When I first arrived in America,I was surprised by the honesty of my classmates.Over my first month at school,I didn't see or hear anyone cheating.I found two reasons for this.

    First,if any student cheats,he or she will get punished.My school has a rule called the Honor Code.It asks students not to steal,lie or cheat.If someone goes against the code,he or she will have to leave the school.During my first year in the school,seven students left the school because of cheating.

Second,American students don't care about scores as much as Chinese students do.They know that colleges will look at their all-round abilities instead of only scores.So they have fewer reasons to cheat.

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Some students have their favorite pop stars or sport stars. They admire them very much. They admire their ability and the way they live their lives. Young people are full of potential ( 潜能) and have lots of questions about their futures: What kind of person will I be? What kind of job can I do? ①Sportsmen and pop stars seem to havealready answered these questions in their own lives. But when you watch these people, you only see a part of their lives, the public part. Their everyday lives might be very d_②______.

Many parents worry that their children will follow the bad side of their idols (偶像). And many young people are often disappointed to discover that their favorite idols ③have feet of clay. But the lucky thing is that they don't have to behave exactly like their idols.

④Celebrities (名人) are fun to watch and admire, but the best idols are often the people you see in your everyday life: your family, your neighbors and your teachers. These are the people who teach you how to be honest and how to get along with others.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Cherry wants to join a club that will keep her fit and active but because she has a part-time job every workday evening, she is only available to take part on the weekends.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}David is a new student at the university, whose major is English literature. He is a little shy so she is hoping to join a club that can help him get to know new people and build his confidence.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Bonnie is majoring in drama and wants to be a scriptwriter when she graduates. She is interested in discovering new stories that she may one day be able to turn into movies. As her home is far from the university, she is only free during the day to take part.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Betty is studying film making and one day hopes to become a director. But she thinks her ability to create beautiful visual images is not strong enough, so she has recently purchased a camera to help her practice.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Jack is a first year geography student who would like to learn more about the geography of the local area. He is also worried about passing the English test that all students must take at the end of their first year of study. He has to return to his home to help his parents every weekend, so he is only free during weekdays.

    How important is music? When they are asked this question, students and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very important. It is often considered only as entertainment, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is shortsighted. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Music tells us who we are. Music reflects the creators' thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions.

    Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}We need every possible was to discover and response to our world.

    Music is a form of thought, as powerful as science. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Through the language we express our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive good music education, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Music does.

    So music education is much more necessary than people generally realize.