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LONDON—A cold bit of Scandinavia is coming to the heart of London’s West End on Saturday with the opening of Absolut Icebar, a bar made entirely out of ice right down to the art on the walls and the glasses for the drinks .
Situated next to the accompanying but room temperature Below Zero restaurant , the bar is kept at minus 23°Fall year round . For a cover charge of 12 pounds （$22.20）, customers are given a thermal cape （保暖斗篷）, thick gloves and a glass made out of ice before entering the second of two airtight doors designed to keep heat out .
“It’s an experience rather than a traditional bar . We feel we’re really offering something different,” said Anette Elisson , a spokeswoman for V &S Absolut Spirits vodka （伏特加） company , which is opening the bar jointly with company Icehotel .
Bar customers who would like a warm meal with find European food at Below Zero restaurant next door .
All the ice for the bar is brought in from the Torne River in the north of Sweden , where the pure water and river freeze to make the finished product “crystal clear,” according to Agnetha Lund , director of Icebar International .
The entire building will be redesigned and rebuilt every six months , because the ice will gradually melt with daily use and the body heat of the crowds , Lund said . Icebar has its art works shaped on site and opening day art includes a floor-to-ceiling vodka bottle and partial human figures along the walls .
The 10, 764-square-foot bar can hold 60 people . Pre-booking for one of the 45-minute visits is a must.
1．What is special about the bar is that it’s .
A．freezing cold inside B．all made up of ice
C．extremely traditional D．famous for the service
2．If you want to use the ice glass, you’ll have to .
A．wear thick gloves B．take off you cape
C．pay extra money D．go to the restaurant next door
3．“A cold bit of Scandinavia” in the first sentence actually refers to “ ”.
A．the clever idea of Absolut Icebar B．the Icehotel company
C．the Below Zero restaurant D．the ice material from Sweden
BAD
________is known to us all is that the 2012 Olympic Games will take place in London.
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A．It |
B．What |
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C．As |
D．Which |
Frankenstein is one of the world’s most famous horror stories. It’s about a doctor who creates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life. But the experiment goes wrong and the monster(怪兽) kills the doctor and many others. The story has been read by millions since it was first published and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies. Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman, called Mary Shelley.
Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 she decided to become a writer. In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married. Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream：“I dreamt that my little baby came to life again---that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.”
In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-old Mary visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland. Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. On night, Byron asked everyone to write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story of Frankenstein
Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success. Many people didn’t think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer.
Although famous, Shelley’s life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.
1.Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein ?
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A．In England |
B．In Italy |
C．In Switzerland |
D．In France |
2.In which order do the following take place?
a. Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.
b. The story Frankenstein was first published.
c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.
d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.
e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.
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A．a,c,b,e,d |
B．d,c,a,b,e |
C．c,a,b,d,e |
D．b,a,d,c,e |
3.How old was Mary Shelley when she died?
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A．43 |
B．48 |
C．51 |
D．54 |
The 30th Olympic Games, ______ between July 27 and August 12 in 2012, will take place in London.
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A．scheduling |
B．to schedule |
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C．scheduled |
D．to have scheduled |
The president _____ a cool reception when he visited London.
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A．gave |
B．was given |
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C．had given |
D．had been given |