Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday declared April 25 as La La Land Day in front of the LA City Hall,in honor of this Oscar-winning movie which was filmed across Los Angeles.
The dedication ceremony kicked off by a jazz band,followed by aerial dancers dressed as the characters from the movie,performing a dance medley off the side of City Hall.
"It (La La Land) inspires our heart and inspires our city,"Garcetti said at the announcement,"Have a great La La Land Day!"
Hundreds of citizens joined for the festivities by the film's Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle,Oscar-winning composer Justin Hurwitz,and a few other filmmakers.
"We made this movie;we wanted to make a love letter to Los Angeles,"producer Jordan Horowitz told Xinhua at the celebration,"thank you for embracing the picture that is about romance and love and lacks any kind of cynicism（愤世嫉俗）,looking the world in a relative clear-eyed way." The movie-musical tells a love story of a jazz pianist and an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.
La La Land swept the 89th Academy Awards' winner list including the Best Director,Best Actress,Best Original Score and Best Original Song among other awards but failed to clinch the Best Film and Best Actor trophy（奖杯）.The film has grossed over 440 million US dollars at the global market.
1.Who acted in the movie La La Land?
A. Eric Garcetti and Damien Chazelle.
B. Justin Hurwitz and Eric Garcetti.
C. Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz.
D. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.
2.What can we infer from the passage?
A. A jazz band didn't appear in the dedication ceremony.
B. Many citizens of LA got inspiration from the movie.
C. People will not enjoy the songs and dances in the movie.
D. The movie succeeded in winning the award—the Best Film.
One day,two little boys were walking along the road.They overtook a woman____a large basket of apples.
The boys thought the woman looked very____and tired,so they said,"Are you going to town?If you are,we will carry your____."
"Thank you,"____the woman,"You are very kind.You see I am week and ill."Then she told them that she was a ____,and had a lame son to____.
She lived in a cottage three miles away,and was now going to the____to sell the apples which grew on the only tree in her garden.She wanted the money to____her rent.
"We are going the same way you are,"said the boys."Let us have the basket."And they took____of it,one on each side,and trudged（艰难地走）along with____hearts.
The poor widow looked glad,and said that she hoped their mother would not be____with them."Oh,no,"they replied,"Our mother has taught us to be kind to everybody,and to be useful in any way____we can."
She then offered to give them a few of the ripest apples for their____."No,thank you,"said they,"We do not want any pay for want we have done."
____arriving at home,she told her lame son what had happened on the road,and they were both made happier that day by the____of the two boys.
The other day,I saw a little girl stop and____a piece of orange peel,which she threw into the gutter."I wish the boys would not throw orange peel on the sidewalk,"said she."Someone may tread upon it,and____."
Perhaps some may say that these are little things.____they are.But we must not wait for____to do great things. We must____with little labors of love.
1.A. carried B. carrying C. carry D. carries
2.A. nice B. ugly C. old D. pale
3.A. backpack B. baggage C. basket D. packet
4.A. replied B. quoted C. noticed D. sighed
5.A. farmer B. widow C. seller D. villager
6.A. bring along B. bring out C. bring about D. bring up
7.A. market B. grocery C. canteen D. hospital
8.A. cost B. pay C. spend D. take
9.A. control B. charge C. place D. hold
10.A. heavy B. light C. worn D. brave
11.A. happy B. content C. angry D. friendly
12.A. which B. what C. how D. that
13.A. trouble B. challenge C. courage D. travel
14.A. In B. By C. Upon D. Before
15.A. promise B. kindness C. protection D. relief
16.A. turn up B. come up C. pick up D. put up
17.A. jump B. fall C. lie D. skip
18.A. Such B. So C. As D. Now
19.A. occasions B. situations C. periods D. access
20.A. live B. deal C. agree D. begin
—Why not try that?
—Do you think I can beat Mike?
A. Are you joking? B. What's up?
C. It's hard to say. D. Don't mention it.
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin to hold extensive talks on Sunday,and they will discuss coordination between the Belt and Road Initiative and Eurasian Economic Union.
A. are expected B. would expect
C. have expected D. will expect
Not only his students to know more about modern science,but hard to develop a curiosity about nature among them.
A. he wants; also he tries B. does he want; he also tries
C. wants he; he also tries D. does he want; does he try
Just be patient.You count on your English improving significantly in just two weeks.
A. mustn't B. needn't
C. can't D. won't
