Café Hub
Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and one of the most talked about spots in town. Our café is open every day for mouth-watering lunches, snacks and fine dining. Come in and enjoy the atmosphere of The Hub or watch the world go by from our beautiful terrace.
The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh. Open every day from 9:30 a. m. till late.
Tel: 0131 473 2067 www. thehub-edinburgh. Com
Farm World
Enjoy being “A Farmer for a Day”. Join in delivering and feeding our spring babies—bottle feeding sessions twice daily. Fun for all family. Horse Rides, BMX Bikes Cross Country Course, Tractor Ride through 600 acres, New Adventure Playground, Nature Trails. Full details on website.
Open: May---Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a. m. ----5 p. m.
Tel: 01797 0260256/260321 www. Farmworld-rye. co. uk
Enter the Europe-wide student competition!
Are you curious, creative and energetic? Are you interested in the new media? Are you between 12 and 19 years of age? Then Join Multimedia 2010 is for you!
Your challenge will be to build a team and develop a multimedia presentation in English----based on one of three different topics. You can register (报名) between May 1 and Nov. 15, 2010 and will have to turn in your entry before Dec. 15, 2010.
The rewards are wonderful:￡150 000in prize for schools and teams and the chance to attend a European student camp ---- plus new experiences, an opportunity to make friends throughout Europe!
1.You’ll have to register first if you want _______.
A．to enjoy delicious food
B．to try Tractor Ride through 600 acres
C．to enter the Europe-wide student competition
D．to watch the world go by from the beautiful terrace
2.According to the passage, there will be _______ rewards for the Europe-wide student competition.
A．only one B．two C．three D．four
3.You can visit Farm World ________.
A．on Monday in May B．any day in October
C．at 2 p. m. at Christmas D．at 10 : 30 a. m. during school holidays
4.From the advertisements above, we can learn that __________.
A．Café Hub is a popular place in the local area
B．families can enjoy Horse Rides on New Adventure Playground
C．Farm World provides lunches, snacks and fine dining.
D．the Europe-wide student competition will be held on Dec. 15, 2010
At a few minutes past five, Dave noted that the blanket of darkness was lifting. He was just able to make out the heavier masses that eventually appeared as the familiar trees that lined the road at the base of the hill. The upper reaches of the sky showed lighter shades of gray.
Dave got out of bed quietly and dressed quickly. He mixed a spoonful of instant chocolate into a glass of cold water, and his impatience forced him to finish the drink in gulps.
As he walked down toward the lake, Dave paused to reach for the fishing pole and gear box on the bench where he had left them the night before.
By the time he reached the small boat, a thick white mist (雾气) had spread over the surface of the water. He stepped into the boat, sat down, and rowed out of the weed beds that lined the edge of the shore.
The outer fringe（边缘）of the lake disappeared as the boat moved forward noiselessly. All he could see was the enveloping whiteness. He could not tell where the boat and the surrounding air met the surface of the lake.
Dave rowed steadily ahead, relying on a mental picture of the surroundings. Then the mist began to rise, slowly. It soon rested inches above the still surface of the lake. The heavy silence was now being broken by the fish breaking through the surface as they leaped out of the water for low-flying insects.
The magic time had arrived. Dave raised his pole. Dawn was broken. He was excited with expectancy.
1.Dave got up early in the morning to _________.
A．enjoy the scene of the lake
B．seek adventure at the lake
C．go fishing in the lake
D．take a walk by the lake
2.According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?
A．Dave broke the quietness of the lake.
B．Dave was familiar with the surroundings.
C．Dave took a picture of the lake with him.
D．Dave forgot the fishing pole at the beginning.
3.The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 6 refers to _________.
A．fish B．boat C．silence D．mist
4.What can we learn from the end of the story?
A．Dave was hopeful of catching a lot of fish.
B．Dave wished the weather would be better.
C．Dave was happy that dawn was broken.
D．Dave expected someone else would come.
While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an incredible(难以置信的) sight. The 36 was swimming and started with only three men. For one reason or another, two of them had a 37 start, so they were disqualified. That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to 38 against.
I watched the man 39 off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong. Now I’m not an expert 40 but I do know a good dive 41 a poor one, and this was not exactly medal 42 . I listened to the crowd begin to 43 this poor man that was clearly having a 44 time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was 45 he made a few desperate(拼命的) stroke(划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few 46 strokes, the crowd had changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to 47 . Some even began to 48 things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and he 49 finished his race. The crowd went 50 . Even though he recorded one of the 51 times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other 52 .
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals, feeling they have 53 been cheated out of gold, or when they act so 54 in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog(败者), a man that gave his all --- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of his 55 and the spirit of the games.
1. A．view B．event C．game D．match
2. A．false B．nervous C．strange D．violent
3. A．fight B．struggle C．defend D．race
4. A．set B．bounce C．dive D．fall
5. A．swimmer B．coach C．judge D．adviser
6. A．from B．in C．beyond D．between
7. A．feature B．quality C．example D．sign
8. A．break off B．stand by C．laugh at D．focus on
9. A．happy B．wonderful C．satisfying D．tough
10. A．hopeful B．pitiful C．boring D．skillful
11. A．intellectual B．smart C．awkward D．excellent
12. A．support B．quit C．cheer D．hesitate
13. A．speak B．present C．conclude D．yell
14. A．eventually B．hardly C．successful D．nearly
15. A．wild B．angry C．sad D．grey
16. A．fastest B．luckiest C．worst D．slowest
17. A．companion B．competitors C．volunteers D．partners
18. A．somehow B．already C．even D．anyway
19. A．poorly B．carelessly C．sharply D．proudly
20. A．advantage B．independence C．determination D．principle
---Are you two old acquaintances?
---Yes, we _____ in the same neighborhood for quite a long time, though he went abroad with his family at 14.
A．have lived B．have been living C．were living D．lived
Oh, look at you---you are trembling! You must feel cold now. In fact, you __________ in person. You can contact us by phone next time.
A．didn’t need to come B．needn’t come
C．needn’t have come D．don’t need come
Aluminum isn’t found free in nature, owing to its always ____ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen.
A．being combined B．having combined
C．combine D．combined
