2 . STEM Summer Programs for High School Students

STEM is a term that stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Here is a list of some of the best STEM summer camps for high school students.

Future Matters Program

It is an eight-week paid summer research experience for high school students. This is a hands-on program for worldwide students interested in going after a career in medical research. Students will attend seminars led by faculty and participate in discussions with peers.

Simons Summer Research

It is a seven-week program located at Stony Brook University. Students will have the opportunity to participate in special workshops, tours and events. They will conclude the program by producing a written research abstract and research poster.

Research Science Institute

It is the first cost-free program of its kind. During this seven-week program, students will dive deeper into the world of science and engineering by experiencing the entire research cycle. In this program, students attend classes conducted by famous professors and prepare oral presentations to present their research.

Program in Math for Young Scientists

This program is a six-week intensive mathematics program designed for students across the globe. Unlike common programs, it offers a great deal of independence for students to choose their own schedules and decide what they want to study. Besides learning, there is also “mandatory (强制)fun time” built into the weekly schedule so that students are able to have non-math related activities.

1. Which program will be summarized with written material?

A．Future Matters Program.	B．Simons Summer Research.
C．Research Science Institute.	D．Program in Math for Young Scientists.

2. What do Simons Summer Research and Research Science Institute have in common?

A．Expense.

B．Requirement.

C．Duration.

D．Content.

3. What’s special in Program in Math for Young Scientists?

A．Cultivating independent sill.	B．Attending non-math activities.
C．Enrolling international students.	D．Tailoring personal schedules.

3 . School Activities for Kids and Teens

Are you looking for fulfilled activities for kids and teens? Here are some wonderful ones for you!

Secret of the Dragon

Time: Monday, July 1, 2015, 10:30 a. m.

Cost: Adult: $7.40, Children (under15): half

Bookings: Phone the booking office at 34032578.

Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens

Note: Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children who are taking on a dragon ride to explore the seven continents.

The Search for Life: Are We Alone?

Time: Thursday, July 4, 2015, 2:00 p. m.

Cost: Adult: $14. 50，Children (under 15): $8.70

Bookings: Phone the booking office at 34037689.

Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens

Note: Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show.

Magic Class

Time: Friday, July 12, 2015, 10:00 a. m.

Cost: Free

Bookings: Please call 34038470 to book your place.

Address: Centenary Community hub, 171 Dandenong Rd.

Note: Would you like to be a magician? Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party.

Science with Me: Making Your Own Guitar

Time: Saturday, July 20, 2015, 3:00 p. m.

Cost: Free

Bookings: Please phone 34031226 to book your place.

Address: 10, Eglinton Close

Note: Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom? Science with Me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer, some rubber bands and some nails with you.

1. How much should an adult and his 10-year-old son pay if interested in space?

A．$11.10.

B．$14.50.

C．$14.80.

D．$23.20.

2. Which activity requires the participants to bring their own stuff?

A．Magic Class	B．Science with Me
C．The Search for Life	D．Secret of the Dragon

3. What do the four activities have in common?

A．They are free of charge.	B．They are weekend activities.
C．They can all be reserved by phone.	D．They are held in the same location.

4 . Have you ever been to Taiwan, the biggest island of China? Do you want to visit there? We’ll show you the best Taiwan Island.

On a four-day tour.

Price: Only ￥5,000

Including: Round-way plane tickets between Beijing and Taiwan.

Bus service around Taiwan. Best tour guide service.

Places

Sun and Moon Lake   A beautiful lake. A small island. On one side of the island, the lake looks like the sun, on the other side it looks like the moon. That is why people call the lake Sun and Moon Lake.

Ali Mountain   The nearest mountain around Sun and Moon Lake. A nice experience to have a party with Gaoshan people. A wonderful place to see a very beautiful sunrise.

Peng Lake   A great place for swimming, fishing, boating and eating delicious fruit and fresh fish.

Gao Xiong   A full day to go shopping.

Book now

Office hour   Monday-Friday: 9:00 am-7:00 pm; Saturday: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Tel: 6459-9561

Sold out this month   Book by phone now for next month.

1. Which is the biggest island of China?

A．Taiwan Island.

B．Hainan Island.

C．Diaoyu Island.

D．Huangyan Island.

2. If you go on a trip in Taiwan, where can you see the beautiful sunrise?

A．On Sun and Moon Lake.

