Do you like music?Do you know about Beethoven,a famous1in the world?

    He was born in Germany．His father was a singer and2Beethoven．When Beethoven was only four,his3asked him to learn different musical instruments(乐器).Beethoven loved music and he4very fast.He got high praise(赞扬）from Mozart ,the great musician at that time,5the age of seventeen.

    At that time ,it was difficult to have6happy life.Beethoven was hard-working，but it wasn't easy to make much money．One day,he found he couldn't7clearly．But he still went on working and writing music pieces．Some of his best pieces came out8he lost his heating．In 1827，9more than 300 pieces，the great musician died．But people remember his name and10today．

    Peter and Jack are good friends. They 1 everything together. One day, Peter hurt his arm (胳膊受伤) when he was playing soccer. Three days later, Jack hurt his 2, too.

    "We are cool, right?" said Peter. The first week was 3. Peter and Jack didn't need to 4 in P.E. class. They didn't need to do 5 homework, either. The second week they 6 it was not so good. Many things were 7 to do with one arm. Peter couldn't play computer games. Jack couldn't fish. The third week they felt depressed (沮丧的) 8 they couldn't swim when they went to the 9 with their classmates. They had to watch others 10. Peter said to Jack, "I hope our arms can recover (康复) soon."

    Gunny, a young rabbit, was drinking some water from the river near her village. Suddenly, she found two foxes walking to her. She turned around and said, "Hello, friends. I am Gunny. Are you here for some1 too？"

    "You know we are here2for you." both of the foxes laughed.

    "I see, you are3," said Gunny. "But I don't think I am fat enough for you to eat. How about going to my village with me？ You can4 a lot of rabbits if you want."

    The two foxes thought that they would have a big5 soon. They6 Gunny to a bush(灌木丛).

    "My village is7 the bush. Would you like to let me go first？" asked Gunny.

    "Do you think we are8? You must want to run away. We will go9said one of the foxes. "OK, let's run together…" said Gunny.

    They all started running fast, but Gunny10 just before the bush, while the foxes kept on running. They fell off a really high cliff (悬崖),which was behind the bush.

    Garnett entered the 1995 NBA draft, where he was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves and became the first NBA player drafted1 out of high school in two decades.

    In 2004, Garnett led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals and 2 the NBA MVP Award.312 seasons with the Timberwolves, Garnett teamed with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in the Celtics in 2007 and he helped lead them to their first NBA championship（2008）since 1986. Garnett played six seasons in Boston, and then spent one and a half season with the Brooklyn Nets. In 2015, Garnett was traded4 to Minnesota.

    "Kevin Garnett is one of the5competitors our league has ever seen, "NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement released by the league." He held himself to the highest standard of preparation and performance for a remarkable 21 seasons. On behalf of the NBA6, I thank Kevin for his sustained excellence and the enormous impact he's had on the game."

It has been eight years since US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian astronaut Mikhail Kornienko returned to the earth after living on the International Space Station(ISS) for 340 days. Times goes quickly, but it still means a lot as it is a record-setting journey — the longest time humans have spent living on the ISS.

▲Here is a small part of the book.

"I Can Look Down on the Earth"

From the ISS, I can look down on the earth. Some parts of the world are covered by gases(气体) from factories and cars. These parts make the earth look sick.

But one of my favourite parts is the Bahamas, which are islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The ocean is a mix of deep and light blues. I am lucky to see it.

"My Room Is Small"

I've been here for three weeks already. Sometimes, I wake up and think I'm upside down. My room is just big enough for me. I sleep in a sleeping bag. However, from the outside, the station looks like huge cans (金属容器) connected to each other. It is about the size of a football field.

"The Hardest Thing Is Putting On Socks"

Getting dressed is a bit hard when you can't "sit" or "stand", but I've got used to it. The hardest thing is putting on my socks. There is no gravity(重力) to help me bend(弯腰) over. I have no trouble deciding what to wear. I wear the same things every day.

When Dorota Siewert played the piano as a child in Poland, she never imagined she would later develop a connection with the harp that would lead her to many cities and countries in the world, including Shenzhen. Siewert began playing the piano at the age of 6 and continued until 14. When she had the chance to pick.another instrument, she chose the harp for its beautiful shape as well as its beautiful sound. Becoming a harp artist was her dream. During her studies, she began performing in concert. As the only harp student, she got her first job to perform at a hotel in Oman. "I was able to make enough money to buy my own harp!" she recalled.

Siewert had performed in several countries. She enjoyed attracting audiences with her music. In 2016, personal changes forced Siewert to look for work in Hong Kong. She took the chance, which led her to discover information about Shenzhen. She received an invitation from a local school. " On arrival, a dinner at Sea World and the fountain music show were fantastic introductions to the city."

Siewert presently teaches music at Quality School International in Nanshan. She is teaching eight students aged 8 to 11. To encourage more students to choose the harp, she actively guides them in preparing for concerts. "Teaching the harp was my first step to develop greater interest in this wonderful instrument," she remarked. " My pupils' passion for learning encourages me to make this instrument more popular locally." "It's not difficult, it's just unfamiliar." She often reminds her students of the importance of hope and patience." Facing challenges develops a sense of achievement —the most important I hope they take away from my lessons."She said.