Millie: Do you know Richard Clayderman?

Kate: Of course. He is one of the most famous pianists in the world. I can also play {#blank#}1{#/blank#} his works.

Millie: Really? How long have you learnt to play the piano?

Kate: Since I was five years old. My teacher thought I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} playing the piano. I was so excited that I practice hard. My teacher also {#blank#}3{#/blank#} me to take part in some activities to show myself.

Millie: How wonderful you are! And we have a chance to enjoy Richard Clayderman's {#blank#}4{#/blank#} called Romance in China in Nanjing in Jan 15, 2016.

Kate: Fantastic! I can't wait to enjoy his performance. Do you have the tickets?

Millie: Not yet. We can buy together. There is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} if we book two tickets online.

Kate: Ok! Let's make it.

    Have you ever read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? It must be the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} popular book for almost all the children in the world. The idea for the book came to J. K. Rowling in 1990. It {#blank#}2{#/blank#} her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs, for {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, being an English teacher in Portugal. Rowling sent the book to four publishers (出版商) before one of them bought it. She was very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to sell her book because it was her dream to be a writer. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} she sold her book, Rowling was living in a small flat (公寓) with {#blank#}6{#/blank#} daughter and was very poor. She didn't have enough money to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} for heat in winter. Harry Potter became a favorite with children and adults in England and then around the world. It was put into (被译成) more than thirty-five {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many lists of newspapers of the most popular books. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} any question, Rowling's life {#blank#}10{#/blank#} changed and she became one of the most famous women writers in the world.

    I like rainy days. Here {#blank#}1{#/blank#} some of the reasons (原因). I think that rain can {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the air cool off. No matter (无论) how hot it is. it gets cooler when it rains. I like opening my windows {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the cooler air in.

    I like the smell (气味) in the air when it first begins to rain. It's {#blank#}4{#/blank#} of clean and fresh. I like the sound of rain when it hits things. I like closing my eyes and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to the rain coming down. and I like hearing {#blank#}6{#/blank#} sounds of rain. I like rainy days, because they give me an excuse (借口) to stay in and be lazy. That is one of the best {#blank#}7{#/blank#} in my daily life. I like reading a good book on a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} day.

    Here's another reason: I like rain {#blank#}9{#/blank#} it makes the grass green, and it helps the trees and flowers {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.