Violent winter weather sweeping across large parts of the central and southern US has brought record-breaking cold temperatures, leaving the electricity cut off and at least 21 deaths.
The worst power outages were in Texas, where more than 4 million homes and businesses remained without power on Tuesday in subfreezing temperatures. Elsewhere more than 250,000 people also lost power across parts of Appalachia, and 4 million people lost power in Mexico.
The blackouts forced Harris county to scramble(争夺)to get more than 8,000 doses of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine into people's arms, after the county public health facility lost power and its back-up generator also failed. The conditions also delayed vaccine shipments. State officials said Texas, due to receive more than 400,000 doses this week, did not expect deliveries until at least Wednesday.
Associating climate change, normally connected with burning heat, with an unusual winter storm that has destroyed a wide part of Texas, most people find it seem so abnormal. But scientists say there is evidence that the rapid heating of the Arctic can help push cold air from the north pole much further south, possibly to the US-Mexico border.
This phenomenon has shown itself to a dramatic degree over the past month, with a splitting of the polar vortex（涡旋)helping cause huge flurries of snow in Europe as well as record cold temperatures in parts of the US used to milder winters.
There is no agreement among scientists over the interaction between Arctic heat and cold weather further south, which is called as a topic of “an active area of research”. Global heating is causing warmer winters, and record cold temperatures are now being clearly outpaced by record hot temperatures, but the complex interaction of climatic conditions still requires further investigation, to the great surprise of some among others, including some famous scientists.
1. What record has been broken recently in the US?| A．The power outage. | B．The cold weather. |
| C．Coronavirus vaccine. | D．Deaths in the blackouts. |
| A．Vaccine shipments were disturbed by its state government. |
| B．More back-up generators should be set up to provide power. |
| C．Harris county had an argument with the Texas government. |
| D．The local health facility failed to work properly without power. |
| A．Unreasonable. | B．Undoubted. |
| C．Discouraging. | D．Predictable. |
| A．Milder winters and violent summers. | B．Arctic cold and Antarctic heat. |
| C．Global heating and violent cold weather. | D．Cold and heat in active areas |
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【推荐1】Chinese scientists are mounting efforts to establish a weather monitoring station at an altitude of 8,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, the world’s highest peak, on the China-Nepal border.
If the station is established successfully, it will replace the one at an altitude of 8,430 meters set up by UK and US scientists on the south side of the mountain in 2019, to be the world’s highest of its kind, according to the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).
Equipment weighing some 50 kg will be dismantled and distributed to mountaineers, each of whom will carry no more than 7 kg up onto the mountain for the establishment, said Zhao Huabiao, a researcher with the ITP.
Currently, the engineers in charge of establishing the station are still waiting for the perfect weather for mountaineering.
Including the highest, eight elevation gradient (高程梯度) weather stations will be set up on Mount Qomolangma, one of the main tasks in China’s new comprehensive scientific expedition on the world’s highest peak at the height of 8,848.86 meters.
Three meteorological (气象的) stations were established at sea levels of 7,028 meters, 7,790 meters and 8,300 meters, respectively, earlier this year on the north side of the mountain, bringing the total number of operational weather stations between the altitudes between 5,200 meters and 8,300 meters to seven. Last year, four stations at sea levels of 6,500 meters, 5,800 meters, 5,400 meters and 5,200 meters were set up.
The eight stations will collect the wind speed and wind direction data, as well as relative humidity (湿度) on the north side of Qomolangma, and the elevation gradient weather station system is of great significance for monitoring the melting glaciers (冰川) and mountain snow at the high altitudes, said Zhao.
The expedition team will also set up glacier radar and measure the thickness of snow and ice at the summit of the mountain, he said.
1. What do we know about the new weather monitoring station?| A．It will collect weather data on the south side of Qomolangma. |
| B．It will become the highest of its kind at an altitude of 8,800 meters. |
| C．It will make great contributions to the scientific research on Qomolangma. |
| D．It will be the only weather station set up above the altitude of 8,000 meters. |
| A．Taken apart. | B．Taken over. | C．Set down. | D．Set aside. |
| A．6. | B．7. | C．8. | D．9. |
| A．Wind speed. | B．Wind direction. |
| C．Relative humidity. | D．The thickness of snow. |
【推荐2】Weather reports often mention high or low pressure systems headed toward a city or town. If you’re in the path of one of these systems, expect a change in weather conditions. High and low pressure systems operate using similar principles, but the effects they produce differ significantly.
