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“USA? Britain? Which country is the better to study in ?” We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it’s a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.

? It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.

? But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time to learn another language.

? Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t done before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally when they have to take care of themselves. It’s hard for students to study well.

? Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth ?

? We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American coach invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese coach. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think it again.

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张静的好朋友王颖随父母去了美国。张静给她写了一封信。请阅读后填写信息卡相关信息。

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Dear Wang Ying,

I really miss you. This term, we have a new headmaster(校长) and the school life is different. Now let me tell you something about it. Now, school begins at 8:45, half an hour later than (比……晚) before. Now I get up at 7:20 in the morning and go to school by bike at 8:00. There are three classes in the morning and in the afternoon, we have only two classes. School is over at 4:00. After that, we don’t have to do too much homework. We can do many activities in school clubs. You know, I like drawing so much, so I am in Art Club. I love the new school life.

Yours, 

Zhang Jing

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Beethoven, a famous musician in the world, was born in Germany in 1770. In his childhood Beethoven didn’t have a happy life. His father was a singer. When he was only four, his father began to make him practice hour after hour on different musical instruments. If he did not put his heart into it, his father would beat him or make it hard on him.

Beethoven loved music an he learned so fast that he was able to go around to give concerts, when he was only a boy of eleven. At the age of seventeen, he won high praise from Mozart, the great musician at that time.

Beethoven was often poor an ill during his life. After one illness, he suddenly found himself deaf. At that time he was only thirty-one. It was a blow (打击) to him indeed.

But he still went on working and writing music pieces. To people’s surprise, some of his best pieces were written after he lost his hearing.

In 1827, leaving more than 300 pieces, the great musician died. But his name is still remembered to his day.

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