Are you interested in country music? I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am
tired. The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.
Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.It"s the spirit of America ,easy to understand,
slow and simple.
Country music developed in the Southern United States.It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of famers.They talk about love,crops or death.
The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad.At first, people
played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later.In the 1920s, people played
country songs on the radio,and they made them into records.
When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with
them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.
John Denver was one of America"s most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song "Take Me
home, Country Roads" is well-known and people still play it today.
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Macao is only forty miles from Hong Kong and it is easy to reach. It is an interesting place and it has a long history. Macao is a part of China and most people 1 there are Chinese. The first Europeans to reach Macao came from Portugal. More than four 2 years ago the Portuguese went there to do business with Chinese. Some settled and 3 their homes there. They built strong forts to guard their city on the island. They also built churches, schools, hospitals and other places. Slowly the city 4 . People from many countries came to live and work in Macao. Today, many people visit Macao. Some only go there to 5 dog-racing or motor racing or to gamble. But Macao is a quiet and peaceful place. It is pleasant just to walk around and look at the old buildings and forts. You 6 you are back in the old days. Of course, some of the buildings are now in ruins. The church of St. Paul has only the front wall 7 steps leading up to it. But it is still interesting to see. When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest 8 . When you are hungry, there are good restaurants with many 9 food. Nearby are some islands, which are also nice to visit and are easy to get to. There is certainly 10 to see and to do in Macao. | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Winter Olympics was once l the "White" Olympics._2 the first time, many colorful stamps were published (出版; 发行) to mark the event. The first 3 came out on January 25,1932 in the United States for the _4 Winter Olympics. From 5 0n,publishing stamps during the Winter Olympics became a rule. During the 4th Winter Olympic Games,a groupof stamps were 6 in Germany in November,1936. The five rings of the Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear.lt was the first time thatthe rings 7 on the stamps of the Winter Olympics. When the Winter Olympics came,the host coun-tries and the nonhost countries published stamps tomark those Games. China published four stamps in February,1980, 8 Chinese athletes began to 9 the Winter Olympics. Different kinds of 10 were drawn on thosesmall stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movement of the athletes. | ||||||||||||||||||
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