Do you like watching talent shows? Now they     1     (get) more and more popular in the world. People think it’s interesting     2     (watch) people show their talents.

Talent shows have one thing     3     common, They try to look for the     4     (good) person in different areas (领域). All     5     (kind) of people can join these shows. When people watch the show, they usually play     6     role in deciding the winner. And the winner always     7     (get) a very good prize.

Not everybody enjoys watching these shows     8     some people think that the lives of some performers are made up. However, if you don’t take them too     9     (serious), they are fun to watch. And one great thing about talent shows is that they give people a way to make their dreams     10     (come) true.

    1     you ever watched the program Everlasting Classics 《经典永流传》on CCTV? This program makes us more     2    （ interest ） in reading books , especially classics. It can not only open our minds, but     3     make us cleverer and happier. Our study can be improved     4    （如果）we read more good books. The more we read, the more we will learn, and the     5    （ good ） our future will become. I like reading. I once read a book     6     Journey to the West. I like this story because the clever Monkey King keeps     7    （ fight ） to help the weak and never give     8    .

However, some students     9    （花费） much time listening to music, TV or playing computer games. It takes much of their spare time. So I would like     10     suggest that everyone should read more books, especially read classic so that we can spread（传播）our Chinese traditional culture to the world.

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Staying strong during hard times is a beautiful quality (品质) of human beings. Let’s have a look at poems from Chinese poet Zheng Xie (1693—1765) .

竹石

(郑燮)

咬定青山不放松，立根原在破岩中。

千磨万击还坚劲，任尔东西南北风。

Bamboo in the Rock

(By Zheng Xie)

Upright stands the bamboo amid green mountains steep,

Its toothlike root in broken rock is planted deep.

It’s strong and firm though struck and beaten without rest,

Careless of the wind from north or south; east or west.

(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)

“Bamboo in the Rock,” is a Chinese poem by a man named Zheng Xie, often called Zheng Banqiao. He was born in 1693. Besides being    1     great artist and poet, Zheng was also a government worker during a time in China called the Qing Dynasty. He     2     (not like) the unfair things he saw happening in the government, so he started making art and writing poems about things like bamboo, which were easy     3     (understand) but had deep meanings.

   His poem paints a picture of bamboo growing strong even though it’s in a tough spot, squeezed within rocks on a mountain. No matter what difficulties the bamboo     4     (face), like bad weather hitting it from every side, it keeps     5     (stand) up straight. The bamboo is a symbol of strength and determination because it remains firm and doesn’t break under pressure.

The poem is full     6     beautiful words about nature, but it’s also there to teach us something important, just like the bamboo, people should stay strong and focused even     7     life is challenging. By facing hard times, we can build    8     (we) inner strength, just like the unyielding bamboo.

Young people can learn a lot from this poem because it shows them the    9     (important) of staying strong and determined, even when things get tough. The poem reminds teenagers that tests and difficulties can help them grow even     10    (strong). It is an inspiring message for them to remain brave during hard times and never give up, just like bamboo standing tall amidst challenges.