Welcome to Arundel Castle which is situated in West Sussex, England. The castle has a history of nearly 1000 years and has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world. Arundel Castle also plays a starring role in many films.

The Gardens

The White Garden is planted with soft white Iceberg Roses, and Snow White Lilies.

The Rose Garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned English roses that are at their very best in June and July.

The Organic Kitchen Garden produces a wide range of seasonal fruit and vegetables, pears, cherries and apples.

The Castle Shop

In the Castle Shop, you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. It offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal to all tastes and pockets. Foods, china, books, and stationery (文具)are all available. Many are sold in this Castle Shop only.

At Arundel Castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.

The Arundel Festival 2014

Saturday 16th to Monday 25th August

The annual Arundel Festival gets bigger and better every year. It is one of the most amazing, diverse and easily accessible arts festivals in the UK, offering a mix of visual arts, music, theatre and street entertainment.

Parking

Coaches and mini-buses can drop off at the main Castle entrance in Mill Road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the Castle entrance. Please inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.

1.When visiting the castle, you can________.

A. get old-fashioned English roses as gifts

B. buy eco-friendly products in the Castle Shop

C. get seasonal fruit and vegetables for free

D. see how the local gifts are being made

2.How long does the Arundel Festival last this year?

A. 10 days B. One week C. 16 days D. One month

3.Where can you park the coach?

A. In Mill Road

B. Inside the Castle

C. In the main town car park

D. At the main Castle entrance

语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman. I always felt blessed growing up in her home 1. a boy. She worked hard, laughed loud, and was never afraid of 2. life threw at her.

When she fell and broke her hip in her eighties, my Dad 3. (force) to admit that he could no longer take care of her at home. It was with a heavy heart 4. Dad moved Grandmother into a nursing home.

Our whole family gathered together for her 90th birthday in the nursing home dining room. It was a wonderful celebration of her life and the love we all had 5. her.

Shortly after that birthday, however, life gave her the 6. (tough) challenge of all as age and illness started to take her mind from her too. The Dementia(痴呆) grew worse and worse. At times when I visited her she didn’t know 7. I was. During one of these visits I was holding her hand while she slept. When she awoke, her eyes stared at me and I could tell she didn’t recognize 8. . She looked down at my hand 9. (hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away, she smiled at me. Then she closed her eyes and went 10. (peace) back to sleep. I could see then that even though her mind didn’t remember me, her spirit still remembered love.

The hard part in our life is not making the decision but living with_________．

A． one B． that

C． the one D． it

It’s a pity you were late，otherwise you______the film star Rain from Korea．

A． would have seen B． must have seen

C． may have seen D． can have seen

According to the police，the man called “Tuhao”_______ to be a professional cheat in business．

A． worked out B． made out

C． figured out D． turned out

_______Wuhu with Shanghai，to be frank，and you’ll find it’s more convenient to live in the former．

A． To compare B． Comparing

C． Compare D． Compared

You had better learn to be grateful．If you are grateful，you naturally yourself up to receive all kinds of blessings and good things in life．You can receive almost everything you want ．If you want recovery soon，start by feeling grateful that you are still ．If it is more money that you want，start being grateful for whatever of money you already have．

You see，showing gratitude(感恩) is the key to every thing in life．It is the key to successful relationships，it is the key to successful futures and it is the key to healthier and happier lives．And this is where the importance of being grateful lies． ，it makes life better．

One of my favorite is “If you learn to appreciate more of what you already have，you will find yourself having more to appreciate．” Think about that！

Something as as a “Thank you for being in my life” or “I having you here with me”，can go a long way．It will make the other person feel good，and it also will make you feel better！

So maybe your wife is not very around the house，but she’s great at cooking your favorite ．Or，maybe your child milk all over your new shirt right before you walked out the door for work，but usually he makes you laugh so much and makes you the luckiest parent in the world．

I strongly you to make a promise to yourself for the next week．Decide to every morning and think of at least 5 things that you are for．Then say them out loud．You will notice a smile on your face without even ．In 30 days you will feel completely renewed．This is the of being grateful！

1.A． open B． make C． stand D． take

2.A． easily B． correctly C． truly D． clearly

3.A． lovely B． alive C． lively D． living

4.A． amount B． number C． kind D． plenty

5.A． terrible B． negative C． positive D． confusing

6.A． leading B． taking C． enjoying D． looking

7.A． Therefore B． Besides C． Anyway D． In a word

8.A． mottos B． rules C． habits D． word

9.A． pleasant B． wonderful C． short D． moving

10.A． want B． look forward to C． appreciate D． would like

11.A． for sure B． in general C． instead of D． in addition

12.A． lazy B． beautiful C． careless D． organized

13.A． vegetables B． dishes C． beef D． drinks

14.A． painted B． stopped C． spilled D． threw

15.A． become of B． feel like C． act as D． look like

16.A． persuade B． advise C． demand D． suggest

17.A． dress up B． make up C． get up D． wake up

18.A． grateful B． concerned C． anxious D． upset

19.A． pretending B． looking C． trying D． smiling

20.A． disadvantage B． power C． award D． consequences

It is amazing to note that the Internet is still such a new device，and yet it is one of the fastest and most powerful media tools．But think about it for a moment．On the Internet，a big online company can be run by two guys out of their garage．So it is only reasonable that people shopping on the Net would be a little leery of the security levels．

Internet giants such as Microsoft knew consumer confidence was the key to getting virtual(虚拟) shopping off the ground，and they work hard to make people feel safe to shop online．

Credit card companies，too，quickly saw the potential for Internet shopping，and have installed things like online shopping insurance for people．If you ever have a problem with your online credit purchases，many credit card companies will happily refund(返还) your money and then set their claws on the company that wronged you．Now that’s buying power！

There are other bonuses for online shoppers，of course．No line-ups，for one．No annoying mall shopping carts with broken wheels and kids crying because their parents won’t get them what they want．

When shopping online，consumers can sit down，have a coffee，and wear their slippers，not have to worry about their hair or parking and just click through sale after sale．Comparison shopping couldn’t be any easier．And thanks to courier companies（速递公司）getting in on the act，you never need wait longer than a day or two to get those all important purchases delivered right to your door．

No wonder so many companies are shaking their heads at traditional advertising and instead looking to the “virtual” world to attract online shoppers．

1.The underlined word “leery” means__________．

A． satisfied B． distrustful

C． hopeful D． sad

2.________leads to consumers’ trust in online shopping．

A． Shopping law

B． Shopping convenience

C． Internet access

D． Shopping security

3.Which group of words would the writer use to describe current Internet shopping？

A． Adventurous，enjoyable，fast，unreal

B． Unsafe，cheap，slow，convenient

C． Reliable，popular，convenient，slow

D． Safe，convenient，fast，comfortable

4.The following are thought to have made contributions to the popularity of online shopping EXCEPT_________．

A． internet companies

B． courier companies

C． advertising companies

D． credit card companies

Mr．Smith had to go to work by bus this morning as his car ______．

A． would repair B． was repairing

C． had been repaired D． was being repaired

______ the sight was impressive on the top of the mountain, I made an effort to climb onto it．

A． To know B． Know

C． Known D． Knowing