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　　How much do you know about Top Combine(TC), the popular boy band? After two months of training in South Korea, the five boys are back with their latest album(专辑)Grandness Equal to Heaven．They showed up in Beijing last month to promote(推广)their new record．Hundreds of teenagers shouted in excitement when they saw them．

　　“I enjoyed this album．I knew TC would improve after going to South Korea, but I couldn't have imagined it would be so nice,” said a fan after she listened to the album．

　　Each of the boys has put something of themselves into the new album, from Zhang Yuan's soft voice to Ma Xueyang's wonderful composing and writing．Their hit song Grandness Equal to Heaven is creative and moving．There are traditional musical instruments, including flute(笛子)and pipa(琵琶)in it．A teenage fan from Shanghai says that Top Combine's new album helps him get through all his tests．

　　Although they tried to be China's No．1 Motivational(励志的)boy band, Top Combine's first performance in October, 2008 was not a big success．The band's first EP Arrival was not immediately popular．People said TC was just like a South Korean boy band．There was nothing special, because their fashion sense and music style were similar to those Korean bands．

　　But they didn't give up and worked harder to develop their own style．Now with their new album, their hard work is paying off．

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　　Today, I felt unhappy with my head full of problems, so I decided to take a walk even though I didn't I know where I would go．The most 　　1　　 thing happened when I was walking along the street．

　　I saw an old man, over seventy years old, sitting on a chair．He was a seller of second-hand shoes．He seemed so helpless and nobody was 　　2　　 his shoes．Then, a little girl came towards him．I heard the girl say in a/an 　　3　　 voice, “Grandfather, may I clean your shoes?” That old man 　　4　　 and passed her a shoe．The girl said, “I do this 　　5　　 I want to earn some money to buy my brother a new school 　　6　　．”

　　I heard this and tears came to my eyes．To my 　　7　　, the old man said, “Oh, little girl, just stop doing this．Come with me and I will buy one 　　8　　 you．” To see what would happen, I 　　9　　．They walked to a 　　10　　 and there the old man 　　11　　 got her a uniform, which must have cost him a lot．The girl was 　　12　　 and said, “Thank you so much for doing this．May God bless you．” Then she left, leaving the old man 　　13　　．

　　As the old man decided to leave, I stopped him and whispered in his ear, “You are really a great hero! Thank you for your 　　14　　!” My own sadness had disappeared．It had been 　　15　　 by the light of this moving act．I began to realize that a little act can brighten up someone's day．

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　　It was Sunday and Tom was at home．After breakfast, he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself．There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly．He played with Bobby, a dog．He climbed up and down the trees．Sometimes a bird would come down to rest on the top of the doghouse．Then Tom would have fun by throwing a stone or something at it．Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of things．

　　Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour．Suddenly, a crack(破裂声)was heard and the little boy began crying．“What’s the matter, Tom?” his mother looked through the kitchen window．Tom ran into the kitchen “Mum” he cried “I broke Bobby’s plate．I didn’t know it was so fragile(易碎的)”．

　　His mother put her arms round him and said “Don’t feel too bad, Tom．We have other plates for Boddy．But how did you break that one?”

　　“I threw this at a bird but missed and it went straight to the plate．” In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch．

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