Royal Engineers Museum
Events
Chinese New Year（16 Jan--24 Feb） Join in as the Museum celebrates the Year of the Rat Get creative by decorating a paper lantern or creating your own rat toys. ￡2 per activity, not included in standard prices. The Soldiers as Artists（5 Feb--23 Jun） Royal Engineers were also taught drawing to help make maps. The paintings and drawings on display show not only the soldiers’ drawing skills but also their talent that went beyond the training they received. Included in standard prices. Historic Headwear Hunt（19 Apr-26 Jul） Discover the unusual hats, caps and helmets worn by royal Engineers! Imagine what has happened to them over the last 300 years! Included in standard prices. Medway in Time（7 Jul--31 Aug） Following a 15-week Medway Adult Education course, the Museum is proud to present artworks about the area’s special history and traditions. Included in standard prices. Plan your Visit Opening time Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p. m. Standard tickets Adult ￡9.20 Senior citizen（老年人） ￡8.20 Child （5-15） ￡4.60 Student ￡7.60 Family（2Ad+ 2Ch） ￡24.80 Serving Royal Engineers Free How to find us Located on Prince Arthur Road. Gillingham. Kent. Within walking distance from Gillingham Station. Contact us Tel: 01634822839 www. re-museum. co. uk/contact
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1.Which activity can Lily join in if she visits Royal Engineers Museum on 19 Aug?
A.Chinese New Year. B.The soldiers as artists.
C.Medway in Time D.Historic headwear Hunt.
2.Mr Brown brought his 5-year-old son to the museum and created a rat toy, how much did they pay at least?
A.￡9.20. B.￡12.80. C.￡13.80. D.￡15.80.
3.What can visitors do when visiting Royal Engineers Museum?
A.Visitors can be taught drawing and map making.
B.Visitors can buy the hats worn by royal engineers.
C.Visitors can explore Medway’s history and traditions.
D.Visitors can call 01634 822839 for some free tickets.
It is hard to imagine how a person is to spend the whole life when only the head and hands are able to move.
Xu Ruiyang, an 18-year-old student from Kunming, has suffered（遭受）from spina muscular atrophy（脊柱肌肉萎缩）_______ she was 2 years old. At that time, the doctor said that most children with spinal muscular atrophy will only live a few years.
The family did not give up, or even just _______ . To help Xu Ruiyang live with dignity（尊严）, her parents _______ her living and learning skills strictly. Opening a book or raising hands, some very easy actions for common people, _______ , are big challenges for Xu. She had to use her head or _______ to work together with hands to finish these actions.
When she started learning to write, she couldn’t even _______ a pen. But she never gave up. Once she lost the pen, she picked it up and _______ writing. Xu finally could write 500 Chinese characters before becoming a primary school student, after _______ thousands of times.
Over the past few years, Xu has overcome（克服）many problems, including the _______ caused by the disease. Her parents worried about her health and ________ her to drop out of school, but Xu’s answer was no. “ ________ I read a book and do my homework, the pain is gone,” said Xu.
When asked by reporters on how to deal with difficulties, Xu calmly said, “Patience. When you can’t change anything, crying is useless, so just be ________ .”
In Xu’s opinion, her sunny and self-confident ________ comes from the love of her parents.
“If we are not able to make her live longer, we can make her life wider,” said Xu’s father. They travelled across China and more than 20 ________ over the world, including Italy, Thailand and Singapore. During these trips, she developed an interest in learning a ________ language. “I think it’s cool to learn about other countries’ culture and express your feelings to others,” said Xu.
Last June, she finished China’s Gaokao and received an offer from Sichuan International Study University.
1.A.since B.before C.after D.until
2.A.discuss B.depend C.complain D.change
3.A.managed B.trained C.praised D.expected
4.A.moreover B.perhaps C.especial D.however
5.A.legs B.feet C.mouth D.knees
6.A.hold B.drop C.pass D.find
7.A.stopped B.continued C.succeeded D.regretted
8.A.imagining B.counting C.recording D.practising
9.A.cancer B.fever C.sadness D.pain
10.A.warned B.forced C.advised D.allowed
11.A.As well as B.As soon as C.As a result D.As usual
12.A.patient B.quiet C.relaxed D.active
13.A.personality B.appearance C.disability D.achievement
14.A.cities B.countries C.communities D.colleges
15.A.standard B.modern C.foreign D.common
—What a sunny day! Why not go cycling?
—___________.
A.No, I don’t mind B.You’d better not C.That sounds great D.It’s my pleasure
I have some tickets for the football match. I called my friends to see___________.
A.where did they buy them B.why they liked to go there
C.when did we go together D.whether they’d like to go
In order to send the donations to the hospital as soon as possible, the drivers___________ stopped to eat or rest during the journey.
A.nearly B.hardly C.badly D.mostly
___________ famous Chinese songs, such as The Love Song of Kangding and Jasmine Flowers, were sung during the concert.
A.A number of B.The number of C.A great deal D.a great deal of
