On April 19th, a pottery (陶器) exhibition was held at Wuhan Optical Experimental Valley School. Many pieces of pottery in different sizes were shown at the school. Some were a bit broken, but all of them were beautiful works of art created by the students.

    At the end of last year, the school started a project that called on teachers to collect disused or broken pieces of pottery from the countryside. So far, they have collected about 3,000 pieces.

    "Pottery used to play an important role in the daily lives of Chinese people." school head Ma Guoxin told the reporter. "By pottery painting, the students can improve themselves in many ways. They can better understand the history of the pottery, put their creativity into the pottery and show the love for life and beauty. "

    Students turned the pottery into different works of art .They were all encouraged to paint pictures on the pottery, even though some students didn't know how to paint. Wang Zixuan, a student from Grade Eight, with little knowledge of painting, painted a beautiful night scenery on a piece of pottery. It was so nice that many students loved it.

    Almost every classroom has coloured pieces of pottery. They are either used as flowerpots or pen containers(笔筒). The school has also set up several art corners to show the pottery. For example, the students have put up some pottery on bookcases outside of a lecture hall(报告厅) It has become an enjoyable place for students to rest and read.

    Calabash brothers(葫芦娃兄弟) live in the Calabash Mountain with their grandfather. They are all very brave. They wear different clothes. The red calabash is the other six brothers 'elder brother. He is powerful. His body can be bigger or smaller. But he doesn't have his own ideas. The orange calabash has enhanced hearing and sight. He can see and hear far places clearly. The yellow calabash's body is very strong. Nothing can injure(伤害)him, but he is arrogant(傲慢的). The green calabash is the god of fire. He can eat fire and make fire. The cyan(青色的) calabash can drink water and make flood. The blue calabash is the cleverest of all. Nobody can find him when he makes himself invisible. And the purple calabash has a magic gourd(葫芦). The gourd can absorb(吸收) everything.

    One day a pangolin(穿山甲) broke the cave and two monsters came out.

    They were Monster Scorpion(蝎子精) and Monster Snake. The calabash brothers must fight with them and save the world. Unluckily, their grandfather who helped them beat the monster, was killed by the monsters finally.

    Do you enjoy singing or listening to songs? What is the most popular singing competition in China these days? Do you know The Voice of China and the winner Liang Bo? Let's learn something about them.

    The Voice of China is probably the most popular music talent show in China now. It has been shown on Zhejiang TV every night since July 13th, 2012. The show is very popular among Chinese people. Everybody is talking about it. The singers, such as Li Daimo, Jin Zhiwen, Wu Mochou and Liang Bo, are becoming new national idols.

    The singers in the show are very good at singing. One of the best singers is Liang Bo. He sang a song named I Love You, China as his final performance and he won the show at last. Let's get to know him. He is from Changchun, Jilin Province. He is tall and handsome. He likes playing the guitar and singing. Many people think he is really good at singing. So they love him and his songs very much. They regard him as a superstar. He wants to be a singer and write his own songs in the future. We are looking forward to his new songs.

Jack and Mary are two good friends. On their way to school, they find an old 1 . It is about treasure（珍宝）. They want to read it, 2 they have to go to school first. 

After school, they meet at Jack's house. They find there is a treasure 3 in the old book. They talk to Jack's father about it He agrees to drive them around to find the treasure. 4 can we go first? "Jack's father asks. Mary, 5 at the map. The way starts at the pool in the middle of town, so they go there first. Then, they arrive at a park after a 20-minute ride. The 6 problem for them is where the treasure in the park is. 7 try looking for clues（线索）in the park. Ten minutes later, Mary shouts to others 8 , " I find it! It's not something we can take with us, but when you read it, you'll see! "She points to（指向）a tree. There is a card in the tree. It 9 , " The best treasure is a good trip with good friends! "Wow, that's 10 , " Jack says. Although（虽然）they don't get anything to keep, they still think that it is a great day.