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　　Dragon Head-Raising(龙抬头)Day is a traditional Chinese festival．It comes on the 　　1　　 day of the second lunar(农历的)month．In 2010, it is 　　2　　 March 7．

　　On the day in ancient times, people put paths of ashes(灰)into kitchens and around water vats(缸)．This was 　　3　　 the dragon into the house．

　　On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and fried pancakes．All the day's foods are 　　4　　 after dragons．For example, people eat “dragon whisker(龙须)” 　　5　　 called “dragons teeth”．

　　In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain．They often 　　6　　 rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month．

　　It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain．This is 　　7　　 the day is often called “Spring Dragon Day”．It was hoped that 　　8　　 the help of the dragon, ploughing(耕种)would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest．

　　It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought 　　9　　 luck to the uncles in family．This is why you still see many people 　　10　　 their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day．

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　　During the 1800s, African Americans worked long days in the fields of the American South．They sang songs that they had brought from Africa while working．One person sang a line．Then a group of workers repeated it．The song's words told of the hardships(艰苦)that people suffered．They clapped their hands and stomped(跺)their feet to the music．

　　In the 1860s, the music changed greatly．African American music took new forms．It was also influenced by dance music, which had great rhythm(节奏)．Banjos(班卓琴)became popular．A blues singer usually sang a line and then played the banjo in reply．By the early 1900s, the guitar had taken the place of the banjo in the blues music．

　　The blues music has many obvious characteristics．One of them is that the musical notes()are often “bent” ．That is, they are changed slightly to give a song more strength．

　　Lyrics are the words of a song．Blues lyrics describe everyday life．The lyrics are often about the relationships between men and women．They tell about sadness and overwork．They tell about finding and losing love, having money or being poor, being happy or sad and lonely．They almost always use the rhythms of everyday speech．A group of blues lyrics usually has three lines．The second line repeats the first line．The third line has different words．

　　By the 1940s, large numbers of African Americans moved to Chicago．There, a new kind of “Chicago” blues began．The new music was excellent dance music．Chicago blues led to the birth of a new music style－rock and roll．

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　　In every school there is “top” crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their lead．For example, if the crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters, then very soon everybody is wearing bright red sweaters．

　　There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that for some people bright red sweater is really unsuitable．

　　The situation can even become dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink and to drive cars at seventy miles an hour．Then the people who follow the lead are endangering their lives．They are like the sheep being led to the slaughter(屠杀)．

　　Now it's possible that you have come across situations like these more than once in your life．In fact you probably did something you knew to be wrong one time or another．You may have excused yourself by saying, “ Gee, the crowd does it．” Well, let the crowd do it, but don't do it yourself．Learn to say “No”．

　　Develop your own standards(标准)and your own judgment．If you know the crowd is planning something you disagree to, you'd better take the courage to bow out in a polite way．You'll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet．

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