Thanks for your interest in visiting the Los Angeles Zoo with your school group! Please read the following information before booking your field trip.
Requirements
Special discounted admission prices are available with advance reservations ONLY for California school groups, short-termed as CSG, (registered with the California Department of Education). They can enjoy 10% off.
PLEASE NOTE:
Reservation blackout dates(限制日期) may apply to all groups at certain times of the year (e.g. holidays and spring break). If your group comes on a blackout date or has not made the necessary reservations before arriving at the Zoo, your group will be charged the regular admission fees.
Docent(讲解员)-Guided Tours
Our docent guides lead educational walking tours for students and their teachers, beginning at first grade. A limited number of docent-guided tours are available. There is no additional fee for a docent-guided tour, but you must book your tour at least two weeks in advance. Do not assume you have a guided tour booked until you have received a confirmation number and packet from the Los Angeles Zoo. On the day of your field trip, your group will need to arrive at least 30 minutes before the confirmed start time of your tour to check in. Make sure to tell Zoo staff upon your arrival that your group has a docent-guided tour. If you are more than 15 minutes late for your tour, it may be canceled.
Maximum number: 150 participants Ages: K-12
Regular Pricing: $5 per student, 1 teacher per 10 students is included, $5 per additional teacher
1.How much should be paid if a California school group with 2 teachers and 13 students has made an early booking for the zoo?
A.$63. B.$67.5. C.$70. D.$75.
2.From the above information, we can learn that _________.
A.California groups have access to special discounted prices
B.all groups may have to pay regular prices in spring break
C.additional fees for a docent-guided tour will be chained
D.a field group must arrive half an hour earlier to check in
At the mid-May in 2018, the 69 year-old amputee(被截肢者) Xia Boyu finally stood proud on two artificial legs on the peak of Mount Qomolangma, a symbol showcasing to the world the power of_______.
More than 40 years ago, Xia_______ both of his feet to frost bite after lending his sleeping bag to a team member during the trip to climb Mount Qomolangma.
Even though artificial legs were not _______in China at the time, Xia strongly _______ that he would one day fulfill his _______dream and so, before that day came, the best thing to do was to_______ himself by training constantly. Three years later he finally got his new legs, which enabled him to_________his sports career.
However, fate once again took a _______turn when he was in his 40s. In 1993, illness developed on the stumps(残肢) on his legs, which required _______ third of his lower legs be amputated. Three years after that, he was diagnosed with lymph cancer.
Over the years, Xia never gave up his dream of climbing Mount Qomolangma. ____________ to his final successful climb in 2018, he had tried four other times to climb to the summit, but each time Lady Luck gave him the ____________ .
The last time he ____________ his dream was in 2016. The then 67-year-oldwas only 94 meters from the summit, but a snow storm ____________ his way. Taking his team members’ ____________ into consideration, Xia made the ____________ decision to go back.
On May14, Xia felt ____________ and a strong sense of fulfillment ____________in him, standing on the peak of the highest mountain in the world.
The key is to focus on your dreams, instead of the ____________ you encounter along the way. I didn’t regret anything that I had done and accepted everything that life had ____________ me, but I never stopped fighting against ____________ ,”Xia said, stressing that fulfilling one’s dream has nothing to do with age, disability or the thoughts or expectations of others, but a firm belief in yourself.
1.A.strength B.dream C.confidence D.mind
2.A.cost B.gave C.lost D.paid
3.A.affordable B.acceptable C.available D.reachable
4.A.confirmed B.assured C.hoped D.believed
5.A.unfinished B.unchallenged C.unsolved D.unreached
6.A.pressure B.present C.preserve D.prepare
7.A.take B.begin C.complete D.continue
8.A.sudden B.sharp C.dark D.good
9.A.one B.another C.the other D.other
10.A.Previous B.Contrary C.Back D.Similar
11.A.tough nut B.red carpet C.cold shoulder D.last straw
12.A.put effort into B.devoted himself to C.got close to D.threw himself into
13.A.blanketed B.blocked C.bathed D.smoothed
14.A.honour B.safety C.credit D.struggle
15.A.final B.disappointing C.wise D.heartbreaking
16.A.tiredness B.relief C.pain D.1oneliness
17.A.welled up B.showed up C.came up D.sprang up
18.A.distrust B.doubt C.hardships D.criticism
19.A.thrown at B.provided for C.arranged for D.distributed to
20.A.challenges B.fear C.fate D.misbelief
—Going to watch the Women’s Volleyball Match on Wednesday?
—________! Will you go with me?
A.You there B.You bet
C.You got me D.You know better
The silver moon was high overhead, and there was a gentle breeze down the valley.
A.playing B.to play C.played D.having played
The publication of Great Expectations, which ________ both widely reviewed and highly praised, strengthened Dickens’ status as a leading novelist.
A.is B.are
C.was D.were
China’s image is improving steadily, with more countries ________ its role in international affairs.
A.recognizing B.being recognized C.to be recognized D.recognized