B．On Ali Mountain.

C．On Peng Lake.

D．In Gao Xiong.

3. The writer of this passage wants to________.

A．have more people to join the tour	B．tell you something about Taiwan
C．ask people not to trouble them on Sunday	D．describe how beautiful Taiwan is

4. If you want to visit Taiwan this month, you have to________.

A．visit their office on Saturday	B．phone the number 6459-9561
C．turn to some other travel agencies	D．pay more to cover the same tour

5. If you are asked to add a sentence on top of this piece of writing, which of the following would be the most proper?

A．Taiwan is Part of China	B．Take the Time to Learn in Your Holiday
C．The Biggest Island of China	D．Come and Join Us for Your Holiday

5 . The 2019 Beijing Horticultural Expo, the largest of its kind, has chosen the theme “Live Green, Live Better”. The expo, opened on April 29 in Yanqing District of Beijing, is scheduled to last for 162 days until October 7.

·Tickets available

One-day ticket (single entry)

One-day ticket (single entry) for a designated day

Three-day ticket (three entries)

Unlimited entry pass (multiple entries, unrestricted days)

Regular ticket

Group ticket

Designated days (指定日):

Labor Day holiday (May 1-4)

Dragon boat Festival holiday (June 7-9)

Mid-Autumn Festival holiday (Sept 13-15)

National Day holiday (Oct 1-7)

·Tickets prices

Standard day ticket     120 yuan

Ordinary designated day ticket   160 yuan

Discounted standard day ticket   80 yuan

Discounted designated day ticket   120 yuan

Tickets are free for children under the age of 6 or shorter than 130 centimeters. Discounted tickets are available for those with disabilities, seniors (长者), children, students and PLA soldiers.   

·Where to buy

Visitors can buy or book tickets from two online agents, seven travel agencies, or three event channels—the event WeChat account, the event app or Onsite ticket kiosks.

·Opening hours

Opening at	Deadline for ticket sales	Deadline for admission	Closing at
8 am	6 pm	6:30 pm	9 pm

·Requirements

Buying tickets for Expo 2019 Beijing requires real-name registration, and all visitors are required to input information from their ID cards or valid passports, mainland travel permits for Hong Kong and Macao residents, and mainland travel permits for Taiwan residents, to buy or book tickets online.

1. Where will the 2019 Horticultural Expo will be held?

A．In Shanghai.

B．Beijing.

C．In America.

D．In Shijiazhuang.

2. If a soldier takes his wife, his 65-year-old father and 5-old-year son to the expo on June 7, how much will he pay for their tickets?

A．360.

B．380.

C．400.

D．440.

3. From the passage, what can we learn?

A．Tickets cannot be booked through the event WeChat account.

B．Visitors can buy or book tickets from one online agents.

C．One can be admitted into the expo after 6:30pm without a ticket.

D．Visitors must use their real names to buy tickets.

6 . Things to Do in London This Weekend

Now, some of the most cherished London venues have opened their doors again. Take a look at our lists of exactly what is opening up in London.

Columbia Road Flower Market

The Columbia Road Flower Market is reopening this weekend, but it will be quite different. Stands will be spread out. Nearby roads will be closed and there will be a limit on the number of people who can enter the market. The statement is also calling on locals to support the market but advises people not to visit frequently in order to avoid overcrowding.

Lambeth Country Show

The festival of countryside won' t be held in its usual home of Brock well Park this year. However, it is being taken online instead. All your favourite aspects of the fair will be part of the virtual edition this weekend, including the highly popular Vegetable Sculpture Competition and other usual lower show competitions, local-themed talks, craft market and virtual music performances.

Walthamstow Garden Party

The free two-day festival in E17 is going online this year. Over the weekend you can tune in to music and take part in online workshops from crafting to Tai Chi. Don't miss the highlight of the weekend: East London Radio' s first-ever live show taking place across the weekend with behind-the-scenes chats with local artists, live music from St Mary's Church and much more.

Brixton Courtyard

A new beer garden is opening in Brixton with D sets, wine tastings and more in a safe environment. South London music venue Brixton Jamm has improved its outdoor space with spaced-out booths and picnic benches.

1. What measure will be taken in Columbia Road Flower Market?

A．Canceling the stands

B．Forbidding travelers to visit.

C．Limiting the customer number.

D．Checking the temperature of travelers.

