This Holiday’s Resolution: Visit More Galleries
Sounds easy enough, right? It should be, as the bay area is loaded with galleries. Here are a few suggestions to help expand your cultural brain.
Craftsman House shows fine American craft from more than 300 local and national artists in a restored 1920s bungalow in St. Pete’s Grand Central District. In addition to the showroom, the carriage house out back is a fully operational pottery studio. They also have a fresh cafe in the house that offers coffee, tea, lunch and baked goods. Normal hours are from 10 am to 7 pm from Monday to Saturday and from 11 am to 5 pm on Sunday. www.craftsmanhouse-gallery.com.
Ocean Blue Gallery on downtown St .Pete’s Beach Drive is brand new and only open for a month. They feature paintings, glass, wood sculptures and metal art, and as the name implies, they’re heavy on beach and sea life themes. They’re located at 284 Beach Drive NE and open from 10:30 am to 5 pm from Sunday to Thursday and from 10:30 am to 4 pm from Friday to Saturday. www.oceanbluegallery.com.
Tempus Project in Tampa’s Seminole Heights is a gallery that represents established and developing local, national and international artists through inspiring exhibitions. The exhibition on display is Boys on Film, an exhibit of new sculptures and drawings by Noelle Mason that researches the fiction and fantasy. The gallery is only open by appointment, but they will be open from 7 am to 9 pm on July 6th for Seminole Heights First Friday, which is also the last day for the exhibition. www.tempusproject.com.
1.What can people enjoy in Craftsman House?
A. Visiting some beautiful bungalows.
B. A fresh breakfast.
C. Talking with national artists.
D. Some food.
2.What is special about Ocean Blue Gallery?
A. It has a long history.
B. Its themes are about beach and sea life.
C. The opening time is the longest.
D. Its works come from many foreign countries.
3.What should people do to visit Tempus Project?
A. Make appointments before July 6th.
B. Collect some information online.
C. Know something about the fiction.
D. Research famous drawings.
一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是“我理想的高中生活”，请根据下列要求和你的畅想完成短文。
1.在校学习情况；
2.老师与同学；
3.学校活动。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.司以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
I often imagine what my life will be like in my dream high school.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I am interested at swimming very much. At first, I went swimming just to keep health. Now my dream was to swim for my country in the Olympics. Though practicing in the pool is very bored, but I still work very hard in order to realize my dream. Because my hard work, I have already come first in much important competitions. In the competitions, I’ve made lot of friends and we’re very close. It’s much easier to have friends which are swimmers because they also have to get up early to practice like you and they understand this kind of life.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The first foreign language I studied was French, and I learnt it at a secondary school between the ages of 11 and 18. It was a compulsory subject for the first three years and I 1. (choose) to continue studying it afterwards because I enjoyed it, found it 2. (interest) and was quite good at it. Outside class I practiced 3. (listen) to the French language radio and reading French books.
Before going to university, I spent three months working on 4. farm in southern France. This helped me become pretty fluent5. French and acquire a rich farming-related vocabulary.
My French has also been 6. (help) on holiday on Morocco and Portugal. French 7. (use) as a second language in Morocco and in other countries quite a few people speak French in places 8. a lot of tourists visit.
In September 2009 I joined a couple of French conversation 9. (group) in Bangor and I have been going to them ever since. It has resulted in my 10. (improve) in my spoken French.
Now I can still speak French fluently and can also read it well, but my written French is not so good.
Douglas was my cousin. I first met him when he came to stay with my family for a ________, because his parents were going to teach in Africa.
He and his family _______ all the way on the other side of the country, so we had never had a chance to visit. ________, when we arrived at the airport, it was not hard to find which person was my ________. He was the one standing all alone, looking around for someone to _______ him. He looked a little scared to meet us, ________ started to smile shyly after my mom hugged (拥抱) him.
When we got back home and Douglas ________ putting his things away, I could not believe it. All of his _______ were the same, all white shirts and dark blue shorts. He ________ had a dark blue jacket with a tie!
“How come you ________ only one kind of clothes?” I asked him.
“That's the way my school has ________ been,” he said. “We have to wear uniforms.”
“I would hate having to wear the ________ thing every day,” I said.
“I don't _______,” Douglas said. “It ________ time. I don't have to think about what I am going to wear.”
“Well, we don't wear uniforms at our ________. You're going to look pretty ________ if you come to school in a jacket and tie.”
Douglas looked worried. ________, I felt bad. I had not meant to _______ his feelings. After all, it was not easy to come all this way to live with some _______ family for a year. Then and there I decided that I was going to ________ my cousin and try to make this as good a year as possible for him.
1.A. day B. week C. month D. year
2.A. worked B. lived C. traveled D. studied
3.A. However B. Instead C. Besides D. Therefore
4.A. parent B. cousin C. uncle D. friend
5.A. ask B. teach C. help D. meet
6.A. so B. but C. or D. and
7.A. started B. stopped C. finished D. continued
8.A. bags B. pictures C. books D. clothes
9.A. also B. again C. still D. even
10.A. make B. hate C. wear D. sell
11.A. sometimes B. never C. always D. seldom
12.A. right B. same C. only D. old
13.A. know B. use C. mind D. remember
14.A. costs B. saves C. wastes D. counts
15.A. airport B. country C. home D. school
16.A. brave B. funny C. smart D. handsome
17.A. Really B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Secretly
18.A. share B. enjoy C. hurt D. understand
19.A. difficult B. special C. big D. strange
20.A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look up
English is one of the most difficult languages to master. Even if you might not yet sound like someone born and raised speaking the language, you should still congratulate yourself on how far you’ve come. Remember that practice makes perfect. So keep working at it and your skill level will certainly improve.
Create an English environment for yourself.1.The more you hear the language, the better you’ll understand how and when to use common words and phrases and how the language is pronounced.
Practise speaking English every chance you get, whether at school, at work or speaking to family and friends. When you speak in your native language, ask yourself, “How would I say that in English?”
Watch yourself speak English in the mirror.2.And practise changing anything you don’t like. If you’re uncomfortable making up things to say to yourself, just read your lessons aloud.
Use confident body language while you speak English. Even if you’re having trouble pronouncing words or remembering phrases, don’t keep your head down. Speak in a natural, conversational tone(语气); keep your back and head straight, and your chin(下巴) up. If you’re in a relaxed setting, put your hands behind your head and put your feet up.3.
Find a language friend who speaks fluent English and wants to learn your language.4.Increase your confidence by knowing you have something valuable to teach, as well as something to learn.
5.Instead of saying “I’m no good at this,” say “Every day I’m getting better.”
A. Take turns teaching each other
B. Train your body into feeling in control
C. Speak confidently about your English ability
D. Learning a language requires long hours of study and practice
E. Get comfortable with the way you look speaking the language
F. Read books, watch television shows, movies and plays in English
G. Improve your confidence by teaching those worse at English than you
