2 . New York Times best-selling author Susan Casey travelled globally, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet. She takes us on an interesting journey through the history of deep-sea exploration, from the legends of the ancient world to storied shipwrecks we can now reach on the bottom. Throughout this journey, she learned how important the deep is to the future of the planet, and how necessary it is that we understand and protect it. The Underworld is Susan Casey’s most beautiful and thrilling book, a wonderful show of the natural world.

Event location: The lecture and book signing (签名) will be held at the Linda Hall Library,5109 Cherry Street, Kansas City, Missouri.

Event time: Thursday, January 14th,7:00 pm-8:00 pm

Book signing: Hard copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event courtesy of Rainy Day Books. A book signing will immediately follow the lecture.

Admission package (admits one)

Click to order tickets through the Kauffman Center. Admission is $40.00 plus Kauffman ticket fee and includes one hardcover of the book and one admission ticket. Reserved seating.

Please note: Attendees (参与者) will receive their books as they arrive at this event. Your electronic ticket will be needed for event entry and to receive your hardcover of the book as you arrive.

Disclaimer (免责声明): All Rainy Day Books Author Event sales are final and non-refundable.

1. What is the topic of Susan Casey’s book?

A．A show of the heights of the earth.	B．Some discoveries made by explorers.
C．Some measures to protect the ocean.	D．Journey s to the depths of the ocean.

2. What kind of event is it?

A．A lecture and book signing.	B．A discussion between readers.
C．A sales meeting of a new book.	D．A party of celebrating the success.

3. What should attendees do with their electronic tickets?

A．Return them to the Kauffman Center.	B．Get a discount of the book with them.
C．Get hardcovers of the book with them.	D．Exchange them with other book lovers.

3 . If you are looking for something to kill time, these events may be your choices.

Susan at Tango

Susan learned keyboard, guitar and dance from an early age and never stopped practicing singing. Since graduating with a degree in journalism, her work experience in the documentary industry has given her a unique perspective on the art of music. She sings English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and other multilingual songs, the pursuit of authentic music expression. She won’t let you down.

Morandi Prints Authentic Exhibition

It will be held at the Raffles City Beijing for two months. This exhibition will feature Italy. There are 80 prints by the famous artist Morandi. This exhibition presents the excellent works of international art masters in a fashionable and trendy way of exhibiting, bringing fashionable visual impact and a comfortable and relaxing viewing experience to the visitors.

Roundabout Book Fairs

All books at Roundabout Book Fairs are donated. Thanks to all the volunteers for sorting and pricing the books. Bring your unwanted books with you on the day to donate if you would like to help. You may see them in the next book fair. And the proceeds will help the children with blood diseases.

Walking Line

EGG Gallery is proud to announce that during this year’s Beijing Gallery Week, it will present artist Zhu Lan’s solo exhibition “Walking Line”. This exhibition will introduce her new works in recent years. When looking at Zhu Lan’s works, aside from the fascination of the paintings themselves, the viewers are able to feel the process of creation. These are pictures that run through the artist’s life: every hour, every minute, slowly moving as the ink and lines stretch out.

1. Which event offers you the chance to enjoy music?

A．Roundabout Book Fairs.	B．Walking Line.
C．Susan at Tango.	D．Morandi Prints Authentic Exhibition.

2. What is Roundabout Book Fairs?

A．A fair of donated books.	B．A book reading activity.
C．An art exhibition.	D．A concert of foreign singers.

3. What can we know about Zhu Lan in Walking Line?

A．Her love for reading.	B．Her life experiences.
C．Her creation in music.	D．Her future expectations.

6 . We offer art and performing classes to children, teens and adults. Our classes are listed on our website with direct links to register. Registration for our classes begins on May 25th.

Our Classes

We teach after-school programs, private and semi-private art classes. Summer.March Break and Christmas Day camps are available as well. Check out our online classes.

Join our art classes and develop your skills and creativity in painting, printmaking draw-ing- architecture, sculpture, fabric art, movie making, script writing, poetry confidence building skills and more. New programs are always being developed and are rarely repeated.

