Smart Kids Festival Events
Smart Kids is a collection of one hundred events scheduled in October. This year, it is experimenting with Pay What You Decide (PWYD). That is, you can decide to pay what you want to or can afford, after you have attended an event. You can pre-book events without paying for a ticket in advance. Here are some of the director’s picks.
Walk on the Wild Side
Not ticketed, Free
Join storyteller Sarah Law to hear science stories about animals. Along the way you’ll meet all sorts of beautiful creatures and discover life cycles and food chains. Best suited to children aged 5-9. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
Introduction to Waves
Pre-book, PWYD
Subjects range from sound waves to gravity waves, and from waves of light to crashing waves on the ocean. Mike Goldsmith explores the fundamental features shared by all waves in the natural world.
Science in the Field
Not ticketed, Free
This storytelling night features a scientist sharing his favourite memories of gathering first-hand data on various field trips. Come along for inspiring and informative stories straight from the scientist’s mouth. Join Mark Samuels to find out more in this fun-filled workshop.
Festival Dinner
Pre-book, £25 per person
Whether you want to explore more about food, or just fancy a talk over a meal, join us to mark the first science festival in London. Which foods should you eat to trick your brain into thinking that you are full? Find out more from Tom Crawford.
1.In which event can you decide the payment?
A. Walk on the Wild Side
B. Introduction to Waves
C. Science in the Field
D. Festival Dinner
2.Who will talk about experiences of collecting direct data?
A. Sarah Law.
B. Mike Goldsmith.
C. Mark Samuels.
D. Tom Crawford.
3.What do the four events have in common?
A. Family-based.
B. Science-themed.
C. Picked by children.
D. Filled with adventures.
假设你是高三学生李华，想去美国的一所大学学习，因此要给该校负责人写一封信。
要点如下：1. 告知你喜欢的专业及原因；
2. 询问如何能被录取；
3. 其他方面的情况。
注意：1. 词数100词左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Bad eating habits can destroy our health. There are a lot of bad eating habits in our life. For example，watching television while have meals is bad for our health. Doing this mean you don't pay attention to your food，forget what full you are，and often eat too much. Another example is having drinks rather than water. Drinks are usually highly in calorie and sugar，that can cause weight problems. Water is important. It makes your brain cell and every organ in your body to work properly. And eating in front of the computer and staying there after meals may also do harm with our health. For benefit of our health，we should get rid of both of these bad eating habits.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Today，it is not rare that people may lose their jobs，so it is perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment. What are the first feelings？ Well，1. （lose）a job，or not being able to find one，almost always causes sadness.
If you've lost a job，the first feeling is often that of2.（disappoint）. The days seem3.（be）getting longer and the time becomes 4.（hard）to fill in. Some people may 5.（have）difficulty in sleeping and eating. They feel depressed，often isolated and lonely. Others may lose confidence in themselves. They are no longer certain about 6.（they）own feelings. Despite all these problems，unemployment may bring good feelings，too. It's nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning，spend more time7. your family and relatives，and have more time to think. It can be a chance for a fresh start. You can use the time to consider8. you really want to get from life and how you can get it. Also you can use the time to plan how to find 9. new job，learn a new skill，or see if you can run your own business and become a success. 10.（possible），a new and better job is already waiting for you.
Can you change the world？Yes you can！
One of my friends wrote me a letter a few weeks ago. His life was full of problems and ____ .
He was low on hope. He ended his letter to me with this ____：“We can't really change this crazy world we live in，can we？”I answered him immediately with these ___ ："Yes，we_____can！”
I can still remember how someone changed my world. She was the music teacher at my elementary school, the______at our church, and a family friend. I was crazy about her and wanted to ____her more than anything. However,I had no______for any instrument and my singing was quite ____though I was enthusiastic. One day she let me try playing her guitar. I did my best but could only play a note or two. When I was done,I _____my head. "I guess I am not very good," I told her. She looked at me with her kind eyes,______, and said:"We are all good at something. You just need to_______what you are good at. Then you can________it with the world. "
Those simple words changed me. They planted a seed in my soul that______to grow to this day. They made me______that I had something to give to others. I had something good inside and that could change this world for the____ . I just had to find it, ____ it out and share it. And that is what I have tried to do all of the years since that______day.
You can change the world and make it better every single day of your life. You can change it, one choice, one person, and one kind______at a time. All you have to do is share your goodness. _____you have to do is make your love great! Live well! Do good!______the world!
1.A. worries B. excitements C. surprises D. interests
2.A. problem B. matter C. answer D. question
3.A. idioms B. words C. decisions D. assessments
4.A. certainly B. suddenly C. merely D. ever
5.A. worker B. doctor C. guitarist D. cleaner
6.A. help B. impress C. instruct D. challenge
7.A. manner B. respect C. luck D. talent
8.A. popular B. awesome C. awful D. sweet
9.A. raised B. lowered C. used D. kept
10.A. smiled B. sighed C. sang D. cried
11.A. set up B. take up C. put forward D. find out
12.A. play B. mix C. share D. provide
13.A. fails B. refuses C. continues D. agrees
14.A. regret B. realize C. deny D. declare
15.A. richer B. worse C. wider D. better
16.A. set B. give C. bring D. put
17.A. important B. insignificant C. extra D. stressful
18.A. teacher B. friend C. invitation D. act
19.A. All B. Much C. Most D. Nothing
20.A. Protect B. Change C. Create D. Save
Four ways to get a feel for a college on your own
There's more to visiting a college than a campus（校园）tour. And there's a critical part for students and parents: testing the school on your own. 1.
1.Go to a dining hall or student union.
The best common place where students relax and hang out is the cafeteria or student center，where you can see what college kids are like in their natural habitat.
“Go to lunch in a cafeteria right at noon，”says Edward Walker，founder of Independent Consultants in Education，“ 2.”
2.Sit in on a class.
A lot of high school students aren't sure what they want to study yet when they are visiting colleges，but familiarizing yourself with the academic atmosphere is important. 3. You can come up with a few academic areas that you think you'd like to study and reach out to those classes.
3.4.
Chat with anyone walking around campus. Don't let mom and dad do it for you. “Your parents can talk to people，too and then you can compare notes，"says Walker. "Talk to various groups of students so you'll get a well-rounded picture. ”
Tour the community.
Whether the school is in the countryside or in a city center，check out the off-campus area nearest the college. 5.
A. Talk to parents.
B. Talk to students.
C. Many schools offer people chances to sit in on a class.
D. Here are four ways to get more familiar with a prospective（预期的）school.
E. That's one of the best places where you can learn about a school's atmosphere.
F. Big communities are still the major places that attract tourists in our society today.
G. If there's time，tour some of the museums or other points of interest and eat at a local restaurant.
