According to Zheng Jun, Qinqiang opera is similar {#blank#}1{#/blank#} rock' n 'roll in many ways, and the latter is therefore the modern day Qinqiang. Rock concerts,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} star the common people, take place by the city wall on a daily basis.

    Qinqiang opera {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (call) the “living fossil” of Chinese opera,the forefather of several   operas inChina.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (Spread) to Henan, it developed into Yu opera. Judging even by today's standards, Qinqiang opera counts as the {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(early) Chinese rock music. The spirit of modern rock' n 'roll{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (seem) to come from it.

    The number of Qinqiang opera amateur {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(club) in Xi'an is uncertain. At places like the City Wall Park and the South gate, you can spot groups of people enjoying the opera. Known or unknown to the group, any Qinqiang lover is welcome to sing a piece {#blank#}8{#/blank#}justsit down and listen. The singer presents excellent voice and emotions while the audiences get {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(excite) by the tunes. Standing among {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(they), you could feel the cultural pulse of this city.

    Sam was a greedy and selfish man.He never hesitated to cheat others to earn money.The selfish man{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(actual) wanted to own everything in the world.One day,he lost a small bag{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(contain) 50 gold coins.He searched{#blank#}3{#/blank#}the bag day and night.He also sent his workers in search but none could find it.

    After a couple of days{#blank#}4{#/blank#}ten year old girl told her father that she found a small bag with 50 gold coins.The family was rather poor but the honest man decided to give the bag to its owner.He gave it back to Sam and asked him to check{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the bag had 50 gold coins.Sam,who was only happy to get the coins,decided to play a trick.He shouted,“There were 75 gold coins in this bag and you gave me only 50!Where are the other coins?You{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(steal) them!"The poor man was{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(shock) to hear this and they finally took the issue to court to get the right judgment.

    The judge heard both the sides.He examined the daughter and the poor man about the number of coins they had found in the bag and they assured{#blank#}8{#/blank#}was only 50!He asked Sam,"Are you sure you had 75 coins?"Sam nodded his head.Then the judge made his decision,"Since Sam lost a bag of 75 gold coins,the bag found by the girl{#blank#}9{#/blank#}had only 50 coins doesn't belong to Sam.In addition,there were no claims against the{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(lose) of 50 coins and I order the girl and his father to take those 50 coins as appreciation for their honesty!"

    Kids would love to have more money in their pockets. With the money that {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(make) by themselves they can buy the things they want. Actually, making money when you are a kid is much{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(easy) than you think. Here is a great method of making money for you, if you are a kid. It's dog walking.

    Don't try to do dog walking as a business if you are not{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(comfort) with dogs. However, if you love dogs, this can be a good {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(choose).

    Usually your customers are in the neighborhood. Ask dog owner {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(tell) you as much as possible{#blank#}6{#/blank#} their dogs and their habits. It's very important that you keep friendly with the dogs{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(bring) a treat to the dogs can help develop a friendship with them.

    You can charge 5 dollars {#blank#}8{#/blank#}a walk lasts 30 minutes. If a dog's owner wants you to walk{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(he) dog for an hour, you can charge 10 dollars or even 15 dollars.

    The only disadvantage of this method is that you have to deal with dog waste. Be sure to take{#blank#}10{#/blank#} bag and clean up after those dogs.

    Athens, the capital of Greece{#blank#}11{#/blank#}(know)as the birthplace of{#blank#}12{#/blank#}(west) civilization. Two thousand four hundred years ago, it was the world's most {#blank#}13{#/blank#}(power)city{#blank#}14{#/blank#} (build) such as the Parthenon on the Acropolis Hill were built during this period. Greece's best writers lived in ancient Athens. Their work has influenced other writers ever {#blank#}15{#/blank#}

    Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. They did it so often {#blank#}1{#/blank#} they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (luck), one evening, Brownie didn't return home. His family went looking for him but with no {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (succeed). To make things worse, though his family made their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing. This made the whole family {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (concern) a lot about Brownie. Just then, his friend Spotty showed up, barking and whining (怒叫), but the crazy family ignored {#blank#}5{#/blank#} little nervous dog. The determined dog, however, kept barking, which made Brownie's owner Ted tired {#blank#}6{#/blank#} him. Finally, Spotty refused {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (take) “no” for an answer. He dragged Ted about and led him to an empty ground {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Brownie was trapped and couldn't move. Ted suddenly realized the whole story. Then Ted noticed that Spotty {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (do) more than just leading Brownie's human owner to his friend. During the past days,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} was Spotty that protected and stayed with him at night to warm him.