The 9th China International Garden Expo
May 18—November 18 Beijing
News
Green-Fingered Beijing Garden Expo Opens to Public
International Garden Expo Opens in Beijing
13,000 Volunteers Prepare for Beijing Garden Expo
Beijing Garden Expo Encourages Family Gardening
Cover stories
Land Rehab
Beijing Garden Expo presents a combination of traditional beauty and enlightened urban development
African Pavilions Open for Business
Beijing Garden Expo's International Exhibition Area still developing Impetus for Development
For your information
Opening time: 8:00 a.m. ― 9:30 p.m.
Location: Beijing Garden Expo Park, Fengtai District
Ticket price: 100 yuan ($16) on normal days; 150 yuan ($24) on 16 designated days
Transportation
Subway: Garden Expo Park Station on Line 14
Shuttle bus: Start from Beijing West Railway Station and Beijing South Railway Station
Bus: Line310, 843,327,385
Beijing Garden Expo in photos
Garden Valley Formerly a 30-meter-deep large sand pit covering 20 hectares of land area, in the Garden Expo Park on the western bank of the Yongding River in Beijing's Fengtai District (CHINANEWS.COM)
Ginkgo Avenue in the Garden Expo Park (CHINANEWS.COM)
European-Style Garden (SHI GANG)
Beijing Park (XINHUA) Hong Kong Garden (CHINANEWS.COM)
Taiwan Garden (CRI)
Harbin Park
It features the white Russian-style church, one of the core landscapes in the park（CHINADAILY） Hefei Park
Four stone lions around the memorial arch represent majesty and decency. The vivid stone lotus carved on the arch stands for incorruptibility, which corresponds with the design concept of the park （CHINA DAILY）
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1.Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Visitors can take subway Line 14 starting from Beijing West Railway Station.
B.The two photos of Ginkgo Avenue and Harbin Park come from the same source.
C.A family of three will pay 300 yuan to visit the Garden Expo on any day.
D.Visitors can appreciate the beauty of the stone lotus in Hefei Park at the Expo.
2.What is the purpose of this passage?
A.To introduce volunteers to the Garden Expo. '
B.To offer information about the Garden Expo.
C.To promote the gardening industry in China.
D.To attract more visitors to the Garden Expo.
On the last day of college before graduation, our professor walked up on stage to give us a final lesson, which she called "a life lesson on the ____ of mindsets （思维模式）As she _____ a glass of water over her head, everyone __ her to mention the typical "glass half empty or glass half full" question. _____ with a smile on her face, the professor asked, "How heavy is this glass of water I'm holding?"
Students shouted out answers __ from eight ounces （盎司）to a couple pounds.
After a few moments of __ answers, she replied, “In my opinion, the absolute weight of this glass doesn't _____ . It all __ how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two, it's ___ light. If I hold it for an hour ___, my arm might feel painful. If I hold it for the whole day, my arm will feel completely numb, __ me to drop the glass to the floor. In each ___/the weight of the glass doesn't change, __ the longer I hold it, the heavier it _____ to me."
As the class nodded their heads in ______, she continued, "Your worries, ________ and
stressful thoughts are like this glass of water. Think about them for a while and _____ happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to feel ______ . Think about them all day long, and you will feel completely numb, ______ to do anything else until you ______ them.”
1.A.origin B.trend C.standard D.power
2.A.picked B.laid C.raised D.pulled
3.A.urged B.begged C.expected D.advised
4.A.Instead B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Anyway
5.A.coming B.ranging C.transforming D.judging
6.A.various B.visible C.quick D.short
7.A.concern B.matter C.care D.mean
8.A.refers to B.results in C.depends on D.mixes with
9.A.fairly B.exactly C.theoretically D.merely
10.A.only B.again C.later D.straight
11.A.permitting B.forcing C.encouraging D.reminding
12.A.section B.problem C.case D.field
13.A.so B.or C.for D.but
14.A.remains B.feels C.proves D.looks
15.A.agreement B.relief C.fear D.shock
16.A.happiness B.disappointment C.curiousness D.engagement
17.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing
18.A.pain B.terror C.sorrow D.doubt
19.A.unwilling B.unable C.unwise D.unlucky
20.A.destroy B.hide C.drop D.accept
Paying too much attention to the details, Yuke is _____.
A.out of the woods B.as free as a bird
C.not able to see the forest for the trees D.salt of the earth
If we had paid enough attention to the issue of the heavily-overloaded vehicles, the tragedy of the collapse of an overpass in Wuxi _____ avoided.
A.should B.could be C.should have been D.could have been
It makes sense that those introverted people can make up for _____ they lack in social skills with sincerity.
A.which B.what C.if D.that
The past week _____ China's sixth annual Cyber security Week held from Sept 16 to 22 nationwide.
A.marked B.has marked C.had marked D.was marking
