The long-awaited TV series Blossoms Shanghai has been released in two versions — Mandarin (普通话) and the Shanghai dialect — on Dec 27, quickly soaring as one of the
Amid his journey to success, the protagonist (主角) has received help from multiple
2 . While Alice has her adventures in the Wonderland, you can have your own as well this summer. British contemporary artist Philip Colbert has created a Lobster (龙虾) Wonderland in Changsha, Hunan Province.
Date: July 15
Location: Changsha International Finance Square (Changsha IFS)
About Philip Colbert
His globally welcomed lobster series has won the hearts of a large number of followers. The artist, with a master’s in philosophy, takes lobster as his second personality.
Through large installations, public art theme exhibition and new media art, the artist has introduced works from galleries and created a surreal art scenery in city’s public space with a combination of pop art and local culture.
Features
In Changsha IFS, Colbert’s exhibition, which is the London-based artist’s first large-scale outdoor public art installations, has three major sectors, showcasing his large installations, sculptures and new media arts as well as the special works created for the event.
The opening ceremony, an art carnival, saw the debut (首次登台) of a 12-meter-long Lobster Taikonaut specially made by Colbert. His Lobster Flower and Lobster Shark also found their way in the parade. At the southwest square, people can find Lobster Fountain towering 12 meters and enjoy two major theme sectors, Lobster Island and Lobster Skate Park.
Lobster Rainbow, a lobster breaking through a roof with a rainbow behind it, is the artist’s brand-new work for Changsha IFS. In his works, such as Daydreamer, Colbert also expresses his wish of narrowing the distance between art pieces and people.
1. What is Philip Colbert well known for?| A．Alice Wonderland. | B．Shark experience. |
| C．Lobster series. | D．Rainbow story. |
| A．It took place in the open air. |
| B．There was no special works for the event. |
| C．People can enjoy lobster fountain and lake. |
| D．Lobster Island is the artist’s brand-new work for Changsha IFS. |
| A．A shopping brochure. |
| B．An art magazine. |
| C．A science report. |
| D．A fashion advertisement. |
3 . Introduction to the Events Held in the British Library
International Translation Day
29th-30th, September 2022
International Translation Day returns with a two-day programme from English PEN. It is the annual event for translators, translation and translated literature. Following the in-person programme of London-based workshops, talks and networking opportunities, English PEN hosts online conversations with international speakers.
Audio Description Tour of Gold
19th September, 2022
On this tour you can explore items that are hundreds of years old and disclose the stories lightened by gold. Discover the masterful techniques used to handle such a precious metal. This is an online only event hosted on the British Library platform. People booking it will be sent a viewing link in advance to watch at any time for 48 hours after the start time.
Spring and Summer 2022 Programme
12th February-21st August 2022
The British Library has cooperated with West Dean College of Arts and Conservation to deliver a study programme on preservation and collection for libraries. The programme centers around continued professional development and is aimed at professionals, students and others interested in furthering their skills in this area.
Alexander the Great: The Making of Wonders
21st October, 2022-19th February, 2023
Alexander, born in ancient Macedonia, built an empire that stretched across the ancient world, and his exploration of unfamiliar lands, rulers and cultures, from European to Asian shaped his legacy into the fantastic stories we know of today. Join librarians, writers and historians to dig into these stories, as you decide for yourself who Alexander really was.
1. What do the first two listed events have in common?| A．Both last two days. | B．Both should be booked in advance. |
| C．Both are available on the Internet. | D．Both are based in London workshops. |
| A．The construction of college campuses. |
| B．The exploration of ancient technology. |
| C．The introduction of metal-handling techniques. |
| D．The development of library collection professions. |
| A．International Translation Day. |
| B．Audio Description Tour of Gold. |
| C．Spring and Summer 2022 Programme. |
| D．Alexander the Great: The Making of Wonders. |
4 . A Summer Horse Camp in Montana and Wyoming for Teen Girls
Dates: June 23—July 5, 2021
Ages: 14—16 (grades 8, 9 & 10)
Tuition: ＄2,955(not including airfare)
Start: Bozeman, Montana
End: Jackson, Wyoming
Traversing the Continental Divide, this camp takes place on the borders of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, where girls will go whitewater rafting, scenic river floating, hot spring soaking, and will tour both Yellowstone and Teton National Parks.
