What’s On?
Electric Underground
7.30pm－1.00am Free at the Cyclops Theatre
Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7:30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce you music.
Gee Whizz
8.30pm-10.30pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope
Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm with drinks and snacks.
Simon’s Workshop
5.00pm-7.30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage
This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.
Charlotte Stone
8.00pm-11.00pm Pizza World
Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.
1.Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?
A.Jules Skye. B.Gee Whizz.
C.Charlotte Stone. D.James Pickering.
2.At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?
A.The Cyclops Theatre. B.Victoria Stage.
C.Kaleidoscope. D.Pizza World.
3.What do we know about Simon’s Workshop?
A.It teaches comedy writing. B.It lasts three hours each time.
C.It is run by a comedy club. D.It is held every Wednesday.
中国人不善于向家人表达“爱”，但你认为告诉家人你爱他们很重要。请以“Ways to express love to my family”为题，写出如何向家人表达“爱”。
提示：1．如果父母生日，当面向他们说“我爱你们”‘
2．经常帮助家人做家务；
3．经常拥抱父母；
4．你自己的看法。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Ways to express love to my family
短文改错。
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（∧），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。
Most students go to Internet bars play video games, that takes much of their precious time. Some students even stayed in Internet bars day and night, forgot their studies. No doubt these students will finally end up with their bright future destroy. Furthermore, some student log onto unhealthy websites accidental. And they are finally absorbed to the excitement of reading unhealthy stories or watching dirty videos. All these are harmful to the teenagers and if only this is not controlled or the use of the Internet is not properly guided, some of us will go the wrong way.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式
A man got lost while driving through a country. As he tried to read a map, he drove off the road into a ditch(沟渠) 1.(lucky). Though he was not injured, his car was stuck deep2. the mud. So the man had got to walk to 3.nearby farm to ask for help.
“Warwick can get your car out of that ditch,” said the farmer , 4. (point) to an old mule(骡子). The man looked at the weak mule and the farmer 5.just stood there repeating, “Yep, old Warwick can do the job.” The man thought 6.had nothing to lose. Therefore, he took the old man and Warwick to the ditch.
The farmer hitched(套住) the mule to the car and shouted, “Pull, Fred ! Pull, Jack! Pull, Ted ! Pull, Warwick!” And the mule pulled the car from the ditch 7.very little effort.
The man was8.(amaze). He thanked the farmer and asked, “Why did you call out all of those9.names before you call Warwick?”
The farmer smiled and said, “Old Warwick is just about blind. Once he10. (believe) he is part of a team, he won’t mind pulling.”
I was 14 years old. I was angry and rebellious, with______regard for anything my parents had to say,_______if it had nothing to do with me. Like so many_______, I struggled to escape from anything that didn't______my picture of the world. A "brilliant without need of guidance" kid, I rejected any obvious_______of love. In fact, I got angry at the_______of the word "love".
One ______, after an extremely difficult day, I______into my room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily. As I lay down in the privacy of my_______, my hands placed under my pillow. There was an envelope. I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, "To_______when you're alone."
____ I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not. So I opened it. It said, "Mike, I know life is_______ right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don't do everything right. I also know that I love you________and nothing you do or say will ever change that. I am here for you if you ever need to talk. If you don't, that's also______. Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be________that you are my son. I'm here for you and I love you—that will never ____. love you , Mom."
Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my _______ and I remember the ______ I felt every time I got a letter. During my teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved _______my anger and rudeness. Just before I fell ______ I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed.
1.A.all B.little C.full D.high
2.A.seldom B.sometimes C.particularly D.currently
3.A.families B.adults C.people D.teenagers
4.A.hang up B.agree with C.lift up D.deal with
5.A.offer B.attempt C.require D.advice
6.A.risk B.proposal C.mention D.point
7.A.night B.day C.morning D.afternoon
8.A.slipped B.stormed C.sank D.slid
9.A.chair B.floor C.closet D.bed
10.A.answer B.seal C.read D.tear
11.A.Since B.When C.Though D.If
12.A.serious B.awful C.amazing D.exciting
13.A.heavily B.gently C.entirely D.personally
14.A.impossible B.terrible C.right D.okay
15.A.nervous B.sorry C.proud D.sure
16.A.last B.change C.happen D.start
17.A.pillow B.book C.desk D.door
18.A.relaxation B.sadness C.thrill D.relief
19.A.ahead of B.instead of C.in spite of D.in need of
20.A.asleep B.down C.silent D.ill
Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say—problem, I don’t want you in my life.
1. Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children—the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.
But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.
Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 2. Talking helps you move on and let go.
Write your problems.3. When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system.You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems.By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.
Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and hope.Even if you lose all your money, family...you should still have faith.4.
Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there are another one million people whose problems are huger than yours.5. Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.
Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.
A．But the truth is that when you talk about it，you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.
B．When we have a problem，a pressing，critical，urgent，life－threatening problem，how do we try and solve it?
C．Tell yourself：when they can deal with them，why can’t I?
D．Of course，we’ve been fighting problems ever since we were born.
E．We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.
F．Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.
G．With faith and hope，you can rebuild everything that you lose.
