【正文】 r un m ore fam il ar wi th them . Each week on TV, the Monkes woul d pl ay and sing songs wri tten by other m usi ci ans. However, after a year or so i n whi ch they becam e more seri ous about thei r work, the Monkees started to pl ay and si ng thei r own songs li ke a real band. Then they produced thei r own records and started touri ng and pl ayi ng thei r own m usic. In the USA they becam e even m ore popular than the Beatl es and sol d even m ore records. The band broke up about 1970, but happil y they reuni ted i n the m i d1980s. They produced a new record i n 1996, with whi ch they cel ebrated thei r form er ti m e as a real band. Freddy the frog（Ⅱ） Not l ong after Freddy and the band becam e fam ous, they vi si ted Bri tai n on a bri ef tour. Fans showed thei r devoti on by wai ti ng for hours to get ti ckets for thei r concerts . Freddy was now qui te confi dent when he went i nto a concert hal . H e enjoyed singi ng and al the congratul ati ons afterwards! Hi s m ost exci ti ng i nvi tati on was to perform on a TV program m e cal l ed “ Top of pops “. H e had to go to London, wear an expensi ve sui t and give a performance to a TV cam era. It felt very strange. But as soon as the programm e was over, the tel ephones which were in the sam e room started ri ngi ng. Everybody was aski ng when they coul d see Freddy and hi s band agai n. They were trul y stars. Then thi ngs went wrong. Freddy and hi s band coul d not go out anywhere wi thout bei ng fol owed. Even when they wore sungl asses or beards peopl e recogni zed them . Fans found them even when they went i nto toil et. They tri ed to hi de i n the readi ng room s of li brari es, but i t was usel ess. Som eone was al ways there! Thei r personal l ife was regul arl y di scussed by peopl e who di d not know them but talked as i f they cl ose fri ends. At l ast feeli ng very upset and sensi ti ve, Freddy and hi s band reali zed that they m ust l eave the country before i t becam e too painful for them. So they l eft Bri tai n, to whi ch they were never to return, and went back to the l ake. 必修三 Uni t 1 Festi val s and cel ebrations Festi val s and cel ebrations of al ki nds have been hel d everywhere si nce anci ent tim es. Most anci ent festi val s woul d cel ebrate the end of col d weather, pl anti ng i n spri ng and harvest i n autum n. Som etim es cel ebrati ons woul d be hel d after hunters had caught anim al s. At that tim e peopl e woul d starve i f food was di fficul t to fi nd, especi al l y duri ng the col d wi nter m onths. Today’s festi val s have m any ori gins, som e reli gious, som e seasonal, and som e for speci al peopl e or events. Festi vals of the Dead Som e festivals are hel d to honour the dead or sati sfy the ancestors, who m i ght return ei ther to hel p or to do harm . For the Japanese festi val O bon, peopl e shoul d go to clean graves and li ght i ncense i n m em ory of thei r ancestors. They also l i ght l am ps and pl ay musi c because they thi nk that thi s wi l l ead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexi co, peopl e cel ebrate the Day of the Dead i n earl y N ovemver. O n thi s im portant feast day, peopl e eat food in the shape of skul l s and cakes with “bones” on them . They offer food, fl owers and gifts to the dead. The Western hol i day H al oween also had its ori gi n i n ol d bel i efs about the return of the spi ri ts of dead peopl e. It i s now a chi l dren ’s festi val, when they can dress up an go to thei r neighbours’ hom es to ask for sweets. If the nei ghbours do not gi ve any sweers, the chi l dren m ight pl ay a trick on them. Feti val s to H onour Peopl e Festi vals can al so be hel d to honour fam ous peopl e. The Dragon Boat Festi val i n China honours the fam ous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Colum bus Day i s in m em ory of the arri val of Chri stopher Col um bus i n the N ew Worl d. Indi a has a nati onal festival on O ctober 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi , the l eader who hel ped gai n Indi a’s i ndependece from Bri tai n. H arvest Festi val s H arvest and Thanksgi ving festival can be very happy events. Peopl e are grateful because thei r food is gathered for the wi nter and the agricul tural work i s over. In European countri es, peopl e wi l usual y decorate churches and town hal ls with fl owers and frui t, and wil l get together to have m eals. Some peopl e mi ght wi n awards for thei r farm produce, li ke the bi ggest waterm el on or the m ost handsom e rooster. Chi na and Japan have mi dautumn festi val s, when peopl e admi re the m oon and in Chi na, enjoy m ooncakes. Spri ng Festi vals The m ost energetic and im portant festi val s are te ones that l ook forward to the end of wi nter and to the i ng of spri ng. At the Spri ng Festival i n Chi na, peopl e eat dum pi ngs ifsh and m eat and may gi ve chil dren lucky m oney i n red paper. There are dragon dances and carni val s , and fam il i es cel ebrate the Lunar N ew Year together. Som e Western countri es have very exci ti ng carni cal s, whi ch take pl ace forty days before Easter, usual l y in February. These carni val s mi ght i ncl ude parades, danci ng i n the streets day and ni ght, l oud m usi c and col ourful cl othi ng of al l ki nds. Easter i s an im portant reli gi ous and soci al festi val for Chiri sti ans around the worl d. It cel ebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the i ng of spri ng and new li fe. Japan’s Chery Bl ossom Festi cal happens a li ttl e l ater. The country, covered wi th cherry tree fl owers, l oks as though i t i s covered wi th pi nk snow. Peopl e l ove to get together to eat, dri nk and have fun wi th each other. Festi val s l et us enjoy l ife, be proud of our custom s and fet ou work for a l i ttl e whi l e. A Sad Love Story Li Fang was heartbroken. It was Val etine’s Day and H u Ji n had sai d she woul d m eet him at the coffee shop after work. But she di dn ’t turn up. She coul d be with her fri ends