "I was surprised to find that the ducks were right in front of me! It was an exciting experience (经历)." Taylor said after taking off the purple headset and finding herself still in the classroom. Many students around the world are taking VR "trips" like Taylor. But what change does it cause in learning? 

Taking children to visit different places is a good way to teach them about the world. But what can children do if they forget it after the trip? VR lets children go back at any time. 

It's difficult to talk about something if you didn't see it with your own eyes in the past. If you didn't see the ocean, with VR, now you can have a look at it for yourself. 

VR can also help students in science classes at school. "Too often at school, when you do experiments (实验), you put different kinds of chemicals together and then get the result. And if you aren't successful, you need to do it again, " a high school teacher said. "But we don't have enough chemicals. With VR, I just need to do it again on the computer. I don't have to use chemicals."

VR is useful, but that's not to say we don't need real-world experiences. The real world is what we really need to learn about.

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It's time for the new TV show Dian Ji Li De Zhong Guo.Are you ready? 

On the screen, Sa Beining, as a reader, goes into a "library" full of famous {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Chinese classic books. He takes a book, sits down {#blank#}2{#/blank#} opens it. Today he will read Ben Cao Gang Mu.

Don't take your eyes off the screen. Look! The people in the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} "come to life". A play about Li Shizhen who wrote the book begins {#blank#}4{#/blank#} another stage. In the play, Wang Jinsong, a famous actor, plays the role of Li Shizhen, who lived more than 400 years {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. You can see these scenes in the play: Li {#blank#}6{#/blank#} his father to allow him to study medicine. He went with his father to help sick people. And he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} nearly 30 years writing the book. It's a pity that he didn't see his book printed out. 

Then a big surprise appears in the "library". Sa Beining meets Li Shizhen. Sa puts the printed Ben Cao Gang Mu before Li. With tears in his eyes, Li says, "My dream finally came {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Sa and Li bow to each other. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a moving moment!" 

Besides Ben Cao Gang Mu, Sa also reads Shang Shu, Shi Ji, Tian Gong Kai Wu,etc. In this new form, Dian Ji Li De Zhong Guo is amazing each time. Why not watch {#blank#}10{#/blank#}and have a talk with the great people through these ancient Chinese classic books? 

 Classical Chinese poetry is traditional Chinese poetry {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (write) in classical Chinese and is a symbol of traditional culture. Many poems come from particular historical periods, such as the poetry of the Tang Dynasty and the verse of the Song Dynasty. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(it) history dates back to at least as early as the publication of the Classic of Poetry or Shijing. There are {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(difference) combinations(组合) of forms and genres(体裁), {#blank#}4{#/blank#} mostly appeared at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

 The development of Classical Chinese poetry {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (active) continued up to 1919, when the May Fourth Movement {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(take) place, and it is still popular even today. Classical Chinese poetry created during this 2,500- year period has been developing continuously, producing

a great deal of diversity — classified by both major historical periods {#blank#}7{#/blank#} dynastic periods.

 One of the key parts of Classical Chinese poetry is its close {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(connect) with other forms of Chinese art, such as Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy(书法). Classical Chinese poetry {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(consider) to have a strong influence {#blank#}10{#/blank#} poetry worldwide.