From a live music festival that champions Mother Nature to the sporting artistry of the HSBC Women’s World Championship, Singapore’s dynamic line-up of events in February will have you at the edge of your seat. Here are the concerts, festivals and celebrations that await you in the Lion City.
Chinatown CNY Celebrations
Immerse yourself in the rich culture and tradition of the Lunar New Year at the Chinatown CNY Celebrations. The seven-week long festivities include a slew of activities for the young and old alike, with nightly street shows, a festive bazaar (街市), and an international Lion Dance competition.
For two months, the streets of Chinatown will be decorated with lanterns and interesting motifs (图案), from gold coins to the mythical zodiac animals of the Chinese lunar calendar.
Date: 2 Jan - 22 Feb Venue: Chinatown
Dahlia Dreams
Inspired by the Lunar New Year, this enchanting floral showcase tells the mythological story of the Chinese zodiac animals. Weave your way through the Flower Dome’s elaborate topiary like sculptures, amidst more than 70 dahlia cultivars (品种) and indulge in an unforgettable visual feast. Date: 17 Jan - 23 Feb
Venue: Gardens by the Bay, Flower Dome
Have a Squeaky New Year!
Animal lovers can take a walk on the wild side at this Chinese New Year-themed event, happening across the Singapore Zoo, Jurong Bird Bark and Night Safari.
Keeping in theme with this year’s Chinese zodiac animal, visitors can check out the gambian pouched rat, clouded rat, speckled mousebird and more.
The event will be accompanied by lion dance performances, themed mascots and a special Zoo-diac trail to reveal your fortune forecast.
Date: 25 Jan - 8 Feb
Venue: Singapore Zoo, River Safari, Jurong Bird Bark and Night Safari
Chingay Parade Singapore 2020
Join Singaporeans as they celebrate the largest street performance and float parade in Asia. An annual celebration of Singapore’s multicultural tapestry (织锦), this year’s entertainment is themed ‘Colours in Harmony’, and will feature a mix of dazzling spectacle and dynamic performances.
Grab some street food and participate in games at the carnival along the parade route, and don’t forget to drop by NS Square for River Hongbao to marvel at the lanterns and fireworks.
Date: 31 Jan – 1 Feb Venue: F1 Pit Building
1.At the Chinatown CNY Celebrations, people could ______.
A.buy the lanterns and interesting motifs
B.enjoy an international Lion Dance competition
C.hear the mythological story of the Chinese zodiac animals
D.check out the gambian pouched rat and speckled mousebird
2.Where can visitors see the street performance and float parade?
A.Chinatown. B.Singapore Zoo.
C.Flower Dome. D.F1 Pit Building.
3.What is the main purpose of the writing?
A.To attract visitors.
B.To describe events.
C.To compare festivals.
D.To evaluate activities.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father ______ me to her with these words：“I would like you to meet the fellow who is ______ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, ______ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied,“You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all, but the ______ one who hasn’t yet found an outlet for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind as a ______ boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She persuaded my father to go to a dental school, from which he ______ with great honors. She moved our family into the city, where my father’s career could be more suitable and my brothers and I could be better ______ at school.
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand ______ and instucted me how to type in the flesh, telling me that she believed that I would become a ______. I knew her enthusiasm, I ______ it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her ______ and began to ______ for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of writing that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the ______ beneficiary (受益人). My father became the wealthiest man in town. My brothers and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power ______ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is constantly strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ______.
1.A.sent B.introduced C.handed D.passed
2.A.rewarded B.favored C.distinguished D.praised
3.A.raised B.shook C.dragged D.bent
4.A.stubbornest B.laziest C.proudest D.smartest
5.A.clever B.bad C.stupid D.polite
6.A.graduated B.quitted C.started D.escaped
7.A.entertained B.controlled C.educated D.respected
8.A.bicycle B.radio C.camera D.typewriter
9.A.doctor B.writer C.typist D.teacher
10.A.regarded B.suspected C.ignored D.appreciated
11.A.order B.criticism C.belief D.description
12.A.write B.read C.photograph D.edit
13.A.next B.only C.same D.real
14.A.enthusiasm B.sympathy C.fortune D.confidence
15.A.win B.reach C.match D.doubt
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Zhou Zhaoyan is just 6 years of age but she has touched the hearts of internet users worldwide. Since her parents started to post her performances on video-sharing platform YouTube 1. early March, her account Miumiu Guitargirl has attracted more than 157,000 fans.The video of her singing Fly Me to the Moon, 2. (write) by Bart Howard, while playing guitar received over 5 million hits on the platform. In her version of the classic song, Hotel California, by the Eagles, she is seen singing, playing guitar, electric guitar, bass, drums and maracas. Many of her 3. (song) are bossa nova style, a jazz-influenced music of Brazilian origin that was developed in the 1950s and 1960s. The girl has covered both Chinese and English songs. The most difficult is I Wish You Love, 4. was sung by bossa nova singer Lisa Ono.
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Mount Qomolangma, or Mount Everest, is the world's 1. (high) mountain above sea level. Boasting unique Tibetan cultural heritage and natural scenery, the Qomolangma National Nature Reserve protects 3.381 million hectares of the central Himalaya in the Tibet autonomous region. It’s a natural area for rare animals including Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks and black-necked cranes 2. (live) in. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the first 3. (success) expedition to Mount Qomolangma, and the 45th anniversary of China’s first accurate measurement of Qomolangma’s height.
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain Buds (小满 ), the 8th solar term of a year, 1. (last) half a month from May 20 this year to June 4.
It means 2. the seeds from the grain are becoming full but are not ripe. In China, the 24 solar terms 3. (create) thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production. But the solar term culture is still useful today to guide people’s lives through special foods, cultural ceremonies, gardening and even healthy living tips that correspond with each solar term.
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When she looked around her house, Betty Margaret saw lots of electronics. Along with the usual things like her laptop and smart phone, there were all of her kids’ electronic devices: cell phones, video game devices and more! There seemed to be more than enough ways for her and her three children to be online all day, every day. 
Ms. Margaret worried that her kids were becoming too dependent on the Internet and electronics. Then she began to reread one of her favorite books, Henry Thoreau’s Walden, which gave Ms. Margaret an idea. Thoreau spent 2 years in a simple cabin without running water, and having to grow his own food. Maybe she and her family could live without such luxuries as computers and electronic devices for a while.
Ms. Margaret talked with her kids and explained that she wanted the family to try living for 6 months without the Internet, cell phones, TV, and video games. Ms. Margaret writes articles for a newspaper in Australia, and had written several books as well. She told her children that if they agreed, she would write a book about their experience and they could go on a trip abroad with the money from sales of the book. Her three children agreed, and “the experiment,” as Ms. Margaret called, began.
Over the course of the experiment, the Margaret children had different reactions to life without electronics. Before the experiment began, Anni, the eldest of the children, read books more than her younger brother and sister. She therefore had a relatively easy adjustment to the family’s new lifestyle. Anni could also use the library’s computer for her homework. Bill, who loved to play video games before the experiment began, had to find a way to spend all of his new free time. He started to spend more time practicing his saxophone (萨克斯管). Susan, the youngest child in the family, had the hardest time adjusting to life without electronics. She felt restless for the first weeks and later, influenced by her elder sister, gradually began to find interest in the novel experiences brought by various books.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
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Paragraph 1：
The family carried on with the experiment for the 6 months without technology controlling their lives.
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Paragraph 2:
Ms. Margaret wrote the book she had planned.
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