Q: Have you got any wonderful plans for your coming winter vacation? Here are some wonderful films for you to kill time. _ Verona De Tessant (Maya Rudolph) and Burt Farlander (John Krasinski) are in their early thirties and struggling to meet daily needs and build fulfilling lives as an artist and a salesman. When they learn they will soon become parents, they are faced with the challenge of how and where to raise a child and build a happy family. With a baby on his way, the young couple, look at their lives and are puzzled about what they really want. _ Lynn was married to Pual, but they broke up and Lynn took their daughter Alice while Paul got their son Dylan. Years later, now Dylan is getting married, and Lynn is attending the wedding, with her younger son Elliot and Ben. Elliot is a drug addict and Ben keeps everything to himself. Dylan hasn't spoken to Lynn in years, and Lynn is fearful of Pual and his wife Patty. At last, all this has put Lynn in a depressed situation, and she's not sure just how she's going to get through the day. _ Also named as Life is Beautiful, the film is a black comedy and also a best medicine that heals the scar left by war. This movie has some kind of characteristics as natural and active. On the 7th Oscar Award Ceremony , the movie won three great awards. It is not a sad movie from the very beginning , but when the father uses a great way to hide his murder from his son, all people are impressed by this moving deed. Under the protection of the father, the son has lived a happy life. _ The film is an American film directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. The film tells the story of Andy, a banker who spends nearly two decades in Shawshank State Prison for the murder of his wife and his wife's lover despite his claims of innocence. There he makes friends with Red. Andy manages to escape from the prison by digging a tunnel with the rock hammer over the years. When Red is later released , he remembers Andy's advice. He then visits the place Andy mentions before he escapes. There, he finds money and a note left by Andy, telling him to get to Zihuatanejo.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who does Verona play?
2. Who is Burt Farlander?
3. What are they getting ready to be?
4. What is another name for the movie?
5. What genre is Life is Beautiful?
6. Who directed a movie starring Tim Robbins?
7. Who else is in it?
8. Who is the main character?
9. Who is his friend?
10. Where do they meet?
11. Why is he there?
A: 1. Maya Rudolph
2. John Krasinski
3. parents
4. unknown
5. black comedy
6. Frank Darabont
7. Morgan Freeman
8. Andy
9. Red
10. Shawshank State Prison
11. murder of his wife and his wife's lover
Q: Recently, China Dream has been the subject of a public topic. Although it is quite common for Chinese people to dream of a developed China, most people also have their own dreams. I interviewed several young Chinese students with higher US educational backgrounds. They all had their own dreams for their native country. Fred Wang, an MBA student in the US, said, "I dream of equal chance for the young in China. Equality means all young people can compete fairly, based on the rule-of-law no matter whether they are rich or poor." Yujie Zhao, another MBA student in California, said, "I dream of having the best education for my children so they will not lose at the starting line, and I dream of being able to take good care of my parents after they return home from work." Yiqiong Zhang, an MBA graduate from the US, shared her dreams. "I have a dream which I have been holding for many years, that is after working hard for about 20 to 25 years, I can have enough money to build and manage a bookstore or a flower shop. Besides working hard, I am able to enjoy life, to play the piano, to hike and to enjoy a two-month-long vacation every year. This may be a common dream among young Chinese students." There is no doubt that all of these young students have their own China Dream. They all love chasing their dreams. The beautiful China Dream requires everyone's hard work. Everyone should work hard to make their dreams come true.

Answer the following questions:
1. Where does Fred Wang live?
2. What instrument does Yiqiong play?
3. What degree is Fred Studying?
4. Is Yiqiong pursuing the same degree?
5. What nation were they born in?
A: 1. In the US,
2. The piano
3. MBA
4. No, she graduated already.
5. China.
Q: John Steinbeck once said, "All Americans believe they are born fishermen. For a man to admit to a distaste in fishing would be like denouncing mother - love or hating moonlight."

I can't say that I'm the biggest John Steinbeck fan. Actually, the only thing I can ever remember reading by him was "The pearl" when I was in middle school, but I couldn't agree more with the man when it comes to fishing. Whether I am on a boat in the middle of the Lay Lake, fishing off the shores of the Florida Keys for tarpon or catching rainbow trout in the Shoshone River of Wyoming, fishing is my life.

According to the American Sports Fishing Association, the fishing industry brings in more than $ 116 billion per year from fishermen across the country.

Though a beautiful picture to imagine, fishing is much more than that. Fishing is a way of life for many people and a way to escape everyday stress. Being a fisherman makes me a member of a wonderful group of people extending to all walks of life. Even President Obama can be found fishing on his farm in Texas with his good friend Roland Martin when the job gets too stressful.

I can remember fishing with my grandfather when I was 5 years old on his boat at Lake Mitchell. Although I didn't understand what I was doing, I did know that my grandfather was happy and that made me happy. Since then I've spent the past 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama.

After days of practice, before and after work, I slowly developed an understanding of fishing. My boss, Ric Horst, took me back to the Shoshone, and I managed to bring in a 19-inch cutthroat trout. Fishing with Ric was a life-changing experience for me. He not only showed me how to fish correctly, but also told me how fishing could be a way to escape your problems.

Since then, prime-time season seems to take forever to arrive.

Now, with the ending of February and beginning of March in sight, the excitement of heading out Lake Tuscaloosa or Lake Lurleen before classes and catching something has finally returned.

Answer the following questions:
1. which former president is mentioned?
2. how much does fishing bring?
3. according to who?
4. where did the author fish for long?
5. who did he fish with early in life?
6. where?
7. how old was he?
8. and who with later?
9. what was his name?
10. can fishing help with problems?
11. where does he go in March?
12. and?
13. Did Ric teach him anything?
14. what?
15. who does Obama fish with?
16. name?
17. what fish does the author catch off of the keys?
18. where does he catch tarpon?
19. what did Steinback say about Americans?
20. what did the author read?
A:
1. President Obama
2. $ 116 billion per year
3. the American Sports Fishing Association
4. rivers and lakes of Alabama
5. his grandfather
6. Lake Mitchell.
7. Five
8. his boss
9. Ric Horst
10. yes
11. Lake Tuscaloosa
12. Lake Lurleen
13. yes
14. how to fish correctly,
15. his good friend
16. Roland Martin
17. 19-inch cutthroat trout
18. Florida Keys
19. All Americans believe they are born fishermen
20. The pearl