1 . There will be four concerts that are worth expecting this year. Tickets for each concert are just $59. 95 per person when you order all four events. Here is the complete show information for each concert.
Dean Z-The Ultimate Elvis
August 12-15, 2023
Ticket price: $65. 59
Dean Z is the ultimate Elvis! When Dean was three, “This Is Elvis” was being broadcast on television. He immediately jumped on the coffee table and started imitating Presley’s every move. His newest show, Dean Z-The Ultimate Elvis, is the high point of a life-long career paying tribute (致敬) to the man who will always be known as the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley!
December’ 63
August 19-22, 2023
Ticket price: $70. 39
The music of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons comes to life in this unique concert experience. December’ 63 shows favorite songs from Frankie Valli that have been exciting audiences for decades. This recreation (重现) of a Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons concert will have you reaching for the high notes as our performers take you on a musical journey with stops at every phase of their careers!
Piano Men: Generations
August 26-29, 2023
Ticket price: $69. 95
Don’t miss the return of last season’s most popular concert! The amazing father and son team of Terry and Nick Davies celebrate the musical influences of Billy Joel and Elton John. Not only have Billy and Elton written and performed music that has been spread for four decades, but also seated themselves behind the piano! Join Terry and Nick and their incredible band on this journey through their long, successful careers.
Rockin’ Out With Steve Watts
September 9-19, 2023
Ticket price: $73. 69
Fireside favorite Steve Watts and members of the popular Fireside Band bring you a fast-paced, heart pounding concert of Rock and Roll classics to the Fireside stage for two weekends. Steve and the band will play some of his particular favorites from the 1960’s through today including such artists as Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, The Beatles and many more!
1. How much will you pay for each concert when you order all four events?| A．$59. 95. |
| B．$65. 59 |
| C．$70. 39 |
| D．$69. 95 |
| A．Dean Z-The Ultimate Elvis. |
| B．December’ 63. |
| C．Piano Men: Generations. |
| D．Rockin’ Out With Steve Watts. |
| A．All the concerts will be held in August. |
| B．All the concerts will be broadcast on television. |
| C．All the performers will sing Rock and Roll. |
| D．All the concerts will have old songs worth remembering. |
2 . Smithsonian Summer Camp Is Back!
Kids can spend the summer at the Smithsonian—in person and online, which is different from other camps.
Camp
Smithsonian Associates offers one-of-a-kind learning experiences that spark the imagination.
The Smithsonian’s world is a super wide and exciting one. And for curious and adventurous kids, there’s no better place to be than right in the middle of it with Smithsonian Summer Camp. Whether on the National Mall or virtually from your home or vacation getaway, camps offer 1st through 11th graders one-of-a-kind opportunities to connect with the Smithsonian’s museums and research-and meet the people behind it all. A creative and experienced team of instructors have designed age appropriate (适龄的) content that gives new life to the Smithsonian, its history, and its collections. Kids also can talk to experts. Through visits to museums and creating projects and artworks, campers explore Smithsonian-focused themes including the natural world, space, art, design, history, world cultures, and so much more.
Live, interactive camps allow kids entering kindergarten through 11th grade to explore Smithsonian collections and themes during specially designed sessions presented on Zoom.
How to reply
Registration (登记) opens late in this month,but right now you can view the complete listings of in-person and online camps, create or update your account, and sign up for e-mail alerts (提醒) on camp updates. And a gift ticket for a sure-to-be memorable Smithsonian summer experience can be bought for any young person in your life.
Rights and interests
Smithsonian National Associate Membership Benefits Include:
Smithsonian Magazine—Save 84% off the newsstand price.
All profits support the members. Ninety-nine percent of membership dues (会费) are allocated for Smithsonian. Member benefits may vary, Smithsonian environmental protection handbags supplies are free for members but limited. The Smithsonian Summer Camp is usually held three times a year, but occasionally four times, which meets the needs of fans who like camping.
