Art of sushi making
Bei Restaurant at the Opposite House offers the last sushi preparation class by Max Levy, a New Orleans-born New Yorker, who learned the art of sushi making from masters in Japan. Classes are arranged at 11:30 am on Dec 2 or 5. Cost is 388 yuan per person, including materials and use of materials. 010-6410-5230 | Festive buffet
CBD restaurant at Grand Millennium Beijing offers a festive buffet（自助餐）, featuring roast turkey, until Dec 30. Turkey will be with stuffing, cranberry sauce, bread and butter pudding, honey-glazed ham, brandy fruit cakes, and existing gourmet buffet selections. 010-6530-9383 |
Christmas dinner party
Beijing Minzu Hotel prepares a dinner party on Christmas Eve. There will be song-and-dance performances, with famous French wines and exciting prizes to win. Cost is 1,680-2,580 yuan per person. 6-10 pm, Dec 24, 1/F, Coffee Mill, Four Seasons Restaurant, 2/F Jin Xiu Palace, and 11/F East Hall and West Hall. 010-6601-4466 ext 162 | Christmas shopping
Get a gift idea at the Peninsula Beijing, where there is a wide range of offerings, or shop in style at The Peninsula Arcade, for fashion, jewelry, leather and other gifts. Or try online shopping at peninsula.com. The Peninsula Boutique is open daily from 11 am-9:30 pm. 010-8516-2888 ext 6691 |
1. Many customers are attracted to Bei Restaurant for its ____________.
A. brandy fruit cakes
B. song-and-dance performances
C. jewelry and leather
D. art of sushi making
2.If you want to buy some Christmas gifts for your friends, you’d better go to ____________.
A. Beijing Minzu Hotel B. Grand Millennium Beijing
C. The Peninsula Beijing D. Bei Restaurant
3.If you are sure to order delicious Turkey by Dec. 30, you can phone ________.
A. 010-8516-2888 B. 010-6601-4466
C. 010-6530-9383 D. 010-6410-5230
完形填空
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, thinking how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very _______ about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four _____. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, ______ I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can ______ the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s_____.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody ______. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and ______ our hearts, which also made his life ______. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t ______ his wonderful music, but his music has ______millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
1.A. surprised B. happy C. angry D. Sad
2.A. stories B. reasons C. excuses D. conclusions
3.A. although B. since C. because D. Until
4.A. taste B. smell C. sound D. look
5.A. me B. you C. my mother D. my son
6.A. greets B. wonders C. meets D. knows
7.A. broke B. hurt C. pleased D. treated
8.A. emptier B. busier C. luckier D. happier
9.A. write B. hear C. play D. believe
10.A. changed B. made C. found D. encouraged
--If you have any trouble, be sure to call me.
--______________.
A. I will think it over
B. I have no trouble
C. I am glad to hear that
D. I will. Thank you
--Didn’t you go to the football club with them that day?
-- __________. I have no interest in football at all.
A. No, I did B. No, I didn’t
C. Yes, I didn’t D. Yes, I did
---Shall I close the door? ---No, _____ it open, please!
A. make B. try C. push D. leave
That company _____________ us ¥30, 000 in 2013 to help the children in need.
A. provided B. prevented
C. offered D. protected
