An armless pianist who plays with his toes has won the first series of China's version of the internationally popular TV talent show，"China's Got Talent．"
9．Qian Xuesen was a rocket scientist．He was famous all over the world as the father of China's space technology．He was born in 1911．On October 31，2009，he passed away peacefully at the age of 98．
When Qian Xuesen was three years old，his father got a job in the Ministry of Education in Beijing，so he and his family came to Beijing．Qian Xuesen graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1934．In 1935，he went to the United States for further study．In 1950，he heard that the new China had been founded，he began to try his best to go back to his motherland．Although the American government tried to stop him from his journey，he succeeded in going back in 1955．
Since 1958，Dr．Qian had devoted all his life to China's aerospace science and technology （航天技术） and made great achievements．He set up China's first missile-and-rocket-research institute （导弹、火箭研究机构），which later helped start China's space program．He retired in 1991，the year before China's manned space program （载人航天计划） was started．His research formed the basis （基础） of the Long March CZ-2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003．
Qian Xuesen---the （56）fatherof China's space technology
When Qian Xuesen was three years old，his father got a job in the Ministry of Education in Beijing，so he and his family came to Beijing．Qian Xuesen graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1934．In 1935，he went to the United States for further study．In 1950，he heard that the new China had been founded，he began to try his best to go back to his motherland．Although the American government tried to stop him from his journey，he succeeded in going back in 1955．
Since 1958，Dr．Qian had devoted all his life to China's aerospace science and technology （航天技术） and made great achievements．He set up China's first missile-and-rocket-research institute （导弹、火箭研究机构），which later helped start China's space program．He retired in 1991，the year before China's manned space program （载人航天计划） was started．His research formed the basis （基础） of the Long March CZ-2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003．
Qian Xuesen---the （56）fatherof China's space technology
| Personal details | Qian Xuesen was （57）famousas a rocket scientist． |
| Career | Qian Xuesen came to Beijing at 3years old when his father got a job there． In 1934，he graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University． In 1935，he went to America for （58）further study． In 1955，he succeeded in going back to China，although the American government tried to （59）stop him from his journey． Since 1958，Dr．Qian had devoted all his life to our country and made great achievements． |
| Achievements | He set up China's first missile-and-rocket-research institute and helped start China's space （60）program． His research formed the basis （基础） of the Long March CZ-2F rocket． |
（One day Alice runs after a strange rabbit and comes into a deep hole．She becomes smaller when she wakes up the next day．She finds herself in a wonderland with many amazing things inside．）
For hundreds of years，the people of a Scottish town believed that a dinosaur-like strange creature（生物） lived in a nearby lake called Loch Ness．Many said they saw the creature，but no one could prove it was real．
4．The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrted（31）Bthe filth day of the fifth lunar month by （32）Azongzi and holding dragon boat races．
The festival began during the period of Warring States （战国时期），and has a history of more than 2，000years．The date of the festival（33）Bto be the date（34）AQu Yuan died．He was a wise and uptight （正直的） man，and was loved（35）Cpeople．He wanted the emperor of Chu （36）Aagainst the State of Qin with the cooperation （联合） with the State of Qi，（37）Bwas refused and sent to the border area．During his stay in other states，he wrote（38）Cpoems expressing his strong（39）Bfor Chu．On the day when Chu was defeated by Qin，Qu Yuan（40）Ainto Miluo River to express his strong love for his native land by taking his own life．
After the（41）Bof QuYuan，people of Chu went to Miluo River to mourn （哀悼） over the great（42）Athey loved so much．Some threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish（43）Ckeep them away from Qu Yuan．Some doctors poured realgar wine（44）Athe river to kill snakes and other animals that might try to eat Qu Yuan．
Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a（45）Bfestival for the Chinese people．
The festival began during the period of Warring States （战国时期），and has a history of more than 2，000years．The date of the festival（33）Bto be the date（34）AQu Yuan died．He was a wise and uptight （正直的） man，and was loved（35）Cpeople．He wanted the emperor of Chu （36）Aagainst the State of Qin with the cooperation （联合） with the State of Qi，（37）Bwas refused and sent to the border area．During his stay in other states，he wrote（38）Cpoems expressing his strong（39）Bfor Chu．On the day when Chu was defeated by Qin，Qu Yuan（40）Ainto Miluo River to express his strong love for his native land by taking his own life．
