Panl Frederic Simon is a famous {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (music), singer and songwriter. He was born on October 13, 1941 in the USA. It's been more than half a century since he{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (write) his famous song The Sound of silence with his partner Art GarfunkeL They also adapted {#blank#}3{#/blank#}old English folk song Scarborough Fair,which is still popular all over the world now.

    Recently Paul Simon released{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (the) latest album Stranger to Stranger and received excellent reviews. And Wristband，which is one of the songs from the album, is often played on college radio.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, Simon is ready to hang up his   guitar and stop {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make)music. “Show busing dewsn't  hold any interest for me,” said the 74-year-old man.

    Simon is planning{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (begin) a month-long Lour of Europe on October 17,  shortly after his 75th birthday. After that, he's going  to travel  for a year, perhaps{#blank#}8{#/blank#} his wife, It's an act of courage to let go, ” said Simon. “I am going to see{#blank#}9{#/blank#} will happen if I let go. Then I'm going to see who I am.”

    If he does quit music. Simon will bring a great career to s close, which has spanned sixty years lie has won more than a dozen Grammys and produced a lot of{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (came)songs.Paul Fredric  Simon has been named by Time Magazine one of the “100  Peaple Who Shaped the World”,

    Christmas is the most important festival in the western world. It{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(fall) on December 25^th . When my mother and I stayed in America, we{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(invite) by one of my mother's friends to observe Christmas with an American family. We bought some{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(present) for our American friends on our way{#blank#}4{#/blank#} their house.

   They had prepared different kinds of gifts for their family and guests when we got to their house, such as Christmas candles, cakes, cards, little toys, biscuits and so on. A Christmas tree was placed in{#blank#}5{#/blank#} corner of the brilliant hall.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} beautiful it was! We were impressed by these. We had a big meal. After dinner, they told us some interesting stories about Christmas.

    We learned that Christmas had something to do with Jesus. We went to bed at midnight{#blank#}7{#/blank#} we knew the Santa Claus was not true, we were still waiting for the Santa Claus{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(bring) us presents. And we received many beautiful presents the next morning.

    This Christmas was really {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(forgettable). Not only {#blank#}10{#/blank#} I have a good time, but also I knew something about foreign culture.

    A material can be really special when it was named after theplace where it {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (create)originally. That'certainly the case {#blank#}2{#/blank#} "china". And of all types of china,white porcelain(瓷)is among the most famous.

    Nowadays, the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (tradition) material has taken on amodern look in the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hand)of four Chinese artists in theModern White Porcelain Exhibition. And the key word here is "modern". One of the works {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) a porcelain boat. But look {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (attentive) and you'll see that the boat {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (build)with porcelain looks like atakeout box. Inside the boat is a statue of a baby. The baby stands for humansand the boat is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} supports life. It suggests we may havedone some damage to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} environment and that we're treating life like fast food.

    All the four artists gave white porcelain a model style,each in {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they) own way. And this is what theexhibition's theme comes from. It's a dialogue between the past and thepresent.