Lang Lang is a famous Chinese pianist. He was born in 1982 in Shenyang. He showed his talent(天赋)for playing the piano when he was two. He began to take piano lessons at the age of 3. At the age of 5, he won the Shenyang Piano Competition. When he was 11, he won the first prize at the Fourth International Young Pianists Competition.
He began his study at Curtis Institute(学院)in America when he was 15. He became the first Chinese student at the institute. During his study there he made great progress and became a top pianist. On August 14th, 1999, the great Andre Watts was ill so Lang Lang played at concert instead of him and he was successful. Then he became famous all over the world.
In August of 2008, more than 5 billion people watched Lang Lang's performance at the opening ceremony(开幕式)of the Beijing Olympic Games. He also played at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Expo(世博会).
a. He became famous overnight at a concert.
b. He won the Shenyang Piano Competition.
c. He showed his talent of playing the piano.
d. He became a top pianist in America.
从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话。
a. I love his music!
b. Was he French?
c. Yes, it's so beautiful!
d. What a beautiful city!
e. Pop music.
A: This is Western music, isn't it? Can you hear the piano?
B: Is this by Strauss or Mozart?
A: It's by Strauss. Do you know anything about him?
B:
A: No, he was born in Vienna, the capital of Austria.
B: What's the name of the music?
A: It is called The Blue Danube. By the way, do you like traditional music or pop music?
B:
A: Me too.
Do you like playing the piano? Now there is a1in Sydney called "Play me, I'm yours". People can 2 the piano in many places for free (免费). In addition to (除了……之外) letting people enjoy beautiful music, the programme 3helps them communicate(交流) with each other better.
People have placed thirty pianos in 4 parts of the city. People can 5 the words "Play me, I'm yours" on each piano. People can play music 6 sing songs to the pianos. Many people stop to 7 or play happily.
Now lots of people are 8 in front of computers and busy with their work all day and they have no time to enjoy 9. So the programme is to help them relax and make 10 friends.
