In Britain,many theatres put on shows for children at Christmas and many theatres have a theatre-in-education team working there. This team,made up of actors and teachers,writes plays for children,usually performing them in schools. They do different plays for different age groups and the children often take part in the play in some way.

     Pantomime is a special kind of Christmas show for children. It is loved by people and also allows the audience (观众) to join in. Panto-mime” was the name of the Roman actor \yho performed shows without speaking —this is where the English word “mime” comes from.

    A pantomime is always based on a well-known children's story. But there ays certain types of characters in the show and certain situations and events. For example,a pantomime must always include a hero,known as the “principal boy” and this principal boy is always played by a pretty girl wearing a short cosfume (服装) .Then there is the cpmic older woman,known as the “dame” who is played by a man. There is always a group of men and women who sing and dance and often there is a pantomime horse. The I horse is played by two men who form the u frontj and “back” ends inside a “horse” costume. It is fUnny and it usually kicks the dame when she isn,looking.

       Members of the audience have to shout a warning to one of the characters and argue with the character (usually the dame) when she does not believe them. When she shouts, "Oh no,it isn’t,” the audience always responds with “Oh ; yes,it is!?, The audience also learns and sings a i simple song and a few children are sometimes invited to help one of the characters during the show.

29. The theatre-in-education teams .

   A. are made up of famous local actors

   B. write plays for the same age group

   C. often give plays in their own theatres

   D. usually allow children to join in a play

30. According to the text,a pantomime .

   A. is designed to make people laugh I

   B. is made up of three characters

   C. is especially popular with grown-ups 

   D. can be watched all year round in Britain

31. When the dame says, “Yes,it is”,the audience I

should .

   A. follow her and sing 

   B. stand up and dance 

   C. repeat what she says 

   D. disagree with her loudly 

                                          A

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        The goat (畜棚) at a Putnam County market in Greencastle,Indiana,will soon be full of,well,goats. But right now it’s full of tables (堆积) with clothes,books and housewares.

At the tables are families,lots of them. Some waited in line for more than an hour to have the right to get the larger things,like furniture. Carrie Ardito was first in that line and ran to the back to get a clothes dryer.

     Yeah,I wasn’t expecting one. But I saw it,and it was wonderful!w Ardito says. “It s something I can't afford on my own."

With so many eager new owners,it's hard to believe that most of these things were voluntarily left behind by students at DePauw University, about a mile up the road. For the last six years,the school of about 2 ,200 has developed a yearly program,encouraging students as they move out of the dorms each year to give things away — not throw them away.

     Ed Sparks is helping his wife search on the tables.

     She was mainly after a bed — a couch-bed, whatever you want to call it — for the little one,” Sparks says.

The little one is their daughter,Madlynn,who was smiling and playing with a large,yellow foam hand from some past DePauw sporting event.

It means a lot,Sparks says. ^Nqw she has something a little bit better than what she's got right now."

     Allen Denhart,who was moving his daughter Emily out after her first year,sardTTe movea his kids out of dorm rooms before but was doing it differently this year because of the continual reminders to give away.

      Yeah,normally I would have just taken it to the garbage can if I didn’ t know,” he says. “Like that big piece of carpet there,it will probably save somebody $50 or $100 if they need a piece of carpet for next year."

only about a dozen families benefited. This year it's more than 100.

1. Which word can be used to describe Ardito,s feelings?

   A. Afraid.               B. Proud.

   C. Satisfied.              D. Worried.

2. Who started the program?

   A. A Putnam County market.

   B. Some college students.

   C. Some local farmers.

   D. DePauw University.

3. What did Madlynn need according to Sparks?

   A. A small toy.

   B. A couch-bed.

    C. A bigger dinner table.

   D. A sporting event ticket.

4. When Denhart moved his kids out of dorms

before, 

   A. he threw unwanted things away

   B. he usually gave things away

   C. he tried to bring everything home

   D. he sold used carpets at low prices

5. What can we learn about the program?

   A. It helps local families save some money.

   B. It has become less popular over the years.

   C. It improves communication among farmers.

   D. It is a chance for students to know about animals.

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