2. What are Lambeth Country Show and the festival in E17 in common?

A．Both are held online.	B．Both last for two days.
C．Both include competitions.	D．Both present virtual music.

3. Which of the following will you recommend if someone wants to have a drink?

A．Columbia Road Flower Market.	B．Lambeth Country Show.
C．Walthamstow Garden Party	D．Brixton Courtyard.

7 . The week-long Spring Festival holiday starting on Feb 11 is usually a busy, moneymaking movie screening season in China. It will see the release of eight movies, all domestic productions, according to the schedule already disclosed by film data platforms.

Detective Chinatown 3, the newest installment in China’s well-received Detective Chinatown film franchise, topped the list of most-anticipated holiday films compiled by movie-ticketing platform Maoyan.

A sequel to the 2018 comedy hit Detective Chinatown 2 that grossed 3.4 billion yuan ($526 million), Detective Chinatown 3 is set for release on the Spring Festival that falls on Feb 12. More than 3.7 million Maoyan users have expressed interest in seeing this film, according to data.

The other six films to be released on the same day are the time travel comedy Hi, Mom starring popular comedians Jia Ling and Shen Teng; the mobile game-turned fantasy film The Yinyang Master that stars Chen Kun and Zhou Xun; Boonie Bears: The Wild Life, the new installment in the domestic animated comedy franchise; Assassin in Red, a fantasy thriller film based on a novel co-starring popular actress Yang Mi; New Gods: Nezha Reborn, a new animated film from Light Chaser Animation (the same production company behind the 2019 animated movie Withe Snake); Ren Chao Xiong Yong, a comedy-drama co-starring singer and actor Andy Lau.

My First Love is Eighteen Years Old, a romance movie, is set to hit theaters on Feb 14.

China’s box office continued robust growth into 2021 after scoring a record high for New Year’s Day earnings. The total box office revenue in the first ten days of 2021 exceeded 2 billion yuan, up by more than 730-million-yuan year on year.

The market’s total earnings in 2020 were 20.4 billion yuan. Of these, the top 10 earners were all domestic productions, according to official figures.

1. Who are the target readers of the text?

A．Movie experts.	B．The general public.
C．College freshmen.	D．High school students.

2. How many movies are set to hit theaters during the week-long Spring Festival holiday?

A．Six.

B．Seven.

C．Eight.

D．Nine.

3. Which movie can’t you watch if you are only free on Feb 12?

A．Hi, Mom	B．Detective Chinatown 3.
C．Boonie Bears: Tire Wild Life.	D．My First Love is Eighteen Years Old.

8 . RAF Flypast
Tuesday, central London
raf. mod. uk

More than one hundred airplanes, from Spitfires to the Lightning, will be coming together. The amazing once-in-a-lifetime display is expected to pass over Buckingham Palace at around 1 pm.

Petfringe
Sunday, Petworth, West Sussex
petfringe. co.uk

Petworth, home of the 17th-century Grade I listed Petworth House, is the setting for this definitely-not-animal-related festival, featuring everything from classical music to theatre and film screenings. Petfringe also hosts the final of its Comedian Of The Year competition, where the winner will take home ￡10,001—the UK’s largest stand-up prize.

Fast Fringe
Monday, Underbelly Festival, Southbank, London
underbelly festival. com

Imagine going to the Edinburgh Fringe but don’t know who to see? This will help—it’s a showcase (展示) of 28 Scotland-bound acts each performing three-minute-teasers of their sets. Acts include Lost Voice Guy, who has already been an overnight success thanks to his “Britain’s Got Talent” win.

Henley Festival
October 11-15, Henley-on-Thames
henleyfestival. co.uk

There’s’ much to enjoy here, whether you’re fond of comedy, the arts, or opera (歌剧). Black tie is a must, as is drinking Pimm’s.

As You Like It
October 28, Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, London
openairtheatre.com

Bill Shakespeare’s comedy in the Forest of Arden is directed by Max Webster, and comes to Regent’s Park. It features new music too.

1. Which event includes airplane shows?

A．Petfringe.	B．Fast Fringe.
C．RAF Flypast.	D．Henley Festival.

2. What do we know about Petfringe?

A．It is held on Monday.	B．It is festival for animal lovers.
C．It sets up an award for comedians.	D．It hosts “Britain’s Got Talent” competition.

