Fallingwater is a house built over a waterfall in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Frank Lloyd Wright, America’s most famous architect, designed the house in 1935. It instantly became famous, and today it is a National Historic Landmark.
Guided House Tour
This tour features all the major rooms of the house and lasts about one hour. Photography is not permitted during this tour. The Guided House Tour allows children six-year-old and older to enjoy the house with their parents.
Adults — $$ 20.00 with advance purchase
— $$ 23.00 when purchased on site
Youth (ages 6〜12) — $$ 14.00 with advance purchase
— $$ 17.00 when purchased on site
Daily from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, except Wednesday.
In-Depth Tour
The tour is best if you desire a greater understanding of what Wright was seeking to create with his masterwork. The number of visitors on each tour is limited and photography is permitted for personal use only. Children nine years and older may accompany adults on this tour.
$ 65.00 per person (Available by advance ticket purchase only)
Daily from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunset Tour
As afternoon turns to evening, the changing light allows you to see Fallingwater from an entirely new perspective. The number of visitors is limited and photography is permitted for personal use only. Children under nine-years-old are not permitted on this tour.
$ 110.00 per person (Available by advance ticket purchase only)
May, June, & September — Saturdays at 4:30 pm
July & August — Fridays and Saturdays at 4:45 pm
Brunch Tour
The guests join their guide for brunch before they leave. Children nine years and older may accompany adults on this tour. Please allow three hours total for this experience.
$ 115.00 per person (Available by advance ticket purchase only)
May through September — Saturdays & Sundays at 9:00 am
1.Today ______ is a National Historic Landmark.
A.Frank Lloyd Wright B.a house in Southeastern Pennsylvania
C.Fallingwater D.a famous architect
2.How much will a father and his two children (one is 9, the other is 15) spend if they buy the Guided House Tour tickets ahead of time?
A.$ 48 B.$54
C.$ 63 D.$ 51
3.Where can a couple with an eight-year-old girl make a tour?
A.Guided House Tour. B.In-Depth Tour.
C.Brunch Tour. D.Sunset Tour.
4.What can we know about Sunset Tour?
A.The number of visitors is not limited. B.It is not accessible in August.
C.It is only open for teenagers. D.The ticket isn’t available on site.
5.What do the four tours mentioned have in common?
A.They encourage advance tickets B.They offer brunch free of charge
C.They forbid visitors taking photos D.They have the same price of tickets
“Look,it’s Baldy!” A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was used to regular insults (侮辱) because of the ______ on my head, it was ______ horrible to hear. I sighed as I headed back to the class.
When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious _____ after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head. I was ______ to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors ______ to save my life. “Holly’s very ______ to be alive,’”they told Mum and Dad. “But she’ll be ______ with scars on her head, and of course her hair won’t grow there. ”
As a child,I cared much about my scars,so I ______ wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home. ____ I didn’t,people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me, they never _____understood how it felt.
Then through the hospital I was ____ to a children’s burns camp, where children like me can get any help. There, I ____ 14-year-old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine. But she is so ____ that she never lets anyone put her down.“You shouldn’t _____ what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone else, Holly,” she ____ me. “And you don’t need to wear a scarf because you look great _____ it! ” For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who’d been through something _____ .So weeks later, at my 13th birthday party, ____ by her bravery, I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars. It felt amazing not having to ______ away behind my scarf.
Now,I am____ of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality(个性) that decides who you truly are.
1.A.hat B.scarf C.scars D.cuts
2.A.still B.just C.never D.seldom
3.A.hunger B.cold C.defeats D.burns
4.A.rushed B.led C.invited D.forced
5.A.learned B.fought C.returned D.decided
6.A.happy B.lucky C.lonely D.poor
7.A.pressed B.occupied C.left D.painted
8.A.possibly B.usually C.finally D.nearly
9.A.Although B.Since C.If D.Before
10.A.correctly B.roughly C.easily D.really
11.A.promoted B.introduced C.reported D.carried
12.A.met B.recognized C.remembered D.caught
13.A.honest B.strong C.active D.young
14.A.write down B.agree with C.pass on D.listen to
15.A.promised B.encouraged C.ordered D.calmed
16.A.in B.for C.without D.beyond
17.A.similar B.strange C.hard D.important
18.A.allowed B.required C.guided D.inspired
19.A.hide B.give C.keep D.put
20.A.sick B.aware C.tired D.proud
----Are you going to take part in the speech contest?
----_______ It’s too good an opportunity to miss.
A.No problem! B.That’s for sure
C.Why me? D.Why bother?
—Are you content with the result of the exam?
—Not a little. I can’t have ______ one.
A.a worse B.a better C.the worse D.the better
I knew a lot about the subject already, but her talk was interesting _____
A.besides B.otherwise C.nevertheless D.moreover
The writer always carries a notebook along with him, _____he is seized by sudden inspiration.
A.even though B.the moment C.in case D.now that