Girls who participate in this adventure will gain knowledge and appreciation with each turn, becoming keepers of the land, and being introduced to skills necessary to work with pack animals in the wilderness. All of this adventure and learning take place in a fun, non-competitive atmosphere, which will make this an adventure to remember.
Trip Campsite & Facilities
Eight nights are spent in tents in public “frontcountry” campgrounds where we have pre-assigned campsite with neighbors and campgrounds hosts nearby, running drinkable water, and private outhouses or flushing toilets.
Four nights are spent in tents in “backcountry” wilderness areas where we will purify our water before drinking and learn and practice basic Leave No Trace camping skills such as how to select a campsite, how to go to the bathroom, and how to keep clean outdoors. All backcountry campsites in this travel plan have an outhouse available to us.
Why choose this trip
Girls who love horses but also want to go rafting, standing up paddle boarding, and explore Yellowstone Country will automatically love this camp. From rivers, to lakes, to mountains, Yellowstone Horseback Adventure camp will give girls a variety of outdoor settings in which they can fall in love with the natural world!
1. How long will the camp last?| A．8 days | B．10 days | C．12 days | D．13 days |
| A．An area which lies in the back | B．An area which is opposite the front |
| C．An area which has existed for a long time | D．An area where few people live |
| A．The girls who love riding horses and exploring nature |
| B．The boys who enjoy swimming and outdoor activities |
| C．The teens who are fond of experiencing the camps outdoors |
| D．The people who enjoy riding horses and swimming |
5 . Ontario has 15 types of licences and each licence certifies (证明具有某种资格) you to drive a specific type of vehicle. To drive a car, van or small truck, you will need a G class licence. Here’s how you get one.
Apply for a driver’s licence
To apply for a driver’s licence in Ontario, you need to.
● be at least 16 years old
● pass an eye test
● pass a written test about the rules of the road and traffic signs
Where to apply
To apply and take the required written tests, visit:
● a DriveTest centre
● the ServiceOntario Bay and College location in downtown Toronto
Due to higher than normal volumes (量), you must book an appointment online in order to complete a written driver’s licence test.
Study for the knowledge test
Ontario’s Official Driver Handbook will help you prepare for your written knowledge test. It covers rules of the road and practical driving tips. You can buy the handbook:
● online through ServiceOntario
● at a DriveTest centre
● from many retail stores
Cost: $14.95 plus $0.7 taxes
Learning to drive: graduated licensing
Once you pass your eye and written tests, you get a G1 licence. Before you can get a full G licence, you have to:
● finish two learning levels: G1 and G2
● pass two road tests
This process is called “graduated licensing” which is designed to give new drivers time to practice and gain driving experience over time.
You have up to five years to finish the whole process. After five years, if you do not get your full G licence, you will need to start over.
1. What is required to apply for a driver’s licence in Ontario?| A．Being a Canadian citizen. | B．Passing the relevant tests. |
| C．Reaching full eighteen years old. | D．Having a thorough physical examination. |
| A．$12.25 | B．$13.95 |
| C．$14.95 | D．$15.65 |
| A．To help new drivers form a sense of responsibility. |
| B．To allow new drivers to know traffic rules better. |
| C．To offer new drivers time to improve themselves. |
| D．To give a DriveTest centre an opportunity to make money. |
6 . Summer Camps in America
Maine Camp Experience
Belgrade Lakes, Maine
Phone：1-877-926-2463
At Maine Camp Experience, kids connect with nature. Kids have fun, make lifelong friendships, learn new skills and achieve independence. The camps provide sailing, swimming, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, wakeboarding, water skiing, yoga, etc. Campers of the summer programs are welcome to our winter programs in San Pedro, Belize.
Camp Pocono Trails
Readers, Pennsylvania
Phone：800-365-0556
Camp Pocono Trails is a health camp for kids, teens, young adults and families. We offer cooking classes, basketball, football, boating, fitness training, drama, arts, dance and field trips to NYC. Campers come back each year to have fun, reconnect with friends and keep the progress they have made. If you'd like to discuss your long-term health goals, or even if you just want to learn how to feel better, give us a call today.
