Avril (艾薇儿) Lavigne is an excellent teenage (十几岁的)singer. She made a great success because of her musical talent (天才, 天赋).

She wrote her songs by herself, played the guitar and had a wide range of voice (音域) when she was only 17 years old. She began to sing her own rock-and-roll (摇滚乐) music. She is a talent in the musical world. People in many different countries like her songs very much.

Avril Lavigne isn’t a quiet girl. She is a true, wild, active and crazy girl. She started showing her voice and character at around age 2. “I’m just coming out and I’m going to be myself. I write what I feel. I never worry about what others think. ” Avril said.

Her music can reach girls’ and boys’ hearts and even some adults’, too. I can’t wait to be out there; I want to rock the world! I want people to know that music is real and honest (坦率的)     ——it comes from my heart. I am just being true to myself.

Frederic Chopin was born in March 1810 near Warsaw in Poland(波兰). He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, he went to Paris. No people but he could play the piano very well. At that time, people in Paris liked the Hungarian (匈牙利的) pianist（钢琴家）Franz Liszt.

One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and people shouted. As all the lights in the concert were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising (不停地赞扬) the pianist and thought that Liszt had reached something new in playing the piano.

Suddenly, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man instead of the famous Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.

Liszt planned all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with the help of Liszt and his own talent (天赋), Chopin soon became famous.

John: I’m 15 years old and I love football. I also like reading, especially(尤其是) stories about people from other countries. I don’t enjoy singing or playing computers. I think that rock music is terrible.

Ann: Hi, I’m Ann. I’m 16 and I like dancing and computers. I also like rock music. I hate hiking and I’m not interested in classical music. I don’t enjoy reading too much.

Steve: I’m 14 years old and I love skiing. Other favorite hobbies are reading and singing. I don’t like hiking. I think that rock music is too noisy and I think that football is boring.

Peter: I’m from Australia. I’m 15 and I am fond of singing. I sing a lot, and when I’m not singing, I listen to rock music or use my computer. I don’t like football and I think that classical music is terrible. I hate dancing!

Sarah: My name is Sarah and I’m 14 years old. My interests are reading novels, playing football and singing songs. I think that rock music is terrible, and I don’t like dancing. I don’t enjoy computers, either.

Joe: Hi, I’m Joe. I really like computers. I surf the Internet all the time and I like playing computer games. I don’t enjoy football and I hate hiking. Rock music is OK, and so is skiing.