Great Wall Xmas BBQ
Beijing Hikers are organizing a three-hour hike on a rarely visited part of the Great Wall and will celebrate Christmas afterwards with a Christmas barbecue dinner in a small hotel at the foot of the Great Wall . Meet at 8:30 am. Dec. 25 in front of Starbucks at Lido Holiday Inn , Jiangtai Lu. Please write to info@beijinghikers.com or 139-100-25516.
Pingyao tour
High Club will guide a weekend trip to Pingyao , an ancient walled town near Taiyuan , capital city of Shanxi Province . The town is one of the best-preserved(保护) featuring courtyard buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) . Among them is the Qiao family courtyard house, the shooting location of Zhang Yimou’s Raise the Red Lantern （《大红灯笼高高挂》）. Leave on Friday (December 23) night by train and back to Beijing on Sunday morning . For sign-up and more information , contact Lucy at lucy@highclub.cn or 8580-5080,130-11171326.
New Year Harbin trip
The Chinese Culture Club is running a new year trip to Harbin , to catch a fresh view of its yearly ice and snow lantern festival .
As the temperature is expected to fall between minus 20 to 30℃, visitors are warned to prepare well with jackets , masks , fur gloves and boots. The trip sets out by train at night on December 31 and gets back on the morning January 2. The cost is 2,300 yuan (US$ 284) . Reservation(预订) is required at 8457-2772.
【小题1】One who is interested in life of ancient Chinese is more likely to contact ______.

Great Wall Xmas BBQ

Beijing Hikers are organizing a three-hour hike on a rarely visited part of the Great Wall and will celebrate Christmas afterwards with a Christmas barbecue dinner in a small hotel at the foot of the Great Wall . Meet at 8:30 am. Dec. 25 in front of Starbucks at Lido Holiday Inn , Jiangtai Lu. Please write to info@beijinghikers.com or 139-100-25516.

Pingyao tour

High Club will guide a weekend trip to Pingyao , an ancient walled town near Taiyuan , capital city of Shanxi Province . The town is one of the best-preserved(保护) featuring courtyard buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) . Among them is the Qiao family courtyard house, the shooting location of Zhang Yimou’s Raise the Red Lantern （《大红灯笼高高挂》）. Leave on Friday (December 23) night by train and back to Beijing on Sunday morning . For sign-up and more information , contact Lucy at lucy@highclub.cn or 8580-5080,130-11171326.

New Year Harbin trip

The Chinese Culture Club is running a new year trip to Harbin , to catch a fresh view of its yearly ice and snow lantern festival .

As the temperature is expected to fall between minus 20 to 30℃, visitors are warned to prepare well with jackets , masks , fur gloves and boots. The trip sets out by train at night on December 31 and gets back on the morning January 2. The cost is 2,300 yuan (US$ 284) . Reservation(预订) is required at 8457-2772.

1.One who is interested in life of ancient Chinese is more likely to contact ______.

2.The term “BBQ” in the topic “Great Wall Xmas BBQ” should mean a kind of ________.

3.Pingyao is worth seeing mainly because ________.

4.The last advertisement of New Year Harbin trip offers NO information about _____.

Great Wall Xmas BBQ
Beijing Hikers are organizing a three-hour hike on a rarely visited part of the Great Wall and will celebrate Christmas afterwards with a Christmas barbecue dinner in a small hotel at the foot of the Great Wall . Meet at 8:30 am. Dec. 25 in front of Starbucks at Lido Holiday Inn , Jiangtai Lu. Please write to info@beijinghikers.com or 139-100-25516.
Pingyao tour
High Club will guide a weekend trip to Pingyao , an ancient walled town near Taiyuan , capital city of Shanxi Province . The town is one of the best-preserved(保护) featuring courtyard buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) . Among them is the Qiao family courtyard house, the shooting location of Zhang Yimou’s Raise the Red Lantern （《大红灯笼高高挂》）. Leave on Friday (December 23) night by train and back to Beijing on Sunday morning . For sign-up and more information , contact Lucy at lucy@highclub.cn or 8580-5080,130-11171326.
New Year Harbin trip
The Chinese Culture Club is running a new year trip to Harbin , to catch a fresh view of its yearly ice and snow lantern festival .
As the temperature is expected to fall between minus 20 to 30℃, visitors are warned to prepare well with jackets , masks , fur gloves and boots. The trip sets out by train at night on December 31 and gets back on the morning January 2. The cost is 2,300 yuan (US$ 284) . Reservation(预订) is required at 8457-2772.

