Qu Juanru is the official inheritor(官方继承人) of Jiaxing City Tongxiang flower­drum opera. She began to be on the stage when she was a teenager. "My mother died when I was 14. I've lived with my father since then. In the old days, women were not allowed to perform opera. However, my father always supported me when I tried to sing," Qu said.

Qu started performing in the local troupe(剧团) called Aimin Flower­Drum Opera. Later, the troupe was disbanded(解散), and she went back to farming.

After that, the young girl tried to set up the troupe several times but failed. She really lived a hard life at that time. But she didn't give up.

In 2001, some developers planned to rebuild Wuzhen. They thought a place which has no culture is of little significance(意义). So they wanted to bring back local customs, including the Tongxiang flower­drum opera. Qu was their only hope.

Knowing she could sing again, Qu was so excited. Whether it's cold or hot, Qu always gives her everything on stage in Wuzhen. She has six rounds(场) of performing every day and each round lasts 30 minutes. In 2017, she was badly ill, yet it didn't stop her.

"I can still sing and perform. I'd love to be here," Qu said. In her opinion, opera life is a wonderful dream that can't be missed.

It was only a dollar. Ben saw it on the floor as he sat at the back of his math class. He could take it for his money, but he picked it up 1  and brought it to his teacher, Mattison.

Mattison was a little surprised, 2  many people would just keep it. She advised Ben to tape（用胶带粘住）it to the whiteboard where she always put 3  things. Maybe the dollar was the money for lunch or bus tickets for the student who lost it. A day or two later, neither the teacher nor her student 4  it.

Rose, a senior, asked Mattison why it was there. The teacher was still waiting for the owner, so she 5 , "I don't know." Rose took the tape from Mattison's desk and taped a 6 dollar to the board.

The two dollar bills, side by side, woke some things in Mattison's students. They taped up7 bills. The experienced teacher started to leave the tape next to the whiteboard. The effort（努力）snowballed and it really made a great difference.

The amount（数量）went on growing until it 8 $175. That left Mattison to decide on the best 9 . Mattison asked her students if they'd like to use the money 10 something good. Their answer was to tape more money to the whiteboard to push the amount.

Peter lived in a small town with his parents，brothers and sisters. One day，when Peter and Lisa were playing outside in the 1 ，Mr. Brown walked down the road with his2 . "Where are you going?" Lisa asked. Mr. Brown 3 and saw the little girl following him. "I am going to 4 my friend，Mr. Smith，how big my pig grows. ""I'm 5 ，too. " said Lisa. Peter had to go with her，too. 

When they 6 at Mr. Smith's house，Mr. Brown put his pig in the pigpen（猪舍）. Lisa wanted to 7 with the pigs. She went to 8 the pigs，but she fell over（摔倒）in a small 9 . Lisa was wet（湿） from her head to her 10 with black，dirty pigpen water. Peter shouted，"Lisa!Look at you!11 will Mum say?"Peter wanted to 12 Lisa，but he also fell over in the black，dirty pigpen water. "Oh，no!Now we both smell（闻起来） like a 13 !"Peter said. Peter held（握住） Lisa's hand and walked 14 . 

When Mum saw them，her mouth 15 big in surprise. Then she laughed with her hand over her nose. 

Nowadays, more and more people begin to look for fun online. Watching livestreaming (直播的) shows has become part of their lives. At the same time, traditional culture has found a bigger stage online. Many traditional artists are starting to livestream on Douyin and Bilibili. Some of them sing Peking Opera, some show their folk handcrafts (手工艺), while others perform Chinese classical music. A growing number of people are becoming interested in traditional culture because of livestreaming. 

Li Jun is a Peking Opera performer with the Shanghai Jingju Theater Company. After the outbreak(退休), the 59-year-old man took up his smartphone and started livestreaming. Unlike performing on a formal stage, Li uses ordinary places as his stage, including his backyard and study room. Apart from singing, Li also teaches audience about Peking Opera. People can ask him questions and get answers directly. 

"Livestreaming has brought this elegant (高雅的) art down to earth. " one viewer said. "It gives young people an easier access to this traditional art and learn more about it. " Li has more than 6, 000 fans on Douyin, while one of his videos got 42, 000 views on Bilibili. 

On March 26th, 2020, Bilibili livestreamed a Huafu show on the third China Huafu Day (中国华服日). Performers presented clothes in traditional Chinese styles, including those from Wei, Tang and Ming dynasties. During the show, viewers not only enjoyed looking at the clothes, but also watched how performers used ancient styles of make-up. 

As Guangming Daily noted, livestreaming has come to a new stage through which traditional culture can be kept alive.

"What's the matter, Mum?" As soon as I go into the door, I find that my mother is 1 . It's unusual—She usually opens the door and 2 me with a smile when I come back home. 

"She's dying, " Mum says sadly. I 3 what she says. The tulip(郁 金 香), Mum's favourite, is dying. 

A month ago, we 4 into our new house and Mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. 5 she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and 6 its beautiful colour and inviting(诱人的) smell. 

She thought it as a(n)7 and looked after it carefully. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to another to let the tulip get enough 8 . The first thing she did when she got up every morning was to 9 the tulip. Mum also fertilised(施肥) it many 10 . 

She hoped that 11 great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and stronger. But the tulip was dying because of 12 sunlight, water and fertiliser. 

It's 13 that Mum loved the tulip. But this kind of 14 can be harmful(有害的). Love can sometimes make what you love 15 . Don't you think so?

Lily is a little girl at school. She likes playing 1 very much. Her classmates laugh at (嘲笑) her because they think it is not for girls. 2 Lily doesn't think so. And she 3 to be a great soccer star.

Every day, after getting home from school, Lily 4 her homework first and after that she goes out to play soccer. It's 5 for her at first. She can't play it well. But she thinks it's a happy thing for her. Her parents 6 Lily's love for soccer. They think it's right to spend (花费) time on her favorite 7 .

On October 15th, there is a 8 in her school. Lily takes part in it and her classmates laugh at her again. But Lily plays so well and 9 team wins.

From Lily's story, we can 10 something useful—If you are determined (坚定的), you can make your dream (梦想) come true one day.