This April is a busy month in Shanghai. There’s a lot to do. Here is some information.
Live Music - Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet (小号) player. This is Herbie’s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.
Scottish Dancing
Take your partners and get ready to dance. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn.
Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum
There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history there.
Dining - Sushi(寿司) in town
Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it’s become an art form. The most famous Sushi ‘artist’ is Yuki Kamura. She’ll be at Sushi Restaurant all of this month.
For a full listing of events, see our website.
1. Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8: 00p. m. on Saturday, which one can you choose?
A. Live Music - Late Night Jazz
B. Scottish dancing
C. Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum
D. Dining - Sushi in town
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisements?
A. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that you will never get bored.
B. The performance given by the American jazz will last for over two weeks.
C. Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of Japanese traditional food.
D. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for Japanese history.
3. From the text we may learn that Kamura is _________.
A. a cook B. a waitress
C. an actress D. an artist
A daughter was born sick. The doctor told the girl’s father that the was that she couldn’t run over 400 metres at a time, or a terrible problem might happen to her. The father felt really sad about it. He asked the doctor if there were any to cure it. The doctor shook his head. How blue the father felt! But the man still didn’t give up his .
He began to pay attention to any news from about the girl’s health. One day, a piece of news from a newspaper him, which said if you keep saying the same words to a person every night when he or she is , it will have a magical power. From that day on, every night, when the girl fell asleep, the father would say to her, “you will be beautiful and healthy in the future. No matter (无论) what you will be I will always love you.” The father kept on doing the same thing every night for over 16 years. Year after year, magic . As the girl grew up, she became healthier and healthier. Later she took part in a 3000-metre cross-country race and won a prize. In 2014, the parents took the girl to the doctor again. The doctor could believe his eyes when he saw the report. He said it was a(n) that he had never met before.
Later, the girl said—Whenever I thought of my father’s , I was deeply moved. I’ll spend all the rest of my life to give my father a happy life. My dear father, love you forever.
1.A. best B. worst C. least D. latest
2.A. needs B. time C. methods D. thoughts
3.A. doubt B. pity C. hope D. plan
4.A. discovered B. met C. arrested D. attracted
5.A. sleeping B. watching C. reading D. hearing
6.A. failed B. worked C. went D. died
7.A. ever B. almost C. never D. even
8.A. probably B. highly C. hardly D. always
9.A. wonder B. waste C. accident D. problem
10.A. face B. words C. cry D. shouts
— Do you think that I can win the final?
— ________. Everyone stands a chance.
A. You never know B. You got it
C. Yes, I do D. You bet
— Could you tell me ________?
— “Rome was not built in a day.” You should try to give it enough chances to become strong.
A. what I can do to have a good memory
B. how I can do to have a good memory
C. why I should have a good memory
D. how can I have a good memory
I’m planning ________ a BMW, for these days the prices of cars are going down.
A. buying B. to buy C. selling D. to sell
Tom’s father works ________ the chief engineer ________ a big company. He always works ________ high standards.
A. for; as; for B. as; in; as
C. as; for; to D. for; in; to
