【推荐1】Unforgettable shows-A Spectacular Lineup for All Entertainment Enthusiasts!

Show	Time	Price	Discount & Special requirements	Introduction
Dazzling Delights	Every Friday & Saturday 7:00 PM	General Admission $30 VIP section $50,	10% off for groups of more than 10 people	Prepare to be swept off your feet by the stunning costumes and flawless performance of Dance Fushion Group. Talented dancers will take you on a journey of elegance and grace, leaving you in awe. Pieces from classics like Swan. Lake, The Nutcracker will ensure a feast for the eyes while modern innovative dances give audience a fresh idea of dancing.
Comedy Carnival	Every Tuesday& Thursday 8 :00 PM	General Admission $25, VIP section $40	Online booking only	Get ready for an evening with laughter as Laugh Out Loud Productions brings you funny sketches and witty jokes. Raise your hand, step onto the stage and interact with the actors.
Musical Magic	Every Saturday 6:00 PM	General Admission $35, VIP section $60	Kids under 8 not allowed	Immerse yourself in classical masterpieces, contemporary hits, and original pieces. The magical atmosphere created by Melody Makers will leave you humming for days.
Mysterious Illusions	Every Tuesday through Sunday 7 :30 PM	General Admission $40, VIP section $70 Admission)	Family ticket: $ 100 (2   adults+1 kid for General	Enigma Entertainment will have your mind blown on the journey through the world of illusions. Witness mind-bending tricks and mind-boggling acts that will leave you questioning reality and longing for more.

Don’t miss out on extraordinary shows. Visit our website or call our ticket hotline to reserve your tickets today.

1. On which day do you have the most choices?

A．Tuesday.

B．Friday.

C．Saturday.

D．Sunday.

2. What’s the lowest cost for 2 parents and 2 kids to attend Mysterious Illusions?

A．$100.

B．$140.

C．$160.

D．$170.

3. Which show involves audience’s participation?

A．Dazzling Delights.

B．Comedy Carnival.

C．Musical Magic.

D．Mysterious Illusions.

【推荐2】You can’t just rely on textbooks to learn English, if you want to learn a foreign language well. Actually, you need an excellent language environment. This does not mean that you have to move abroad or live with foreigners. It is also a good way to read the original books, and the best and most reliable ones are the classics. Here are four famous books. Let’s see which one you are most interested in.

Ulysses

Ulysses did “stream of consciousness” before the term existed, and it’s also a complicated (难懂的) novel filled with references, wordplay, confusing jokes, and intense, personal reflections by the characters.

Moby-Dick

Moby-Dick has a fame for being very dull. Melville’s novel wasn’t received well on publication (it took decades before people really started to realize how great it is), and the negative evaluation (评价) is repeated every year when students are forced to read it.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is a masterpiece in the literary world, being the inspiration, basis, and model for so many modern novels. You’re probably more familiar with its plot (情节) and characters than you think. For a book written in the early 19th century, its modernity is surprising only until you realize this is the novel that in many ways defines what a modern novel is.

The Big Sleep

It’s true that the book is written in what seems to modern audiences like a self-consciously tough style, peppered with old-fashioned expressions, and the plot is famously complicated, even for a mystery. It actually has several loose ends that never get solved, but it doesn’t matter.

1. Which book failed to be popular at first?

A．Ulysses.

B．Moby-Dick.

C．Pride and Prejudice.

D．The Big Sleep.

2. What is special about Pride and Prejudice?

A．It is full of confusing jokes.	B．It is famous for its dullness.
C．It is a typical modern novel.	D．It has some mysterious (神秘的) ends.

3. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A textbook.	B．An English magazine.
C．A travel brochure.	D．A novel.

【推荐3】Childcare in Cape Town

About the Program

Volunteers work about 5 hours a day in a public kindergarten or NGO-run after-school center for babies to 6-year-olds from some of Cape Town’s poorest townships. Volunteers work with the local teachers to introduce the children to basic concepts in topics like culture, geography, math and writing. They also promote good manners and behavior and the children’s positive development by dancing, making art and playing games or doing sports. Local teachers also rely on the volunteers to help provide individualized attention to children falling behind, and to supervise during recreation time.

Requirements

●Minimum Age: 18 years. In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date.

