【原创】The latest Chinese "god song" (an Internet term to describe pop songs that spread virally(病毒性地) through Internet) is still stirring fierce d______ between those who view it as a milestone for Chinese pop music going global and those who regard it as bad for China's image.
Last week, Little Apple, written and_____(表演) by the Chopsticks Brothers, won the AMA International Song Award and the duo performed the song at the 2014 American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Another Chinese pop
______, Zhang Jie, won the International Artist Award.
But while fans of these singers are thinking h______ of the awards and the performance by the Chopsticks Brothers at the AMA celebration as significant, there are others who are less excited. They have questioned the
______(价值) of the awards and what effect it will have on Chinese culture's "going abroad", claiming it may leave foreign audiences with a
p______ impression of Chinese pop music, and even Chinese culture.
The Little Apple phenomenon, both home and______, can be more easily understood and judged if we look at it from a business perspective rather than a cultural perspective. The professional promoters behind the duo have developed a clear
______(策略) to promote the duo and their work, not just this particular song. Little Apple was originally released to promote the duo's film Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon.
From the very beginning a viral marketing strategy was used to p______ the song, which immediately went viral on the Internet due to its repetitive rhythm, easy-to-remember lyrics, simple and funny dance and, most importantly, grassroots nature. The video
______(积累) more than 1 billion hits on China's major video website.
Although the song was generally dismissed by music professionals who criticized it as musical "junk food", Little Apple's popularity nationally paved the way for promoting the duo internationally.
Alice: Mr. Black, this is Alice (speak). I’m calling to ask you if I can take the afternoon off today.
Black: Well, of course,can you tell me what the problem is, Alice?
Alice: OK, Mr. Black. My son is going to take part in a singing(compete) to be held in Washington tomorrow. He’s got so many things to take
he can’t go there alone.Black: So you want to take
there in your minibus?
Alice: Yes. And as soon as I put him up in the hotel, I (drive) back.
Black: Well, that would be tiring journey. It’s nearly 300 kilometers away and it will take you at least six hours
(travel) to and from Washington. Why don’t you stay there
you have seen your son perform?
Alice: But I have two classes tomorrow morning.
Black: Don’t worry. I’ll tell Mary to take your classes instead. She’s always willing to help.
Alice: That’ll be nice. Thank you and give my thanks Mary.
Black: You’re welcome.
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This is a true story that happened in Japan a house was redecorated and the wall inside a room was removed. The inside of the wall was hollow. When the owner of the house removed the wall, he saw a gecko (壁虎) inside the wall. Its tail was pinned by a nail
(come) through the wall from outside.
The owner was very curious why the gecko was still alive. Then the nail caught his eye. Goodness! It is the nail that was driven here ten years ago when the house was built! How amazing it was the gecko to have lived in the wall in complete
(dark) for ten years!
But on second thought, the curious house owner wondered how this gecko could live through 10 years with its tail (nail) down and being unable to go anywhere? So he tried to find out how this small creature could be fed. After a little while, there appeared another gecko with food in
mouth! What a shocking scene! For ten years, this little gecko had never failed to feed the trapped one.
The story touched me so (deep) that it is useless to find out
__ relationships they had between them. Parent
child ? Friends? Lovers? Brothers or sisters?
last thing we should do is to abandon your beloved in hardship.
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I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how (excite)I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how
(ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt
(extreme) nervous and l was afraid that l would fall off and hurt
(me). My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get
the bike. While l was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over .I was so
(grate) to him for his help. As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle
shouting, "You are riding it by yourself now!"I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but if I fell off? Could I use the brakes to stop? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I
(slow) down and came to a stop. My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike.
(late)that day, having learnt how to get on the bike and get off it, I felt like l was walking on air! I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike on my
(nine) birthday.
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It happened at a weekend in the 1970's. Mum gave me two tickets for a film,telling me she was too busy to go together with me with the ___(end)housework. She told me to keep the money_
__ I could sell the extra ticket. I was very happy. At that time,a ticket cost only 20 fen. But to me,a little girl of twelve,20 fen seemed quite a lot. I reached the cinema hurriedly.Holding the ticket in my hand,I began to look for a buyer. Just then a handsome young man,_
__ (notice) me and the ticket,came towards me with a big smile,“You've got
__ extra ticket?”“Yes,”I nodded.“That's great. Say how much?”“20 fen.”“Oh,” he thought for a while and then took out a ten yuan note __
__ his wallet.“I'm __
__(terrible) sorry,_
__ I've only got this note.” Seeing I was confused,he added,“Then how about waiting for a while before I have changed it in the cinema's store?”“Without much thinking,I agreed. Then we went to the cinema together. He walked very fast. I could hardly keep up with __
_(he).Soon he disappeared. I stood there __
_(puzzle).Suddenly I realized the handsome young fellow __
__(cheat)me.”Before long I found that he'd sold the ticket to a little boy. He earned 20 fen,but lost his honor!
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It was a cold day in December in New York City. A little boy about 10 years old was standing before a shoe store on Broadway, barefooted, (look) through the window, and shivering with cold. A lady approached the boy and said, “My little fellow,
are you looking so earnestly(虔诚的)in that window?”
“I was asking God (give) me a pair of shoes,” was the boy’s reply.
The lady took him by the hand and went into the store, and asked the clerk to get a half dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her. She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and
(remove) her gloves, knelt down, washed his little feet, and dried
with the towel.
By this time the clerk (return) with the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy’s feet, she then purchased him a pair of shoes. She patted him on the head and said, “No doubt, my little fellow, you feel more
(comfort) now?”
As she turned to go, the (astonish) boy caught her by the hand, and looking up in her face,
tears in his eyes, answered the question with these words: “Are you God’s wife?”