Contact
+852 2533 3565
1. What is special about Smithsonian summer camp?| A．It is fit for kids with different ages. | B．It can encourage children’s imagination. |
| C．Children can attend it through Internet. | D．Children can get learning experiences. |
| A．Cheap. | B．Colourful. | C．Advanced. | D．Boring. |
| A．Getting cheaper Smithsonian Magazine. |
| B．Sharing most of the membership dues. |
| C．Getting many environmental protection handbags. |
| D．Making Smithsonian meet most of their needs. |
3 . Football: Designing the Beautiful Game
Whether you are a crazy fan or sideline supporter, visitors to this exhibition will enjoy discovering the amazing design stories behind the world’s beautiful game.
What to expect
The exhibition explores the story behind football, showing how design has been used to push the game to new limits. Take a journey through over 500 objects, films and interviews in sporting performance, equipment development and stadium design, and involve yourself in the stories of clubs and game legends(传奇) including Messi, Pelé, George Best and Diego Maradona.
Held by the Design Museum and the National Football Museum in Manchester, the show displays the master planning of the world’s most significant football stadiums, the design innovation used in today’s equipment, how the graphic design of team badges(徽章) and posters shapes a club’s identity and how grassroots’ efforts are pushing the sport’s commercialization.
As the world’s most popular sport, football has a truly international committed fan base. It is estimated that more than half the population of the planet watched the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Join us for a rare insight into the people and processes that have made football what it is today.
Ticket information
※ Online booking is advised but tickets will also be available in the booking office. Last entry to the exhibition is 90 minutes before the museum closes.
※ Adult tickets are charged from £ 16 and student tickets from £ 12. Meanwhile, you can save 25% on family and group tickets.
※ Present your exhibition entry ticket for 10% off food and drink at London Grade Coffee on the ground floor.
1. How much should a couple with their 11-year-old son pay at least for tickets?| A．£ 25. | B．£ 33. | C．£ 44. | D．£ 48. |
| A．A special discount on food and drink at a café. | B．A chance to interview a game legend. |
| C．A free visit to the National Football Museum. | D．A free team badge of the club they like. |
| A．A book review | B．A science report | C．A traveling booklet | D．A music magazine |
4 . Walter Peak High Country Farm, on the western shores of Lake Wakatipu is famous in history. Its sheltered bays were used as camping sites by Maori travelling to the Mararoa and Oreti Rivers on Moa hunting and gathering expeditions.
Things to do
Situated on picturesque Lake Wakatipu’s wester shores, the farm is the perfect place to spend a few relaxing hours. The Farm Tour itself is a wonderful experience for the whole family, with something to keep everyone entertained and happy. Our rural host will meet you after you leave the steamboat and take you for a walking tour of the farmyard.
The first stop is the holding to help feed the sheep and deer, and even get up close to the Scottish highland cattle.
Then walk slowly through the lakeside gardens to the charming Colonel’s Homestead for morning or afternoon tea.
Afterwards the farmer will lead you over to the shearing shed (剪羊毛棚) where you can watch the farm dogs rounding up sheep on the hills, and see the farmer cut the wool off a sheep. You will then board the steamboat for your cruise back to Queenstown.
Ticket Information
Child Ticket $ 22.00
Adult Ticket S 77.00
Visitor Information
Opening Time:10 a.m.
Closing Time:4 p.m.
Additional Information
All tickets purchased at My Fun must make a booking at +64-3441-8166. Please mention your My Fun barcode (条形码) number when making your booking. Please print out your voucher (收据) and take along with you to the attraction. Tickets are valid (有效的) for 12 months from the date of purchase.
1. What does the rural host do?| A．He prepares dinner for visitors. |
| B．He sells wool product to visitors. |
| C．He leads visitors to round up sheep on the hills. |
| D．He takes visitors for a walk around the farmyard. |
| A．Have morning tea. | B．Feed the chicken. |
| C．Ride on the farm. | D．Cut the wool off a sheep. |
| A．$99. | B．$121. | C．$176. | D．$198. |
| A．Use the tickets after a year. |
| B．Take the voucher to the attraction. |
| C．Tell the Farm your My Fun barcode number. |
| D．Call +64-3441-8166 to print out your voucher. |
| A．Medicine dictionaries. | B．Travel magazines. |
| C．Science text books. | D．Kids’ comic books. |
5 . Four destinations for electric-bike tours across Canada
Banff by e-bike
White Mountain Adventures and Banff Cycle both launched guided e-bike tours of Canada’s first national park this summer The former’s offerings include a 50-kilometre there-and-back ride along the Bow Valley Park way and a50-km return ride along the car-free Rocky Mountain Legacy Trail. Banff Cycle, meanwhile, adds a three-hour “Banff and Bow Valley” guided trip to the mix.
