In Hanyang, Hubei Province, there is a place called Guqin Tai(古琴台). Why does it have such a name? Because people want to 1. Yu Boya.
Yu Boya was a great musician of the Zhou Dynasty. He was 2. for playing the guqin. But he was always unhappy because he thought that 3. could understand him.
One day, Yu played the guqin on a boat. When he 4. playing it, he heard loud applause(鼓掌). It came from a man—Zhong Ziqi. Yu 5. him to come on board. They talked about 6. together. He was quite 7. at Zhong's deep understanding, and he thought of Zhong as his "zhi yin".
Yu had to leave to go on with his journey, but they 8. to meet one year later.
It was time for them to meet again. Yu 9. for a long time, but Zhong didn't come at all. Then he found Zhong Ziqi's grave(坟墓). With tears, he 10. played a piece of music. Then he broke his guqin. He thought there would be no one like Zhong Ziqi.

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The chrysanthemum(菊花) is a very popular flower in China. The beautiful flower has many 1. in Chinese culture.
The chrysanthemum is known as one of the "2. Gentlemen in Plants". The other three are the plum blossom, the orchid and bamboo. In the past, they 3. for noble(高尚的) qualities.
The chrysanthemum comes out in bright colours during autumn days, 4. many flowers die. The flower is beautiful, strong and tough. It greatly inspired ancient Chinese poets. They praised its beauty and 5. used the chrysanthemum to represent(代表) themselves in their works.
Tao Yuanming was a 6. poet. He once wrote a poem about living as a hermit(隐士). He 7. how he loved the chrysanthemum and used it to show his spirit in the poem. Since then, the chrysanthemum has become the symbol of the hermit.
But chrysanthemums are not only found in Chinese poems. They are also 8. of Chinese food. The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar. On that day, 9. wine(酒) made from chrysanthemums is a popular tradition. Chrysanthemum tea is also usually seen on Chinese dinner tables. It tastes great. People believe it is good for their 10. .

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It's 5:00 a. m. ! A morning call wakes up Marco. He doesn't get up so 1. at home in Los Angeles. Well, maybe to eat breakfast once in a while but never to herd(放牧) cows or sheep! But Marco isn't at home. He is in Africa, on the grasslands of Kenya(肯尼亚). He is living with the herdsmen.
"Life is very different in Kenya. People live a peaceful life here on the grasslands. They can't afford TVs, cars or mobile phones. They make a living 2. by herding cows and sheep," Marco says.
Marco's trip to Africa isn't a 3. . It's part of the school project for the Biology 4. at Sunshine School. The school hopes the students will have more life experiences. They have never been to Africa. Kenya is a country which is 5. new to the students from Los Angeles. When the students get there, they put on local clothing. Boys herd cows. Girls collect firewood and water. Families depend on their cows. As a result, the herdsmen and the students have to 6. from one area to another so that the cows have more grass to eat.
Now in Los Angeles, Kenya is on the minds of the students at Sunshine School all year. Disasters have killed many cows in Kenya, so the students 7. to raise money to buy cows for the local people. Each cow 8. about 100. "One cow means more to the health of a family than money," says Marco. "Here we are really giving life. A cow will give a kid milk every day."
The school wants to give the students a different way of 9. . Helping the herdsmen in Kenya is just the first 10. . Next, the students will try to discover ways to give a hand to those in Los Angeles who need help.

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