There are many famous poets in ancient China. Du Fu was one of the     16     ones.

However, people in western countries know little about him.

The BBC’s one-hour film introduces him     17       western people. As the first English-language film about Du, it compares him to Dante and Shakespeare who were two of the greatest literature masters (文学大师) of the West.

In the film, British historian Michael Wood studies the poet’s life. He visits a number of places, such as the     18     birthplace in Henan province and the Du Fu Thatched Cottage (杜甫草堂) in Chengdu. Along the way, he meets and     19     to people who help to tell the interesting stories of the poet.

The film tells why Du’s works have been popular for     20    .” Chinese people really value the recording of history and Du Fu is     21       than anyone at reflecting (反映) history in his poetry. That’s because historical events are reflected in his own life and spiritual (精神的) journey. “ said Zeng Xiangbo, a teacher at Renmin University.

Du     22     in Tang Dynasty. He worked for the government for several years.    23    , in his later life, he lived very hard. Through ups and downs, the poet never stopped writing. He not only celebrated the simple joys of life but also     24     his love to his country and people. He was     25     as China’s saint of poetry (诗圣), he wrote about 1,400 poems that are still with us today. We will remember him forever.

How do you like your school? Have you ever expressed(表达) your ideas to your headmaster? Here are some letters of students from different schools.

Luke, 14, from Jiangsu:

I will give some advice about our school uniforms. In our school, we students have to wear school uniforms every day. But the yellow and green sports suit looks really dark and old. We can add some red or orange colors and make a new type of uniform. I hope our headmaster will think about it.

Danny, 14, from Zhejiang:

I have two pieces of advice for my headmaster. First of all, I think we should have more hobby classes in science, such as plane model making class and computer programming class. It is really boring to study basic subjects(基础课程) all the time. And second, I hope we can have more P.E. lessons or more time for physical exercise. Lots of students now don’t have a strong enough body.

Sam, 15, from Shanxi:

I’d like to say thanks to our headmaster. About one week ago, I got a bad cold after playing basketball. Our headmaster came to me after he knew about it. He took care of me until my parents came. I really want to thank him for that.

Helen, 14, from Shandong:

I want to talk about the possibility of personal (个性化的) classes. Now many middle schools are trying the “personal class” system. Students don’t have regular classes. They can choose classes they want to take.

They don’t have to stay in one classroom all the time. I think it is more effective. It can help them learn more knowledge

I used to walk around the store with my parents often begging for something. I remember the sight of all the colourful bags of chips and candy that I asked my parents to buy for me. I cannot remember a time when I didn’t beg for something at the store.

When I was about twelve years old, my dad always r    50     my begging and told me with a frustrated(使人挫败的) face, “You can waste all the money as you want when you have a job.” I listened, but I never really heard the m    51     he was trying to get across to me. S    52     I wanted so many things and my parents were not going to buy them for me, I decided to make money as a babysitter myself. I remember the feeling of getting new money in my pocket, then throwing it out within the next week.

A few years later, I was a freshman in high school and did not feel like looking for a new job. One day, I saw people handing out flyers(传单) at school. I wasn’t i    53     at first because I thought I was fine making money by babysitting. But once I s    54     thought about the money I could make, I applied to work as a lifeguard advertised on the flyer.

After a few months’ training, I could finally start the job. But the more money I made, the l    55     I wanted to spend. As the work and pay i    56    , so did my responsibilities with money. Instead of wasting my money on useless things, I started saving up. I finally realized that money meant so much more to me because I was the one working for it. Now, I have 5,000 dollars in my bank account, and I limit myself to what I buy. My life has permanently(持久地) been influenced because I know the value of money. It is more than what I can spend.

When we are born, we are given names that stay with us for our whole lives. Some names include good wishes and hopes from parents, while others may be unique（独一无二的）and easy to remember. But do you know how the new coronavirus（冠状病毒）got its name?

According to International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses（国际病毒分类委员会）, an organization that names new viruses, the task of naming a virus is no less important than naming a person.

When a disease breaks out, people focus on the public health response and the official naming of a new virus is often put off. But naming a virus is never easy. Over the past ten years, some improper names have caused problems. In 2009, the “swine flu（猪流感）” was widely used before the official name, H1N1 virus, was announced. This led Egypt to kill all of its pigs even though it appeared and spread among people who hadn’t been near pigs. In 2015, MERS(Midle Eat Respiratory Syndrome（中东呼吸综合征）) caused a backlash（强烈抵制）against the nations and people of this area.

So in 2015, the World Health Organization（WHO）announced that the names of viruses should be easy to remember but avoid being named after geographic place, people, classes of animals and foods.

Following these rules, the new coronavirus we are suffering from（遭受痛苦）was named “COVID-19” by the WHO on Feb 11. In this name, “CO” means “corona”, “VT” stands for “virus” and “D” means “disease”.

Next time you read about a virus you don’t know（线索）, you may get some clues about it from its name.