FESTIVAL 24TH MAY—9TH JUNE 2014 Art
Shows of paintings, drawings and photographs are from all over the world, with over 400 works for you to see.
Early century advertisements will be on show at this year’s festival. You can buy copies of these advertisements at the Box Office.
Music
There will be different types of music in this year’s festival from dance music to modern jazz. Many famous musicians will visit the festival as well as at least two famous bands (乐队).
Lunchtime concerts (音乐会)—every day of the festival
All lunchtime concerts begin at 1：00 p.m. and last about 55 minutes, except on Monday, 26 of May, which is to be held in the Guildhall. All tickets are priced at £2.00.
How to get the tickets
Telephone reservations (预订)： 63362/6641 from 1st April. We will then send you the tickets by post.
You can buy tickets in person (亲自) from 1st May. The festival Box Office will be open as follows：
Monday to Saturday 9：30 a.m. —5：30 p.m.
Sunday(during the festival only)9：30 a.m. —1：00 p.m.
1.The festival will start _________.
A. on May 24 B. on May 9
C. in June D. on April 1
2. In the festival, you can _________.
A. sell copies of old advertisements
B. see more than 400 works of art
C. get some paintings at the Box Office
D. see the works of art for free
3.What is TRUE about the music show?
A. The lunchtime concerts last for more than an hour.
B. The festival includes many kinds of music.
C. Tickets for the concerts cost more than £3.00.
D. All concerts are to be held in the Guildhall.
4. It is not possible for you to buy a ticket in person at _________.
A. 5：30 p.m. on Sunday B. 10：30 a.m. on Monday
C. 3：00 p.m. on Saturday D. 1：00 p.m. on Friday
The Other Side of the Wall
There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.
One day, while she was looking through a flower list she often from, a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never blooms(花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it,” she said to herself, and she ordered it.
When it arrived, she already had a prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green leaves all over it, there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it, feed it, and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However, it was .
One morning weeks later, when standing before the vine(藤), she felt very that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to it down and planting something else in its place.
It was at this point that her neighbor, whose joined hers, called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have the blooms of that vine you planted.” The young woman walked the gate into her neighbor’s yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was with blooms.
There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had seen. The vine had grown through the crevices(缝隙) and it had not flowered on side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.
Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.
1.A. look B. care C. search D. pay
2.A. learned B. heard C. ordered D. borrowed
3.A. seen B. smelt C. sold D. picked
4.A. finally B. carefully C. suddenly D. immediately(立刻)
5.A. place B. box C. cup D. room
6.A. and B. so C. or D. but
7.A. endless B. useless C. successful D. hopeful
8.A. excited B. nervous C. sad D. frightened
9.A. putting B. cutting C. turning D. taking
10.A. balcony B. kitchen C. bedroom D. yard
11.A. enjoyed B. dreamed C. expected D. hated
12.A. through B. across C. above D. below
13.A. satisfied B. connected C. filled D. pleased
14.A. never B. ever C. seldom D. usually
15.A. its B. his C. her D. their
--I am going on a trip to Hong Kong next week.
--Really? _________. Be sure to send me some photos on Wechat.
A. Wish you a happy holiday B. You are welcome
C. That’s all right D. How happy you are
I hope my friends _________ my party this Saturday.
A. to come to B. can come to
C. to join in D. must join
The Jiangs have lived in the city of Nantong since__________.
A. ten years B. last summer
C. they buy a flat D. five months later
I found _______ difficult to work out the problem.
A. it B. it’s C. that D. this
