Lots of students prefer to develop their hobbies .
We would like to do something we like .
—Yes. Have a good time!
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I get up at half past seven and get dressed for school. My school has a1—black trousers and shoes, a white shirt and a black and gold tie. The girls wear the same, or they can2a black skirt. Not all British schools have a uniform, but it's common here.
I don't live far from the school,3I walk there with my friends, Brian and Gemma. Lots of students4the school bus or their parents drive them to school. On Mondays we all start the day5a meeting in the school hall at eight fifty. The head teacher talks to us and gives us information about school events.
This year I've got nine subjects. We all study English, Maths and Science, and then we choose other6.
We have 20 minutes for break in the morning and an hour for7. Some students bring sandwiches to school for lunch, but my friends and I always eat in the8room where you can get a hot meal every day.
Lessons9at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but on Mondays and Wednesdays I stay at school until five o'clock. There are lots of clubs and activities at our school.
At the end of the day I always spend two hours on10—sometimes three hours, as we get lots of homework now.
We will have an exam this week.
—Ask Jimmy for help. He has lots of __________in doing it.
Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century. In his short life he wrote1300 songs and an opera.
Xian was born in Panyu, Guangzhou, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with2mother. He began learning to play3violin when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was4cheap and badly made that he5not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop6and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students7studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he8, Xian became the school's best student9won several prizes for his talents.
In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan' an10music at a collage.11there were no pianos in Yan' an at that time, Xian still wrote12of his most important music there, including The Yellow River, his most famous work.
In May 1940, Xian13to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very14. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness15October 30,1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in people's hearts.
The factory was one year ago.
He is to go to school.
I'm enjoying my staying in Canada. It is my first experience of being abroad. and I am trying to learn as1as possible. Classes here are much more fun and very different from classes in2. In China there are very few opportunities to practise3and listening, so although many Chinese students have good4, their speaking is not good. Studying in English-speaking countries is much more practical. We actually5the language we are learning. I couldn't speak any English at all when I6here. Thankfully after about a month, things started getting7and I made friends and started to settle in. I am really8to learn English here and Fem is a very good language school.
I have always wanted to have a sister. In my Canadian host family my dream has9. On the first day when I arrived, my host family welcomed10warmly. All the family members were11and helpful, and they made me feel at home at once.
My12, Joise, is very kind. She often explains their manners to me. Her mother explains ordinary things like housework. Together they13me understand Canada. Joise told me a14. Last year, she met a Chinese student on a plane. She said she felt sorry because she did not say15to the girl.
I'm happy to live in Canada. I think it will be an important experience in my life.
