Summer holidays are coming. Here are two posters for members of English Club in the schoolyard :
Arriving in New York There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them. you can take a bus or a taxi to any place in New York. | Eating out There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at McDonald’s every day. There are good restaurants in little Italy and Chinatown，for example. |
Hotels There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is the Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don’t have to pay a lot to stay in the city, there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near Central Park is great for young people. | Public transport In New York there is a good bus and subway(地铁)service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it’s cheaper. But you don’t have to use public transport—there are lots of places you can go to on foot, like the Empire State Building(帝国大厦)，5th Avenue(大街)and Central Park。The New York taxis are a part of the city experience，so you should take at least one taxi during your visit . |
Places to see Finally. there are a lot of places to see in New York—Times Square，the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn’t go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city. | Shopping Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices, you have to pay a special 8%tax(税)on everything you buy in New York. |
1.“The Plaza” here is the name of ___________ .
A. a restaurant B. a hotel C. an airport D. a shop
2.How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York?
A. $10.8. B. $10.08. C. $18. D. $10.
3.When you visit New York, you should ______________.
A. eat at McDonald’s every day B. take a taxi whenever you go out
C. stay at the best hotel D. climb the Statue of Liberty
What power does music have? Band of Hope, a student band in the US, once again brought joy with their music to young patients at a local children's _____.
The children really get a lot from ___with other children in the community, said Ashley Boguszewski, a specialist at Pediatric Specialty Care (a nursing specialty organization for children) .
Seventh and eighth graders at Hopewell Junior High School formed the band _____. On May 27, they were already playing their sixth concert, performing to 20 children at the hospital. The band members ______hosted a story time for the patients and brought small _______for them to play.
The band's 27 members meet once a week for a _____practice after school. Each month, the band heads to Pediatric Specialty Care to perform a mini ___. They play popular music such as songs from the movies Frozen and The Little Mermaid.
Eighth-grader Liam Watters, 13, plays the baritone (男中音) in the band. During one
concert, he ______that one of the patients ______to listen to the singing, so he and a few other band members went back to the patient's room and ______to him.
“That was really_________. ” Liam said. “They had big smiles ______their faces.”
“We're hoping that it's something that grows and becomes an even ___part of our cultures here,” said Kerry Wilson, director of the band, “it really ________a sense that we're all one community and good citizenship__________.”
1.A. hospital B. school C. community D. charity
2.A. dealing B. communicating C. comparing D. connecting
3.A. mainly B. suddenly C. recently D. closely
4.A. still B. also C. only D. just
5.A. candies B. cards C. flowers D. instruments
6.A. two-minute B. two-hour C. two-day D. two-week
7.A. concert B. class C. operation D. play
8.A. thought B. expected C. wondered D. learned
9.A. like B. hate C. hates D. likes
10.A. said B. listened C. sang D. explained
11.A. amazing B. boring C. lasting D. interesting
12.A. at B. in C. on D. with
13.A. bigger B. biggest C. big D. more big
14.A. rises B. sees C. loses D. creates
15.A. as if B. as well C. as long as D. as so
--- My name is Harden. Shall I spell it for you?
---____________.
A. Not at all B. My pleasure C. If you don't mind D. Nice to meet you
They say __________ and mine is on Saturday, when I was chosen to be the host
A. many hands make light work B. every dog has its day
C. it never rains but it pours D. the early bird catches the worm
--- When is National Public Memorial Day(国家公祭日) ?
--- On December 13th. And it can us of the hard days in the past.
A. remind B. remember
C. return D. reduce
At weekends Eric may play computer games, but for less than 30 _________.
A. all the time B. at a time C. at times D. on time
