A Day of Design

Saturday, April 11, 2009

9 a．m．—4 p．m．

Thomas College Student Center

Join us for a free day of fun, flowers and food! A Day of Design will encourage those interested in flowers and design to get in touch with their creative side and get some tips from the experts—Jeff Karter and Scott O’Brien of Augusta Florist and Waterville Florist．Please see the schedule below for details about this wonderful opportunity!

Schedule of Events

9:00 a．m．—10:30 a．m． Registration/Campus Tour

Registration for the day begins at 9 a．m．in the Student Center．Guests will meet there to register and take a tour of the Thomas College campus before the day’s events．

10:30 a．m．—12:00 p．m． Design and Auction （拍卖）

Jeff and Scott will design more than a dozen arrangements in a variety of sizes and colors．Following the demonstration, an auction will be held and guests will have the opportunity to bid on the flower arrangements．

12:00 p．m．—1:00 p．m． Lunch and Demonstration

A delightful boxed lunch will be served．During the lunch hour, Jeff and Scott will create centerpieces for the holiday table and give tips for creating beautiful centerpieces using items found in the home．

1:00 p．m．—3:00 p．m． Design Class

Guests will learn how to create a centerpiece in a beautiful basket using fresh flowers．Flowers, baskets, supplies and tools will be provided．Jeff and Scott will guide guests through the design process．By the end of the day, guests will have a wonderful centerpiece to take home and use on their table．

3:00 p．m．—4:00 p．m． Wine and Cheese Social

A fitting way to end the day—guests are invited to enjoy a wine and cheese social．Jeff and Scott will be available to answer questions or just talk flowers!

There is no charge for this event．

REGISTER NOW!

Space is limited to 45 guests．

1.What are guests supposed to do from 1:00 p．m．to 3:00 p．m．?

       A．To design flower arrangements．   

         B．To enjoy a wine and cheese social．

       C．To learn how to create a centerpiece．         

         D．To take a tour of the Thomas College campus．

2.According to the text, when will an auction be held?

       A．3:00 p．m．—4:00 p．m．          B．12:00 p．m．—1:00 p．m．

       C．9:00 a．m．—10:30 a．m．       D．10:30 a．m．—12:00 p．m．

3.We can learn from the passage that A Day of Design _____．

       A．is free of charge                     B．lasts for eight hours

       C．is held annually in April             D．is aimed at fashion designers

4.According to the text, a centerpiece is probably _____．

       A．a work of art that is the best            B．a picture that has been auctioned 

         C．a flower that is carved out of stone       D．a decoration for the center of a table 

 

A Day of Design

Saturday, April 11, 2009

9 a．m．—4 p．m．

Thomas College Student Center

Join us for a free day of fun, flowers and food! A Day of Design will encourage those interested in flowers and design to get in touch with their creative side and get some tips from the experts—Jeff Karter and Scott O’Brien of Augusta Florist and Waterville Florist．Please see the schedule below for details about this wonderful opportunity!

Schedule of Events

9:00 a．m．—10:30 a．m． Registration/Campus Tour

Registration for the day begins at 9 a．m．in the Student Center．Guests will meet there to register and take a tour of the Thomas College campus before the day’s events．

10:30 a．m．—12:00 p．m． Design and Auction （拍卖）

Jeff and Scott will design more than a dozen arrangements in a variety of sizes and colors．Following the demonstration, an auction will be held and guests will have the opportunity to bid on the flower arrangements．

12:00 p．m．—1:00 p．m． Lunch and Demonstration

A delightful boxed lunch will be served．During the lunch hour, Jeff and Scott will create centerpieces for the holiday table and give tips for creating beautiful centerpieces using items found in the home．

1:00 p．m．—3:00 p．m． Design Class

Guests will learn how to create a centerpiece in a beautiful basket using fresh flowers．Flowers, baskets, supplies and tools will be provided．Jeff and Scott will guide guests through the design process．By the end of the day, guests will have a wonderful centerpiece to take home and use on their table．

3:00 p．m．—4:00 p．m． Wine and Cheese Social

A fitting way to end the day—guests are invited to enjoy a wine and cheese social．Jeff and Scott will be available to answer questions or just talk flowers!

There is no charge for this event．

REGISTER NOW!

Space is limited to 45 guests．

What are guests supposed to do from 1:00 p．m．to 3:00 p．m．?

      A．To design flower arrangements．  

       B．To enjoy a wine and cheese social．

      C．To learn how to create a centerpiece．        

       D．To take a tour of the Thomas College campus．

According to the text, when will an auction be held?

      A．3:00 p．m．—4:00 p．m．       B．12:00 p．m．—1:00 p．m．

      C．9:00 a．m．—10:30 a．m．      D．10:30 a．m．—12:00 p．m．

We can learn from the passage that A Day of Design _____．

      A．is free of charge                   B．lasts for eight hours

      C．is held annually in April               D．is aimed at fashion designers

According to the text, a centerpiece is probably _____．

      A．a work of art that is the best           B．a picture that has been auctioned 

       C．a flower that is carved out of stone      D．a decoration for the center of a table 

 That is the best way you thought of _______ into trouble.

