What’s On Stage

An acrobatic show: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe (剧团) will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills will run down your spine(脊柱) as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.

Time: 7:30 p.m., September 13-19

Place: Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District

Exhibitions

Joint Show: A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.

Time: 9:00 a. m.-5:00 p.m. until September 10

Place: Huangshicheng Art Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng District

Oil paintings: The Wanfung Art Gallery will host a joint show of oil painting by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wondrous variety of life in unique styles.

Time: 9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. until September 15

Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District

Literature museum: The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an in-depth study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949.

Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., daily

Place: 45 Anyuan Donglu, Chaoyang District (Shaoyaoju area)

Concerts

Beijing rocks: “The Fashion Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.

Time: September 16

Place: The Olympic Center

Belgium orchestra：La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orehestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijing at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world in memory of the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death.

Time: 7:30 p.m. September 11-14

Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities

1. What do you think of the acrobatic show mentioned above?

2.The most characteristic thing about the Fashion Night of Chinese Rock is that ______.

3. Suppose it is September 14 today, how many activities can people choose to attend?

4.On the whole, we can conclude ______.

he newly-discovered star was named _____ a Chinese astronomer ________his contributions to astronomy.

A. for; in favor of                     B. after; in honor of 

C. by; in memory of                   D. as; in praise of

The leaves were once again falling; autumn was once again with us. This morning I had received a phone call from a friend inviting me to a small party at her home, 1.I was delighted and happy to accept.

As soon as I 2.(step) into my friend’s garden, my eyes were 3.(instant) attracted by the chrysanthemums which were in full bloom. The 4.(fragrant) from these flowers filled the air and reminded 5.immediately of my parent’s garden in the past. I felt a lump (哽咽) 6. my throat as the sorrows went through my mind; my tears gathered and flowed down my face. The chrysanthemums made me think of my mother who 7.(pass) away only last autumn. I looked up to the sky because I knew she was now living in Zion, in the seventh heaven.

My mind floated back in memory. My mother had been a very hard-working 8._ diligent woman with strong Chinese traditional virtues. We were a family of nine people — a large 9.with my parents, grandpa and grandma and us five children, three sons, two daughters. I was the youngest daughter born in10.1960s.

Megan's Library of Love book drive began in 2006, in memory of a student who passed away. The       to send books to a school       was created by Megan's classmates at Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle School as a tribute（悼念）to her.

The project formed out of the desire      Megan, to help our community heal, and to make a       in the life of others. Students have many        of Megan, but the most vivid was her love for her family and the diligent       she gave to her classmates. They combined this with her       for learning and reading to create the Library of Love. This project honors Megan's special qualities. In the      of one of her classmates, Megan was, “A good daughter, a good student, a good friend.” We are all blessed to have been a       of Megan's life.

Every February, on Megan's birthday, fifth graders at Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle School       donations of newly purchased books and send them to a school in need. The “Love books” are truly a         of love meant to       reading and learning. Students earn the money for postage by writing letters to local       .The fifth graders also have the       of labeling every book with a Library of Love sticker（标签）,        the books into categories（类别）, and       all the books for shipping.

    In the two years since the Library of Love       began, students have collected over 5000 newly purchased books to send to schools in need. In 2006, 3419 books were sent to St. Bernard's Parish to help       their school library after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the community. In 2007, 1613 books were sent to White Mountain School in Alaska, who       their high school in a fire. Students look forward to sending the gift of       to other schools

1.A. move                   B. thought                            C. idea                         D. offer

2.A. in need                   B. in trouble                    C. in difficulty    D. in pain

3.A. help                     B. honor                             C. keep                    D. save

4.A. contribution   B. mark                             C. difference          D. start

5.A. images                    B. pictures              C. stories            D. memories

6.A. effort             B. advice                C. help                D. example

7.A. interest                  B. passion                    C. preference            D. determination

8.A. case                         B. ideas                                  C. words                      D. look

9.A. company                 B. witness                             C. part                          D. friend

10.A. get                        B. count                            C. seek                     D. collect

11.A. measure                    B. force                             C. gift              D. mark

12.A. push              B. reward                C. inspire                 D. connect

13.A. families                    B. communities                  C. factories             D. businesses

14.A. chance                    B. responsibility                 C. pleasure             D. work

15.A. dividing             B. placing                            C. sorting                 D. passing

16.A. cleaning                  B. checking                     C. packing              D. examining

17.A. plan          B. organization        C. campaign            D. project

18.A. repair                   B. rebuild                         C. remove      D. restart

19.A. lost                           B. ruined                          C. closed                 D. escaped

20.A. comforting         B. reading                 C. encouraging D. writing

Could I speak to the person who is ______ International Sales, please?