View a weather map, and you may see distinct regions that represent different air masses. An air mass is a region of air that has about the same humidity(湿度) and temperature throughout. When an air mass remains over a location for a while, it decides the characteristics of the region. Air masses can be cold or warm and they may contain wet or dry air. All air masses have the ability to move away from their source region into other locations.
Meteorologists(气象学家) call the boundary between two air masses a front. A cold front’s motion through a warm front is a low-pressure system. If a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass, you have a cold front. Air in the cold air mass is often drier than air in front of it. As the air masses meet, the wind usually changes direction and rain or thunderstorms often occur.
A warm front is associated with a high-pressure system and occurs when a warm air mass replaces a colder air mass. A high-pressure system often brings clear, calm weather. Warm fronts travel slowly and are weaker than cold fronts.
Cold fronts move faster than warm fronts because a cold front contains denser air. Cold fronts also often travel from west to east while warm fronts move from north to south. As a warm front approaches, temperatures may rise as warmer air flows in from a warm air mass. However, when the cold front hits, temperatures can drop precipitously within a short time.
1. How is the temperature of a region under a certain air mass?| A．Unusual. | B．Stable. | C．Diverse. | D．Changeable. |
| A．A clear sky appears. | B．A strong wind is formed. |
| C．The air becomes wetter. | D．The wind changes directions. |
| A．Sharply. | B．Slowly. | C．Possibly. | D．Specially. |
| A．The formation of air masses. | B．The new findings of meteorologists. |
| C．The effects of air mass and fronts on weather. | D．The methods for accurate weather forecasts. |
【推荐3】Fishy Weather Conditions
Laj amanu, Australia, is a dry little town, sitting right on the edge of the Tanami desert. Can you imagine how surprised people were when live fish rained down on them from a dark gray cloud. It happens that there are similar cases in England and Honduras.
How do clouds make fishy? The simple answer is that they don’t. There is a particular weather phenomenon (现象) called a waterspout. A waterspout is just like a tornado (龙卷风), only it forms above oceans, lakes, or rivers. Like a tornado, a waterspout moves in a circle at high speeds. When it moves above the water, it tends to carry the fish with it, as well as frogs or other small plants or animals.
Scientists couldn’t work it out at first. To make matters stranger still, the fish in Honduras were very much alive when they rained down to the ground, but they were all blind. In England and Australia, it rained fish and snakes, and none were blind. It was difficult to puzzle out, but the blind fish gave them a place to start.
Scientists knew that some fish that lived in deep, underground caves with no light sources often lost their eyesight. So when blind fish rained down on Honduras, scientists began to connect some clues (线索，提示). Clearly, these particular fish were pulled from an underground water source by force.
It has rained fish on every continent, and each time, people have tried in various ways to explain this strange phenomenon. Historically, villagers thought the “fishes from the heavens” might be answers to prayers (祈祷) for food. Others suggested that floods overran river banks and oceans, leaving the fish on the city streets. No scientist had actually seen the rain as it occurred, only the fish left on the ground. But in 1990, a National Geographic team happened to be in Honduras when the Rain of Fishes began. They recorded what was happening and made history by finally proving that the fish really did fall from the sky.
This huge breakthrough wasn’t just a spot of good luck. It changed thousands of years of myths (虚构的事；谬论) and legends into true stories and provided scientific explanations for how fish came to live in deep caves. It explained ancient cave paintings and cast (投射光线) new light on how species have spread over time. It turned out to be a lot more than just a little fishy weather.
1. According to the passage, a waterspout ________.| A．can make animals blind |
| B．is difficult to catch on film |
| C．can carry items (物品) with it |
| D．is a dangerous sea creature |
| A．raining fish was a warning of natural disasters |
| B．animals changed to match their environments |
| C．the weather system differed from place to place |
| D．the waterspout theory seemed more possible |
| A．waterspouts came to be a center of scientific research |
| B．the scientists were fortunate to have made their discoveries |
| C．hard work went into determining the cause for the raining fish |
| D．the scientists relied heavily on unusual events to drive their studies |
| A．explain what caused the fishy weather |
| B．describe the magic phenomenon |
| C．persuade people to protect the environment |
| D．encourage people to do scientific research |
The idea that humans could change the planet’s climate may be counter-intuitive(与直觉不符的), but the basic science is well understood. Each year, human activity causes billions of tons of greenhouse gases to be released（释放）into the atmosphere. As scientists have known for years, these gases hold heat that would otherwise escape to space, wrapping the planet in an invisible blanket.