A．stopping some young people to get

B．to prevent some young people getting

C．keeping some young people getting

D．preventing some young people getting

 

Nowadays, a cellphone service is available to everyone, everywhere. Probably thousands of people have already been using it, but I just discovered it, so I'm going to claim it and also name it: Fake Foning.
The technology has been working well for me at the office, but there are infinite(无限的） applications. Virtually in any public space.
Say you work at a big university with lots of talky faculty members buzzing about. Now, say you need to use the restroom. The trip down the hall will take approximately one hour, because a person can't walk into those talky people without getting pulled aside for a question, a bit of gossip, a new read on a certain line of Paradise Lost.
So, a cellphone. Any cellphone. Just pick it up. Don't dial. Just hold that phone to your face and start talking. Walk confidently down the hall engaged in fake conversation, making sure to tailor both the topic and content to the person standing before you whom you are trying to avoid.
For standard colleague avoidance, I suggest fake chatting about fake business:
"Yes, I'm glad you called, because we really need to hammer out the details. What's that? Yes, I read Page 12, but if you look at the bottom of 4, I think you can see the problem begins right there."
Be engaged in your fake fone conversation. Make eye contact with the people passing, nod to them, gesture keen interest in talking to them at a later time, point to your phone, shrug and move on.
Shoppers should consider fake foning anytime they spot a talky neighbor in the produce department pinching (用手捏) unripe peaches. Without your phone at your face, you'd be in for a 20-minute speech on how terrible the world is.
One important caution about fake foning. The other day I was fake foning my way past a colleague, and he was actually following me to get my attention. I knew he wanted to ask about a project I had not yet finished. I was trying to buy myself some time, so I continued fake foning with my doctor. "So I don't need the operation? Oh, doctor, that is the best news."
And then: Brrrrrrng! Brrrrrmg! Brrrrrmg! My phone started ringing, right there while it was planted on my face. My colleague looked at me, and I at him, and naturally I gasped. "What is the matter with this thing?" I said, pulling the phone away to look at it, and then putting it back to my ear.
"Hello? Are you still there?"  Oops.
【小题1】According to the passage Fake Foning is _______________________.

A．a strategy to avoid people	B．a device newly produced
C．a service provided everywhere	D．a skill of communication

【小题2】In the author's opinion, in order to make fake foning look real one has to__________________.

A．talk about interesting matters	B．behave politely to people passing by
C．hold the phone while walking	D．appear absorbed in conversation

【小题3】What does the last example show?

A．One effective way is to fake fone one's doctor.

B．One has to be careful while fake foning.

C．Fake foning may not cheat people.

D．Fake foning is always quite successful.

【小题4】After his phone suddenly began ringing, the author___________________.

A．immediately started talking to the caller

B．immediately started talking to his colleague

C．put the phone away and stopped talking

D．continued with his fake conversation

【小题5】What is the tone of the passage?

A．Critical.

B．Humorous.

C．Serious.

D．Unclear.

Nowadays, a cellphone service is available to everyone, everywhere. Probably thousands of people have already been using it, but I just discovered it, so I'm going to claim it and also name it: Fake Foning.

The technology has been working well for me at the office, but there are infinite(无限的） applications. Virtually in any public space.

Say you work at a big university with lots of talky faculty members buzzing about. Now, say you need to use the restroom. The trip down the hall will take approximately one hour, because a person can't walk into those talky people without getting pulled aside for a question, a bit of gossip, a new read on a certain line of Paradise Lost.

So, a cellphone. Any cellphone. Just pick it up. Don't dial. Just hold that phone to your face and start talking. Walk confidently down the hall engaged in fake conversation, making sure to tailor both the topic and content to the person standing before you whom you are trying to avoid.

For standard colleague avoidance, I suggest fake chatting about fake business:

"Yes, I'm glad you called, because we really need to hammer out the details. What's that? Yes, I read Page 12, but if you look at the bottom of 4, I think you can see the problem begins right there."

Be engaged in your fake fone conversation. Make eye contact with the people passing, nod to them, gesture keen interest in talking to them at a later time, point to your phone, shrug and move on.

Shoppers should consider fake foning anytime they spot a talky neighbor in the produce department pinching (用手捏) unripe peaches. Without your phone at your face, you'd be in for a 20-minute speech on how terrible the world is.

One important caution about fake foning. The other day I was fake foning my way past a colleague, and he was actually following me to get my attention. I knew he wanted to ask about a project I had not yet finished. I was trying to buy myself some time, so I continued fake foning with my doctor. "So I don't need the operation? Oh, doctor, that is the best news."

And then: Brrrrrrng! Brrrrrmg! Brrrrrmg! My phone started ringing, right there while it was planted on my face. My colleague looked at me, and I at him, and naturally I gasped. "What is the matter with this thing?" I said, pulling the phone away to look at it, and then putting it back to my ear.

"Hello? Are you still there?"  Oops.

1.According to the passage Fake Foning is _______________________.

A．a strategy to avoid people                 B．a device newly produced

C．a service provided everywhere             D．a skill of communication

2.In the author's opinion, in order to make fake foning look real one has to__________________.

A．talk about interesting matters              B．behave politely to people passing by

C．hold the phone while walking              D．appear absorbed in conversation

3.What does the last example show?

A．One effective way is to fake fone one's doctor.

B．One has to be careful while fake foning.

C．Fake foning may not cheat people.

D．Fake foning is always quite successful.

4.After his phone suddenly began ringing, the author___________________.

A．immediately started talking to the caller

B．immediately started talking to his colleague

C．put the phone away and stopped talking

D．continued with his fake conversation

5.What is the tone of the passage?

A．Critical.           B．Humorous.         C．Serious.           D．Unclear.