What Else We Do

We offer fun and exciting performance classes in our home base. Our home base is a beautiful studio designed by an architect as well as our two studios by the sea in Ambleside. We provide a creative setting for a hand on art and acting experience through classes and workshops. Specialized art education develops engaged, confident, well-rounded and creative chil-dren.Artistic activities train the brain to think spatially (空间地), solve problems creatively and support development in other subjects. Our elementary school programs bring exciting opportuníties for students to explore techniques and materials that are often beyond schools’ art classroom resources.

Where We Offer Classes

For parents looking for the convenience of extracurricular opportunities for their children, they can have experience by bringing our classes to their local school with a choice of lunchtime and after-school classes. We love our group of mobile schools with their greatly supportive volunteers! Or you can have us come to you for private classes!

1. How can the readers register the class?

A．By telephone.

B．By website.

C．By telegraph.

D．By mobile app.

2. What can students learn in the studios by the sea in Ambleside?

A．Performance.

B．Architecture.

C．Dancing.

D．Painting

3. What can we know about the class from the last paragraph?

A．Most parents want extra classes for their children.

B．Students can have classes in their local schools.

C．Volunteers in the training offer lunch to students.

D．Students can choose any place to attend the training.

7 . Have you ever wished you could speak a foreign language without taking classes? Have you ever had language barriers while travelling abroad? Meet Enence --a Japanese high-tech invention that allows you to communicate in more than 40 languages.

What Are We Talking About?

Enence is a state-of-the-art Japanese technology which instantly records and translates over 40 languages, which makes communication easy and fast. You can use it when travelling, for business meetings or whenever you wish to say something in a different language. With Enence, you can instantly communicate in almost any frequently-used language in the world!

How does It Work?

Enence was built with simplicity in mind so anyone can use it. Although it is armed with the latest technology, using the device is super easy. All you need to do is choose the language in which you want to communicate and record your words or sentences. You can even record really long sentences and Enence will translate everything perfectly!

Some Hard Facts

Researches show that over 86% of language learning programs are ineffective and do not bring the desired outcome. Another research done with students taking language courses online shows that 9 out of 10 are not happy with the results and wish they hadn’t spent the money! Now, Enence is here to enable you to communicate freely without taking any courses.

Buy It While It’s Still Available

Enence translator was previously used by governments and large corporations only. However, now Enence is available for the general public. For a limited time, only this device is available for a heavily reduced price of $89 (previously $189). The product has been selling like crazy, so hurry up and order your translator today.

1. What is Enence?

A．A travel agency.	B．A translation device.
C．A government platform.	D．A language learning program.

2. What’s an advantage of Enence?

A．It’s easy to use.	B．It’s light to hold.
C．It offers online guidance.	D．Its use is supported by the government.

3. What can be concluded from the part of “Some Hard Facts”?

A．Online learning is an efficient choice.

B．It’s worthwhile to spend money on education.

C．Enence saves not only money but also trouble.

D．One can win a chance to get Enence free of charge.

8 . Beer Worth Traveling For

One could give to beer the higher status of a universal human truth. Think Irish Guinness or Japanese Sapporo, each culture has a beer all its own. But in recent years, smaller, more local craft breweries (啤酒厂) have been on the rise, necessitating globe-trotting to gain a taste of the regional takes on the classics.

From well-established breweries in South Africa and California, to the growing markets in Southeast Asia, craft beer is worth travelling for.

Szot Brewery

Talagante, Chile

A Californian and Chilean husband-and-wife team established this brewery outside Santiago in 2016. Their brewery serves freshly-made Italian pizza and has 14 draught lines, with beers inspired by wine, California style beer and even milkshakes.

The Dancing Camel Brewery

Tel Aviv, Israel

Located in a converted grain storage facility dating from the 1930s and established in 2005, Dancing Camel is Israel’s oldest microbrewery. Its beer features locally sourced ingredients and traditional recipes, such as the Olde Papa, which uses date, honey and is based on a recipe dating back to 4th century Babylonian times.

Young Master Brewery

Hong Kong SAR, China

As one of the first craft breweries in Hong Kong, Young Master Ales has been a hot spot since 2013. In addition to classic pale ales (麦酒), they offer more unusual ones inspired by traditional HongKong flavors, like the Cha Chaan Teng Gose brewed with local salted lime(酸橙). Visitors can take brewery tours in either Cantonese or English.

