The virture choir was the idea of award- wining     1     (作曲家) and conductor Eric Whitacre.     2     (出生于) in the USA on 2January 1970, Whitacre began studying music   at the University of Nevada in 1988.He     3     (爱上) Mozart’s classical music when he sang for the university choir. Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.” He     4     (毕业于) university in 1995, and then     5     (获得) a master’s degree in musical composition from the Juilliand School in New York in 1997. Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s     6     (原创的) compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers. This     7     (导致) the     8     (创造) of the virtual choir.

    1     (…有) so much more to learn about the interesting history and culture of the United Kingdom.     2     (学习) the history of the country will make your visit much more     3     (快乐的). The capital city London is great place to start, as it is an ancient port city that has a history     4     (追溯到) all the way back to Roman times. There are     5     (数不清的) hisroric sites to explore, and lots of museums with ancient relices from all over the UK. The UK is a fascinating mix of histoy and modern culture, with both new and old traditions. If you     6     (留心), you will be surprised    7     (发现) that you can see both its past and its present.

Festivals are an important part of society. They reflect people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths, and     1     (对生活的态度). They are occasions that     2     (让我们放松并享受生活), and forget about our work for a little while. They help us understand where we came from, who we are, and what to appreciate. And if you study festivals carefully, you may     3     (惊讶地发现) that different cultures actually     4     (有许多共同点) after all.