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We know music is very important in our daily life.Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere?Today most stores,stations,restaurants and other places play music.You might even hear music in an office or on a farm.
Scientists believe that music influences the way people behave.They think that the sound of Western classical(古典的)music makes people feel richer.When a restaurant plays classical music,people spend more money on food and drinks.When the restaurant plays modern music,people spend less money. Without music,people spend even less.
Scientists also believe that loud,fast music makes people eat faster.Some restaurants play fast music during their busy hours.This makes people eat faster and leave quickly.Restaurants can make more money in this way.
Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better.They say that music helps students to be more active.It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed.And listening to music can help you relax.
The next time you hear music somewhere,be careful.It might influence the way you do things.
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What do you like? Different people ldifferent things. Some people like lmusic. Other people like soft music.
Many people like sports, bthey do not all like the same sports.
In some countries, cricket is a very psport. In others it is not popular at all. No one plays it. No one wit on television. Most people like soccer, thus, the World Cup is very popular. Mof people watch it on television.
Dpeople like different foods. Some people do not like meat. They mostly eat v.Some people do not like potatoes or bread. They price or corn.
Not everyone likes the same color. Some people like bright color. Others prefer pale color.
The world is an iplace because we all like different things.
There is a new novel called The 33rd Student. It's very unusual because 32 students wrote it together.
Students from Class 1, Grade 2 of Hangzhou Qingchun Middle School began to write the novel last October. This March, they finished their 330, 000-word story.
It was Zhou Hui, the class's Chinese teacher that had the great idea. Some students thought writing was boring. Zhou wanted to change their minds. The class had fierce（热烈的） discussions about the storyline and main character.
The novel is a story about Nan Yao, a student new to Class 1.Nan is a tall boy with tanned（晒黑的） skin. He is from Hebei.
Each student was assigned（分配） one part to write. Together, there are 32 stories about Nan's life since he came to Class 1.Students tried their best while writing the story. Huang Yiying, 14, said she got up at midnight to write down the idea for her story. Chen Tianbai, 14, wrote about a birthday party. He found it hard to imagine. So he held a party for his 14th birthday, wrote down what happened and turned it into his story.
Zhou said most students revised（修改） their stories three times." Now, none of them are afraid of writing. They have written so much themselves!"
The novel will be printed（印刷） and each student will get a copy. "It will be a very precious（宝贵的） memory for them." said Zhou.
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Tang Ling often smoked cigarettes（香烟）in his school's washing room. He started smoking the age of 14. One day he learnt that the NBA star Yao Ming, an ambassador（大使） to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control（中国控烟协会）, asked people not （smoke）.Yao Ming was Tang's favorite star, his words meant a lot to him. He decided to give up smoking.
According to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, about 350 million Chinese smoke. Among , 50 million are teenagers. Sun Jiangping of Beijing University said, "Teenagers can get cigarettes （easy）, especially when their parents smoke or shops sell cigarettes to them. It's very important .parents to help their children stop smoking."
A 15-year-old boy （name） Li Kun from Beijing said his parents didn't smoke. Because they thought smoking could make people feel badly ill, they only allowed him to play with friends （with） smoking. Living in such a good family helped Li say "" to cigarettes. Some of his smoking classmates once told Li that smoking made boys look cool, but Li disagreed. He said, "（smoke） is unhealthy and it's not cool at all. Please stop smoking now!"
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Have you ever listened to jazz music? Louisiana is1for its jazz. There have been many great jazz masters that were born in this state—Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, and Wynton Marsalis, to name2.
We will start with the best—Louis Armstrong. Louis was born in New Orleans31901. When he was twelve years old, he was sent to a boarding school4he had fired a gun into the air on New Year's Eve. He was sent home 18 months later where he5coal with a cart(手推车)to earn a little money. He loved to listen to bands 6in the city. Joe "King" Oliver was a great jazz musician7took young Louis under his wing. When Louis was 21 years old, Oliver8him to play in his band. Louis loved9! By 1929, Louis had his own band named Hot Five. Louis went on to10one of the best jazz musicians of all time.
Fats Domino was born in 1928 in New Orleans. He was tall and strong, which is11he earned the nickname(绰号)of "Fats". He worked12in a factory but earned little after he left school. He would also play the piano and sing in clubs around town13the time he was in his early 20's, he had become a great success.141955 and 1960, Fats Domino had almost twenty Top 20 singles. He was a great15and was picked into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
Kyle Coleman is 31 years old. At a young age, Kyle developed autism (自闭症) . He used to go to the hospital but it didn't really work. The autism was so serious that he could only speak several words. He couldn't have any physical contact (接触) with others.
However, he took part in a special performance recently. For the first time, he sang and even held hands with his singing partner Lottee Brown. He found a way to express himself through songs.
Now his room is filled with hundreds of CDs and he uses songs to communicate and express his feelings. He knows all the words to all of the songs. His parents were told that he was always happy with music and that maybe they could try to see if music could help him.
Kyle's mom, Caroline Coleman, was very excited. She said music allowed her son to connect with another person for the first time. "He doesn't normally let people touch him. When Lottee first held his hand, he jumped a little bit, and then he seemed to think and said, 'It's okay.'"
"That was the most important," Caroline said. "I hope they can continue to sing together. Kyle blossoms (开花) and grows every day. I'm very proud of him. Music has changed him a lot."
