The Festival of Cultures

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　August 11-14

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　City Park

　　The Festival of Cultures is an annual event to celebrate the wide range of cultures found in our great state. People representing 40 cultural groups will share their traditions and customs. Here are just a few of the festival’s many activities.

　　Crafts: See the fine art of basket weaving from Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Watch the delicate art of making paper umbrellas from Thailand and the decorative craft of paperl picado, or paper cutting, from Mexico. All craft demonstrations provide a firsthand view of how things are made. You will appreciate the process involved in making these products.

　　Music and Dance: Experience musical instruments that you have never heard before. Listening to the music of a sho from Japan, a bull-roarer from Australia, a sitar from India, and a chakay from Thailand. You will also be entertained by folk dances from around the world, such as the troika from Russia and the mayim mayim from Israel. From 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. on August 14, special folk-dancing classes for children will be offered. Children ranging in age from 6-8 can learn the kinderpolka from Germany. Children ranging in age from 9-12 can learn the raspa from Mexico.

　　Storytelling: Listen for hours as professional storytellers charm you with captivating tales. Fables, folktales, and ballads from various countries will be told. By popular demand, Gwendolyn Washington, a famous African American storyteller, is back.

　　Food: Enjoy irresistible foods from other countries, such as gyros from Greece, seafood paella from Spain, crepes from France, and tandoori chicken from India. These tasty dishes will be difficult to pass up.

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　　September 4 was my first day at Phillips Academy, my new school. It was also my 18th birthday.

　　I received a warm 1 from my host family--the Steins. Gena was my host mum, and her daughter Lily would also be a new 2 at Phillips. They took me to the school and 3 me around the campus.

　　On our way to my dorm (学生宿舍), we saw a huge truck delivering a student's 4 to her room. Many students at the school were very rich, and they would fill their dorms with decorations (装饰物). But I was 5 not to because I thought it was a 6 of time and money.

　　I had a single room, which was about the 7 of a Chinese college dorm--the ones which normally hold six people.

　　 8 she helped carry my bags, Lily asked me,“What's your favourite 9 , Teresa?”

　　I thought for a moment before answering,“Orange.”

　　I didn't know why she had asked the question.

　　We 10 an introduction meeting after dinner. 11 of the students were native English speakers, so I felt a little 12 .

　　I returned to my room after the 13 , tired and wanting to go to bed after a(n) 14 day.

　　When I opened my door, I found a big 15 . The bed was perfectly made with blankets and an orange sunflower pillow. On the 16 was a sunflower-pattern mat (垫子) while a colorful lamp 17 beside the bed.

　　I opened my mouth, 18 . How beautiful!

　　There was also a 19 card. I touched the little pillow on the bed as I read the card. A warm current (暖流) rushed through my 20 .

1．

[　　]

A．heart　　　　　　　B．card

C．service　　　　　　D．welcome

2．

[　　]

A．student　　　　　　B．teacher

C．citizen　　　　　　D．visitor

3．

[　　]

A．walked　　　　　　B．introduced

C．showed　　　　　　D．invited

4．

[　　]

A．belongings　　　　　　B．newspaper

C．letters　　　　　　　　D．furniture

5．

[　　]

A．warned　　　　　　B．forced

C．determined　　　　 D．supposed

6．

[　　]

A．matter　　　　　　B．waste

C．show　　　　　　D．use

7．

[　　]

A．design　　　　　　B．size

C．pattern　　　　　　D．example

8．

[　　]

A．As　　　　　　　　B．Though

C．Because　　　　　　D．While

9．

[　　]

A．fruit　　　　　　B．weather

C．food　　　　　　D．colour

10．

[　　]

A．organized　　　　　　B．planned

C．attended　　　　　　 D．opened

11．

[　　]

A．All　　　　　　B．Most

C．Some　　　　　D．Few

12．

[　　]

A．pleased　　　　　　B．nervous

C．angry　　　　　　　D．afraid

13．

[　　]

A．dinner　　　　　　B．class

C．meeting　　　　　 D．teaching

14．

[　　]

A．exciting　　　　　　B．ordinary

C．tiring　　　　　　　D．interesting

15．

[　　]

A．secret　　　　　　B．joke

C．warmth　　　　　 D．surprise

16．

[　　]

A．wall　　　　　　B．desk

C．floor　　　　　　D．ground

17．

[　　]

A．stood　　　　　　 B．lay

C．appeared　　　　　D．hung

18．

[　　]

A．frightened　　　　　　B．moved

C．satisfied　　　　　　 D．understood

19．

[　　]

A．post　　　　　　　B．birthday

C．greeting　　　　　D．festival

20．

[　　]

A．mind　　　　　　B．head

C．face　　　　　　D．body

When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer（酿酒人）. He’d　 36　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37  were his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me　 38　 near a vat （酿酒用的桶）of beer.
　　So I did as he asked. I got good　 39　 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that　 40　 me to study law and business at the same time.
　　In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d　 41　 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out.　 42　 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to　 44　 . I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I　 45　 . Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50? At that time, Americans paid　 46　 money of beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for　 47　 ? I thought.
　　I decided to give up my job to become　 48　. When I told Dad, he was　 49　 , but in the end he　 50　 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams,　 51　 the brewer and patriot who helped to start the Boston Tea party.　 52　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get 53　out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Samuel Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined to be a brewer. My 54　to the young is simple: Life is very　 55　 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.