It is said that people born under different star signs have different characteristics. Here are four people born under different star signs.
Taurus (金牛座) | Tom, an old man from England, has enough money to buy anything, but he is not willing to spend money on something he needs and wants. He has few friends and an old dog is his only partner. He is really tightfisted and lonely. |
Gemini (双子座) | Jack, born on 9th June, is a 16-year-old English boy. “A Gemini is a curious and clever person, and I am just this kind of person,” he said. My lucky colour is orange. I believe that my star sign decides what will happen to me in my life. |
Cancer (巨蟹座) | Mary was born on 1st July. She loves her family and cooking is her favourite. The French girl cares about nothing but business. She is hard-working. |
Virgo (处女座) | Lucy was born on 23rd August and is modest. The girl from Australia is studying in a college(大学). She likes reading and hopes that she can be a scientist in the future. |
1.Who is from England and likes orange best?
A. Tom. B. Jack. C. Mary. D. Lucy.
2.What’s Mary’s star sign?
A. Taurus . B. Gemini. C. Cancer. D. Virgo.
3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “tightfisted” in Chinese?
A. 富裕的 B. 吝啬的 C. 奢侈的 D. 豁达的
Here is the timetable of science activities in the Children’s Palace.
Time table | ||
Monday 19:00 — 21:30 Space and Man Dr. Thomas West Would you like to know more about the outer space? (4 weeks) | Tuesday 18:30 — 20:30 Photography Mr. Brown from Italy Learn to take good pictures, please bring your own camera. (5 weeks) | Wednesday 18:30 — 21:00 Computer Science Prof. Harry Morison from Oxford University Learn how to use Windows 2000. (12 weeks) |
Thursday 19:00 — 21:00 Modern Medicine Prof. Lucy green Would you like to know medical advances? (4 weeks) | Saturday 14:00 — 17:00 Technical English Prof. Rose Beet Do you want to learn the technical words and articles? (16 weeks) | Sunday 8:30 — 11:30 Exhibition of Personal Inventions You can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions. (2 weeks) |
1.If you want to learn technical English, you should go to the Children’s palace on ______.
A. Wednesday B. Thursday
C. Saturday D. Sunday
2. The teacher who teaches photography is from ______.
A. England B. Italy C. America D. China
3.The computer science class may last for about ________ .
A. 2 weeks B. 4 weeks C. 12 weeks D. 16 weeks