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What’s On?

Electric Underground

7:30pm–1:00am Free at the Cyclops Theatre

Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7:30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.

Gee Whizz

8:30pm–10:30pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope

Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7:00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐).

Simon’s Workshop

5:00pm–7:30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage

This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.

Charlotte Stone

8:00pm–11:00pm Pizza World

Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.

1.Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?

A. Jules Skye. B. Gee Whizz.

C. Charlotte Stone. D. James Pickering.

2.At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?

A. The Cyclops Theatre. B. Kaleidoscope.

C. Victoria Stage. D. Pizza World.

3.What do we know about Simon’s Workshop?

A. It requires membership status. B. It lasts three hours each time.

C. It is run by a comedy club. D. It is held every Wednesday.

4.When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?

A.5:00pm–7:30pm. B.7:30pm–1:00am.

C.8:00pm–11:00pm. D.8:30pm–10:30pm.

Anna lived on the side of a valley.One summer, there was a very big  ___ , and a lot of houses down below Anna's were washed away.Anna's house was __  enough to escape the flood, so when the water had  ___ and the other houses were  ___there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud(泥), her house was just all right.

Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children, __  Anna took in one of the families that had lost  ___ in the flood and she  ___her home with them until it was ____ for them to rebuild their house.

Anna's friends were ____ when they saw Anna do this.They could not understand why Anna wanted to give ____ so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to  ____.

 “Well,” Anna  ____  her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very  ____ , because her husband had been killed in the  ____  and she had a lot of children,  ___  I have now.The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to  ___ only one present to all of us.Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a   ___  who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents.‘Here’s our  ___ ,she said to her children.

The children were  ___ and happy to get such a present.They ___ the little girl, and she grew up as their sister.Such was that Christmas present.”

1.A. earthquake B. accident C. flood D. fire

2.A. below B. high C. big D. small

3.A. reduced B. come C. appeared D. disappeared

4.A. rising B. flowing C. falling D. standing

5.A. so B. but C. for D. since

6.A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something

7.A. gave B. found C. shared D. built

8.A. possible B. necessary C. important D. obvious

9.A. worried B. disappointed C. puzzled D. satisfied

10.A. them B. herself C. him D. us

11.A. support B. supply C. grow D. educate

12.A. explained to B. asked for C. talked with D. turned up

13.A. sad B. poor C. rich D. happy

14.A. war B. storm C. rain D. flood

15.A. because B. as C. which D. that

16.A. get B. send C. buy D. make

17.A. boy B. girl C. student D. teacher

18.A. child B. daughter C. sister D. present

19.A. angry B. excited C. lovely D. sorry

20.A. disliked B. gained C. welcomed D. led

By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me _______ . I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.

The morning bell rang. I walked _______ through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces _______ me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to _______their smiles. Back into the classroom, they_______, comparing plans for the_______ . I had to remove one student from each arm _______ I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book(点名册), I found my desk was covered with_______ and gifts followed by a _______ of “Merry Christmas” wishes.

“Oh, thank you,” I must have ________ a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my________ mood. It was kind of them to________ me. After a while, I heard a small nervous________ say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing________by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”

“Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.

“Um, could you__________it now?”

I gently tore at the paper and tape. “________ ,” he said, “it’s breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament(装饰物), complete with a hook already________. It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my ________back.

Later that day, I sat________the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I________ pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.

1.A. tired B. excited C. amazed D. relaxed

2.A. eagerly B. aimlessly C. gently D. heavily

3.A. watched B. greeted C. delighted D. warned

4.A. return B. forget C. ignore D. refuse

5.A. calmed B. walked C. chatted D. argued

6.A. study B. weekend C. vacation D. lesson

7.A. before B. when C. after D. because

8.A. letters B. books C. chalks D. cards

9.A. knowledge B. collection C. series D. bunch

10.A. confirmed B. assessed C. explained D. said

11.A. pleased B. low C. thrilled D. angry

12.A. talk about B. think of C. turn to D. connect with

13.A. call B. sound C. shout D. voice

14.A. shyly B. bravely C. rudely D. sadly

15.A. classify B. collect C. open D. check

16.A. Careful B. Dangerous C. Patient D. Hasty

17.A. expected B. adapted C. adjusted D. attached

18.A. trees B. hooks C. gifts D. tears

19.A. turning over B. putting into C. giving away D. packing up

20.A. anxiously B. hurriedly C. quickly D. delicately

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About five years ago I started at a new school when my family moved to Iowa. I was just a little excited, but I worried I would never fit in with (适应) the other sixth graders.

Lucy, a girl in my class, who I thought was not ready for change, didn’t like me from the start. In fact, I was sure she hated me. I could tell she thought I was a fool.

My teacher made us sit by each other for the last term. Lucy was surprised that I didn’t wear make?up (化妆). I didn’t exactly look like the coolest girl. But, I kept smiling at her and I kept telling her she looked beautiful, even when she was angry.

Finally, Lucy let me talk to her, even in sight of her "cool" friends. She started telling me how beautiful I looked. I still remember that first time when she smiled at me saying that, and I smiled right back, telling her thanks. Lucy invited me over to her house for a party, and talked to me all the time instead of her other friends.

I may move to Arizona after that, but I will never forget Lucy. She was a great friend. I still smiled at Lucy when she made fun of me. I didn’t think she was right in doing those things, but I still put up with (忍受) it. And we became great friends.

About two weeks ago, I read a sentence by Abraham Lincoln, "Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends with them?" Immediately, I smiled, thinking of Lucy.

1. When the author started at a new school in Iowa, she worried __________.

A. she was not ready for change at all

B. she looked stupid when asking questions

C. she didn’t look like the coolest girl in her class

D. she couldn’t get along well with her classmates

2. How did the author change Lucy’s attitude towards her?

A. By wearing make?up.

B. By keeping smiling at Lucy.

C. By wearing beautiful clothes.

D. By sitting beside Lucy in class.

3. From Paragraph 5, we know the author thought __________.

A. it was right of her to suffer when making friends

B. it was a waste of time to make friends with Lucy

C. it was foolish of her to smile at Lucy all the time

D. it was a shameful thing to put up with what Lucy did

4. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Kindness can beat any enemy.

B. Friendship needs to be cared for.

C. Making friends means losing enemies.

D. Patience is important in making friends.

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