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 1866 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.

Carol has three sisters. All of them are very beautiful. Sometimes she feels very bad because she doesn't look like them at all. She is short and heavy and she doesn't have big eyes or beautiful hair.

As young girls, her sisters often go to parties on weekends but Carol always stays at home—reading books and doing the homework. She says it's her dream to go to university(大学).

Ten years later, Carol grows up. All her sisters get married(结婚) at a young age and don't live a happy life. But Carol is now a teacher in a university and she spends most of her free time taking trips. Every day her life is colorful.

Well, you see it won't matter if you are not beautiful but you must study hard all the time. That may be the only way if you want to make your dream come true.

Have you ever had lucid (清醒的) dreams? Recent studies suggest that the number of people having them is on the rise. Someone having a lucid dream realizes they are dreaming and may from then on" direct" the action, or they may simply " watch" the dream unfold. The sense of awareness (知道) makes it different from a dream that is simply very lively and true to life. And although the description may seem strange, the process is far from alien to many of us.

Studies suggest that the number of people in the Western world experiencing lucid dreams, which happen once in a while, has risen by between 10 and 40 per cent since the 1980s. Today, they are so common that about one in eight of us will have one in our lives. But still, little is known about what causes them or what is behind the rise.

Research carried out at the respected Harvard University in the US shows that the brain is working hard during lucid dreams. In fact, the level of the mental (精神

的) activity in some parts of the brain is similar to that of a person who is awake. Lucid dreamers seem to share certain personal characters. For example, in general they are quite creative. They are also good at digging deep into problems and going out of their way to solve them. Furthermore, they always believe in personal responsibility rather than letting society carry the can.

Our nightmares (噩梦) may show our waking worries, with the five most common ones-- falling, being run after, feeling disabled, being late and the death of a loved one. Men are more likely to have nightmares about fights or being fired while hair and tooth loss appear more in women's nightmares-perhaps showing worries about losing their looks. Research has also found that women have more nightmares than men. Their dreams are also scarier and more unforgettable.

I'm Gina Green. I am a  1 . My favourite color is red. My telephone number is 675-3967. There are 2  numbers in it. I have a friend. His name is Frank. 3 is his favourite color. Look! His schoolbag and jacket are blue! 4  is his telephone number? It is 880-7532. Ms. Smith is his

English teacher. But my English teacher is Ms. Yu. This is my classroom. 5 the number please. S-E-V-E-N. Yes, I'm in Class Seven.

 Say thanks to……

My grandparents lived in a small village near a hill. Before the summer vacation started, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(decide) to spend it with them. I never lived in the countryside before, so I knew nothing about{#blank#}2{#/blank#} life there.

When I lived with my grandparents, I was interested in {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(learn) what life was like when my father was little. Then my grandmother told me about it and she also told me some funny stories about my father. My grandmother kept many chickens and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(duck). In the morning, they went out. I worried they wouldn't come back home, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}I finally knew that I didn't need to worry. They all came back home after some time.

One day, my grandmother took me to a market in the village. When we just got there, it started to rain. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(lucky), we took an umbrella. At the market, a woman sold hand- made clothes. They were not expensive, so I bought a skirt for {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(I) with my pocket money. The next day, we went to my {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(grandfather) farm. I saw my grandfather feed the pigs and cows. He told me a lot of things about farming and I learned much {#blank#}9{#/blank#} him.

I lived in the countryside for over {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(first) month. It was an interesting trip for me.