1. 1.

   One who is interested in life of ancient Chinese is more likely to contact ______.

   1. A.
      139-100-25516
   2. B.
      1368-1911
   3. C.
      8580-5080
   4. D.
      8457-2772
2. 2.

   The term “BBQ” in the topic “Great Wall Xmas BBQ” should mean a kind of ________.

   1. A.
      meal
   2. B.
      tour
   3. C.
      transportation
   4. D.
      dance
3. 3.

   Pingyao is worth seeing mainly because ________.

   1. A.
      it’s a town surrounded by walls
   2. B.
      it’s near the capital of Shanxi
   3. C.
      its buildings are old and in good condition
   4. D.
      a famous film was shot there
4. 4.

   The last advertisement of New Year Harbin trip offers NO information about _____.

   1. A.
      what to take there
   2. B.
      what to buy there
   3. C.
      when to leave and return
   4. D.
      how much to pay

There is a lot of luck in drilling for oil. The drill may just miss the oil although it is near; on the other hand, it may strike oil at a fairly high level. When the drill goes down, it brings up soil. The soil is examined for traces(痕迹) of oil. If they are disappointed at one place, the drillers go to another. A lot of money has been spent, for example, in the deserts of Egypt, in “searching” for oil. Sometimes little is found. When we buy some petrol(汽油) for our cars, we pay not only the cost of the petrol, but also part of the cost of the search that is always going on.

1. The driller is unlucky when the drill_______.

A. goes very near the oil without striking it

B. brings up oil

C. strikes oil at a fairly high level

D. does not bring up oil

2. The cost of unsuccessful drilling is_______.

A. met by the driller

B. paid by the government

C. included in the selling price of petrol

D. returned by the oil wells

3. According to the passage, which of the following is right?

A. The drillers are the kings of the oil field, and the engineers are their people.

B. The drillers always send their drills more than a mile into the earth.

C. Sometimes the oil wells may be destroyed by the fire because the great pressure of gas and oil.

D. If you go to the desert of Egypt, you’ll see a lot of oil wells.

The king of the oil field is the driller. He is a very skilled man. Sometimes he sends his drill more than a mile into the earth. During the process(过程) of drilling, gas and oil at great pressure may suddenly be met, and if he rushes out and catches fire that oil well may never be brought into operation at all. This danger is well known and steps are always taken to prevent it.

There is a lot of luck in drilling for oil. The drill may just miss the oil although it is near; on the other hand, it may strike oil at a fairly high level. When the drill goes down, it brings up soil. The soil is examined for traces(痕迹) of oil. If they are disappointed at one place, the drillers go to another. A lot of money has been spent, for example, in the deserts of Egypt, in “searching” for oil. Sometimes little is found. When we buy some petrol(汽油) for our cars, we pay not only the cost of the petrol, but also part of the cost of the search that is always going on.

1. The driller is unlucky when the drill_______.

A. goes very near the oil without striking it

B. brings up oil

C. strikes oil at a fairly high level

D. does not bring up oil

2. The cost of unsuccessful drilling is_______.

A. met by the driller

B. paid by the government

C. included in the selling price of petrol

D. returned by the oil wells

3. According to the passage, which of the following is right?

A. The drillers are the kings of the oil field, and the engineers are their people.

B. The drillers always send their drills more than a mile into the earth.

C. Sometimes the oil wells may be destroyed by the fire because the great pressure of gas and oil.

D. If you go to the desert of Egypt, you’ll see a lot of oil wells.