For years, studies have looked into how classical music can influence a cow’s milk production. Researchers have found that cows produce more milk when listening to relaxing classical music. A farmer in Turkey has made sure of this finding. The farmer’s name is Mehmet Akgul.

“I thought that if listening to classical music could make people feel relaxed, why couldn’t it work on animals as well?”Akgul said.

Akgul played music for his cows and watched them carefully. He wanted to see whether the music would help his cows produce more milk. After a period of time, he was happy to see that their production of milk had been greatly increased. What’s more, the cows seemed to have fewer health problems. “It doesn’t matter what kind of feed（饲料） you give them. The most important thing is to make the cows feel relaxed,” Akgul said.

Akgul is now planning to give his cows massages（按摩）. He knows how important animal welfare（福利） is to the success of farms. After all, happy cows produce more and better milk.

Mr. Smith loved music very much when he was still a child. But he could never learn it because his family was very poor at that time. Now he has a seven-year-old son, Tom. Mr. Smith hopes Tom can be a musician some day. Tom is studying music in a school now.

Today, Mr. Smith goes to see Tom and asks him about his subjects. Tom says he does well in them. Mr. Smith is very happy to hear this, so he buys two tickets for a concert and takes Tom to the concert.

The music is so beautiful and Mr. Smith really likes it. But he finds his son is absent-minded — the boy doesn’t listen to the music at all because he often looks outsides.

So Mr. Smith asks his son, “Do you know the music?”

“Yeah!” Tom says.

“What is the musician playing then?” Mr. Smith asks again.

Tom doesn’t know how to answer it. He thinks hard and then says, “... the piano.”

Are you the kind of person who likes to move with music? It’s a natural thing to do. Even little children start jumping up and down when they hear music.

Scientists say that animals dance, too. 【小题1】. The ‘dances’ of animals send messages to other animals. But when people dance, they express feelings about life and love, or about these very human experiences.

【小题2】. For one thing, dancing is good for you physically. It makes your heart work and makes you breath fast. 【小题3】. If you go dancing often, you can keep physically fit. You may feel very tired after dancing, but you’ll probably also feel relaxed and happy. This is another important point about dancing. It gives you a chance to express your feelings and feel better about yourself. 【小题4】, dancing helps those feelings go away.

【小题5】. Some dances are for couples and some are for groups. But all kinds of dances give you a chance to meet new people or to do something enjoyable with friends.