Of course, the planet’s climate has always been changing thanks to “natural” factors(因素) such as changes in solar or volcanic（火山的）activity, or cycles relating the Earth’s going around the sun. According to the scientific literature, however, the warming recorded to date matches the pattern of warming we would expect from a build-up of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere – not the warming we would expect from other possible causes.
Even if scientists did discover another reasonable explanation for the warming observed so far, that would beg a difficult question. As Robert Henson puts it in The Rough Guide to Climate Change: “If some newly discovered factor can account for the climate change, then why aren’t carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）and the other greenhouse gases producing the warming that basic physics tells us they should be?”
The only way to prove with 100% certainty that humans are responsible for global warming would be to run an experiment with two identical Earths – one with human influence and one without. That obviously isn’t possible, and so most scientists are careful not to state human influence as an absolute certainty.
1. In most scientists’ opinion, the global warming is mainly caused by ________.
| A．solar activity |
| B．volcanic activity |
| C．the Earth’s going around the sun |
| D．human activity |
| A．giving typical examples |
| B．following the order of space |
| C．analyzing a theory and arguing it |
| D．comparing and finding differences |
| A．totally different |
| B．exactly the same |
| C．extremely important |
| D．relatively independent |
| A．Are All the Scientists Really Scientific? |
| B．Where Is Global Warming Leading Us to? |
| C．Are Humans Definitely Causing Global Warming? |
| D．What’s Relation of Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases? |
【推荐2】With its special shape, the Matterhorn is said to be the most photographed mountain in the Swiss Alps. What’s not clear to photographers or climbers is another important feature of this mountain: It is always swaying (摆动) in all directions.
The Matterhorn’s sway continues day in and day out. “That it moves was not a surprise,” says Bob Anderson, a geologist at the University of Colorado Boulder. Yet the study did dig up new issues. The top of the Matterhorn sways more than its base—14 times more. “Measuring how much mountains move was the goal here. And we really wanted to bring this mountain alive for people,” says Jeff Moore, a geoscientist at the University of Utah.
Those movements are a response to what’s happening in and around it. “Earth is continuously making low sounds with seismic (地震的) energy,” Moore explains. These seismic waves are created by near and far-off earthquakes. A bigger surprise was finding that the Matterhorn is kind of in tune with the world’s oceans. “It’s really strange,” he says. Big ocean waves produce strong seismic energy. As those waves meet and cross, they set up “a kind of shaking on the seafloor that’s measured all over the world”—including at the Matterhorn.
Recognizing the movements of such huge structures is not just a curiosity. Knowing the typical sway—and how it might change under different conditions—could help nearby communities understand their risk of landslides. Anderson says, “I can imagine that this kind of information would help us address how likely it is that a landslide occurs at different parts of different mountains.
Moore says his team also made similar measurements at another mountain Grosser Mythen. Its shape is similar to the Matterhorn’s. This far smaller mountain shakes with a frequency(频率) that’s around four times higher than the Matterhorn’s. Previously, scientists mainly examined smaller objects. “It was exciting to see that our approach also works for a large mountain like the Matterhorn,” says Moore.
1. What is mentioned about the Matterhorn in Paragraph 2?| A．Its sway has caused serious earthquakes. |
| B．Some of its areas are unsuitable for travelling. |
| C．Certain parts of it sway with different frequencies. |
| D．Its height keeps changing due to temperature changes. |
| A．The Matterhorn is home to some unique wildlife. |
| B．Most large mountains sway in a certain direction. |
| C．Ocean waves have little impact on seismic energy. |
| D．The Matterhorn’s movement is linked to the ocean. |
| A．To help people make use of seismic energy. |
| B．To benefit disaster prevention work |
| C．To satisfy the public’s curiosity. |
| D．To help develop local tourism. |
| A．The Matterhorn--photographers’ favourite location. |
| B．The Matterhorn’s sway--a natural phenomenon |
| C．The Matterhorn’s sway--an environmental issue. |
| D．The Matterhorn--a travel destination |
【推荐3】Tara Luizzi is a personal stylist in Washington DC. She says that, like it or not, other people size us up by the way we look. In other words, they make judgment about us before we even speak. And part of what they are considering is what we choose to wear.
