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| Miyazaki Umi lives in Odawara, Japan. The 15-year-old girl has learned a lot about China from her father and her school. She likes Chinese culture very much. She has a dream. She hopes one day she can work in China. Different to Umi, Miyata Natsuiyuki's knowledge of China all comes from a book, Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The novel is well known in Japan. In this 15-year-old boy's mind, Chinese people are like the heroes in the book - they work hard for their dreams. Last week, the two finally got a chance to see China. 2008 is the China-Japan Friendly Exchange Year. Invited by the Suzhou People's Association for Friendship, organized by Japan's Children and Life Culture Association, Umi and Natsuiyuki, together with another 63 Japanese people, made a trip to China. They first went to Shanghai. Then, in Suzhou, they saw Kunqu Opera at the Suzhou Art School. Umi and Natsuiyuki said they have found out something new about the country. In Shanghai, the high buildings amazed Umi. "It seems as if all the tall buildings in Japan are here in Shanghai," she said. Natsuiyuki saw bicycles everywhere in Chinese cities."You don't see that in Japan. I think it's good for the environment to ride bikes." Both the boy and the girl think that people in China are very kind and warm-hearted. "Though we only speak broken Chinese and English, they always answered my questions patiently," said Umi. "If you have any difficulties, they come and help you at once," said Natsuiyuki." Even though you cannot speak the language, you forget you are in a foreign country." | |||||||||
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music together in 1979. Now, more than 20 years and 200 songs later, they are still popular in Japan
and around the world.
Chage (real name: Shuji Shibata) and Aska (real name: Shigeaki Miyazaki) first met in high school. In
1979, they entered the Yamaha Popular Song Contest. They won the grand prize (大奖). That year,
their group "Chage and Aska" was born.
Their most successful year was 1991. Their album Tree sold 2. 5 million copies in Japan. The single
from that album, Say Yes, sold three million copies. That year, they won six Japan Golden Disc awards,
including the best album.
The band is also popular outside Japan. The tickets to their concerts in other Asian countries usually
sell out. In 1996, they became the first Asian group to give a live concert on MTV "Unplugged". Many
Asian singers, like Sally Yeh (叶倩文)and Andy Lau (刘德华), like to perform Chage and Aska's songs.
For the group's 15th anniversary (周年纪念), a group of American singers released an album of Chage
and Aska's songs.
Besides singing with the group, Aska has his own career (事业). And Chage has his own band,
Multi Max. Chage and Aska also write songs for American movies. Truly, the world is saying yes to
Chage and Aska.
B. at a concert
C. in a Yamaha store
D. in high school
B. They broke up.
C. They earned three million dollars.
D. They changed their names.
B. She wrote a song for Chage and Aska.
C. She sang Chage and Aska's songs.
D. She worked with Andy Lau on his 15th anniversary.
B. Chage's band
C. a Chage and Aska's album
D. a music award
B. The group won many awards.
C. One of their albums sold 2. 5 million copies.
D. Many people like to go to Chage and Aska's concerts