Art exhibition: The 16th Asian International Art exhibition from Dec.18, 2005 to Jan.10, 2006 at the Guangdong Museum of Art.

The exhibition will highlight(突显) over 300 works from Japan, Korea, China Mainland, China Hong Kong, China Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippine, Indonesia and Australlia.

RMB 70,   90,   100

Booking Tel: 88677766

Concert: Christmas Concert performed by German organist(风琴手) Thorsten Macder and the Guangzhou Symphony（交响乐） Orchestra（管弦乐队）, conducted by Yu Feng.

RMB  80,  120,  180,  230

8pm on Dec 23

Symphony performing Hall. Guangdong Xinghai Concert Hall.

Booking Tel: 87352222

Thailand cuisine(烹饪艺术) festival: In the Greenery Café at Garden Hotel from Dec.20, 2005 to Feb 20,2006.

Booking Tel: 87675443

Performance: At Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall; 8pm on December 6,7,9

RMB 100,  160,  200,   260

Tel: 89785656

1.The group of the advertisements are mainly about      in Guangzhou Morning Post.

2.If you want to go to the concert with your two friends, you will at least carry        yuan with you.

3.The countries in the 16th Asian International Art Exhibition are all in Asia except    .

4.If you want to enjoy yourself on December 7, you will probably dial the telephone number          .

My First Trip in the United States

I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane   36  at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very  37 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to   38  . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my    39   .On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the   40  time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers（摩天大楼） and their man-made   41  .  42   me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.

  43  my friend had left, I went to a   44   near the hotel to get something   45    . Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the    46   what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some   47   ,but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the    48  thing as the man at the next table was   49   . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway   50   I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I   51  to walk around the city. I wanted to see   52  on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay    53  and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of   54  and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to    55  .

The shop was not far from here, so they went there on foot        by bus.

In China        graduates go abroad to have a further study every year.

– How do you find this film?   - It is the best film      .

The building        windows are bright at night is our school library.

– Would you mind if I keep the window closed? -        I also feel a little cold.

He trusts you. Maybe you are able to        him to give up that foolish idea.

Jack has a good habit of keeping a diary every day;      he is very good at writing.

He stood        to the painting and studied it        .