Most students in America like popular music. They carry small radios and MP3 with earphones and listen to music. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly when they drive on the street.

    Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio when driving to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

      Pop or popular singers make much money. They make CDs or tapes which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

      There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk(民间) music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} This was started by cowboys (牛仔) who sang at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.

A. Most of the radio programs are music.

B. Another is called western or country music.

C. They often play music before class, after class, and at lunch time.

D. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer.

E. Now the singer has become a national star.

A: Excuse me. Could you please tell me where I can buy the novel The Ordinary World ?

B: Certainly.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

A: I'm new here. I don't know the way.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

B: Sure. Go east along this street and turn left at the second crossing. It's next to a supermarket.

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B: It's about three kilometers away. 

A:{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

B: Yes, you can.

A: Which bus can I take?

B: You can take the No. 8 bus.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

Look! The bus is coming!

A: Thank you very much.

B:You're welcome.

A: Good afternoon, Cindy!

B: Hi, Dale!{#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

A: I'm fine, thanks. And you?

B:  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Dale, this girl is Alice.

A:  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, Alice!

C: Nice to meet you, too , Dale! {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

A: It's 835-4421.

C:  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}?

B: It's a key.

C:Thank you.

A

Try to help your dog relax

    It's a Saturday morning. You rush through breakfast, walk the dog, and then get to soccer practice on time. A few hours later, you return home, only to find that the dog has made your bedroom untidy. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Your favorite sports shoes are in poor condition.

    Before you get angry, stop and think. Your dog wasn't misbehaving (行为不端) just for the fun of it. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Some dogs just feel nervous when left alone. It's called separation anxiety (分离焦虑).

    Think of it this way: Dogs can't ask where you're going or when you'll be back. They can't call you on the phone. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Since you're not there, they need to find you. Dogs may suddenly develop separation anxiety. But with practice and patience (耐心), you can teach your dog to be comfortable being left alone.

    Put on your jacket, and then sit back down. Open and close the door, and then sit down. After a while, walk out the door for 10 seconds, then 20, then a minute and so on. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Besides, you can also try the following ways:

    ● Teach your dog a word or action that you use every time you leave, which tells your dog you'll be back.

    ● Help comfort (安慰) your dog by leaving a piece of clothing that smells like you.

    ● Before you leave, give your dog a toy. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} 

A: Oh, dear. What should I do?

B: What's up? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

A: I get lost. Can you tell me the way to the bank?

B: {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

A: The Bank of China.

B: Walk along this road, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

A: {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

B: Yes, you can take a bus. It can take you right there.

A: {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

B: Look! It's over there

A: Thanks.

A: Hi, Lucy! {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

B: Well, I live near my school, so I get up at a quarter to seven. I never go to school late.

A: Do you have breakfast at home?

B: Yes, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

A: When do you go to school?

B: {#blank#}3{#/blank#} So I go to school at seven forty­five.

A: {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

B: I leave school at five past five and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}