3. What do Henley Festival and As You Like It have in common?

A．They are suitable for comedy fans.	B．They are planned by Max Webster.
C．They will take place on the same day.	D．They require visitors to wear black tie.

9 . Joe is interested in getting exercise and competing (竞争) on a team. He reads about the events at the local pools and finds the perfect activity.

Swimming Programs
Summer Swim Team

Join a Summer Swim Team and compete with other swimmers! The program is offered at eight different local pools for youths to 17 years old. The season runs June 21-August 21. Practices are daily (Monday through Friday) throughout the summer. Cost: $50.00.

Buckman	2-3 P.M.	Montavilla	8-9 A.M.
Creston	7-9 A.M.	Peninsula	4-7 P.M.
Dishman	8-9 A.M.	Pier	noon-1 P.M.
Grant	8-10 A.M.	Sellwood	7-9 A.M.

Junior Swim Instructor (少年游泳教练)

Two weeks, 20 hours of instruction, two hours per day for children 11-14 years old. Pre-training for youths interested in becoming swim instructors ($45 per child).

Junior Lifeguard (救生员)

Two weeks, 30 hours of instruction, three hours per day for children 11-14 years old. Pre-training in life-guarding, and customer (消费者) service ($45 per child).

Junior Swim Instructor & Junior Lifeguard Training Dates

June 28-July 9	August 9- August 20
June 12-July 23	August 23- September 3
June 26-August 6

Special Offer

Anyone who takes part in both junior swim instructor and junior lifeguard programs at the same time need only spend $75 instead of $90 for 50 hours of training.

Register(注册) Online

You can now register online! Visit our website at http://www.example.com. You can choose an area of town, a specific local center, a program, or search for classes which can meet the needs of students of different ages. Just visit our website, and you're on your way!

1. If Joe joins the Summer Swim Team, he _______.

A．needs to pay $45.00	B．begins training at 6 A.M.
C．has to practice for two months	D．needs to practice for 7 days a week

2. Anyone who wants to be a junior swim instructor should 　　　 .

A．be 11-14 years old	B．pay the instructor by the hour
C．do at least 30 hours of training	D．be an experienced junior lifeguard

3. If Joe is only free in the late afternoon, he will probably train at ________.

A．Buckman	B．Peninsula
C．Pier	D．Sellwood

4. If a 13-year-old boy wants to take part in the swimming programs, he can   ________.

A．take classes online	B．choose his instructor
C．have classes half-price	D．register on the website

10 . Guide to what's worth watching

I Feel Bad

Don't let the depressing name of the show mislead you. Based on the novel I Feel Bad: All Day. Every Day. About Everything, this new half-hour situation comedy finds humor in the endless small failings of its heroine—a working mom in her 40s who depends on her parents for child-care help when she escapes her chaotic family life to manage an all-male team of much younger video-game developers. Sarayu Blue stars. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 10 pm., NBC.

Dead Lucky

Among plenty of imported police crime dramas, Dead Lucky has one major edge: It has Rachel Griffiths as its lead. The Golden Globe-winning Australian actress plays a moody but gifted detective whose pursuit追捕）of a killer leads into comers of Sydney new to most American viewers. That, and co-star Brooke Satchwell, might be enough. Thursday, Sept 20, Sundance Now.

Art in the Twenty-First Century

Do you suffer from dandruff-like（如同有头屑一样的）symptoms when faced with contemporary art? The series that's long been a cure for such head-scratching returns with new episodes that will focus on innovative创新的）artists in Johannesburg, Berlin, and the San Francisco Bay Area, and on how place shapes the artists* work Friday, Sept 21, at 9 pm., PBS.

Maniac

Psychological dark comedies seem to be trending this fail. In this 10-part series, Emma Stoneand Jonah Hill co-star as unhappy strangers who develop a deep connection when they both volunteer for a drug trial. Saturday, Sept. 22, Netflix.

1. What can be learned about the program that is aired on NBC?

A．It is an amusing	B．It is based on a true story
C．It is popular among children.	D．It is a Golden Globe-winning series.

2. Which Program would you recommend to someone interested in detective stories?

A．Maniac.	B．I Feel Bad.
C．Dead Lucky.	D．Art in the Twenty-First Century.

3. On which day can you see a series about artists?

A．Saturday, Sept. 22.	B．Friday, Sept. 21.
C．Thursday, Sept. 20.	D．Wednesday, Sept. 19.