●Language Skills: You need to speak English (basic level).

●Education Requirements: Basic English, math and creative art/song/dance at high school level.

●Nationality Restrictions: No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

●Other Skills: A love and passion for children, patience, ability to use initiative, willingness to help where help is needed.

●Time Commitment: Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 08:00-13:30.

●Program fees

●$182 per week, 4 weeks (min. stay)—12 weeks (max. stay)

●Your payment will be agreed with Stay Africa Volunteers during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.

Click here for more information.

1. What do volunteers do at the program?

A．Help children with their homework.	B．Visit the poorest towns in Cape Town.
C．Teach basic school subjects to children.	D．Work with local teachers to do some research.

2. What do we know about the program?

A．It requires a college degree.	B．It requires basic English level.
C．It offers flexible working hours.	D．It has restrictions on nationality.

3. From which is the text probably taken?

A．A brochure for new programs.	B．An advertisement for a school.
C．A guidebook for volunteer training.	D．A website for volunteer opportunities.

【推荐3】Parents use TV as an electronic babysitter

Television has become such a major part of life that many American parents use it as a babysitter, and that has child psychologists concerned. A new study shows that almost one-third of families have TVs in children’s’ bedrooms, and the number of television programs intended for infants is growing. VOA’s Melinda Smith has more on the recommendation of how much TV should be allowed, and at what age.

⑴ Katie Weaver has her hands full. Four children in her kitchen, two of them are hers, all of them are under the age of six and thirsty at the same time.

⑵ It’s enough to get on the nerves of any adult. Like many of the 1,000 parents surveyed in a Kaiser Family Foundation study, Katie admits she sometimes uses TV as a pacifier when her children are overly-excited ... and it usually works.

⑶ “I don’t use it as a babysitter because they don’t watch enough or long enough for that, but if they are very hyped up ... sometimes I’ll use TV to calm them down,” she said.

⑷ While there has been some concern that watching too much television contributes to obesity in children, the long-term effects of parking a very young child in front of the ‘tube’ are not clear.

⑸ Child psychologist Stanley Greenspan is worried that some parents are taking the easy way out.

⑹ “A lot of them are two-parent working families, so we’re talking about having very little time with the children, and if that time is used in front of a screen, rather than interactively it’s compromising the way these children are learning to pay attention, the way they’re learning to problem-solve and most importantly, the way they’re learning to think and use language,” he said. Katie Weaver’s two children, five-year-old Andrew and three-year-old Daisy, watch an average of an hour a day, five days a week. It is the same for friend Jack and brother Carter who are visiting.

⑺ In the survey, parents of children much younger up to a year-old report viewing averages of an hour per day. For kids one to two years, it’s close to an hour and a half.

⑻ Greenspan believes babies and children under the age of two should not be watching at all and he’s worried that some parents are concealing the real truth.

⑼ “If anything, it’s an underestimation, because people would be aware that for kids under one, it’s not the greatest thing in the world, so they would tend to, if a kid’s watching two hours, they might say an hour so I think what we’re getting is a minimal estimate,” he said.

⑽ Television programming for very young children has been increasing. Yet one researcher involved in the Kaiser study says there is still no evidence that children up to the age of two learn anything of value from television. Katie Weaver says her kids have too much physical energy to sit and watch television for very long. In warmer weather, they’re more often outside.

1. Based on the first three paragraphs, which of the following could be the closest to “overly-excitedly” in meaning?

A．thirsty

B．hyped up

C．calm

D．concerned

2. What does Stanley Greenspan think of leaving the kids exposed to the TV?

A．It trains children to be focused, solve problems and strengthens their language ability.

B．It saves a lot of time and effort on the part of the working parents.

C．It is an easy child raising way for working parents to adopt and use.

D．It does more harm than good in terms of children’s all-round development.

3. All of the following are facts EXCEPT_____.

A．It is certain that too much explosion to TV will result in obesity.

B．There has been more and more TV programs for very young children.

C．Probably children aged two or under can learn nothing from watching TV.

D．Some parents tend to report less time their children spend on TV.

4. What can be inferred about Smith’s attitude towards children’s watching TV for too long?

A．very critical

B．indifferent

C．affirmative

D．neutral