Smart Kids Festival Events
Smart Kids is a collection of one hundred events scheduled in October. This year, it is experimenting with Pay What You Decide (PWYD). That is, you can decide to pay what you want to or can afford, after you have attended an event. You can pre-book events without paying for a ticket in advance. Here are some of the director’s picks.
Walk on the Wild Side
Not ticketed, Free
Join storyteller Sarah Law to hear science stories about animals. Along the way you’ll meet all sorts of beautiful creatures and discover life cycles and food chains. Best suited to children aged 5-9. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
Introduction to Waves
Pre-book, PWYD
Subjects range from sound waves to gravity waves, and from waves of light to crashing waves on the ocean. Mike Goldsmith explores the fundamental features shared by all waves in the natural world.
Science in the Field
Not ticketed, Free
This storytelling night features a scientist sharing his favourite memories of gathering first-hand data on various field trips. Come along for inspiring and informative stories straight from the scientist’s mouth. Join Mark Samuels to find out more in this fun-filled workshop.
Festival Dinner
Pre-book, £25 per person
Whether you want to explore more about food, or just fancy a talk over a meal, join us to mark the first science festival in London. Which foods should you eat to trick your brain into thinking that you are full? Find out more from Tom Crawford.
1.In which event can you decide the payment?
A. Walk on the Wild Side
B. Introduction to Waves
C. Science in the Field
D. Festival Dinner
2.Who will talk about experiences of collecting direct data?
A. Sarah Law.
B. Mike Goldsmith.
C. Mark Samuels.
D. Tom Crawford.
3.What do the four events have in common?
A. Family-based.
B. Science-themed.
C. Picked by children.
D. Filled with adventures.
假定你是某中学学生李华。你的美国笔友Zoey对目前国内的交通出行很感兴趣，来信询问相关情况。请你用英文给她写一封回信，内容包括：
1．现在中国人出行的主要交通工具；
2．日常工作和生活中，人们如何选择出行方式；
3．期望能了解英国的相关情况。
注意：1．词数不少于100；
2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Zoey,
I am writing to tell you something about the present transportation in China.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
On the 70th anniversary of our motherland, my classmates and I shoot a video to celebrate it. The video was consisted of solo performances. I was one of the solo singer, and I had practiced hard for it. Two girls designed the dance to enrich the video. Beside, our English teacher joined us, provided us with lots of help. The video’s success was true a team effort. Everyone taking part learned a great deal from it and determined work harder. Our country’s rapid development makes it possible of us to grow up with good living conditions. We will take on the responsibilities of contributing to your country.
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From her remarkable work as former First Lady, to her influence on fashion and pop culture, Michelle Obama has become one of the most important women in the world.
In recent years, the hard work effort she put into social issues such as poverty, healthy living, and education 1. (become) widely known, but Michelle has always fought for important social issues. In 1988, she graduated from Harvard Law School in Massachusetts, 2. (make) her the third First Lady with a postgraduate degree. She then returned to her roots in Chicago, 3. she met her husband just one year later. In 1991, she gave up her law career 4. work in public service.
For the next several years, she directed various public 5. (program) for youths in education. She visited 6. (home) shelters and appeared at public schools to stress the importance of education. When her husband became president in 2009, she became the first African-American First Lady in American history. She 7. (public) supported healthy living, and she introduced healthier lunches at high schools across the country. Because of these appearances, Michelle became 8. fashion symbol, and her dresses 9. (feature) in many magazines. This is 10. many of her international fans appreciate most about her.
Liz was quite excited these days. She was going to travel to Asia with her mom. Neither of them had ______ traveled out of the United States before. They were going to ______ to Hong Kong. They would travel on their cruise(乘船游览) ship to Shanghai and Beijing after ______ in Hong Kong for three days.
“Beijing is inland, so we have to _____ about a two-hour bus ride to get there from the port. I _____ the name of the port. Anyway, we’re going to ______ the Great Wall, the Tian’anmen Square, and the Forbidden City. It's going to be so ______!” she told her neighbor Jane.
From China, the cruise ship would go to Pusan in South Korea, and ______ to Tokyo. From Tokyo, they would _____ a flight back to Los Angeles.
“The trip is going to ______ three weeks. It's only going to ______ us about $ 2,800 each if we don’t _____ anything.” She laughed.
“I hope your trip is more _______ than mine was” said Jane. “I took a cruise to the Bahamas, _____ almost all the passengers got _______. I caught some kind of disease that made me ______ for almost three days. They ______ us a discount(折扣) that we could use on a _____ trip. No more cruising for me. That is really a pity.”
“We’ve ______ those things,” said Liz. “Mom and I are going to be ______ our hands every 30 minutes, and we’re bringing surgical masks with us.” Good preparations may help a lot in the travel and make it a pleasant and successful one.
1.A.ever B.never C.still D.also
2.A.walk B.ship C.fly D.drive
3.A.trying B.searching C.staying D.studying
4.A.know B.take C.look D.practice
5.A.leave B.choose C.forget D.call
6.A.find B.remember C.pass D.see
7.A.cool B.difficult C.terrible D.disappointed
8.A.sadly B.finally C.secretly D.simply
9.A.make B.miss C.meet D.catch
10.A.run B.prepare C.last D.stop
11.A.cost B.offer C.save D.give
12.A.visit B.shop C.meet D.show
13.A.important B.confusing C.funny D.helpful
14.A.if B.because C.but D.so
15.A.mysterious B.sick C.angry D.nervous
16.A.travel B.dream C.regret D.waste
17.A.refuse B.give C.cheat D.order
18.A.familiar B.normal C.future D.quick
19.A.heard about B.looked forward C.called back D.made up
20.A.watching B.washing C.using D.changing
Motivate yourself to be on time, and trick yourself into punctual(准时的) habits, with these tips.
Never explain why you're late. If you don't allow yourself to make excuses, you'll stop letting yourself off the hook. And you'll realize how often you've been handing out reasons as if everyone didn't already know them. There's a classic headline, "Woman Constantly Treating Herself for Once." Don't be "Person Constantly Delayed for This One Good Reason." 1. That's the decent thing to do.
2. If you're paid hourly, find out how much less you make when you clock in late. If you take more expensive modes of transportation, calculate the cost difference. See how much you spend each year on lateness.
Imagine being late to meet someone. 3. Think about the worst-case reaction they could have, whether that's frustration or a "not mad just disappointed" that makes you feel like a real dick. Now visualize being early. Think about the peace of mind as you wait for the other person. Think about standing from your seat and warmly greeting them, grandly forgiving their own lateness.
Think about your most chronically late friend or colleague. Gin up all the frustration you've ever felt with them, all the disdain. Wow, kind of harsh on your friend, but now think about other people feeling that way toward you. 4.
Plan exactly what you'll do on your phone while you wait for everyone else to show up. 5. Get excited, not for the thing you're heading to, but for those five minutes alone before it starts.
A. So, avoid being late.
B. Feel the shame and the panic.
C. Promise not to be late frequently.
D. Calculate the expense of your lateness.
E. You will never be forgiven if you are often late.
F. Instead of focusing on causes, apologize for the effect of your lateness.
G. That’s the free time, like playing a mobile game with zero guilt.