Fat-biking in Yukon
This new ride from the luxurious Mount Logan EcoLodge on the Alaska Highway near Haines Junction provides an exception to the rule that Canadian e-bike tours are unavailable in winter. Equipped with oversized tires to allow riding on snow and other unstable surfaces, the electric fat bikes can be booked for two-hour guided tours that explore the wilderness bordering Kluane National Park.
Sipping and e-cycling in Niagara
Niagara Cycling Tours hosts group outings of at least four e-bike riders that range in length from 65 to more than 110 kilometres. The offerings include a two-day “Niagara Introductory Ride,” which can be customized to visit local attractions, and a new “Beers and Bikes” tour, which rides between more than a dozen craft breweries (啤酒厂).
Gardens and gouda on Vancouver Island
Based in pretty Qualicum Beach. the new Electric Bike Co. offers a three-hour “Home and Garden Tour” highlighting high-design private houses and seaside flowers; and a four-to five hour ride and ferry (轮渡) voyage to Hornby Island, home of the Helliwell and Tribune Bay provincial parks.
1. Where is this text probably taken from?| A．A sports poster. | B．A travel brochure. |
| C．An academic article. | D．A geography textbook. |
| A．Banff by e-bike. |
| B．Fat-biking in Yukon. |
| C．Sipping and e-cycling in Niagara. |
| D．Gardens and gouda on Vancouver Island |
| A．Tasty beer. | B．High-design houses. |
| C．Seaside flowers. | D．Mountain scenery. |
6 . A Tour Around Tasmanian, Australia
Come to Tasmanian, Australia for a great tour around the coasts, wetlands, rain forests, national parks and mountains in search of its different wildlife and beautiful scenery.
Expect to see different types of wildlife from little penguins to a large number of birds. With just 10 places available, all guests will have a deeply personal experience, in a friendly atmosphere designed to have a low effect on the places visited.
Tour Details:
◎Lasting up to 12 days
◎Traveling on foot and by boat
◎A small group tour with just 10 guests
◎Led throughout by biologist Nick Mooney
◎Seeing some unusual and endangered wildlife
◎Staying in 4-star hotels, wood-built rainforest houses and farms
◎Visiting Mount Field National Park, Cradle Mountain, Maria Island and Bruny Island
The tour is perfect for those nature-lovers, as it acts as a fantastic introduction to Tasmania’s amazing plants and animals and how it is being protected while allowing those with a deep understanding of wildlife protection to observe a great many species on land, in the sky and at sea.
Email to wildlife@tasmanian.com to book now and we will provide you with more information.
1. What do we know about the tour?| A．It is guided by a biologist. | B．It lasts ten days. |
| C．It offers hotels for free. | D．It offers a bus. |
| A．Protect nature. | B．Feed wildlife. |
| C．Stay away from forests. | D．Visit twelve attractions. |
| A．By phone. | B．By email. |
| C．By posting a letter. | D．By going to a travel company. |
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8 . Summer vacation is coming. Attending a summer program is a good way to improve skills and make new friends. Teen Life has collected the best summer activities for you. For more information, please visit www.teenlife.com.
To Be An Artist
●At the Snow Farm Summer, you are not a student. You’re an artist!
●It offers small-group studios (工作室) led by professional artists.
●You can have drawing/painting classes in the studios.
●For 8th-12th graders from July 15 to July 20.
Enjoy the Power of Leadership (领导力)
●The National Teen Leadership Program includes leadership exercises and speech training. It will improve teens’ leadership skills.
●Open to 9th-12th graders. The program will be held at Chapman University, July 10 to July 12 and at Sacramento State University, July 31 to August 2.
The Dream of Engineering
●Have you ever wanted to build a bridge? Program a robot? Join us at the Engineering Experience for hands-on (实际操作的), week-long introduction to the world of engineering.