“My feeling is that you don’t have a second chance to make a great first impression. So, I think it is very important to have a look that is pulled-together and conveys(传递) who you are and your status(身份，地位)of life. No matter what, you should try to always walk out of the door looking pulled-together—whether it is on the weekend or during the work days. People take you more seriously when you are pulled-together and dress to a certain level.”
A recent study suggests that people who are dressed more formally perfonn better at some work tasks.
In the research, those wearing suits demanded more in their business deal. Those who are dressed more casually were more willing to give in, or give up. The other task was to use big picture thinking to solve a problem. The men in suits were more able to think about the big picture, as the way a boss would. Those in casual clothes focused more on smaller details of the problem. This type of thinking is what you would expect from someone in a lower position.
Tara Luizzi compares clothing to armor(盔甲) what warrior puts on for protection in battle. “When you feel confident in yourself, I think you have a better day. So, I use clothing as the armor to the world. Let’s say you’re having a horrible day or you’re nervous about your presentation or maybe the big meeting. If you wear something you love or you feel great in, you’re going to walk in with more confidence.”
1. Why does the author advise the readers to dress properly?| A．People will know your status of life. |
| B．You can get along well with other people. |
| C．People will know the size of your clothes. |
| D．People will show respect to you. |
| A．Measure the size of us. | B．Give comments on us. |
| C．Make a judgment about us. | D．Show interest in us. |
| A．One can use clothes to protect himself from being harmed. |
| B．Wearing proper clothes helps one achieve more in work. |
| C．Clothes can be used to keep one off the world. |
| D．One feels nervous easily because of being dressed casually. |
【推荐1】Doctors say you had better use it before you lose it. The more you sit each day, the more chance you have of getting sick.
Richard Rosenkranz of Kansas State University was among the researchers. He said people who sat for long periods were at great risk of diseases when compared with those who sat less. He said that was especially true for some chronic (慢性的) diseases.
Richard Rosenkranz studied the relationship between sitting and chronic diseases in middle-aged Australian men. He worked with researchers from the University of Western Sydney. They examined the heath records of more than 63,000 men from New South Wales. The men were between the ages of 45 and 65. The men reported about what diseases they had, or did not have. And they kept record of the amount of time each day that they sat.
The study also showed that exercising every morning for 30 minutes did not reduce the health risk if you spend the next eight hours sitting at the desk. Mr. Rosenkranz said it was important to make sure you exercise. But he said it was also important to find ways not to sit so much during the day.
Many jobs today require sitting and working at the desk all day. James Levine works at the Mayo Clinic in the United States. He suggests working while standing at high table some of the time instead of sitting at a desk. Dr. Levine also suggests standing while using the telephone or eating. Or he advises walking with the people you work with for an on-foot meeting. And he notes that if you spend more time on your feet, you may have muscle activity that helps burn fats and sugars in your body.
1. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph suggests that ________.| A．doctors should treat all the patients well. |
| B．doctors should make use of every method. |
| C．one should depend on himself to keep healthy. |
| D．one should value his health before he loses it. |
| A．change his job. | B．exercise more often. |
| C．stand or walk more. | D．stay away from the desk. |
| A．A health magazine. | B．A fashion magazine. |
| C．A biology textbook. | D．A life guide. |
【推荐2】A robot with a sense of touch may one day feel “pain”, ‘both its own physical pain and sympathy-for the pain of its human companions. Such touchy-feely robots are still far off, but advances in robotic touch-sensing are bringing that possibility closer to reality.
Sensors set in soft, artificial skin that can detect both a gentle touch and a painful strike have been hooked up (连接) to a robot that can then signal emotions, Asada reported February 15 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This artificial “pain nervous system”, as Asada calls it, may be a small building block for a machine that could experience pain. Such a feeling might also allow a robot to “sympathize” with a human companion’s suffering.
Asada, an engineer at Osaka University, and his colleagues have designed touch sensors that reliably pick up a range of touches. In a robot system named Affetto, a realistic-looking child’s head, these touch and pain signals can be converted to emotional facial expressions.
A touch-sensitive, soft material, as opposed to a rigid metal surface, allows richer interactions between a machine and the world, says neuroscientist Kingson Man of the University of Southern California. Artificial skin “allows the possibility of engagement in truly intelligent ways”.
