The Sound of Music is one of the most popular American movies.1people all over the world like it very much. And the2"Do Re Mi" in the movie is also popular in the world. It can be heard everywhere.
The movie is a3about a tutor(家庭教师)，Maria. She was a young and outgoing（外向的）woman. She went to4for a family with seven children. Their family5was Von Trapp. Mr. Von Trapp was a captain. He and his family lived in Austria.
The family were very6and tired after the children's mother, Mrs. Von Trapp died.7took care of the children. They cried and shouted every day. The lonely father often became angry because of the8children.
Maria was able to9the family by teaching them to sing lively songs and perform short, funny plays. At first the father was almost mad,10the smiling faces of the children pleased him and made him happy again. Then Mr. Von Trapp fell in love with Maria. At last they got married.
The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it?
What is the Internet?
The Internet is a large, world-wide collection (聚集) of computer networks( 网络). A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different kinds of networks from all over the world. These networks are called the Internet. If you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web(网)
What is the World Wide Web?
The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. The Web is like a big electronic (电子) book with millions of pages. These pages are called homepages. You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favourite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.
What is e-mail?
Electronic mail (e-mail) is a way of sending messages to other people. It' s much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter. If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots (点) and an" @ " (means "at"). For example: Lily @ Yahoo, com. Write a message, type a person's e-mail address, then send the message across the Internet. People don't need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet . Quick, easy and interesting — that' s the Internet .
Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have a special sound. They chose the "new names" for themselves instead of the names their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband's after she gets married. But today, many women are keeping their own family names and not using their husband's. Sometimes, women use their own names in some situations and their husbands' in other situations. And some use both their own names and their husbands'.
