Crazy Bubble Run
The happiest family activity Ever!
Time: 10 a.m.
Date: November 3rd
A Money-Raising Event for the City Charity Program
By the United Nations Children’s Fund
Come and get your Bubble Run Bag (T-shirt, number plate, hair band, waterproof bag, color stickers and water gun) at 9:30 a.m. We will be waiting for you at the Olympic Park in Beijing!
Registration Fees: ￥120 Student
￥150 Non-student
￥240 One adult with a child aged 5-10
For more information: www. crazybubblerun.com
Tel: 010-88569413
1.When will the Crazy Bubble Run event begin?
A.At 9:30 a.m. on October 1st. B.At 10:00 a.m. on October 3rd.
C.At 9:30 a.m. on November 1st. D.At 10:00 a.m. on November 3rd.
2.Who started this running event?
A.The United Nations Children’s Fund. B.The City Charity Program.
C.The government of Beijing. D.The Olympic Park.
3.If you join in Bubble Run, what things can you get?
① a T-shirt ② a hair band ③ a waterproof watch ④ a water gun
A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①②④ D.①③④
4.Mr Green is going to the running event with his wife and his 9-year-old daughter. How much do they need to pay?
A.￥300. B.￥360. C.￥390. D.420.
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the poster?
A.You can just get more information online.
B.You can help raise money for the blind children.
C.Children of all ages can take part in this activity.
D.The whole family will get much fun from the running.
I think I’ve always been interested in food. My grandparents lived on a farm in Lincolnshire and had a good _________. She made fantastic English food and her roast beef was out of this world. I used to love going into the _________ and watching her work, and I learned a lot from her. I realized that I wanted to be a cook when I was about twelve. When other boys_________ to do sports after school, I helped with cooking at home. When I was fifteen, I _________ to be a cook. However, I knew my parents wouldn’t agree. I had to tell them about it _________.
I told them that I wanted to _________ a cooking course for fun, and stayed for a month in a hotel in Torguay. I enjoyed it so much that I couldn’t wait to tell my parents I wanted to be a cook._________ there was silence, and then my father asked me________. I explained that cooking was like painting a picture or writing a book. Every meal was a work of art. I could see that my father disagreed, but he was not _________. He just looked at me and smiled. My mother kissed me.
Now I have my own restaurant, and it goes well. I can see that they are_________me. However, my grandfather thinks I’m mad to give up farming.
1.A.farmer B.painter C.cook D.nurse
2.A.restaurant B.hotel C.farm D.kitchen
3.A.chose B.refused C.hated D.failed
4.A.decided B.agreed C.managed D.turned
5.A.before B.immediately C.later D.quickly
6.A.give B.do C.hold D.make
7.A.At first B.At last C.At least D.At times
8.A.how B.why C.what D.when
9.A.patient B.excited C.quiet D.angry
10.A.pleased with B.sorry for C.friendly to D.strict with
Every time when I felt sick or upset, I liked to go to a special place. There I could relax myself and feel better. It was the club. I__________ the club three years ago. My sister recommended (推荐) this place to me. She told me that I could find much fun there. It was near my house and our hospital. I usually stayed there __________ two or three hours and went home. I loved the club________ I felt comfortable there.
The club only allowed women to be members. It was__________women’s club in my country. There __________a lot of space to do different activities. You could see a beautiful warm water pool. You could find many big rooms behind the pool. There was a cold room,__________ exercise room, an MTV center, a massage center and two restaurants.
Everyone knew __________ in the hospital caused many stresses (压力). I needed to find a way to help __________. It was the best choice for me. I often took a shower first and then swam for 20 minutes __________ myself. I liked to watch a video and take a nap_________ I finished the exercise.
Although it costs a lot of money to be a club member, I hope I can join the club again when I come back to my country.
1.A.join B.have joined C.joined D.will join
2.A.in B.after C.during D.for
3.A.so that B.because C.before D.if
4.A.big B.bigger C.biggest D.the biggest
5.A.was B.were C.have D.had
6.A.a B.an C./ D.the
7.A.work B.worked C.working D.works
8.A.me B.I C.myself D.mine
9.A.relax B.to relax C.relaxing D.relaxed
10.A.till B.when C.so D.for
为了让同学们更加了解中国传统艺术，并保护与传承中国传统艺术，本周五你校将要举办一场主题为"Talk about a form of traditional art"的英语交流会。你打算介绍中国传统民间艺术—灯笼。请根据以下提示和要求，完成交流稿。
提示：
1、历史：起源于2000多年前的西汉时期；
2、纸灯笼出现在东汉，蔡伦造纸之后；
3、材料：纸、丝绸、竹子、木头等；
4、用途与现状：起初，人们将灯笼挂在门口，意在驱散邪魔；后来，灯笼开始在庆祝活动中起到重要作用；现在灯笼成为中国的象征之一。
要求：
1、包含所给提示内容，条理清楚，语句通顺；
2、词数：不少于70词(开头已给出，不计入总词数)。
参考词汇：Western Han Dynasty 西汉；Eastern Han Dynasty东汉
As we all know, it is a tradition to watch lanterns at the Lantern Festival. There are a lot of lantern fairs where visitors can enjoy the beauty of lanterns. Do you know when Chinese lanterns appeared?
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Pulp (纸浆) magazines were cheap magazines filled with science fictions and adventure (冒险) stories. They were printed from 1896 to the 1950s. People called them "pulp magazines", because the paper used to print them came from wood pulp. This was the cheapest kind of paper. Pulp magazines were popular because they didn't cost much money.
Pulp magazines usually had a very pretty cover picture. It was bright and colorful. It usually showed a woman in trouble and a hero coming to save her. In the magazine, there were many stories written by different writers. Some pulp magazines featured (以……为特色) detective (侦探) stories. There were terror (恐怖) pulp magazines and romance (浪漫) pulp magazines too.
One of the most famous pulp magazines was called Amazing Stories. This was a science fiction pulp magazine. It started in 1926. There were stories of young handsome heroes saving the earth from danger. There were stories that imagined life in the future. Before they were famous, many science fiction writers had begun writing for Amazing Stories. Isaac Asimov, for example, wrote a story called Marooned off Vesta that Amazing Stories printed in 1939.
Many pulp magazines stopped printing in the 1950s. One of the reasons was the growth of the television. Watching TV became a hobby for many people. Paperbacks also became more popular at the same time. They were more expensive than pulp magazines but people had more money than before. They spent it on paperbacks.
1.Why were pulp magazines popular?
Because pulp magazines were _______________ and people could save some money.
2.What does the underlined word "It" in the second paragraph refer to?
The underlined word "It" in the second paragraph refers to _______________.
3.What's Amazing Stories about?
Amazing Stories was a _______________ pulp magazine.
4.When did many pulp magazines stop printing?
Many pulp magazines stopped printing _______________.
5.What is the best title of the passage?
__________________________
在你离开之前，父母告诉你应该按时吃药。
Before you left, your parents told that you'd better _______________on time.
