Carl Orff was born in Germany on July 19，1895．He began to show interest in music at an early age．He studied composing music at the Music Academy（學(xué)院） in Munich．After graduation in 1914，he became a professional musician and teacher．In 1920，he made his home in Munich and worked as a teacher and composer．He composed lots of songs，operas and orchestral music that were popular．

In 1924，Orff started a primary school in Munich．In this school，music was played together with the movement of dance and gymnastics．This special way of teaching music made the children hear and feel what music was．The instruments Orff used more than any others in his school were percussion instruments（打擊樂器）．Orff did successfully，and many other schools began to follow him．After World War l]，his ideas spread all over the world．The special way at this school even has an effect on primary musical education today．Many of his ideas can be found in the book called Music for Children．

Carl Orff gave all his life to primary musical education，and he was most successful in it．On March 29，1982，he died．

1．Carl Orff was from________

A．Canada            B．Germany           C．England           D．America

2．Carl Orff began to show interest in music when________

A．he was young                            B．World War II began

C．he made his home in Munich                  D．he graduated from the Music Academy

3．Carl Orff was most successful in________

A．building schools                            B．writing books

C．musical education                          D．composing music

4．Carl Orff's special way of teaching music was to________

A．get children to compose music

B．make children hear and feel music

C．teach children to make instruments

D．train all the children to become professional musicians

This Thursday, across the US, kids are skipping school(缺課)and going to work with their parents. They’ll be making copies, sending faxes(傳真)and sweeping floors. This is because April 28 is Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day all over the US. This holiday shows kids what it means to be a grown-up in the working world.
I still remember when this day started, I was very happy. Not only did I have the chance to miss school, but I also got to sit in my dad’s taxi all day long and we would go to a restaurant for lunch.
But after only 20 minutes of driving around the city. I was very bored. I couldn’t read my book in the car as I would get carsick(暈車)and my dad didn’t like to turn on the radio. I got hot and uncomfortable. people wouldn’t get into his taxi because they thought he already had a passenger: me—so nothing happened. It seemed years before we went out for lunch. I actually started to miss school.
While the point of the day is to give kids a chance to experience real-life jobs and give them an idea of the possibilities(可能性) for their futures, I got something completely different from the day. I learned to appreciate(重視) school. Where else do you get to play with your friends, do science experiments, read great books and write stories all in one day?
Just as you’ll have to learn to love your job later in life, learn to love school now. If you don’t already, try spending the day at work with your dad.
【小題1】When is the “Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day”all over the US?

March 5 is Lei Feng Day. Lei Feng is one of the most famous role models（榜樣） in China. He is known for his warm heart and kind deeds（行為）. We should learn from him. In honor of this great person, we did lots of kind deeds on March 4. Take a look!

Xu Hanchi, 13:

I went to a square（廣場）in a local university with my classmates to do cleaning. We swept off the fallen leaves and picked up rubbish. When we finished, the ground was very clean. Though no one came up to praise us, we still felt very happy. We learned that doing good things itself could make us happy.

Zhu Lingyue, 14:

My group cleaned the teachers’ office that day. When we got there, we were surprised that the office was not as clean as we expected. How could teachers work in such an untidy（不整潔的） place? We started cleaning quickly. Teachers work really hard and may not have the time to clean their offices. It’s great that we can do something to help make them less tired.

Tom Rui, 14:

We helped clean the yard in the front of a hospital, but some patients（病人） there left us a very bad impression（印象）. They were very impolite and shouted at nurses and doctors. I think nurses and doctors’ work is hard. They try their best to help us. We should give them more respect and understanding.

1.The three children did lots of kind deeds _________

A．on March 5        B．on March 8        C．on March 4        D．on March 3

2.Zhu Lingyue _______ on that day.

A．cleaned the yard                        B．cleaned the teachers’s office

C．cleaned a square                        D．cleaned a hospital.

3.Tom Rui thinks the patients in the hospital are ________

A．kind             B．polit              C．happy            D．rude

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3.Which movie star can you see on Saturday night?

A．Michelle Yeoh                          B．Jackie Chan

C．Gloria Green                           D．Rowan Atkinson