Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe. It's the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music. In the 18th century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.

    In the Strauss family, there were two composers called Johann Strauss: the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.

    Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 35. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.

    Life comes in a package. Thispackage includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope anddespair.Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and makeus a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with varioussituations.

Love plays amain role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person couldbecome cruel. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who showus with love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good andbad. But we don't always care about it. It is only after marriage and havingkids that a person understands others' feelings.

Happiness canbring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. Sadness is thecause of the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things willpass away.

Failure is thepath to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and showsus a specific way. Success brings in money, pride and self-respect.

Hope is whatkeeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makesus dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in thedarkest hour, because after every night there is a day.

Life teaches usnot to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our control. Tomorrowis unknown, for it could either be bright or dark.So the only choice is towork hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

David: Hey, Lucy. This is David, calling from the Old Town of Wu.

Lucy: Hi, David. You are already in China! {#blank#}1{#/blank#}So what do you think of the Old Town there?

David: Oh, we love it. You know, it is so different from big cities.

Lucy: Really? {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

David: For about five days, since my dad has to go back to work next Tuesday. We arrived here yesterday.

Lucy: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

David: We visited the Old Town. Tomorrow we are going to Yulong Snow Mountain.

Lucy: How are you going there?

David: In order to save time, we are taking the cable car up there. If we still have time, we are planning to see Blue Moon Valley.

Lucy: Sounds great! Oh, don't forget it's much colder on Snow Mountain. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

David: Thanks! We will bring sweaters and coats with us. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Talk to you soon.

A. How long are you staying there?

B. Be sure to keep warm.

C. Who are you going with?

D. Great to hear you!

E. I'll see you in a few days!

F. When will you come back?

G. What did you visit?

Situation：Suppose your class are having a discussion about what kind of pen friend you would like to have. Please write about your opinion(s) and give reasons. (假设你们班里正在进行一项讨论，主题是关于希望拥有怎样的笔友，请谈谈你的想法和理由)

Chinese is getting mare and more popular, so the UK government plans to invest（投资） 10 million pounds to help more kids lean Chinese Do you think it is necessary for the UK pupils to learn Chinese? 

Seneca （Canada）

I studied French for 2 years in high school, and German for 4 years in college and got good marks. I studied Chinese for about 4 months before moving to China. For any language, if you don't use it, it will be easy to lose it I've forgotten the French l leaned except for a few phrases. I speak Chinese every day. My writing, reading and listening are quite good, but far from fluent. I think it's necessary to learn Chinese. 

Tony（the UK）

Learning any language can be valuable, but it is not suitable for everyone. Chinese is a difficult language to learn, and teachers in the UK are not good at teaching foreign languages. However, China is a big and developing market for English businesspeople. For them, Chinese is worth learning. 

Bill（the US）

I don't think Chinese will replace（取代）English. Chinese is difficult to learn. To learn Chinese, you have to learn how to write and read it carefully. In the future, Chinese will become more popular, so I think learning Chinese is a good thing. 

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