Such a system, Asada says, might ultimately lead to robots that can recognize the pain of others, a valuable skill for robots designed to help care’ for people in need, the elderly, for instance. But there is an important distinction between a robot that responds in a predictable way to a painful strike and a robot that’s capable of approximating an internal feeling, says Damasio, a neuroscientist also at the University of Southern California. A robot with sensors that can detect touch and pain is “along the lines of having a robot, for example, that smiles when you talk to it,” Damasio says.
“While that’s an interesting development, it’s not the same thing as a robot designed to express some sort of internal experience,” he says.
1. What do we know about the “pain nervous system”?| A．It is named Affetto by scientists. |
| B．It is a set of complicated sensors. |
| C．It is made up of small building blocks. |
| D．It combines sensors and artificial skin. |
| A．delivered | B．transformed | C．connected | D．adapted |
| A．Robots can talk to human beings. |
| B．Robots can give unforeseeable responses. |
| C．Robots can detect pain and respond accordingly. |
| D．Robots can express some sort of internal feelings. |
| A．Human feelings can be felt | B．Machines become emotional |
| C．Robots inch closer to feeling pain | D．Robots will touch the human heart |
【推荐3】WORLD 2024
| Run Like Olympians WHERE Paris, France WHEN AUGUST |
For the first time, members of the public will be able to run their own marathon during the 2024 Summer Olympics, just one initiative aimed at creating a more inclusive Games. Held in the evening between the men’s and women’s official races, the Marathon Games will allow 20,024 qualifying lottery (彩票) winners on the 26-mile route that links Paris and Versailles.
| Hear It Live WHERE Kyoto, Japan WHEN YEAR-ROUND |
Guidebooks peak of Kyoto as frozen in time, with quiet temples and peaceful gardens. But after hours, Japan’s ancient capital reveals a live music scene. Rock, swing, and even Irish music echo into the night. Whatever you’re into, from jazz to punk, there’s a community for you to share. “This is what happens in Japan when the mask comes off,” says Kyoto guide Van Milton.
| Ski New Peaks WHERE Georgia WHEN DEC-APR |
Long as a means of transport action, hunting and exploration, skiing is still a way of life in the mountainous republic of Georgia. Now visitors can enjoy some of the nation's best back-country skiing in the Caucasus. In Svaneti, journeys may lead skiers through Gvibari Pass or to Ushguli village.
| Explore Ancient Art WHERE Algeria WHEN OCT-NOV |
Algeria is home to Africa’s largest national park, which holds one of the world's greatest concentrations of ancient rock art. Tassilin’ Ajjer National Park is a geologic wonderland, but these rock forests are only half the story. Neolithic (新石器时代的) hunter-gatherers left 15,000 rock carvings here, including images of elephants and giraffes. These animals are more commonly associated with sub-Saharan Africa — a hint that this deserted wilderness was once a fertile grassland.
1. As a student who is fond of sports, where is Jane most likely to visit during the summer vacation?| A．Georgia | B．Kyoto | C．Algeria | D．Paris |
| A．Everyone can enter for the Marathon Games in the summer of 2024. |
| B．Kyoto features the peaceful daytime and energetic nightlife. |
| C．Visitors worldwide can enjoy skiing in Georgia all year round. |
| D．Rock carvings in Algeria werc created by artists to attract tourists. |
| A．It presents attractions in different regions of the world. |
| B．It shows the beauty of rural landscapes around the world. |
| C．It lists the most popular places of interest in the world. |
| D．It discovers the hidden treasures in western cultures. |
A week in Thailand Arrive on March 30 for a seven-day stay,room only at the Regent Chalet,Cha Am. ￡160 Tel:0871 664 0273 | Family trip in Florida Seven nights at the Westgate Inn,Kissimmee.Set off on March 21. ￡450 Tel:0800 294 8844 |
Farmhouse in Majorca Seven nights’ stay for up to six people at Can Corso, next to S’Horta. Accommodation(食宿) isn’t included. Arrive on March 14. ￡36 Tel:0845 800 8080 | Family trip in Morocco An eight-day hiking(徒步旅行) in the Atlas Mountains. Accommodation is included. Arrive on April 18. ￡260 Tel:0871 230 8512 |
1. What phone number will Mr.Brown call if he wants to order tickets to Morocco?
| A．0871 664 0273. | B．0800 294 8844. | C．0871 230 8512. | D．0845 800 8080. |
| A．On March 14. | B．On March 28. | C．On March 29. | D．On March 30. |
| A．Thailand. | B．Morocco. | C．Florida. | D．Majorca. |
| A．Hike. | B．Swim. | C．Skate. | D．Fish. |
| A．You can enjoy yourself in Thailand for seven days. |
| B．Can Corso is very far from S’Horta. |
| C．During staying in Morocco,you can get free meals. |
| D．If you travel to Thailand,you can stay at the Regent Chalet. |
【推荐2】The team of researchers from the University of Lincoln, UK, is designing and building an app to help farmers in hot climates identify and record the spread of locusts(蝗虫) on their land.
