The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world. With a history of more than 2,000 years, some parts of the Great Wall have {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. It is, however, still a very popular place of interest.

It is the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} wall ever built. It's from Shanhaiguan on the east coast to Gansu Province in the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} of China. It is about 8 meters high. The top is 8 meters {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and it gets even wider towards the bottom where it is 15 meters. It is made {#blank#}5{#/blank#} stone and brick. The top is hard enough for men on horseback to ride on. The wall was built by hand and it took {#blank#}6{#/blank#} of years to finish.

No one knows {#blank#}7{#/blank#} when the building of the Great Wall was started. It is believed that the wall was built to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} parts of the country during the Zhou Dynasty. Emperor Qin Shihuang joined the separate walls built by the Qin, Yan and Zhao Kingdoms. The wall was not only for protection in the north, it was also a {#blank#}9{#/blank#}of China's ancient civilization (文明).

Today, many of the visitors go to see the wall. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}they stand on top of a tower and look down on this wall, they can't help (禁不住) saying “Wow, that's fantastic!”

Dear basketball,

    When I rolled(使成球形)my dad's socks as a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, I knew one thing was real: I fell in love with you. The love was so deep that I gave you my all {#blank#}2{#/blank#} my body to my soul(灵魂).

    As a six-year-old boy, I loved you deeply. I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} stopped loving you. I only saw myself running for you every court(场)all the time. You needed my effort, I tried my {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, because it asked for so much more. I played through me sweat(汗水)and the hurt, not because the challenge called me, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} because you called me. I did everything for you, became you made me feel alive.

    You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker(湖人)dream, and I will always love you for it. But now I can't love you any {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. This season is the last one for me. My {#blank#}7{#/blank#} can still best, my spirit can also fight, but my body' knows it's time to say, goodbye. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} of us accept it. And it's OK. I'm ready, to let you go.

    I want you to know now, then we can {#blank#}9{#/blank#} each other every moment we have left together.

    The good and the bad, we have {#blank#}10{#/blank#} one another all that we have. And we also know, whatever I do next, I will always be that kid with a basketball in my hands.

    Love you always.

Kobe

Why is music important to people? Because life{#blank#}1{#/blank#}music wouldn't be active. Different kinds of music express different life experiences. So, when we listen to different kinds of music, they can bring us different {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. For example, rock music can make us {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, classical music can make us relaxed; and country music can make us think of the beautiful country life. At different ages, people have different ideas about music. Young people today enjoy pop music {#blank#}4{#/blank#}their parents prefer listening to classical music. Perhaps this is. because young people are {#blank#}5{#/blank#}with energy and faster music can let their energy come out. Their parents have worked very hard during the day and they have got tired when they come back home. So, they would like to listen to classical music to make themselves relaxed.