—Yes. Let's go for a walk.

    Do you know the Beatles? It is a rock music band (乐队)        Britain. The Beatles is one of the most        bands in the history of music. Many people around the world like       .

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were the members (成员) of the band. The band        in 1960. In 1961, they were well-known in England. They        Brian Epstein that year. With the help of Brian Epstein, the band became successful all over the world. Their        like Please Please Me and I Want to Hold Your Hand are still very popular today.

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.

　　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).