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　　Many Chinese people like American country music(乡村音乐), such as(例如)the songs of John Denver．But still some people don't know when country music began．

　　Country music is from the folk music(民间音乐)of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America．There, people sang while playing the violin and guitar．They sang about everyday life, love and their problems．So the songs were sometimes a little sad．

　　One of the most popular country music singers is John Denver, who is also quite famous to the Chinese．For Denver, music was a language that could bring the world together．He says music can bring people together．We will understand(理解)each other better through(通过)music．People are different in colour and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body(在心灵和精神方面)．All of them love music and can understand music．

　　The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997．But his music and words will live on．

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　　Our world is getting smaller and smaller．We can fly around the world in less than 50 hours．The newest plane can fly at 600 miles an hour．You can have breakfast in Tokyo and supper in Paris．

　　But hundreds of years ago, it took people a long time to go around the world．Magellan's(麦哲伦)men were the first to make that trip．They went by ship and it took them more than two years．On September 20, 1510, he left Spain(西班牙)with five ships and 240men．He was killed in the Philippines(菲律宾)．More than two years later, on December 21, 1512, only one of the five ships with just 31 men returned to Spain．Magellan's trip taught us that the world was round and that people could go around the world．

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　　This weekend Bob and his friends went to a mountain．When they got there, they put up their tents(帐篷)and then rode their horses to the forest to see how the trees were growing．

　　In the afternoon, when they were going back, it started to snow．Then minutes later, they couldn't find the road．Bob knew there were two roads．One road went to the camp(营地), and the other went to his house．But all was white now．Everything was the same．How could he and his friends go back to the camp? Soon Bob had an idea．Maybe the horses could help them．They can let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That was going to be a long trip．

　　It was getting late．They rode on and on．At last the horses stopped．Where were they? No one could tell．Bob looked around．What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!

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There are four seasons in 　　1　　 of the countries．But the weather is not always the same．In England, winter is not very cold and summer is not very hot．There is not a great difference between summer and winter．Do you know why?

England has a warm winter and a cool summer because it is an 　　2　　 country．In winter the sea is warmer than the land．The winds 　　3　　 the sea bring 　　4　　 air to England．In summer the sea is cooler than the land．The winds from the sea bring cool air to England．The west winds blow over England all the year around．They blow from the southwest．They are wet winds．They also bring 　　5　　 to England．So England has 　　6　　 rain all the year．Sometimes it rains heavily．The west of England is wetter than the east．

In Canada they have four seasons, too．But the average(平均)temperature is very low．Spring is usually very 　　7　　 in most part of the country．It comes in February．People can still go skating in some places．Summer is usually very cool．Early in the morning the weather is so cold that people usually wear sweaters．Autumn comes 　　8　　 summer．Canadians like to watch maples(枫叶)in the park or on the hills．They are really

beautiful．Winter is the 　　9　　 season of the year．It's often freezing cold．There is thick ice on the river or lake．Children like to go skating there．Of course, they should wear warm, thick coats, 　　10　　 they will catch a cold．

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