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    My grandfather Jack is 96 years old，and he has had an interesting life. He has travelled a lot in his life in the Far East. He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He hunted（狩猎） lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert. He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal.

    Jack has married twice. His first wife died when she was 32. He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France. They have been married for 50 years, and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married.

    Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise. He goes swimming every morning. He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night！Perhaps that is his secret！

    Li Ming is staying with the Wang's family for the weekend. Today it is warm and fine. The family are having dinner in the garden. They often have dinner in the garden on a warm and fine spring day. Now Mr. and Mrs. Wang are sitting at the table with Li Ming under a tree.

    "It's great to have dinner out here on such a lovely day," Mrs. Wang says. "What's the weather like in your hometown, Li Ming?" Mr. Wang asks. "It's not very warm in spring. But I like the spring there best." "Help yourself to some cakes, Li Ming,"Mrs. Wang says. "Thanks," says Li Ming. "The cakes are very nice. I enjoy the dinner very much."

Jane didn't have friends at school, but that was not a problem to her. She liked to do things all by {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(她自己), such as reading a book in the library or playing computer games at home. She never felt {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(孤独的;寂寞的).

One day, Jane's teacher, Ms Murphy, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(鼓励) Jane to make more friends at school. But Jane didn't agree with her and asked, "Why? I don't think I need to have a friend." Ms Murphy {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(解释;说明) the importance of friendship to Jane. "Friends are people who care about you," she said. "They are always willing to give you a hand when you are in 

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(问题;烦恼). Reading can make you happy. The Internet can give you any information you need. But only friends can make you feel {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(温暖的). They should be the most important wealth in your life."

Jane told Ms Murphy that she was not good at making friends with other people. She did not know {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(是否) others would like her or not. Ms Murphy gave her many good {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(建议). In the end she said, "Be kind, Jane. I think soon you will have your own {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(圈子) of friends." Thinking twice, Jane {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(点头) with a smile on her face. Ms Murphy was such a good teacher. She was the first person that Jane wanted to make friends with!

Yuju Opera, also called Henan Bangzi, is one of the most popular local operas all over the country.

Its earliest written record can be dated back more than 200 years. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the opera became widely spread across Henan Province. After 1949, it experienced rapid growth. At first, small performances were held in tea houses in the city of Kaifeng. Then it spread not only in the villages and cities of Henan Province but also all over the country. It became the third most popular style of Chinese opera in the country, just behind Peking Opera and Yue Opera.

Yuju Opera is well received by people because it is full of local flavor (风味) of life. At the beginning, it was loved by its simple folk stories and powerful arias (唱腔), without the use of make-up, costumes, or even instruments. As the art spread to other cities, new styles began to develop. Nowadays Yuju Opera is generally divided into four different styles: Xiangfu, Yudong, Yuxi, and Shahe.

There are over 600 pieces of Yuju Opera. The most popular of which are The Command MuGuiying and HuaMulan. While The Command MuGuiying is a folk tale that is not well-known outside of China, the story of Hua Mulan became the classic Disney film Mulan. It tells the tale of a young woman. She defies tradition and takes her elderly father's place in the army by dressing herself as a man. After 12 years of war, she is honored for her service and is able to return home. Mulan was the brave warrior (战士)!

With the popularity of Liyuan Spring and other programs, Yuju Opera also shows its new power and catches more young people's eyes.