Jack Bruce,singer,songwriter and bassist（低音歌手）for legendary 1960s rock band Cream,died Saturday at 71. Bruce's family confirmed the1of the Scottish musician on his official website and Facebook page."The world of music will be a poorer place without2 ,but he lives on in his3 and forever in our hearts."

    Considered one of the greatest rock trios（三重奏）of all time,Cream was4by Bruce,guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker in 1966.The5 produced such hits as "Sunshine of Your Love" “White Room” "Crossroads" and "Strange Brew",many of which Bruce wrote and 6 .He also helped7the memorable guitar riff（重复乐节）in "Sunshine of Your Love".

    The band members' infighting and drug use became almost as well-known as their musical talent,and the group8ways in 1968."Jack felt that he had been lost too9 from his ideals and wanted to10his musical and social roots,"according to his official biography.

    Born to11parents in Glasgow,Scotland,in 1943,Bruce played in various dance bands and jazz groups before joining the Graham Bond Organization in 1962,12he met Baker.He later13 John Mayall's Blues Breakers and met guitarist Eric Clapton,14the formation of Cream.

    After group 15 ,Bruce went on to record solo albums and front bands.He16 more than a dozen solo albums over the next four decades,including his latest,"Silver Rails"in March.Cream17 briefly in 1993 for the band's being introduced to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

    Baker expressed18on his Facebook page for the loss of a fine man.“My thoughts and wishes are with his19  at this difficult time.”

    Clapton,on his Facebook page,said Bruce "was a great20 ,and a great inspiration to me".

    Kong Xiangdong, a famous classical 1 always wanted to create something new. He2classical music with Chinese folk music. Music has always been part of Kong's world. Since his mother was a music lover, he lived with music from3However, his mother couldn't buy him a piano so she had to draw piano keys 4a piece of paper. The 5-year-old Kong would practice on the paper piano5his mother clapped the rhythm. Although he thought about giving up because of too much practice, he didn't  6 He began to win7 at the age of 18. He became famous worldwide, but after years of8 he felt in some ways he had lost himself. Therefore he went back to his roots and 9the beauty in Chinese folk music. He even shaved off his hair to change his 10 for the new music style!

    Mrs. Brown was tired after her day's shopping in London, so she went into a restaurant for a cup of tea 1 catching the train home. When she had ordered her tea, she suddenly remembered that she had to buy some 2 for her husband, who had a cough.

    “Is there a chemist's near here?” she asked the waiter. “Yes, madam.” the waiter said. “It's only about three minutes' walk away. Turn right when you go out of the restaurant, then take the second turning to the left. You'll find a big chemist's about a hundred yards up the road on the right-hand side. It closes at five, but if you 3, you'll just get there in time.”

    Mrs. Brown followed the waiter's directions 4 and found the chemist's shop without any difficulty. She bought the cough mixture and started to 5 her way back to the restaurant. But after she had walked for about ten minutes and there was still no 6 of the restaurant, she realized that she must have made a mistake.

    “Oh! I am 7!” said Mrs. Brown. “I've left all my shopping in the restaurant and now I'm lost.”

    She was still wondering what to do when a policeman came 8 and asked if he could help. Mrs. Brown 9 what had happened.

    “Well, first of all,” said the policeman, “we had better go back as far as the chemist's”. “Now,” suggested the policeman, when they got to the chemist's, “let's go in this direction. It leads to the main road, where we shall probably find your restaurant.” When they reached the main road, the policeman said, “I think you'll find the restaurant you are looking for along there, on the opposite side of the road.” Mrs. Brown thanked the policeman for his help. “I can't 10 how I went wrong,” she said. The policeman smiled. “It's quite easy,” he said, “to get lost in a big city like London.”

    Axel Winch was born nearly 13 weeks prematurely (早产地). He 1 2 pounds, 12 ounces and had bleeding in his brain, vision and hearing 2. After a week in the 3 in Grand Junction, where parents Melissa and Adam Winch live, he 4 a life-threatening intestinal (肠道的) condition. Doctors 5 to airlift (空运) Axel and Melissa more than 200 miles to Children's Hospital in Aurora.

    His health remained 6 over the next few weeks as his lungs shut down. "There were many times we didn't think he was going to 7." Adam said. 8, support was on the way. Melissa, 39, is a police officer. The police department in Grand Junction 9 officers in Aurora. Soon, members of the Aurora police department 10 the hospital with offers of help. One brought them banana bread. A detective gave the 11 a place to stay.

    But then things got 12 again. After weeks of caring for Axel in Aurora, the couple had to briefly return to Grand Junction on two separate 13. First, their house had been under contract and they had to 14 in two days. The second time, Melissa's 15 had run out, so she had to return to work for a few days. They hated having to abandon their son, who had improved but was still facing 16 surgeries.

    "We were afraid he was going to die while we were gone," Adam says. Aurora police Mike set up a 17 for his officers to spend time with Axel—when his 18 couldn't he there. They 19 the parents photos of themselves asleep with Axel and updates from the nurses. After four months in the hospital, Axel was 20 enough to go home.

    How far would you go to make a good impression at a new job? A college student in Alabama walked 22 kilometers in the 1 to get to his new job.

    Walter Carr's 2 broke down the night before starting a new job at Bellhops, a moving company. Although he tried several times, Carr 3 to find a ride. Knowing he could not afford to 4 the job, he decided to walk and 5 how long it would take to walk to the job in Pelham ­ 32 kilometers away. He left at midnight so that he could6it to the customer's house on time.

    Carr had reportedly walked about 22 kilometers 7 the local police started to help the young man. After hearing his 8, they took him to breakfast. Then, they give him a 9 to the home of the customer Jenny Lamey, whom he was 10 to help move that morning, before the rest of the 11 arrived.

    "I asked Carr if he wanted to go 12and rest until everyone else arrived," said Lamey in a Facebook post. "He 13 and said he could go ahead and get started." So, the family and Carr began 14 up the home, chatting along the way.

    He told Lamey that he and his mother15 from New Orleans to Birmingham after losing their 16 in Hurricane Katrina, an extremely destructive and deadly one that 17the Gulf Coast of the U.S. in 2005.

    "I just can't tell you how 18 I was by Carr and his journey. He is modest, kind, cheerful, hardworking and 19." Lamey shared the story of Carr on Facebook. It spread 20, moving many other all over the world.

    A beautiful September evening, my 11-year-old grandson, Josh, and his team were warming up for their first football game of the season.

    At six, the 1 called the captains forward, said something and 2 his whistle. The two teams 3 separately. I was 4. The other team was, 5, ten inches taller than our players. It didn't take long for their 6 advantage to show. They took a 7-0 lead very 7 . At the half, the score stood at 34 to 6. Josh 8 minimal play time. In the second half, they used Josh more often. The score climbed to 40 to 6.

    Once again, the other team began their 9 down the field. Their quarterback threw the ball. The receiver caught it and 10 the goal. There was only one man in his 11 —Josh. Josh dove and 12 that boy's legs with all his strength. The receiver dragged Josh a couple of yards and 13 fell down.

    On the next play, their quarterback shot through an opening and rushed to the goal, but there was Josh again. Josh took him off his feet and 14 another goal. They scored on the last play. But it wasn't Josh's 15. The game ended with a score of 48 to 6.

On the way home. I wanted to 16 Josh, but he turned to me with a 17 smile. "Grandpa, that was a18 game."

    "But you lost, 48 to 6!"

    "I know, but I did good."

    The boy understood the 19 better than I did. They didn't win, but he did his best. I was proud of him. More 20 , he was proud of himself.