Parking Information
There is a mix of paid and free parking on Granville Island. Below you will find all relevant information to parking and traffic management.
FREE PARKING STALLS（停车位）
Free parking throughout Granville Island for all motorized vehicles is intended for visitors only. Free parking stalls are available and vehicles are limited to occupy one stall, once per day, and within the maximum posted time limit. When the posted time limit is reached you move your vehicle, or should you require additional parking during the same day, your vehicle must be parked in a pay parking stall.
Free Parking restrictions are strictly enforced from 7 am to 7 pm, 7 days a week.
Once your vehicle is parked, you are not permitted to move to another free stall on Granville Island at any other time through out the day. You may move to any of the pay stalls.
PAID PARKING STALLS
Pay parking restrictions are strictly enforced from 7 am to 7 pm,7 days a week.
Daily Parking
The Daily Pass is valid for 24 hours from the time of purchase. The pass is VOID（无效） if not placed face up with the date and time visible. The pass is VOID if not parked in a pay parking lot.
Weekly Parking
The Weekly Pass is valid for 7 days from the time of purchase. The pass is VOID if not placed face up with the date and time visible. The pass is VOID if not parked in a pay parking lot.
Monthly Parking
Monthly parking is limited and available on a first come first serve basis and sold starting on the twenty-sixth (26) of every month. Monthly Parking Passes are available at the Granville Island Administration Office from 8:30am-5:00pm.
A monthly parking pass allows a vehicle to be parked in an appointed parking stall only when it is clearly displayed.
Lost monthly passes cannot be replaced.
1.Visitors to Granville Island can .
A. park their cars for free as long as they wish
B. move their cars to different free stalls
C. pay the parking when the time limit is reached
D. use the same free stall for many times
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the notice?
A. paid parking pass is valid only when it is clearly displayed.
B. Cars with the Daily Parking Pass can be parked in a free stall.
C. One can buy the Monthly Parking Pass on any day of the month.
D. One can apply for a new Monthly Parking Pass if it is lost.
In life, we will succeed and fail often for reasons that are entirely out of our ________. We can work harder than anyone else in the office and still not be ________. We can be incredibly nice and love someone deeply, and they may not love us ________.
The bottom line is that life is not ________.
That is a tough ________ to swallow for many of us. As a result, some people ________ after being hit by even one unfair blow from life. But if we let life’s unfairness ________ us, we will never receive the beautiful blessings that life has ________ for us.
My first ________ marriage felt very unfair to me. No matter how hard I had tried to be a good wife, I could not make the relationship ________. I could have been ________ by that experience. But I believed that I could be ________ married one day ________ I always wanted to experience traditional family life. And then, I met this kind, thoughtful, generous man.
What I’ve learned over the years is that we can do all the things that ________ a good outcome, but get ________ things in return instead.
When we are faced with life’s seeming unfairness, our ________ needs to jump in. When life doesn’t go ________ plan, we have to let go of the outcome that we have been ________ and keep trying, and doing the right thing. ________ that life is neither fair nor straightforward. And by knowing that if we remain confident, we can drive our unfair experiences away and use them for our ________.
1.A. reach B. control C. date D. order
2.A. promoted B. paid C. pleased D. proved
3.A. more B. back C. enough D. unconditionally
4.A. easy B. smooth C. fair D. ideal
5.A. feeling B. word C. fact D. pill
6.A. died down B. looked down C. shut down D. settled down
7.A. confuse B. manage C. betray D. defeat
8.A. in charge B. in return C. in place D. in store
9.A. arranged B. failed C. happy D. trial
10.A. work B. start C. end D. worsen
11.A. teased B. discouraged C. hurt D. shocked
12.A. proudly B. casually C. happily D. shortly
13.A. if B. while C. because D. though
14.A. bring B. require C. serve D. deserve
15.A. bad B. inferior C. silly D. cheap
16.A. faith B. courage C. judgement D. effort
17.A. ahead of B. according to C. regardless of D. related to
18.A. achieving B. affecting C. expecting D. declining
19.A. Accept B. Assume C. Fancy D. Consider
20.A. career B. marriage C. fate D. benefit
--- The manager of the factory wants to improve production a great deal, but he doesn’t spend much on technology.
---I am afraid he won’t realize his dream. You know ________.
A. you can’t eat your cake and have it B. empty vessels make the greatest sound
C. enough is as good as a feast D. two heads are better than one
________ individual players, we have a great team but the problem is that they don’t play football together well at all.
A. On top of B. By means of
C. In terms of D. In case of
He switched off the light and was about to leave the classroom and only then____ to rain heavily.
A. it began B. it begins
C. does it begin D. did it begin
To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain. So now she is reduced anything for supper.
A. to not eating B. not to eat
C. not to eating D. to not eat
