Young Music Scene Concert Young musicians from all over Germany perform at Young Scene Concert at Berlin’s famous Quasimodo music hall. The concert is part of the Berlin Festival. Time: 15—20 Nov. Place: 45, 18756 Berlin, Germany Cost: Various
Email: info@quasimodo.de Phone: +34 (0) 45 839 5986 |
Documentary Film Month Cinemas, schools and libraries across France and the French-speaking world take part in November’s Documentary Film Month. About 120, 000 visitors take part each year.
Time: 1—20 Mar. Place: 25 Road Pyramids, 75001 Paris Cost: Various Phone: +12 (0)1 43 38 19 73 Email: info@paris-touristoffice.com |
Craft (工艺) Show You can come to the show twice a year, in spring and at Christmas. There are hundreds of artisans (手艺人) from across Canada selling jewellery, pottery, glass, ironwork and clothing.
Time: 26 Nov.—7 Dec. Mon.—Fri. 11 am—10 pm Sat. 10 am—8 pm Sun. 9 am—6 pm Place: Direct Energy Centre Cost: $10 Phone: +7 658 198 3245 Email: askus@oneofakindshow.com |
Canada Blooms Toronto Garden and Flower Show The Canada Blooms Show every year at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre is the country’s largest indoor garden show.
Time: Mar. 9 am—6 pm Sun. 11 am—5 pm Place: Metro Toronto Convention Centre Cost: $18; under 12 free Phone: +1 235 447 8768 Email: info@mtccc.com |
1.People can enjoy music at Young Scene Concert from____________.
A. 1—20 Mar B. 15—20 Nov
C. 26 Nov—7 Dec D. 1 Mar—20 Nov
2.You can e-mail ________if you want to see Documentary Film.
A. info@mtccc.com
B. askus@oneofakindshow.com
C. info@paris-touristoffice.com
D. info@quasimodo.de
3.You can buy ____________at the Craft Show.
A. glass, ironwork and clothing
B. different kinds of flowers
C. classic music CDs
D. some books about film
4. If two adults and two boys of 9 want to see Flower Show and Craft Show, it will cost them ____________.
A. $40 B. $56 C. $76 D. $112
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Young musicians from all over Germany perform at Quasimodo music hall.
B. Cinemas, schools and libraries across France take part in Documentary Film Month.
C. People can enjoy the Craft Show from 9 am to 6 pm on Sunday.
D. Toronto Garden and Flower Show is the world’s largest garden show.
World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of .
Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy of special price, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading he’s very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he called on people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can’t change the world, but people can change the world by changing through reading,” he said.
Reading can benefit (有益于) people . Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Reading helps us to follow the developments of science and technology. Reading us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the smarter we become. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. We all know that we_____ learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.
“Reading makes a full man.” Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us.Therefore, it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.
1.A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. writing
2.A. clothes B. dictionaries C. computers D. books
3.A. since B. in C. from D. by
4.A. because B. though C. through D. when
5.A. ourselves B. yourselves C. themselves D. itself
6.A. in many ways B. by the way C. in any way D. in the way
7.A. earlier B. later C. latest D. last
8.A. shares B. offers C. opens D. provides
9.A. think B. to think C. talk D. to talk
10.A.can B. can’t C.might D. have to
The shoes are much too small for him. They ______ be his.
A. can’t B. mustn’t
C. needn’t D. have to
Stop smoking,_______ you’ll get better soon.
A. or B. but C. and D. because
He used to _____ much meat, but now he’s used to ______ fruits and vegetables.
A. eat; eating B. eating; eat
C. eat; eat D. eating; eating
—You won the first prize in the last Physics competition once again.
—___________. I made several mistakes.
A. Congratulations B. It doesn’t matter
C. Don’t mention it D. You must be joking