Home of the copper drum

    Hechi's copper drum culture goes back as far as the Han Dynasty (206 BC—AD 220){#blank#}1{#/blank#} the people living in the area considered copper drums sacred and Hechi is still one of China's {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(large) copper drum sites. A 2003 survey by cultural heritage departments{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (find) more than 1, 400 copper drums in the area, with at least 1,300 copper drums {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) used by local folk artists. In this way, ethnic groups in Hechi have produced a{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (unique) rich and diverse cultural form and customs for festivals, weddings, celebrations, funerals, and religious {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (activity) of local people, with ballads and for rice-planting and frogs. That same year, a copper drum conservation project along the Hongshui River basin joined the Culture Ministry's Top 10 conservation project list for ethnic and folk cultures.

    In 2006, the Zhuang People's Copper Drum Practices{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(add) to the national cultural heritage list by the State Council. In 2008, the Culture Ministry declared Donglan county and{#blank#}8{#/blank#}city of Hechi the “Home of Chinese Copper Drum Art”{#blank#}9{#/blank#} in 2009, its “Copper Drum Practice” became a candidate for the Human Cultural Heritage. There are now more than 2,400 copper drums in the world, at least 1,400 of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they) in Hechi, making it a Copper Drum Cultural and Ecological Reserve with recognition across Guangxi.

    Sometimes our emotions can seem to defeat us. When this happens, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}is possible to give people the wrong {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(impress) or do something we regret. Learning to express your emotions effectively will allow you to communicate clearly and carefully, without hurting those around you or{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(make) the situation worse. So it's important to learn to express emotions.

    Firstly, you need to learn how to express your angry feelings. Anger can cause you to say things you regret, so sometimes you should control your angry feelings. If you're afraid of saying something that hurts someone, then try to think{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(care) before you speak. Also, you can write down your angry thoughts as if you were shouting it out to the world. This allows you{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(express) your anger.

    Secondly, it's necessary to learn to express sadness. Sadness is particularly hard to deal{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, especially when people can see you are sad. But you needn't hide it. Instead, try talking about {#blank#}7{#/blank#}is making you sad. It doesn't matter if you cry, as it has proved that crying can reduce stress. What's more, if you feel your secrets are safe in your dairy, then write down what{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(upset) you.

    Learning to express worry is also important. If you're worried about a friend or a loved one, talk to them about your worry. This could give you some peace of mind. Also, you can choose an activity {#blank#}9{#/blank#}you are interested in and spend some time doing it. The less you think about the problem, the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you will worry.

    How do learning habits influence learning results？It's useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （say）"Good habits lead to good endings", which shows the importance of habits.

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away. "also {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （show） a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body. Thus, good learning habits can help us gain great learning results, high scores and abundant knowledge {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （include）. At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitude {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the content of our learning. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} （obvious）, a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations. As we can see, developing a good habit is so important that I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits — keeping {#blank#}6{#/blank#} learning diary every day. We can start the habit by {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （write）a learning summary and remember to record something impressive and meaningful. Keep it in mind, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.

    What's {#blank#}9{#/blank#} （much）, I find out that I still have some bad learning habits {#blank#}10{#/blank#} well. I can only concentrate on reading for a short time, and I will conquer this problem by spending more efforts on concentration practice.

    I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.

    What makes the sea tum red and causes thousands of fish to die？As far back as anyone could remember, the blame was placed on the "red tides." In 1947, scientists finally connected the red tides with a microscopic sea organism(有机体){#blank#}1{#/blank#}(call)the dinoflagellate.

    The dinoflagellate is so tiny {#blank#}2{#/blank#} 6, 000 of these organisms may be contained in {#blank#}3{#/blank#} single drop of water. It stands on the borderline between plant and animal in its classification, it produces its own food, as plants do. But it moves {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(free)and eats other organisms, as animals do.

    Dinoflagellates are normally only one of the many kinds of organisms found in plankton. Plankton is the name given to all very small {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(form)of sea life. However, when the air and water {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(be)calm and warm, dinoflagellates multiply with {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(amaze)sped. The surface of the water appears {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(cover)with a red carpet.

    The dinoflagellates give off a poison. Many fish die. Their bodies are washed up on the beach. Beaches are not fit {#blank#}9{#/blank#} any use. Fish that are not killed may become {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(poison)to animals or people who eat them. Commercial fishing comes to a stop.

    As dinoflagellates consume all the food and oxygen in an area, they die. After a time, the sea returns to normal. But when conditions are right, the red tide comes again.

    Running is good for your health. It may help to protect you {#blank#}1{#/blank#} heart disease and other health problems. Running may also help you live longer.

    According to a research {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(do) in the US recently, runners are a great deal {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(health) than non-runners. In fact, the runners live, on average, three years longer than the non-runners.

    Running may be good exercise, but it can be difficult on the body. Here {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(be) commonly shared ideas among fitness experts to lower the risk of injury for people {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(run) regularly.

    Do not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries when they push {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they) too hard.

    Get good running shoes. You should find the shoes {#blank#}7{#/blank#} offer the best fit and support for your feet. More {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(important), you should have a new pair of shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers.

    After each run, write down notes about what you did and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}you felt. You may find that your knees hurt when you run sometimes. Or perhaps you feel great when you have {#blank#}10{#/blank#}rest between running days. These notes will help you make the best plan for running.