After the（41）Bof QuYuan，people of Chu went to Miluo River to mourn （哀悼） over the great（42）Athey loved so much．Some threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish（43）Ckeep them away from Qu Yuan．Some doctors poured realgar wine（44）Athe river to kill snakes and other animals that might try to eat Qu Yuan．
Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a（45）Bfestival for the Chinese people．
| 31．A．at | B．on | C．in |
| 32．A．eating | B．to eat | C．ate |
| 33．A．said | B．is said | C．says |
| 34．A．when | B．where | C．why |
| 35．A．in | B．with | C．by |
| 36．A．to fight | B．fighting | C．fight |
| 37．A．or | B．but | C．so |
| 38．A．much | B．a lot | C．many |
| 39．A．feeling | B．feelings | C．felt |
| 40．A．jumped | B．looked | C．turned |
| 41．A．die | B．death | C．dead |
| 42．A．poet | B．doctor | C．teacher |
| 43．A．in order that | B．so that | C．in order to |
| 44．A．into | B．from | C．out of |
| 45．A．modern | B．traditional | C．international． |
3．Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like？This article will describe a typical （典型的） high school and its students．
A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1，500 students．Every student is given a locker．When students first arrive at school，they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes．As American textbooks are expensive，students would rather loan（租借） than buy them．Students must pay back if they lost any of them．
American students have different types of school transport．They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough．Sometimes their parents drive them to school．When they turn 16years of age，most take a free driving class at school for one term．If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver's exam，they can begin driving themselves to school．
Each day，students take six or seven classes．They must take science，math，English and social studies．They can choose art，homemaking，fashion design and other classes．In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes：health education，physical education or foreign language studies．Students move to different classrooms for each subject．This is because each teacher has their own classroom．There is a five-minute break between classes，to give the students the time to hurry to their next class．
The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon．After school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities．These activities include sports-especially football，basketball，baseball and soccer or clubs，such as yearbook，speech，school newspaper，photograph or student government．
Title：（46）Lifein an American High School
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A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1，500 students．Every student is given a locker．When students first arrive at school，they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes．As American textbooks are expensive，students would rather loan（租借） than buy them．Students must pay back if they lost any of them．
American students have different types of school transport．They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough．Sometimes their parents drive them to school．When they turn 16years of age，most take a free driving class at school for one term．If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver's exam，they can begin driving themselves to school．
Each day，students take six or seven classes．They must take science，math，English and social studies．They can choose art，homemaking，fashion design and other classes．In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes：health education，physical education or foreign language studies．Students move to different classrooms for each subject．This is because each teacher has their own classroom．There is a five-minute break between classes，to give the students the time to hurry to their next class．
The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon．After school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities．These activities include sports-especially football，basketball，baseball and soccer or clubs，such as yearbook，speech，school newspaper，photograph or student government．
Title：（46）Lifein an American High School
| Outline | Details |
| Introduction | ◇It gives an overview of a typical American high school and its（47）students． |
| Lockers and textbooks | ◇Every student has a locker for textbooks and（48）outdoor clothes． ◇They prefer loaning textbooks to（49）buyingthem． |
| （50）Schooltransport | ◇Students usually go to school by bus or on foot．Sometimes their（51）parentssend them to school by car． ◇They can（52）drivethemselves to school when they are over 16and have passed the required tests． |
| Classes and classrooms | ◇Students have to take main classes，elective classes and sometimes one or more （53）specialclasses． ◇They go to（54）differentclassrooms for each subject． |
| After-school activities | ◇After school most of the students take （55）partin their faviourite activities，including sports and clubs． |