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U1AMoYanChinesewriterMoYanhaswonthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature!MoisthefirstChinesewhowontheprize.Whenheheardthenews，Mosaidheneverexpectedtowintheprize,asthereweresomanygoodwritersallovertheworld.MoYanisthewriter'spenname.HisrealnameisGuanMoye.Hewasbornintoafarmer'sfamilyinGaomi,Shandong,inFebruary1955.Whenhewas12,hedroppedoutofschoolandstartedtowork,firstinhisvillageandlaterinafactory.LittleMoyeenjoyedreading.Butatthattime,therewereonlyafewbooksavailableinhisvillage.Hehadtotryeverymeanstofindbookstoread.Withnomorebooksathand,hestartedreadingaChinesedictionary.Hereaditsomanytimesthathefoundseveralmistakesinit.In1976,hejoinedthearmy.Duringthattime,hebegantostudyliberatureandwritestories.Hisfirstshortstorywaspublishedin1981.Hebecamefamousin1987whenhisnovelRedSorghumwasmadeintoafilmbythefamousdirectorZhangYimou.Healsowonthe18thMaoDunLiteraturePrizein2011forhisnovelFrog.MoYanisafamouswriterintheworldnow.Moreandmorepeoplearebecominginterestedinhisworks.U1A莫言中国作家莫言荣获了2012年诺贝尔文学奖！莫言是第一个获得这个奖项的中国人。当听到这个消息，莫言说他从未奢望获得这个奖项，因为世界上有太多优秀的作家了。莫言是他的笔名，他的真名是管谟业。1955年2月他出生于山东高密市一个农民家庭。12岁那年，他辍学出来工作，开始在村里后来到工厂里。小时候莫言喜欢读书。但是那时他的村里只有很少的书。他必须要想尽办法读书。手头上没有书可读时，他就看中华字典。因为读过了太多遍，他发现里面有几处错误。1976年，他参军了。在服役期间，他开始学习文化和开始写书。他的第一部短篇小说出版于1981年。1987年当他的小说《红高粱》被著名导演张艺谋拍成电影后，他出名了。2011年他还以小说《蛙》夺得第18届矛盾文学奖。现在莫言是世界著名的作家。越来越多的人开始对他的作品感兴趣了。U1AMoYanChinesewriterMoYan______(win)the2012NobelPrizeinLiterature!Mo______(be)thefirstChinesewho______(win)theprize.Whenhe______(hear)thenews，Mo______(say)henever______(expect)______(win)theprize,asthere______(be)somanygoodwritersallovertheworld.MoYan______(be)thewriter'spenname.Hisrealname______(be)GuanMoye.He______(be)bornintoafarmer'sfamilyinGaomi,Shandong,inFebruary1955.Whenhe______(be)12,he______(drop)outofschooland______(start)______(work),firstinhisvillageandlaterinafactory.LittleMoye______(enjoy)______(read).Butatthattime,there___(be)onlyafewbooksavailableinhisvillage.He______(haveto)_____(try)everymeans______(find)books______(read).Withnomorebooksathand,he______(start)______(read)aChinesedictionary.He______(read)itsomanytimesthathe______(find)severalmistakesinit.In1976,he______(join)thearmy.Duringthattime,he______(begin)______(study)liberatureand______(write)stories.Hisfirstshortstory______(publish)in1981.He______(become)famousin1987whenhisnovelRedSorghum______(make)intoafilmbythefamousdirectorZhangYimou.Healso______(win)the18thMaoDunLiteraturePrizein2011forhisnovelFrog.MoYan______(be)afamouswriterintheworldnow.Moreandmorepeople______(become)interestedinhisworks.U1BFryderykChopinFryderykChopinwasafamouspianistandmusicwriter.TodaymanypianomusicloversstilllistentohisfamousworkssuchasMinuteWaltz.HewasbornonMarch1,1810inasmallvillageinPoland.EveryoneinChopin’sfamilywasamusician.Hisfatherplayedtheviolin,andhismotherandsisterplayedthepiano.HisfamilymovedtoWarsawwhenChopinwassevenmonthsold.Whenhewas6yearsold,hestartedtotakepianolessons.Soonheplayedevenbetterthanhisteacher.Atthattime,healsostartedtowritemusic,andbegantogiveconcertswhenhewasonlyseven!In1825,whenhewas15yearsold,peoplesaidhewasthebestpianistinWarsaw.Theycalledhimthepoetofthepianobecausehismusiccouldtouchtheheartsofhislisteners.Inhislateryears,heenjoyedplayingathisapartmentforafewfriendsmorethangivingbigconcerts.Chopinbecameseriouslyillwhenhewasonly25andcontinuedtohavebadhealthintohisoldage.Inhislastyears,hewasveryweakbutkeptonwritingmusicuntilhediedin1849.Theworldlostamusicaltalent,buthisspiritcontinuestoliveinhisworkstoday.U1B弗里德里克·肖邦弗里德里克·肖邦是一位著名的钢琴家和作曲家。现如今很多钢琴爱好者扔然听他的名著，例如《一分钟圆舞曲》。他于1810年3月1日出生于波兰的一个小村庄。肖邦家里人人都是音乐家。他父亲拉小提琴，母亲和姐姐弹钢琴。在肖邦七个月大时，举家搬到了华沙。在他六岁时，他开始上钢琴课。很快地他甚至比老师弹得都好。当时他也开始作曲，年仅7岁时开始办音乐会。1825年，在他15时，人们说他是华沙最好的钢琴家。他们称它为“钢琴诗人”，因为他的音乐能够触动听者的心灵。在他最后那几年里，他更喜欢在他的公寓里为几位朋友弹奏，而不是举办大型音乐会。肖邦在年仅25岁时得了重病并且随着年龄的增长，健康状况继续恶化。在他最后的几年里，他的身体非常虚弱，但却坚持作曲，直到1849年病逝。世界失去了一位音乐天才，但是他的精神却留存在了他今天的作品里。U2AAloneamongstrangers:DealingwithadifficultsituationItwasFridaynightandIcouldhearloudmusicandpeopletalkingasIwalkedthroughthedoor.Myfriendsawmeandcameover.“Hey,Ben!Thanksforcomingtomyparty.”hesaid.“Thanksforinvitingme.Itlookslikeagreatparty,”Ireplied.ButIhadasecretfeelingoffear.IrealizedthatIdidn’tknowanyonethere.Imovedtowardsthedrinkstableandgotadrink.ThenInervouslystoodinacorner,notquitesurewhattodo.Finally,Iturnedtothepersonnexttomeandintroducedmyself.“Hi,”Isaid.“Myname’sBen.”“Hi,I’mTania,”thepersonrepliedshyly.ThentherewasalongsilenceasIkepttryingtothinkaboutwhattosaynext.Ifeltmoreandmorenervousandotherpersonwaslookinguncomfortable,too.Intheend,allIcouldsaywas,“Well,itwasnicemeetingyou.”AndIquicklywalkedaway.IfeltsoembarrassedthatIlefttheparty.Benisn’ttheonlypersonthathasexperiencedthissituation.Somethingsimilarhasprobablyhappenedtomostofusbefore.It’snaturaltofeelunsureofourselveswhenstartingconversationswithstrangers.Agoodstartingpaintistoaskthepersonquestionsabouthimselforherself,ortalkaboutsomethingyoubothlikesuchasfootballorpopmusic.Thiscanmakesocialsituationsmorerelaxed.Thenyou’llbegladyouwenttotheparty.U2A同陌生人：处理困难的情境那是个周五的晚上，我走到大门的时候就听到了喧闹的音乐和人们的说话声。我的朋友