These days picture news is very popular with young people. Here are some chosen from the Internet by Jack. Read on to find out which one you like best.
★ SPRING is coming, together with butterflies(蝴蝶)! On March 31,the Natural History Museum in London, UK, had a butterfly show. Children came over and played with these beautiful creatures. They also got to know how butterflies grow up. Colorful butterflies flew freely at the show. They sometimes landed on visitors. Look! A large blue butterfly sits on the nose of the girl.
★Earlier in April 2014, Sanlian Taofen Bookstore became the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing. It hopes to encourage more people to read books.
“We welcome everyone who loves to read books at any time.” The general manager of the store told China Youth Daily.
Although many people can now buy books online, many readers still like the feeling in bookstores. They can touch the books and smell the print.
★ This year, many children in the UK will have a new language to study: Chinese.
Starting in 2014, students aged 7-11 in the UK need to study one of seven foreign languages. They can choose from French, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Greek(希腊语) and Chinese.
The British government is offering to train a group of Chinese-language teachers. They will teach Chinese to more than 3,000 primary school students.
China and the UK work together in many fields. So it’s important that the future generation(一代人) can speak Chinese.What could children get from visiting the butterfly show?
| A．Beautiful creatures. | B．Pleasure and knowledge. |
| C．Colorful butterflies. | D．Care by the visitors. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the second news?
| A．You can read in the bookstore only during the daytime. |
| B．Sanlian Taofen Bookstore opens 24 hours a day. |
| C．Reading online is more enjoyable than reading in bookstores. |
| D．Many people read in bookstores in order to save money. |
The best title for the third news should be __________.
| A．Primary schools in the UK | B．Chinese teachers in the UK |
| C．Chinese comes to the UK | D．Foreign languages in the UK |
Which of the following correctly matches the picture with the news?
a. 
b. 
c. 
d. 
| A．Picture a → Third news | B．Picture b → First news |
| C．Picture c → Second news | D．Picture d →Second news |
In July 2001，Zhang Jian, a 37-year-old swimmer landed in Calais, France after swimming for twelve hours. He became the first Chinese ever to cross the English Channel. The 33.8-kilometre channel has attracted many swimmers because it is one of the most difficult to cross.
Zhang Jian (A)_________ at 1:30 p.m. (Beijing time) on July 29, 2001. After putting some oil on his skin to help keep warm, he (B) stepped into the sea from Shakespeare Beach, Dover. Most of the time, (C) Zhang swam freestyle to save energy. But he had to change his style along the way because the ocean currents changed every six hours and the water was so cold. During the crossing, he ate some food and had some drinks. About three hours before he landed in Calais, a British guide jumped into the sea and (D) 和他一起游泳. At 1:25 a. m. on July 30, 2001, Zhang walked onto the beach at last.
(E) A lot of people were waiting for him on the beach. Among them were his family and friends. They were very proud of him. A foreign reporter spoke highly of him, “He has shown us what is courage and what is strength.”
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I wanted to have a rest before catching the train. I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table and then (A) 去要一杯咖啡.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone sitting in the next seat. It was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and his hair was coloured bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!
Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any trouble. I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me closely. Then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. （B）Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got (C) it.
The boy gave me a strange look, then stood up. As he left he shouted out, “There’s something wrong with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, but I did not want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had made mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to leave. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate (D) _______ the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!
Suppose you will travel with your parents to America. You family will stay there for four days and plan between 1500 dollars and 1600 dollars on hotel accommodation. Please make the flowing decisions for your parents according to the given tariff: (价格表)
MAIN BUILDING WEST BUILDING
Superior Single $ 418 Standard Double $180
Standard Double $428 Superior Double $268
Superior Double $528 Standard Single $100
Standard Suite $888 Superior Single $218
Superior Suite $1288
Executive Suite $2288
*Rate are subject to 15% service charge in the main Building and 10% in the
West Building.
* Free shuttle bus to the airport and railway station.
*Check-out time 12:00 noon.
Halloween falls on October 31st. It is one of the most favourite holidays for children in the USA. People dress up in costumes (化妆服装) like a witch (巫婆), a ghost （鬼）or a skeleton （枯髅）. The children go to houses to say “Trick or treat!” Long ago, if a child was not good, he or she would get a trick like having a stone in his or her bag instead of some candy. Nowdays, no one gets tricks. All the children receive lots and lots of candy. Parties are also popular in the evening. People go to parties in costumes and play different games. People also like listening to ghost stories and watching scary (恐怖的) movies.
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During the summer holidays there will be a new schedule (时间表).
Changes for meal and library service hours and for bus schedules will be shown on the wall outside the dining room. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being made, will be shown each Wednesday outside the library.
Buses to the town center will leave the North Beijing every hour on the half during the day. The dining room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. during the weekdays and two meals from noon to 7:00p.m on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the weekdays, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 p.m.
All students who want to use the library borrowing service must have a new summer card. This announcement (通知) will also be shown in the next week’s student newspaper.
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