National Geographic Museum	The Newseum
Where:	At 1145 17th St. NW. The nearest Metro stops are Archives (Yellow and Green lines) and Judiciary Square (Red line).	At 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The nearest Metro stops are Archives (Yellow and Green lines) and Judiciary Square (Red line).
When:	Open from 10 am to 6 pm daily and till 8 pm on Wednesdays. Closed Dec 25. The warriors exhibition is on until March 31.	Open from 9 am to 5 pm daily but closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
How much:	Timed tickets are $12 for adults; $10 for seniors, students and the military; $6 for ages 2 to 12.	Adults (19 to 64): $19.95 Youth (7 to 18): $12.95 Children (6 and younger): free
For more information:	call 202-857-7700 or visit http://www.warriorsdc.org	http:// www.newseum.org or 888-639-7386

 

1.      Which of the following statements about National Geographic Museum is TRUE?

         A. It’s open from 10 am to 6 pm each day.

         B. It’s near the Judiciary Square stop on the Yellow line.

         C. It is closed on Thanksgiving day, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

         D. You have to go there before April 1 to see the exhibition of warriors.

2.  How much should Mr. Brown pay if he takes his 6-year-old son to the Newseum?

         A. $18       B. $32.8   C. $19.95 D. $32

3.    To get more information about the Newseum, you can ________.

         A. call 202-857-7700

         B. call 888-639-7386

         C. log onto http://www.warriorsdc.org

         D. log onto http://www.museum.org

 

The Outdoor Centre

Opening times

Water sports: 10 a.m. — 6 p.m.

Play Park: 10 a.m. — 5:30 p.m.

Windsurfing — One-day course

Beginner windsurfing courses are offered on Saturdays and Sundays when the weather is good enough. Learning to windsurf is a lot of fun. The excitement when you sail across the water for the first time is not easily forgotten. Boards with small sails are available for beginners.

Course fee: ￡32 for adults;  ￡16 for children under 16  (this includes all equipment)

One-day adventure course

This is the opportunity you have been waiting for. Come and try sailing, climbing, surfing and archery（箭术）. This course is intended to introduce outdoor activities to adults in a fun and leisurely （休闲的） manner. You do not need to be very fit or to have previous（以前的） experience with the activities. All you need is to be interested.

Course fee: ￡22.50 

Play Park

The Play Park is suitable for children from two to ten years of age. It is one of the best of its type in the country. It has sand and water playgrounds, slides, large pool balls, a play castle and much, much more. Next year the center will open Play Palace and Play Ship.

Summer adventure holidays

Sailing, Climbing, Windsurfing, Fun Games

Fee: ￡50 for adults; ￡30 for children under 16

Statement:

Safety is of primary importance at the Outdoor Center. All staff members are fully trained in first aid, and qualified to teach the activities on offer. We also make sure that all children only take part in activities that are suitable for their ages and physical abilities. For this programme children must be able to swim 25 metres and be in good physical health.

1.If Mr. Brown and his two sons (ages 12 and 14) go to learn windsurfing, how much will they pay?

A．￡32.

B．￡48.

C．￡64.

D．￡80.

2. One must be in good physical condition if he wants to take part in _______.

A．Windsurfing — One-day course

B．One-day adventure course

C．Play Park

D．Summer adventure holidays

3.Of the four programs, which one is open only on weekends?

A．Windsurfing — One-day course

B．One-day adventure course

C．Play Park

D．Summer adventure holidays

4.From the passage we can see that One-day adventure course _______.

A．costs more than the other activities

B．is the most dangerous of all

C．is not open to children

D．requires some experience

 

I feel very excited at the thought that in another week I shall be with you again on holiday. I have enjoyed my stay in England very much indeed. Mr Brown and classmates are nice to me, but, as they say in England, “There’s no place like home.” and I think you feel this above all at Christmas time.

I am leaving here early on Thursday, the 23rd, and I shall arrive in Basle on Friday morning, so I shall be home somewhere about lunchtime. Can you meet me at the station, as I shall have a lot of luggage?

In some of my earlier letters I have told you all about the other students here. Well, I want to ask my Polish friend Jan to come and spend Christmas with us. Will that be all right? His father and mother died last year, he can go home for Christmas, and he has no friend in England except the Browns. He is a nice boy. I know you all like him, and I feel sure he will enjoy Christmas with us. It is very short notice, but you are always pleased, I know, if we bring our friends home. however, I have not yet invited him, as I thought it was better to ask you first. Please let me know as soon as possible if it will be all right.

The writer was very excited at the thought that ________.

A. she would be back home with her new friend

B. she would be with her parents in another week

C. her parents wanted to see her very much

D. she would go on staying in England

She wanted some one to meet her because ________.

A. she was told to do so                          B. she would be tired out after the trip

C. she would carry a pile of things            D. she didn’t know where the station was

The underlined sentence “There’s no place like home” means ________.

A. There is not a place that the writer likes     

B. There is no place that the writer can live in

C. The writer’s home is not in London in fact   

D. East and west, home is best

These paragraphs are taken out of a ________.

A. magazine              B. letter                  C. book                  D. newspaper

Mr. Brown arranged for the taxi to come at six         she would not have to wait long at the station.

A. so that              B. even if     C. before           D. because

 

Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will ________.

A. pull back                 B. pull up           C. pull through  D. pull out