Two Chinese farmers sang "in the spring" in their small room after drinking in a late August evening in Beijing. A friend put their song on the Internet. And soon they became stars around China.
Wang Xu,44, is from Henan, and Liu Gang, 29, is from Heilongjiang. They areamong the millions of farmers who have gone to the cities to work.
"Although nobody pays attention to the music, I am singing happily, on streets, under bridges or in wild country, with no credit card, no girlfriend or a home with hot water, but only a guitar.”They sing, “It is just like the life we live now.” Wang said, “We are poor farmers, and you know people won't care about us."
Their song is loved by millions of Chinese, including the people who are also from the countryside. Many people said they cried after listening to the song.
Wang came to Beijing in 2000 and has tried many jobs. Each month after he paid 600yuan for the house and bought food, there was little money left. "I love music, and also want to make more money." Wang said. "I never dreamed of standing on such a big stage.”
Liu came to Beijing in 2002. "I wanted to try my luck in the big city." He said. And now their dreams of music have come true. They are really theluckiest of all the timers inChina.

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   Where is Liu Gang from?

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   Have their dreams of music come true?

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   When was Wang Xu bom?

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   Why did Liu Gang come to Beijing in 2002?

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   What do you think of the two farmer singers?

Daniel gets an e-mail one day. Due to some computer problems, he cannot read some of the words clearly. Complete the e-mail with’ more … than’, ‘fewer … than’, ‘less … than’, ‘like’, ‘alike’, ‘the same as’ and ‘different from’, You can use some of them more than once.

Dear Daniel

My name is Xu Dong. I am in Grade 8 in No. 1 Secondary School in Xishan. My hometown is ⁽¹⁾ ________ Beijing. It's a small town in Kunming. I’m in Kunming now, and I’m using my uncle's computer to write this e-mail to you.

I have five lessons every day so I have ⁽²⁾ ________ lessons ________ You. I have 1.5 hours for lunch. Although I have ⁽³⁾ ________ Time for lunch ________ you, I am not happy. I hope my life is ⁽⁴⁾ ________ yours. I want to go to a bigger school and read more books. My teachers tell me that I am ⁽⁵⁾ ________ others but I do not feel that way. I have to help my parents in the fields so I have ⁽⁶⁾ ________ time studying ________ children in the cities. Therefore, I probably spend ⁽⁷⁾ ________ time playing ________ you.

I wish I could join an after-school club ⁽⁸⁾ ________ you. I wish I could talk to a big brother or sister in a Helping Hands Club ⁽⁹⁾ ________ the new students in your school. I wish we were all ⁽¹⁰⁾ ________.

I can't check e-mails because I don't have a computer back home. Please write a letter t o me and send it to my school. Write soon!

Best wishes

Xu Dong