●Students will use their design skills and the scientific methods they learned at the physics class to solve real engineering problem.
●It is open to 7th-9th graders and will start on July 10.
1. If a 10th grader wants to improve his panting sill, where should he go?| A．To the Snow Farm Summer. | B．To Chapman University. |
| C．To the National Teen Leadership Program. | D．To the Engineering Experience. |
| A．from July 8 to July 21 | B．from July 10 to July 12 |
| C．from July 31 to August 2 | D．from July 10 to August 2 |
| A．Music. | B．History. | C．Chinese. | D．Physics. |
| A．How to lead a group. | B．How to communicate with others. |
| C．How to solve real engineering problems. | D．How to draw or paint. |
| A．Their information can be found on the website of www.teenlife.com. |
| B．They are open to 7th-12th graders. |
| C．They offer hands-on experience. |
| D．They will be held at Chapman University. |
9 . The Swan: A Biography by Stephen Moss, £ 12.99
Having previously charted the lives of the robin, wren and swallow, Stephen Moss turns his attention to the swan. The details of its life-cycle, its place in popular culture and its role in literature are all discussed in this beautifully illustrated (插图) guide.
A Year Unfolding by Angela Harding, £ 20
A Year Unfolding is a celebration of much-loved printmaker Angela Harding’s beautiful work and an insight into her detailed and careful printing process. In the first book only dedicated (献) to her art, Angela takes us through a year in nature, watching the seasons unfold from her studio in Rutland, and revealing the stories behind some of her most popular images.
Remembering African Wild Dogs by Wildlife Photographers United, £ 45
The latest addition to the Remembering series, this volume is filled with breathtaking images and “painted wolves”. The photographs have been donated by 80 of the world’s best wildlife photographers, and the book aims to raise awareness of the sad and difficult situation of these endangered animals.
Black Lion by Sicelo Mbatha, £ 13.99
Despite losing a family member during a terrifying meet with wildlife in his early years, Sicelo Mbatha remains drawn to nature. Here, he tells the story of how he went on to become a wilderness guide, drawing on his Zulu background to see nature in a different light.
1. What’s the most costly book about?| A．Swans. | B．Nature. | C．Wild dogs. | D．Black lions. |
| A．£12.99. | B．£20. | C．£45. | D．£13.99. |
| A．To assess. | B．To compare. | C．To inform. | D．To advertise. |
10 . English Conversation Leader: Mandi Ashmore
english@iwc-lausanne. org
A small group of women (4-5) meet on Mondays at 14:30 at the IWC clubhouse. Mandi asks “students” to call her on Monday to confirm the class as sometimes she chooses to hold the class at a different place.
French Conversation, Advanced Leader: Marielle Sulmoni
frenchconvo@iwc-lausanne. org
I’m French and Swiss by marriage, and have been living in Lausanne for ages. I hold an advanced beginners’ French conversation class on Tuesday afternoons from 14:30 to 16:00. If you’d like to join my class, please send me an e-mail.
French Language Lab, Beginner Leader: Maija Remlinger
frenchlab@iwc-lausanne. org
The group meet on Thursday afternoons from 15:00 to 16:30 at the clubhouse. The first half of the class is devoted to reading out loud from the book Easy French Reader by R. de Roussy de Sales, and working on proper pronunciation and phrasing. During the second half, we listen to recordings.
German Conversation, Advanced
Leader: Karin Hansohm Schwarz
german@iwc-lausanne. org
We meet every Tuesday at the IWC clubhouse from 9:30 to 11:00 with 6-8 members out of a total of 10. Most of our time is devoted to very lively discussions on big events.
1. Why are people advised to call Mandi on Monday?| A．To ask for leave. | B．To check the place. |
| C．To decide on the topics. | D．To confirm their presence. |
| A．English Conversation. | B．French Conversation, Advanced. |
| C．German Conversation, Advanced. | D．French Language Lab, Beginner. |
| A．To show how to join the clubs. | B．To introduce some language learning clubs. |
| C．To stress the different levels of the clubs. | D．To attach great importance to language learning. |
