Katy is an actress and an athlete(运动员). And she is also a person who ______ to accept the words “no” or “I can’t”.

She was born without the lower half of her ______ and has worn prosthetic ones all her life. She had a(n) ______ childhood. She kept up with her sisters and brothers at the gym and the swimming pool. She feels lucky ______ her family treated her in just the same way as the other members.

When a person is born without legs, there are plenty of things that are ______ to do. But Katy believed she could ____ anything. So she chose two jobs that are difficult, ______ with both legs. As a teenager, she once saw a good movie. Before it was ______, Katy had made up her mind to be a(n) ______.

She got a degree in theater and then moved to Los Angeles, where she has played ______ in theater, television and movies. She has a positive(积极的) view of life. She thinks that if you believe ______ can do something, you should go for it. So when Katy’s friend asked her whether she’d like to ______ running, she said “yes”. She was given a pair of running legs and she ______ her new life. Katy was the first person in the world with two prosthetic legs to ____ running as a competitive sport.

Katy’s family, friends and fans look up to her as an ______ who has overcome her difficulty and achieved her dreams.

The first Chinese actor captured (征服) the hearts of many Chinese in the USA. He read a letter by Zhuge Liang to the emperor of Shuhan during the Three Kingdoms Period in the new season of Growling Tiger and Roaring Dragon (《虎啸龙吟》).

The letter has been read by so many students. We would never have thought that the text written in old Chinese could be so beautifully read in another language. As a result, foreigners begin to show interest in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, translated by C. H. Brewitt-Taylor and Robert E. Hegel.

Earlier in November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing the story for the first time. However, the story of the Monkey King isn’t new to Chinese children in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.

As soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.

Chinese scholars (学者) should do a better job of introducing Chinese literature (文学) to the rest of the world. At the same time, we could encourage Western schools to try something different.

Reading international literature is an effective way of understanding other people in the world. And the more we understand each other, the more beautiful the world will be.

When Goldie Nejat began developing robots in 2005, she spent much of her time knocking on doors to let people know how her robots worked but few showed interest, “But now, it’s different,” says Nejat. “People calling from around the world ask when my robots are going to be ready.” Nejat’s robots are designed to fill an increasing need—care-giving for the old. The population of the people over age 80 will be more than 426 million in 2050, about three times larger than that now.

Such robots could be especially useful to patients with Alzheimer’s disease (老年痴呆症). They can help with everyday activities from preparing food to reminding the patients to take their medicine. They can also play games with patients to keep them active.

Some have worried that care-giving robots might reduce (减少) human interaction (互动) and cause more humans to lose their jobs. “But the aim is to support human care, not to take the place of it,” says Brian Scassellati. He has tested robots with different patients, and found that daily interaction with robots can help children with autism spectrum disorder (自闭症谱系障碍) improve social skills.

As a field grows, scientists aim to understand human-robot relationships better. Do robots offer advantages because they don’t have feelings and don’t give opinions? Will patients lose interest?

“One thing is clear,” Scassellati says. “Robots can provide care for the customers and the need for that will increase in the future.”

Jack Johnson is one of the most popular song writers in the world. He was born on May 18, 1975 in Hawaii, America. Being the son of a famous surfer, Jack naturally has an interest in surfing. Most of his life lessons were learned in the water. At the age of 17, Jack entered the world’s most famous surfing competition. Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father. Unluckily, one month later, he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.

Life is like a revolving(旋转的) door. When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practice playing the guitar and writing songs when he was staying in hospital. At first, his father thought Jack only did it for fun, but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made. When studying in the university, Jack didn’t stop practicing his guitar skills. He played the guitar for school parties. He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends. They liked his songs. Later Jack had lots of concerts and became popular all over the world.

Jack’s songs are more like folk music, which are played with a guitar and a beautiful voice. When listening to his songs, people feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine.

Jack is a talent, though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success: Whatever happens in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can.

Peking opera is the most representative of all traditional Chinese dramatic art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from absorbing(吸收)     51     of other dramatic forms, mostly from the local drama Huiban, which was     52     in South China during the 18th century. It is a scenic(舞台布景的) art integrating music, performance, literature, aria(咏叹调) and face painting.

Theatrical art     53     in many other countries do not present singing, dancing and spoken parts in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor     54     on stage. There are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play. In a dance     55    , the dancer has no speaking role and does not sing either. Traditional Chinese drama, including Peking opera, is a kind of entertainment which     56     spoken parts, singing, dancing and acrobatics(杂技).

In addition to     57     presence in China, Peking opera has spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous     58     of all time, was the first to introduce Peking opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.

“You will be puzzled all the way through and a little bored from time to time,     59     you will be charmed(着迷的) and interested.” This is how one     60     traveler described his first experience in watching Peking opera.

61. 作家雨果说过：“开启人类智慧的钥匙有三把，一是字母，二是数字，三是音符。”这句话足以体现音乐对人类发展的影响。请你根据以下要点和要求，以“Music”为题，写一篇短文参加学校的英语作文竞赛。

要点：1. 音乐使人充满活力，让人快乐；2. 没有音乐，生活就没有乐趣；3. 你最喜欢的音乐及原因；4. 你不能忍受的音乐及原因。

要求：1. 短文必须包括所有要点内容，可适当增加细节；2. 词数90左右。

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