Two men dressed as police officers stole about ＄200 million worth of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum early this morning．
The two burglars knocked on a side door of the museum at about 1∶15 am．They told the two security guards on duty that there was a disturbance in the area．The guards then made the very serious mistake of allowing the two men to go into the building．After they went in, the two burglars tied the guards up with tape．
The two men stole 11 paintings and an ancient Chinese vase．The stolen works included three paintings by Rembrandt．A maintenance(保卫)worker discovered the two guards at about 7 am and called police．
One of the greatest losses was Rembrandt's works,“The Storm on the Sea of Galilee．”It was a very popular attraction at the museum and was one of the most valuable works stolen．
Museum officials said that the value of the stolen art is at least 200 million dollars, and may in fact be much more．The true value of the paintings is unknown, because they have not been on the market for nearly a century．This is considered to be the biggest theft ever in the United States．Officials are waiting to see whether the burglars will demand a ransom for the paintings or try to sell them to a private collector．
Special investigators are looking into the theft and the museum's security system．They believe that this is a“professional job,”because the people involved were well prepared and knew what they wanted．
(1)
According to the text, which of the following is true?
[ ]
A．
The guards thought they were policemen and unlocked the door．
B．
They got the key to the museum and let the guards open the door．
C．
They opened the door and tied the guards up with tape．
D．
They broke into the museum and forced the guards to open the door．
(2)
“The Storm on the Sea of Galilee”was the following except that ________．
[ ]
A．
it was one of the most valuable losses in the museum
B．
it was one of Rembrandt's works
C．
it was most appealing work
D．
it was the work of the most value in the museum
(3)
Which of the following best explains“demand a ransom for the paintings”?
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A．
Ask for money to keep the paintings by themselves．
B．
Sell the paintings to a collector abroad．
C．
Return the painting for payment
D．
Ask for money to give themselves up to the police
(4)
The investigators believe that this is a“professional job”because the burglars ________．
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A．
were very careful during the theft．
B．
were in police uniforms during the theft．
C．
liked Rembrandt's work so much that they only stole“The Storm on the Sea of Galilee”
Israeli paintings－Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman will hold a personal show named “Flock of Sheep” from November 26 to December 20 at the China National Art Museum．On show are 550 colorful oil paintings of sheep heads．
His works have been on show in the Metropolitan Museum in New York and Tate Gallery in London over the past 30 years．
Time：9∶00 a. m.－4∶00 p. m., November 26-December 20．
Place：China National Art Museum,1 Wusi Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing．
Tel：6401-2252
Russia Ballet－The Kremlin Ballet from Russia will perform two immortal classical ballets－“Swiss Lake” and “The Nutcracker”－at the Beijing Beizhan Theatre．Set up in 1990, the theatre has a number of first-class ballet dancers with pride．Most of their performances are classical．
Time：7∶15 p. m., December 5 and 6(“Swan Lake”); 7∶15 p. m., December 7(“Nutcracker”)
Folk concert－The Central Conservatory of Music(音乐学院)will hold a folk concert in memory of the late musician Situ Huacheng．
On the programme are many popular folks such as “Moon Night on the Bamboo Tower” “Celebrating Harvest” “Deep and Lasting Friendship” “Golden Snake Dancers Wildly”, and “Children?s Holiday”．
Time：7∶30 p. m., November 25．
Place：Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhua Street．
Tel：6605-5812
(1)
If a child is very fond of dancing, his parent should take him to ________．
[ ]
A．
China National Art Museum
B．
Beizhan Theatre
C．
Beijing Concert Hall
D．
1 Wusi Street
(2)
Menashe Kadishman is well known for painting ________．
[ ]
A．
deer
B．
birds
C．
sheep
D．
flowers
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
The folk concert will last three days．
B．
The ballet “The Nutcracker” will be put on once．
C．
The Israeli paintings will be on show for a month．
D．
China National Art Museum lies in Xicheng District．
(4)
If you dial the telephone number 6605-3388 on Dec．8, you can ________．
[ ]
A．
go to the folk concert
B．
visit the Art Museum
C．
watch the ballet
D．
none of the above
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Tonight's TV Hot List：Sunday January 31, 2010
Grammy Awards 8/7c CBS
Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are ready to take home a lot of hardware tonight as they lead all artists with 10 and eight nominations．The ladies also perform, along with fellow Album of the Year nominees the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and the Dave Matthews Band．In addition, Bon Jovi, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell, Pink and Zac Brown Band will also take the stage．But perhaps the most expected moment is the Michael Jackson tribute(吊唁礼物), which features the 3-D mini-movie "Earth Song" and will be highlighted by performers Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher．
Maurer 9/8c NBC
A mysterious company named Sabre, headed by an attractive, stubborn CEO(Kathy Bates), appears out of nowhere and buys out(买断股份)Dunder Mifflin．As Michael is unwilling to follow Sabre's new policies, Andy and Erin write a welcome song to greet the company．Meanwhile, Pam and Jim hope to get accepted into a desired local day-care center．
Surviving Survivor 8/7c CBS
It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since the first season of Survivor．But tonight ten of the game's most iconic players, including previous winners Richard Hatch, Parvati Shallow and Tom Westman, discuss the series in detail and provide insights into how the game is actually played and the impact it's had on their lives．In addition, updates on beloved former castaways, like Ethan Zohn, Rupert Boneham and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, are given．
Private Practice 10∶01/9∶01c ABC
So Maya's pregnant and wants to have the baby．What to do now? Dink(Stephen Lunsford), the boy who did his part to get her into this mess, has a solution：He wants to marry her．You can imagine how Sam and Naomi will feel about that．And if that won't raise the histrionic level enough for you, how about this：A couple has two dying daughters, and only one can be saved．Their choice．And Brian Benben is back, so expect more Pete-Violet- Sheldon angst．
(1)
Edna is crazy about pop stars, so she will most likely choose ________ to enjoy．
[ ]
A．
Grammy Awards
B．
Maurer
C．
Surviving Survivor
D．
Private Practice
(2)
From the passage, we can learn that Dunder Mifflin is ________．
[ ]
A．
a CEO
B．
a company
C．
an employee in the company
D．
a piece of office equipment
(3)
According to the passage, Surviving Survivor is most probably ________．
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