HOW TO BOOK

　 By phone

Call Ticket master 24 hr Booking Line on 0844 847 2484.

　 Online

www. Palace and Opera House. Org.

uk or www. Ticketmaster.co.uk

In Person

The Palace Theatre Ticket Centre, Oxford Street, Manchester, MI 6FT

(Mon-Sat 10am-8pm)

By Post

Stating the performance and the

choice of seats with a cheque(支票)

or your credit card details to the

Palace Theatre Oxford Street,

Ticket centre, Manchester, MI 6FT.

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discounts benefits , sometimes you only have to pay half

the price. You’ll save money from the first time you use

your Live Card- not just on tickets, but on programmes

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the audience on opening nights or enjoy generous discounts throughout the run of a show. Call 0844 499 6699 to join Live Card today.

　Get it Together!

By getting together as a group of 10 or more you can

save money on tickets for your favorite shows sometimes.

Group bookers can benefit from Invitations to parties and

book now pay later service. Join the hundred of people already taking advantage of our group booking.

Call 0800 587 5007 to talk to one of our group assistants

about your group visit to the Palace Theatre or Opera

House.

For further information please call 0161245 6609.

61．If you want to join Live Card, you can call　　　 .

A. 0844 847 2484. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 0800 587 5007.

C. 0844 499 6699. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 0161 245 6609.

62．How can you pay for a ticket when you book by post?

A. By visiting the website of a post office.

B. By going to your local bank in person.

C. By putting your Live Card in an envelope.

D. By providing your credit card information.

63．What benefit can group bookers enjoy according to the text?

A. Paying for tickets later.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Invitations to opening nights.

C. Reduced booking fees by phone　　　 .　　　　　　　　　 D. Generous discounts on tickets.

64. Which way of booking a ticket can save money?

A. Booking online.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Booking by calling.

C. Booking in person.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Joining Live Card.

65. What time can you buy a ticket in the Palace Theatre Ticket Center?

A. At 9 a.m. on Tuesday.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. At 11 a.m. on Friday.

C. At 11 a.m. on Sunday.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. At 9 p.m. on Wednesday.

A:  Hello, may I speak to Ann, please?

B: Hello.    66    Is that Mary?

A: Yes. I hear you weren't well yesterday.    67   

B: I fell off the bike and hurt myself.

A:    68   

B: Much better. Thanks. Maybe I can go to school tomorrow.

A: Oh, I think you should stay in bed and have a rest.

B: Maybe you're right.    69   

A: Don't worry. I can help you.

B: It's very kind of you.    70  

A: It's my pleasure.

1. A. That sounds boring.             B. It's a blue one.

    C. This is Ann speaking.           D. Is this enough?

2. A. I need to buy some drinks and snacks.   B. I don't think so.

    C. I'd like to go to school.               D. What was the matter?

3.A. See you tomorrow B. I need to get there on time.

    C. Are you better now? D. Open the door.

4.A. It must be David's.  B. How do you do?

C. What color is it?    D. But I'm worried about my lessons.

5.A. I don't know.              B. Thanks a lot.

    C. Here you are.              D. Where's my homework?

What day is __61___ day of the week? We Chinese may say Monday, because Monday is the first working day in the week. But__62___people have different ideas. They say__ 63___ is the first day of the week. Also, they work only five days a week and have a long __64___: Saturday and Sunday. People are different __65___ many other ways, too. We Chinese put our last names first and our first name last .British and American people put them in the other way. Chinese people speak Chinese, but British and American people speak English. Chinese eat a lot of__ 66___ . British and American people have a lot of bread and potatoes. Most Chinese ride bicycles, but most British and American people drive __67___. People write __68___ in different ways, too. We Chinese write “November 10, 2005” as “05 / 11 / 10”, in big -to - small order. But British put it as “___6 9__”, in small - to - big order, and the Americans even write it as “10/ 11 / 05”. What a difference!

Do you know any other __70___ between us Chinese speaking people and English speaking people.

1.                A．one            B．first            C．the first   D．a first

2.                A．speaking English  B．English speaking  C．English spoken D．spoken English

3.                A．Sunday         B．Saturday        C．Monday  D．Tuesday

4.                A．holiday         B．time           C．weekday  D．weekend

5.                A．to             B．by             C．in   D．from

6.                A．bread          B．crops          C．rice  D．corn

7.                A．buses          B．cars            C．taxis D．bikes

8.                A．dates          B．days           C．months   D．years

9.                A．05 / 10 / 11     B．10 / 11 / 05      C．05 / 11 / 10   D．11 / 10 / 05

10.               A．different        B．more different   C．differences     D．difference

Can you imagine a world without the Internet? It’s surprising to think about it. Now, China has more than 162 million Internet users, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre. This is the second largest number of users in the world after the United States. Today, 66% of Chinese “netizens(网民)” are teenagers. “They spend about thirteen hours every week online,” said Qian Hulin, an Internet expert. Doctor Song in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital said about 14% of Chinese netizens who are teens often went on playing online games for over ten hours.

The main reasons why teenagers surf the web are to search for information, to communicate with others and to have fun. On the Internet, teenagers can find out almost anything. And surfing the web can help students with their homework and widen their knowledge.

Li Dong, a teacher at No. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, is for her students using the Internet. “When we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others,” she said.

In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails. Many teens keep in touch with their friends online. It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker.

1.______ has the most Internet users in the world according to this article.

A. China    B. America      C. Canada     D. Russia

2.There are about ____Chinese netizens to surf the web about 13 hours every week.

A. 107 million old    B. 22.7 million old   

C. 107 million young   D. 22.7 million young

3.Doctor Song said some teenagers continued ________ more than ten hours.

A. playing online games    

B. searching for information 

C. chatting with their friends  

D. sending emails to others

4.Li Dong in No.41 Middle School is for her students using the Internet because she _       .

A. thinks surfing the Net can help students spend less time on homework

B. thinks the students surfing the Net can get more background information than the others

C. wants her students to talk to her about their hobbies and interests

D. wants to know what her students do and think about at home

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. China has the second largest number of Internet users in the world.

B. From the first paragraph we can know that Doctor Song works in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital.

C. Surfing the web can widen the students’ knowledge.

D. “It” in the last paragraph only refers to sending emails.