School activities for kids and teens

July is a month of fun-filled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them. When you want some fun activities for July, consider these ideas happening in this month.

Secret of the Dragon

Time     Monday, July 1, 2013,

10:30 am

Cost     Adult: $ 7.40 children (number 15 years): half

Bookings  Phone the booking office:

3403 2578

Address   Brisbane Botanic Gardens

Note      Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children who are taken on a dragon ride to expel the universe.  

The Search for Life:

Are We Alone?

Time    Thursday, July 4, 2013,

2:00 pm

Cost     Adult: $ 14.50

Children (under 15 years): $ 8.70

Bookings  Phone the booking office:

3403 7689

Address   Brisbane Botanic Gardens

Note      Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show.

Magic Class

Time     Friday, July 12, 2013,

10:00 am

Cost      Free

Bookings  Please call 3403 8470 to book your place.

Address   Centenary Community hub, 171 Dandenong Rd

Note      Would you like to be a magician? Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party.

Science with Me:

Making your own guitar

Time      Saturday, July 20,

2013, 3:00 pm

Cost       Free

Bookings   Please phone 3403 1226 to book your place.

Address    10, Egginton Close

Note       Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom? Science with Me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer, some rubber bands and some nails with you.

注：universe 宇宙； magic 魔术

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.Alec is strongly interested in space life. He may go to _______.

A．Magic Class                            B．Science with Me

C．Secret of the Dragon                     D．The Search for Life

2.John and his 10-year-old son want to watch Secret of the Dragon. How much should they pay?

A．$7.40            B．$11.10            C．$14.80           D．$23.20

3.Rita plans to join Magic Class. She may learn about _______.

A．real magic         B．making coins       C．magic stories       D．holding parties

4.According to the next, making a guitar needs the things except _______.

A．a piece of wood    B．a hammer         C．some nails         D．ring ropes

5.What do the four activities have in common?

A．They are all free.                        B．They happen in the same place.

C．They are all weekend activities.             D．They can all be booked by phone.

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On my first job, I worked as a sports editor (编辑) for a small newspaper.I never got a letter from my readers, so I was   1  that there was an envelope (信封) on my desk one morning.It was from a most popular newspaper.

When I opened it, I found a note and it read, “You did a good job.Go on!” The note was   2  by Mr John, a famous sports editor.As I was a green hand (新手), his words made me excited.I   3  the note in my desk drawer.Whenever (无论何时) I didn’t know if I could be a good editor, I would read John’s note and become   4  again.

Mr John, the note writer and I knew each other after that.I   5  that he often wrote notes to encourage young people.“When I make   6  feel happy,” he told me, “I feel happy, too.”

 7 , why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my opinion, many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood.Also,   8  takes more time and it is easier to pick up the phone.If you call other people, it can’t   9  a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read more than once.

So, when you find some people   10  you need help, please write a note to give them more confidence.Making others feel happy makes you feel happy, too.

1.                A．sad            B．sure           C．surprised D．frightened

2.                A．written         B．picked          C．brought  D．practiced

3.                A．took           B．kept           C．received  D．borrowed

4.                A．curious         B．humorous       C．confident D．elegant

5.                A．thought        B．felt            C．believed  D．learned

6.                A．other          B．others          C．another  D．the others

7.                A．But            B．Therefore       C．And D．However

8.                A．writing         B．calling          C．reading   D．finding

9.                A．wait           B．last            C．stop D．rest

10.               A．for            B．past           C．around    D．behind

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I worked in a shop three years ago. A girl started working there a few months after me. I met her often but we never t_1._. We just saw each o__2.__ and smiled.

She would always smile in a really happy way until one day when we got to work in the same department again. She smiled as if she was the h___3.___ girl in the world. I went up to her and asked, “What’s w___4.___ with you?” She answered, “Why?” I said, “I can feel you’re very sad but you’re always t___5.___ to hide it.” Her mouth just dropped as if I had discovered her deepest s___6.____, so we started talking. She told me why she was feeling like that and why she was trying to hide it. Time w__7.___ by and we became good friends. Later she said that I had changed her life in many w__8.__. Today this girl is one of my best friends. She has been there for me in every possible way a friend could be.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that you never know when you’re helping y___9.___. I helped this girl never knowing that at the same time I was helping myself by finding a t___10.___ friend.

There are many things you can do to improve your memory. Among them are many kinds of useful ways as well as taking special care of your health.

It is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. You can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits. Learning a new skill helps your brain(大脑)to develop. When trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories.

An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures. Try to see the pictures in your mind. Taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.

Healthy food and plenty of vitamins are necessary for your memory to work well. Drinking a lot of water also helps keep your memory. You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. When you are asleep, your brain stores memory. Not enough sleep can cause problems with storing information. And being tired will also stop you from being able to think clearly and well.

In order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free from worry. Generally, keeping fit and normal health checks are both important as well — not just for improving your memory.

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

The iPhone 4S is a touchscreen-based smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fifth generation of the iPhone, succeeding the iPhone 4, and was announced on October 4, 2011. Siri on iPhone 4S is like a person assistant. It lets you use your voice to do things on the iPhone. You can just talk to Siri as you talk to a person. Siri understands what you say, knows what you mean, and even talks back.

Say something like “Tell my wife I’m running late.” “Remind me to call the doctor.”“Any fast food restaurants around here?” Siri does what you say, finds the information you need, then answers you. It’s like you’re having a conversation with your assistant.

Siri not only understands what you say, but it’s also smart enough to know what you mean. So when you ask, “Any fast food restaurants around here?” Siri will reply, “I found a number of restaurants near you.” Then you can say, “Hmm. How about French fries?” Siri remembers that you just asked about restaurants for something to eat, so it will look for KFC restaurants in the neighborhood. And Siri is active, so it will question you until it finds what you’re looking for.

When you want to do something, just ask Siri to help you do it. Siri uses almost all the built-in apps on iPhone 4S. It writes texts and sends email messages. It searches the web for anything you need to know. It plays the songs you want to hear. It gives you directions and shows you around. It makes calls, plans meetings, helps you remember and wakes you up. In fact, ask Siri what it can do — it even speaks for itself.

Siri is easy to use and does so much. You’ll keep finding more and more ways to use it.

1.When was iPhone 4S announced?

2.What is Siri on iPhone 4S like?

3.How can you use Siri to do things on the iPhone?

4.Why will Siri look for KFC restaurants in the neighborhood?

5.What does the writer want to tell us according to the passage?