Imagine having the【小题1】 to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone. You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members record themselves while they【小题2】 alone on video. These videos are【小题3】 onto the Internet, and then they are put together into one video that you can see online—a virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from【小题4】—all you need is a video camera and an Internet connection. You do not even need a【小题5】. A virtual choir helps connect【小题6】 people together. Many people do not have close friends or contacts who have the same interest in music. Many others do not have the chance to join a local choir. A virtual choir【小题7】 them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become   part of the【小题8】 community. It   has【小题9】 to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to...forget my problems. 【小题10】 music, I become someone else.”

The “Top 10 Singers” Competition

Days before the “Top 10 Singers” competition, I was making predictions about who might w【小题1】 (获胜，赢). Everyone was preparing for it. The competitors from my class g【小题2】 (抓住) every chance to practise, and some even composed their own m【小题3】 (音乐，乐曲)!

The great day c【小题4】 (到了). The singers from each class p【小题5】 (表演，演唱) their songs. Some of them were accompanied by a friend on the p【小题6】 (钢琴) or guitar. Most of the songs were in the pop s【小题7】 (风格). Some were adaptations of t【小题8】 (传统的) songs. Some were simple songs w【小题9】 (而) some were rather complicated. The singing was beautiful and two h【小题10】 (小时) was gone before we realized it. Ten students were s【小题11】 (选为) as the top singers of our school, but I think every one of us deserved a p【小题12】 (奖励，奖品) for our efforts.

The competition was extraordinarily s【小题13】 (成功的). It was great fun and we all e【小题14】 (喜欢) it. More importantly, such activities reflected our dreams and our passion and transformed our u【小题15】 (理解) of life.

The didgeridoo is made from a tree branch which is 【小题1】. To play the didgeridoo, you put your mouth on one end and 【小题2】 while vibrating your lips. Unlike a horn, there are no finger holes. The didgeridoo player has to change the shape of his mouth in order to change 【小题3】. ...