________　________(事实上), he is afraid of making a speech in public．

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A：I know that George Gershwin is a great American composer, but that's all I know about him．Can you tell me something more about him?

B：Yes, he's very ________ not only in the USA, but also in many other countries in the world．He composed music, and he also wrote songs．

A：He could also write songs? That's interesting．Do you enjoy ________ his songs?

B：Yes．My favourite is Our Love Is Here to Stay．It is one of his best songs, but also one of his last songs．

A：Oh, what is his most famous work?

B：Well, he wrote a lot, and ________ them are popular．Many people think An American in Paris is his best work for orchestra．

A：And ________ Gershwin's life?

B：He was born in New York in 1898．By the age of fourteen, he had taken piano lessons with five teachers and had learned to play better than all of them．At the age of fifteen, Getshwin left school and took a job in a music company．

A：Did he continue to write until he died?

B：Yes, he did．In the summer of 1937, while working in Hollywood, he ________ ill and died of cancer at the age of thirty－nine．

A：That's sad．

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People not only in China but also from many other countries are still ________(受影响)by Confucius' thoughts．

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People could h________(几乎不)believe their ears when they heard the news about

Wu Bin(吴斌)．

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I like the pink and white dress very much, it feels ________(柔软的)．

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Don't be ________(害羞)when you speak English to foreign friends．

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Mother gave me a new ________(书包)as a present on my birthday．

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Project Hope has raised money and p________ for the education of 2.7 million poor students．

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We usually s________ the floor before the Spring Festival．

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－Is it your dictionary?

－No, it's not m________．