Pierce Camp Birchmont
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Phone：516-621-5035
Pierce Camp Birchmont was founded by the Pierce family in 1951 and three generations of the Pierce family have owned and directed the camp ever since. As a traditional summer camp, Pierce Camp Birchmont offers over 40 activities such as arts and crafts, fishing, football, gardening, golf, hiking, horseback riding, etc.
Rolling River Day Camp
East Rockaway, New York
Phone：516-593-2267
Since 1993, RRDC has provided children with great camp experiences. Rolling River is a one-day camp that is owned and run by a local family. Directors Rhonda Goodman and Mark Goodman and their three children have created innovative programs. Exciting events such as hip hop nights, fall festivals and holiday camps connect families with RRDC.
1. What can kids do at Maine Camp Experience?| A．Try water sports. | B．Play with sports stars. |
| C．Have fun with parents. | D．Join winter programs for free. |
| A．1-877-926-2463. | B．800-365-0556. |
| C．516-621-5035. | D．516-593-2267. |
| A．Both are day camps. | B．Both are long-term camps. |
| C．Both are traditional camps. | D．Both are family-run camps. |
7 . Independence is something that can be difficult to achieve. But don’t worry because here we have four books that can help you. If you don’t buy less than three of them, you’ll be given a 20% discount!
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
Taking care of your finance is hard. Dave Ramsey, a famous businessman, is here to take you on the whole process of planning your finance, and show the myths of cash advances and debt consolidation (债务重整), to make sure your finance is healthy.
Price: $14.49
Grace’s Guide by Grace Helbig
Grace Helbig shared her tips to becoming a grown-up. The book is full of personal stories of Helbig, her struggles and the lessons she learnt from failing many times. This book is your on-the-go fun read with pictures and drawings of Helbig, and worksheets (作记录) to practice.
Price: $7.95
The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon
Having suffered from eating disorder and living on diet, Angela Liddon promised to eat healthily forever. She threw out her fat-free butter spray (黄油喷雾) and low-calorie frozen dinners after learning how to properly cook. This book contains more than 100 recipes (食谱) covering breakfast, salads, soups, power snacks and the main dishes for a healthy meal at any time of the day. We all know that healthy eating is all part of being independent.
Price: $22.22
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Life can be hard, especially when it comes to relationships with others. In the book, Strayed gives advice on love and life. She writes about different subjects: a son rejected by his parents, a mother who has lost her child. And the message hidden throughout all her advice is always that, if you want a good life, you have to create it.
Price: $8.76
1. How much will you save at least if you buy three of the listed books?| A．$5.68. | B．$6.24. | C．$8.95. | D．$9.10. |
| A．It is about how to grow up healthily. |
| B．It is mainly about how to work better. |
| C．It is based on its author’s life experience. |
| D．It teaches readers to learn from others’ life stories. |
| A．Grace’s Guide. | B．Tiny Beautiful Things. |
| C．The Total Money Makeover. | D．The Oh she Glows Cookbook. |
Elephant Reserve Country: Thailand This is a working vacation at a wildlife centre. Anyone can become a volunteer if he/she agrees to help the elephant keepers with tasks. Daily tasks Gather the elephants at 6:30 am. Take them to look for food in the forest. Clean the enclosure(围场). Swim with the elephants in the lake in the afternoon. If volunteers want to relax after work, they can watch satellite television. How this vacation helps If these elephants hadn’t been rescued, they would still be living on the streets of Bangkok. The rural environment is much better for them than the urban environment where there is lots of pollution. Your Comment “I love working with these huge gentle animals.” |
Gorilla safari(观赏野兽的旅行) Countries: Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda Departures(出发): 2—3 departures per month from Aug. to Dec. Extras: permit ￡220 If you’re lucky, you’ll see lions, elephants and rhinos during this safari. The highlight(最好的部分) of the trip is the opportunity to see gorillas in the mountain forests. However, you must be in good health — if a gorilla caught a cold, it would be extremely harmful to its whole family. How this vacation helps There are only about 600 gorillas left in the world as human activity has reduced the area where they can live. When you buy a permit, this will pay for the protection of the national park. Your comment “I’ll surely go back as soon as I have enough money!” |
