China is a great country with more than 5,000 years of history. There are many places of interest. They attract（吸引）millions of tourists from all over the world every year.

Many mountains, such as Mount Tai, Mount Emei, Mount Hua are very famous. People like go to Mount Tai to _________ the sun rise.

There the many rivers in China. The Yangtze River is the longest one and the second _________ one is the Yellow River. They are the _________ of Chinese culture because Chinese ancestors（祖先）were born in the areas. _________ the rivers in China, there are also a great number of lakes. One of the most famous lakes is the West Lake. Have you heard of the story about Xu Xian and White Snake? It is said that the story _________ on the West Lake. The West Lake is the best place that I have every visited. It lies in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The scenery is so attractive that visitors often lose _________ in it. The West Lake has become famous _________ not only its special scenery but some beautiful poems. The great poets Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo _________ plenty of plenty of poems. _________ the surrounding（周边） area of the West Lake is the home of the famous Dragon Well Tea. The tea is good for people’s health.

Have you ever been to the West Lake？If not, look for a __________ to go to the fantastic place!

There are many different kinds of music in the world. Now let’s study some of them.

Classical music

Classical music needs high musical skills. If you want to learn this kind of music, you have to go through lots of training.

 Heavy metal music

Heavy metal music（重金属音乐）came out after World War Ⅱ. It has got another name “information music”. It is usually loud and noisy.

 Hip- hop music

This kind of music always includes the use of instruments such as the guitar, violin, piano, bass（低音吉他）, drums and so on. In this kind of music, the bass is the main instrument. A group of traveling singers and poets of West Africa first played it.

 Opera music

It first appeared in Italy in the 1600s. It has a great mixture of theatrical（剧场的）art and musical invention.

 Jazz music

This kind of music has strong and complex melodies（复杂的旋律）. The main musical instruments are the cornet, trumpet and violin.

Once there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

“I don’t sing,” said the man

But the lady told the waiter, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!” The waiter shouted across the room,“ Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”

So he did. He had never sung in the bar before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!

He had talent he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think.With hard work, most skills can be improved. However, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.

Go “back” in time

Is there a way to quickly recall（回忆）information just before taking an exam? Walking backwards might be a solution. Scientists from the University of Roehampton in the UK said this activity can help people improve their short-term memory.

Researchers asked 114 volunteers to watch a video. After watching the video, the volunteers were split（分成） into three groups. One group was told to walk 10 meters forward. The second group walked 10 meters backwards. The third group stood in one place. All three groups were then asked 20 questions about what they saw in the video.

The scientists found that the backward-walking group got two more answers correct than the other two groups.

This suggests that the link between the concepts（概念）of time and space is important in terms of how our minds form memories. “Time is really expressed via（通过）space,” Aleksandra, who led the study, told the Daily Mail. When you walk backwards, you see things from a different angle（角度） compared to walking forward, This difference helps people recall things that happened in the past.

And walking backwards is not just good for our brains. It is also good for the rest of our body. Compared to walking forward, walking backwards is more challenging. This can help us improve our fitness, according to New Scientist. Walking backwards uses more energy in a short time and burns more calories（卡路里）.

In addition, walking backwards is less stressful for our knees. It could be helpful for people who often have pain in their knees, according to researchers from the University of Oregon in the US. Walking backwards also keeps our spines（脊柱） strong, which can help to ease（缓解）pain in the lower back. This might be why many old people like walking backwards.