Young Henrys Brewery

Sydney, Australia

In the heart of the city, this brewery is all about the community, including reducing its environmental impact. Recently, Young Henrys Brewery added a brewery so regular customers can enjoy a glass of moonshine with their beer.

1. What do the Dancing Camel Brewery and the Young Master Brewery have in common?

A．They can be travelled bi-lingually.

B．They started life as grain storage place.

C．They can not be run without lime.

D．They offered beers with local characteristics.

2. Which brewery can be a good choice for environmentalists?

A．Szot Brewery.

B．Young Henrys Brewery.

C．Young Master Brewery.

D．The Dancing Camel Brewery.

3. Where does the text probably come from?

A．A travel guidebook.

B．A science magazine.

C．A biology textbook.

D．A wine advertisement.

9 . It is that time of the year, when a handful of world’s leading scholars, social activists and researchers are rewarded with what is often cited as the most prestigious acknowledgement of human effort-the Nobel Prize. Here’s a look at who has won the prize and for what.

Physiology or Medicine

Swedish geneticist Svante Peabo won the first Nobel of the year, for starting the field of ancient DNA studies. He is well-known for extracting, sequencing, and analyzing ancient DNA from Neanderthal bones.

Physics

Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger’s work in quantum (量子) technology landed them the second Nobel Prize announced in 2022. Although Aspect is from France, Clauser from the U.S, and Zeilinger from Austria, the three separately performed “groundbreaking experiments” as one team. “Their results have cleared the way for new technology,” the committee stated.

Chemistry

The Nobel Prize for chemistry went to another trio, Carolyn R. Bertozzi from the U.S., Morten Meldal from Denmark and K. Barry Sharpless from the U.S. “for the development of click chemistry and biorthogonal chemistry,” the committee stated. Dr. Bertozzi is the eighth woman chemist to be awarded the prize, while Dr. Sharpless is the fifth scientist to be awarded two Nobel Prizes.

Economics

The Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to three American economists, Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig “for research on banks and financial crises,” the Nobel Prize committee announced on Monday. By studying the history of American economics, particularly the Great Depression of the 1930s,they improved how we understand the role of banks during times of hardship and the bank’s impact on societal functions.

1. What prize is related to the research with bones?

A．Physiology.

B．Chemistry.

C．Physics.

D．Economics.

2. For what study did Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig win the prize?

A．About societal functions.	B．About the history of America.
C．About banks and financial crises.	D．About the Great Depression of the 1930s.

3. What do the prizes for physics, chemistry and economics have in common?

A．Their winners are from different countries.	B．They have three winners.
C．They improve new technology.	D．They help people understand hardship.

10 . Art Adventures: Summer Camp

Date and Time: Monday, July 18-Friday, July 22, 10 am-4 pm

Location: The Met Fifth Avenue

Jump into a week long art adventure at The Met! From painting and sculpture to mixed media and more, participants explore, experiment, play, and create their own masterpieces with teaching artists. All art materials are included.

This is a drop-off program. Camp is limited to 21 children, and registration is required.

Fees: Members $550; non-members $650. Museum members get an early notice and can register before the general public. Members receive a 15% discount on all courses whenever they purchase a class. For membership assistance, email membership@metmuseum.org or call 212-570-3753.

Members priority registration begins on Tuesday, February 15, 10 am. Registration for non-members begins on Tuesday, February 22, 10 am. Space is limited and camp fills quickly. Registration closes on Friday, June 17, 5 pm, or when camp is full.

Please see our Frequently Asked Questions for information about camp, refunds(退款), late fees, and other policies. The museum reserves the right to cancel programs at any time due to insufficient enrollment(报名). In the event that we must cancel, we will issue a refund.

1. When does the summer camp start?

A．On February 22.

B．On June 17.

C．On February 15.

D．On July 18.

2. What kind of benefit can the members enjoy?

A．Registering a week before the non-members.

B．Having classes with the artists in person.

C．Gaining a private service by a special call.

D．Having a half discount on all courses.

3. How can you get information about the refund yourself?

A．By visiting The Met Fifth Avenue.

B．By asking the membership assistant.

C．By checking Frequently Asked Questions.

D．By sending an email to membership@metmuseum.org.