According to Zheng Jun, Qinqiang opera is similar {#blank#}1{#/blank#} rock' n 'roll in many ways, and the latter is therefore the modern day Qinqiang. Rock concerts,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} star the common people, take place by the city wall on a daily basis.

    Qinqiang opera {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (call) the “living fossil” of Chinese opera,the forefather of several   operas inChina.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (Spread) to Henan, it developed into Yu opera. Judging even by today's standards, Qinqiang opera counts as the {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(early) Chinese rock music. The spirit of modern rock' n 'roll{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (seem) to come from it.

    The number of Qinqiang opera amateur {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(club) in Xi'an is uncertain. At places like the City Wall Park and the South gate, you can spot groups of people enjoying the opera. Known or unknown to the group, any Qinqiang lover is welcome to sing a piece {#blank#}8{#/blank#}justsit down and listen. The singer presents excellent voice and emotions while the audiences get {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(excite) by the tunes. Standing among {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(they), you could feel the cultural pulse of this city.

    Sam was a greedy and selfish man.He never hesitated to cheat others to earn money.The selfish man{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(actual) wanted to own everything in the world.One day,he lost a small bag{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(contain) 50 gold coins.He searched{#blank#}3{#/blank#}the bag day and night.He also sent his workers in search but none could find it.

    After a couple of days{#blank#}4{#/blank#}ten year old girl told her father that she found a small bag with 50 gold coins.The family was rather poor but the honest man decided to give the bag to its owner.He gave it back to Sam and asked him to check{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the bag had 50 gold coins.Sam,who was only happy to get the coins,decided to play a trick.He shouted,“There were 75 gold coins in this bag and you gave me only 50!Where are the other coins?You{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(steal) them!"The poor man was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(shock) to hear this and they finally took the issue to court to get the right judgment.

    The judge heard both the sides.He examined the daughter and the poor man about the number of coins they had found in the bag and they assured{#blank#}8{#/blank#}was only 50!He asked Sam,"Are you sure you had 75 coins?"Sam nodded his head.Then the judge made his decision,"Since Sam lost a bag of 75 gold coins,the bag found by the girl{#blank#}9{#/blank#}had only 50 coins doesn't belong to Sam.In addition,there were no claims against the{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(lose) of 50 coins and I order the girl and his father to take those 50 coins as appreciation for their honesty!"

    As an old saying goes, "Friends are like wine, the older, the better." Many people consider old friends to be more important than new ones. For example, if two pieces of advice {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (give) to solve a problem, one from a new friend and the other from {#blank#}2{#/blank#} old friend, people would prefer the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} one to the former one, even though the new friend's advice may be better.

    I, however, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (agree) with the old saying, believing that new friends are not necessarily {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (bad) than old friends. It is not always right {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (determine) your friendship by the length(长度) of time.

    Once you call someone a friend, he must be a person who is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (rely) and whose interests are in common with {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (you). It is mainly his character (性格) and interests {#blank#}9{#/blank#} make him your friend. It actually has little to do with time. People's appearance may change, but their character usually stays the same. Therefore, on this point, there is no {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (different) between old friends and new friends.

    This morning, they left on a long trip to Hawaii. They were as {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(excite) as if it were their honeymoon(蜜月).

    When my parents married(结婚), they had only enough money for a three-day trip fifty miles from home. They made an {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(agree) that each day they would put a dollar in a special metal box and save it for a honeymoon in Hawaii for their fiftieth anniversary(周年纪念).

    Dad was a policeman, and Mom was a school teacher. They lived in a small house and did all {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(they) own repairs. Raising five children was a challenge, and sometimes money was short, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} no matter what emergency came up, Dad would not let Mom take any money out of the “Hawaii account(账户)”. As {#blank#}5{#/blank#} account grew, they put it in a saving account and then bought CDs.

    My parents {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(be) always very much in love since the day they got married. I can remember Dad {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(come) home and telling Mom, “I have a dollar in my pocket,” and she would smile {#blank#}8{#/blank#}him and say, “I know how to spend it.”

    When each of us children married, Mom and Dad gave us a small metal box and told us their secret, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}we found attractive. All five of us are now saving for our dream honeymoon. Mom and Dad never told us how much money they had managed {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(save), but it must have been fairly large because when they cashed in those CDs, they had enough for the flights to Hawaii and a hotel room for ten days and plenty of spending money.