Literary festivals across the world
London Book Fair
Time: held annually in April for 3 days
Place: London, UK
The London Book Fair is a part of the London Book Screen Week.
Visitors include anyone who is involved with the creation, distribution, sale or treatment of content. Authors, talent scouts, editors, designers, and digital gurus all walk the floor- meeting, talking, observing, discovering. It’s a great opportunity to meet all kinds of people.
BookExpo America
Time: held annually in May or June for 4 days
Place: various cities in the US
Unlike most book fairs, Bookexpo America doesn't have a base city. It moves to different places every year-- mostly big cities such as New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago.
It is the largest gathering in the United States of librarians, booksellers and industry professionals, as well as a great place to discover the latest trends in technology while networking with others in the business, go to autograph and book signing sessions with your favorite authors, and participate in panel discussions with top writers while you enjoy breakfast. With hundreds of participating authors, there's lots to do, see and read.
Frankfurt Book Fair
Time: held annually in October for a week
Place: Frankfurt, Germany
The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world's biggest and oldest book event with more than 500 years of history, yet it never stops developing with time.
Thematic tours are provided, during which trade visitors and the general public can learn more about the Frankfurt Book Fair. Led by experts, these topical tours take interested groups to stands and other locations around the fair that are relevant to specific themes, such as education, science, kids. With our Book Fair app, visitors have the possibility to take a time-independent, thematic tour.
Tokyo International Book Fair
Time: held annually in September for 3 days
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Being Asia's leading book fair, the Tokyo International Book Fair has several sub categories, including the Natural Sciences Book Fair, the Humanities Social Sciences Book Fair, and the Children’s Books Fair.
One of the highlights of the event is the e-books expo, which shines a spotlight on the fact that people's reading habits are switching from printed books to digital books.
Besides book products, the newest e-learning software and digital publishng technologies are also presented.
1.The largest and oldest book fair in the world is held in___________.
A. April B. May or June
C. October D. September
2.How is BookExpo America different from the other three book fairs?
A. It is held in different cities every year.
B. It attracts many famous writers.
C. It displays the latest trends in technology.
D. It is the longest annual book fair.
3.According to the passage, you are more likely to have a discussion with your favorite author in _________.
A. the UK and Japan
B. the US and Germany
C. the US and Japan
D. the UK and the US
4.Which book fair provides tours of specific themes?
A. The London Book Fair
B. BookExpo America
C. The Frankfurt Book Fair
D. The Tokyo International Book Fair
5.What do we know about the Tokyo International Book Fair?
A. It is the most popular book fair in Asia.
B. It is a great place for e-book lovers.
C. It mainly focuses on natural science books.
D. It mainly displays printed books for schools.
My mother spent her childhood with her father on their farm in the US. She learned how to mend fences, plow fields, and make cheese. And she learned farm life doesn't offer ______ rewards, but if you stick with it, the effort and the long days ______．
My grandpa spent his later years living on a comer of the ______, named Cherry Ridge, where they ______ riding horses together every Saturday before he died in 2012.
Since that time, the farm has ______ into Cherry Ridge Therapeutic Learning Programs, a center for learning, horseback riding and companionship.
"I am a 'road scholar', learning in an experiential way," Mom told me. "I feel I was ______ with eyes to see the needs of a(n) ______ spirit," she added. She has partnered with a ______ called Working to Empower Students Together (WEST), which helps young people with learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral challenges, or unstable home environments.
Mom's latest project, the Farm Day Grief Camp, was ______ out of her grieving after the ______ of my grandpa.
"I'm an adult woman who lost my ______ only six years ago," Mom said. "There is nothing ______ than nature and animals to help with the ______ process." The camp's first visitors were five kids mourning the loss of a 7-year-old who died of cancer. ______ included painting and recalling the child's favorite things; and a balloon launch they called Sentiments to Heaven.
"Each camper wrote one thing they wished they could ______ with their departed（去世的）loved one on their ______," Mom-said. Children living with physical disabilities are also ______ at Cherry Ridge. Recently, a student in a wheelchair smiled ear-to-ear as he led the farm's mini horses around.
Mom's vision ______ children, ensuring the lessons she learned on the farm will be ______ for years to come. I know my grandpa would be ______.
1.A. good B. real C. different D. instant
2.A. run out B. come back C. go by D. pay off
3.A. farm B. school C. town D. country
4.A. imagined B. avoided C. enjoyed D. missed
5.A. developed B. divided C. looked D. bumped
6.A. unable B. confused C. gifted D. annoyed
7.A. happy B. curious C. determined D. hurt
8.A. course B. program C. game D. product
9.A. born B. ready C. found D. grown
10.A. illness B. trouble C. loss D. failure
11.A. mom B. dad C. husband D. child
12.A. better B. worse C. easier D. stranger
13.A. learning B. thinking C. relaxing D. grieving
14.A. Trainings B. Activities C. Methods D. Rules
15.A. share B. agree C. play D. provide
16.A. painting B. balloon C. door D. book
17.A. reliable B. upset C. cautious D. welcome
18.A. protects B. challenges C. inspires D. questions
19.A. abandoned B. changed C. preserved D. recognized
20.A. worried B. proud C. thankful D. surprised
Amy joined a painting group but didn't seem to , so she left.
A. fall for B. come across C. fit in D. come over
______to work overtime that evening,I missed a wonderful film.
A. Having been asked B. To ask
C. Having asked D. To be asked
Evidence has been found through years of study______children’s early sleeping problems are likely to continue when they grow up.
A. why B. how C. whether D. that
----Don’t worry, Mum. The doctor said it was only the flu.
----- ___________! I will tell Dad there’s nothing serious.
A. What a relief B. How surprising C. Congratulations D. I’m so sorry
