Spring Clean-up Day 2014,Rockland

  What better way to welcome spring than by helping to clean up the town we all live in!Here in Rockland we have a Spring Clean-up Day every year in April. The Clean-up Day 2014 will be April 20th.

  It will start with a town clean-up at 8 o'clock in the morning,and a tree planting activity at the Rockland Park is to follow in the afternoon. One thousand young trees are sure to make the park greener and prettier.

  We will divide the people coming to help into eight teams for eight different areas. As usual,we will provide gloves,rubbish bags and other cleaning tools. You will also get free lunches and T-shirts when the clean-up ends at noon. We are going to have a friendly competition to see which team can pick up the most rubbish.

  Bring your kids with you. It is a great chance to teach them to care lor the environment around us. We have,free drinks and chocolate candies for the children at the park.

  Meeting：At the gate of Rockland Park,the town hall at 330 Jones Street, or the corner of Palace Street and North Street.

  Sign-up(报名) ：Call 5862397 on weekdays,or visit our website below any time you like.

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 (   ) 1. The Spring Clean-up Day in Rockland is held        .

A. once a month   B. twice a month   C. once a year   D. twice a year

（ ） 2. People in Rockland can help to       on the afternoon of April 20th.

   A.clean up the town

   B.take care of the kids

   C.plant trees in the park

   D.take young trees home to plant

（ ）3. According to the poster,the activities are a great chance to teach the kids to        ,

   A.protect the environment

   B.get free drinks and candies

   C.pick up the most rubbish

   D.do cleaning and plant trees

(   ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A.You can call 5862397 to sign up any time you like.

   B.People can visit www,springcleanup. com to sign up.

   C.The town hall is at the corner of Palace Street and North Street.

   D.People can meet for the activities only at the gate of Rockland Park.

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   A.Independence Day

   B.America's holidays

   C.Memorial Day

   D.New Year's Day

(   ) 2. Which festival is NOT a public holiday?

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   B.Valentine's Day

   C.Washington's Birthday

   D.Thanksgiving Day

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   B.May Day

   C.Memorial Day

   D.Independence Day

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   B.Memorial Day falls on the first Mon?day of February

   C.Labour Day comes on May 1st in the United States

   D.Americans celebrate Independence Day on June 14th

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   B.On New Year's Day Americans usually go shopping.

   C.Washington and Lincoln were born in the same month.

   D.Americans celebrate Labour Day to remember the dead workers.

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