Ad 1
April Fool’s party
On Friday, April 1, Inner Affair goes back to the days of funk! Classic Tunes from the 70’s and 80’s by DJs Den & Sion, 9pm till late.
Tickets: Free entrance for those in costume, otherwise 50 yuan (US$6)
Time/Date: 9 pm, April 1
Place: Inner Affair, 1/F Qiankun Dasha, 6 Sanlitun Xiliujie, Chaoyang District
Tel: 8454-0321
Ad 2
The "worst" party
Organized by ozone productions, the party is set to be "the worst ever", with the lamest music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Special prizes will be awarded to the worst dressed or for bad fashion sense.
Tickets: Free entrance
Time/Date: 9 pm, April 1
Place: Pula Pula, Tianze Lu, Oriental Seven Colours Plaza, Chaoyang District
Tel: 6466-8575
Ad 3
La Nuit Francaise
Again on the 2nd Thursday of the month La Nuit Francaise will be held at Le Rendezvous. The monthly event is an opportunity for all French people and everyone interested in France or speaking French to gather together.
The evening features three glasses of wine for participants and a special exhibition.
Time/Date: 7 to 10 pm, April 14
Place: Le Rendezvous, 3 Gongti Beilu, across from the Pacific Century Plaza, Chaoyang District
Tel: 6462-9110
Ad 4
Marco V
Dutch DJ Marco V drops by Banana for a gig which is supported by Hong Kong’s DJ Spark.
Marco V has been around for many years, as an inventive, style blending deejay and a successful and devoted producer. His spinning is energetic, crowd pleasing and never sees an empty dance floor. He was ranked No. 15 in this year’s international DJ MAG DJ Top100.
Tickets: 40 yuan (US$4.80) in advance, 50 yuan (US$6) at the door, both including a free drink
Time/Date: 10 pm to 4 am, March 31, April 1
Place: Banana, in the lobby of the Scitech Hotel, 22 Jianwai Dajie, Chaoyang District
Tel: 6528-3636
1.Which of the following is NOT true of Ad 1 and Ad 2?
A. The two parties will be held on the same day.
B. Both ads give the contact number.
C. The entrance fees of the two parties will not be charged.
D. Some old music will be played at the parties.
2.We can infer that ______.
A. Marco V is a newly established band
B. La Nuit Francaise may be French words
C. the "worst" party will attract a lot of college students
D. you will enjoy free drinks at April Fool’s party
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It was Christmas Eve 1881. I was 15 years old and feeling like the world was ________ for me because there hadn't been enough money to buy me the rifle that I’d wanted that year.
Pa came back in and there was ice in his beard. “Come on, Matt,” Pa said. “Dress warmly. It’s cold outside. We’re going to Widow Jensen’s. They are ________ wood.” Widow Jensen lived about two miles down the road. Her husband had died a year or so before and ________ her with three children, the oldest being eight.
I ________ went out with Pa and we ________ the sled high with wood. ________ we went to the store and Pa took down a big ham, some bacon, a sack of flour and some shoes, which were put into a smaller sack. We rode the two miles to Widow Jensen’s in ________ . I tried to think through what Pa was doing. I knew we didn’t have much money and Widow Jensen had ________ neighbors than us. It shouldn’t have been our ________ .
Widow Jensen opened the door and let us in. She had a blanket wrapped around her ________ . The children were wrapped in ________ and were sitting in front of the fireplace by a very small fire that ________ gave off any heat at all. “We brought you a few things , Ma’am，” Pa said and set down the sack of flour. I put the meat on the table. Then Pa handed her the sack that had the shoes in it.
She ________ and took the shoes out one pair at a time. I watched her carefully. She bit her lower lip to keep it from ________ and then tears filled her eyes and started running down her cheeks. She looked up at Pa like she wanted to say something, ________ it wouldn’t come out. “We brought a load of wood too, Ma’am,” Pa said. Then he turned to me and said，“Matt，go bring some in. ”
I wasn’t the ________ person when I went back out to bring in the wood. I choked and as much as I hate to ________ it, there were tears in my eyes too. In my mind I kept ________ those three kids huddled (蜷缩)around the fireplace and their mother standing there with tears running down her cheeks with so much ________ in her heart that she couldn’t speak. Just then the rifle seemed very ________ . Pa had given me the best Christmas of my life.
1.A. over B. complete C. lost D. boring
2.A. in between B. away from C. out of D. far behind
3.A. offered B. brought C. delighted D. left
4.A. excitedly B. hurriedly C. gratefully D. unwillingly
5.A. equipped B. placed C. loaded D. armed
6.A. Now B. Then C. Meanwhile D. Sometime
7.A. silence B. regret C. devotion D. condition
8.A. smarter B. tougher C. prettier D. closer
9. A. topic B. concern C. idea D. case
10.A. shoulders B. head C. arms D. feet
11.A. one B. the rest C. another D. the other
12.A. nearly B. hardly C. actually D. slowly
13.A. jumped B. laughed C. joked D. hesitated
14.A. trembling B. moving C. bending D. crying
15.A. and B. so C. or D. but
16.A. honest B. kind C. same D. disappointing
17.A. allow B. admit C. clarify D. confirm
18.A. seeing B. imagining C. cheering D. comforting
19.A. motivation B. gratefulness C. sympathy D. courage
20.A. typical B. valuable C. unimportant D. hopeless
— Sir, you are fined for speeding. Please sign here.
— Fined? Speeding? ______
A. Are you all right? B. You can’t be serious!
C. I’m a foreigner. D. It doesn’t matter.
The ______ among the world’s scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades.
A. prejudice B. reputation
C. discrimination D. consensus
I have done everything possible to prevent him from running the risk but ______.
A. in time B. in case C. in vain D. in need
She ______ her position as principal by giving jobs to her friends, which was severely criticized by fellow teachers.
A. adored B. overlooked C. sought D. abused