By recognizing locusts through the smartphone’s camera, the app will be able to identify the stage of the insect's growth and record its location. This information can then be utilized so that the farmers can use pesticides(杀虫剂) more accurately in the early stages of their life time, greatly reducing the amount of crop damage.
This approach could also reduce remaining pesticide levels, leading to increased food safety while maintaining food security and protecting nearby water systems.
“Each year, approximately 18 million hectares of land are damaged by locusts, influencing hugely farmers and their productivity, explains Dr. Bashir Al-Diri from the School of Computer Science at the University of Lincoln.” Their monitoring techniques currently rely on field surveys by people through digging insect eggs, but this information only helps farmers to make mid and long-term forecasting decisions and can delay effective management measures. By digitally recording the exact number, age and location of locusts, we hope this new app will put more knowledge and more power into the hands of the farmers.
Dr. Al-Diri and his team of computer scientists work with the Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology at the University of Lincoln, aiming to support and improve productivity, efficiency and farming through research, education and new technology.
With advanced technology, the developers hope that the app will also be used for a wide range in the future to capture and document information about the natural world. For example, it could easily be adapted to help individuals identify plant diseases or to digitally capture the number and type of birds and wildlife in specific locations as part of national and international surveys.
1. What do we know about the app mentioned in the passage?| A．It has helped farmers record the spread of locusts. |
| B．It will be of great use for farmers in hot climates. |
| C．It may cost the farmers more than they expect. |
| D．It will remind farmers of what the locusts look like. |
| A．Accessed. | B．Controlled. |
| C．Arranged. | D．Progressed. |
| A．Farmers don't know how to deal with locusts. |
| B．Their techniques can be used to dig insect eggs. |
| C．Farmers suffer greatly because of locusts. |
| D．Some steps must be taken before using the app. |
| A．To check if the app is useful in killing locusts. |
| B．To educate farmers on how to protect themselves. |
| C．To assist in raising agricultural production level. |
| D．To direct farmers to change their farming methods. |
【推荐3】New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate and enter the new year with a smile on your face. This year, there’re plenty of local activities for all ages and interests, so the smiles will come easily.
BLUE CONCERT
Blues band the Coyotes is playing at the Dance Barn，at 8 Barn View in Sudden Valley, The show will start at 9 p. m. and benefit the charity Bikers Fighting Cancer. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 224-2308 for more information.
NEW YEAR’S LAUGHS
Ring in the New Year and laugh out the old one at the Upfront Theatre Comic improvisers will hit on all the highlights of the year with The Last Laugh of 2008. The 9 p. m. show will cost $15 and is open to all ages. The 11 P. m. show is to 21 and older and costs $18, which includes a champagne (香槟酒) toast. Call 733-8855 for more information.
MAZE
For a fun activity earlier in the evening，walk the labyrinth (迷宫) at the Leopold Crystal Bellroom. Wander through the maze, based on the French Chartres Cathedral, for free from 4 to 9 P. m. Call 752-0048 for more information.
COUNTRY DANCING
At the Bellingham Eagles Hall, live local music will help get the dance started at 8 p. m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and free for kids 12 and younger. For more information, call 676-1554.
1. Which of the following activities may be free for Tom aged 16?| A．COUNTRY DANCING. | B．NEW YEAR'S LAUGHS. |
| C．MAZE. | D．BLUE CONCERT. |
| A．676-1554 | B．733-8855 | C．752-0048 | D．224-2308 |
| A．Wander through the maze. | B．The champagne toast. |
| C．Its live music. | D．The Last Laugh of 2008. |
| A．$10 is enough to book a ticket to Blue Concert |
| B．you can read the text on a telephone book |
| C．all these activities are international ones |
| D．New Year’s Laughs will hold shows three times |