Polar bear watching Area & Country: Arctic, Canada Departures: sixty trips between Oct. 1—Nov.19. Every October and November groups of polar bears gather in Hudson Bay. As they are normally lonely creatures, this is unusual. The bears wait for the ocean to freeze so that they can hunt for seals, so this is the perfect opportunity to see them. Extra activities include dog sledding(狗拉雪橇) and a night trip to see the Northern Lights. How this vacation helps If the Arctic ice cap melts due to global warming, polar bears will be in danger. We give a share of our profits(利益) to the charity that protects polar bears. Your comment “These terrible bears get all the liquid they need from their food.” |
| A．Sweep the enclosure of elephants. |
| B．Take food for elephants at 6:30 am. |
| C．Watch satellite television on elephants. |
| D．Wash elephants in the lake in the afternoon. |
| A．You can find gorillas in Kenya and Canada. |
| B．You will get a cold in the mountain forests. |
| C．Visitors need to pay $220 to see gorillas. |
| D．There are about 10 trips to visit gorillas. |
| A．To help build more national parks. |
| B．To help protect the wild animals. |
| C．To help deal with the pollution in cities. |
| D．To help solve the problem of global warming. |
9 . Guide to Stockholm University Library
Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.
Zones
The library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.
Computers
You can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers, you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.
Group-study places
If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.
There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.
Storage of Study Material
The library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year's rental period.
Rules to be Followed
Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.
Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.
1. The library’s upper floor is mainly for students to ______.| A．read in a quiet place | B．have group discussions |
| C．take comfortable seats | D．get their computers fixed |
| A．help students with their field experiments |
| B．contain software essential for schoolwork |
| C．are for those who want to access the wi-fi |
| D．are mostly used for filling out application forms |
| A．A group must consist of 8 people. |
| B．Three-hour use per day is the minimum. |
| C．One should first register at the university. |
| D．Applications must mark the room on the map. |
| CUSTOMER HEALTH: A GUIDE TO INTELLIGENT DECISIONS Eighth softcover edition of leading college text covering all aspects of basic health strategy (策略) for consumers. Includes much information on food fashion and “alternative methods”. Thoroughly referenced. By Stephen Barrett, M. D., William M. London, Ed. D., Robert S. Baratz, M. D., D. D. S., Ph. D., and Manfred Kroger, Ph. D. 608 pages, $23.00. |
| CHIROPRACTIC (手疗法):THE GREATEST HOAX (骗局) OF THE CENTURY? L. A. Chotkowski, M. D., FACP, describes discoveries made during his half-century of medical practice. Includes reports of cases; the author’s observations at New York Chiropractic College, a chiropractic office, and a chiropractic lecture; and details of critical reports in the media. Second edition, softcover, 208 pages, $15. |
| THE WHOLE TOOTH The fundamental guide to protecting your dental health and your pocketbook. Covers preventive care, finding a good dentist, dental restoring, cosmetic dentistry, dental quackery (治疗) and fraud (假牙), and dental insurance programs, including managed care. By Marvin J. Schissel, D. D. S., and John E. Dodes, D. D. S. softcover, 284 pages, $10. |
| QUACKERY AND YOU The 32-page softcover brochure with special viewpoints by William Jarvis, Ph. D., suitable for waiting rooms. $1. |
To above prices, please add $3 for first book and $1 for each additional book for postage & handling. Foreign countries add $5 per book. Send orders to Quackwatch, P. O. Box 1747, Allen Avenue, NY 18105. The checks must be in US dollars. We cannot process credit card orders. Please use our order form from Amazon.com and include your email address.
1. What do the four books have in common?| A．The contents. | B．The dates of publication. |
| C．The prices. | D．The means of cover packing. |
| A．Buy the brochure. | B．Visit Amazon.com. |
| C．Telephone the sellers. | D．Write to the author. |
| A．$ 49 in total. | B．$ 65 in total. |
| C．$ 69 in all. | D．$ 23 in all. |
| A．Those waiting to see the doctor. | B．Those who hold special opinions. |
| C．Those who order some medicine. | D．Those studying the science of medicine. |
