1 . Dog parks on Long Island
For dog lovers, parking dogs sometimes might be a problem. From entertainment facilities to park tips, we’ve collected everything you need to know before you take your pet for an afternoon of outdoor fun.
1. Amagansett, Napeague State Park
Amagansett, Napeague State Park, Route 27. Dogs are allowed on a leash（狗链）in this undeveloped park, which includes trails, wooded areas and roads. Access to the beach. No water source or public bathrooms.
2. East Meadow, Eisenhower Park
East Meadow, Eisenhower Park, Salisbury Park Drive and Stewart Avenue, East Meadow. In addition to dhaded seating, each run has a water source. Permits are free, but required.
3. Calverton, Isaac Park
Calverton, Isaac Park, on the Grumman Site, within Veteran’s Memorial Park. Separated by large and small dogs, this half-acre plot has shade trees, seating and access to the beach. Bring your own water’ leashed dog can be walked on some trails; Town of Riverhead residents only.
4. Broolhaven, Robinson Duck Farm Dog Park
Broolhaven, Robinson Duck Farm Dog Park, 2903 Montauk Hwy. This 3-acre park has areas for large and small dogs, but no water source. Large-dog area includes a training course. $18 yearly pass for village residents.
5. Massapequa, Clocks Boulevard Park
Massapequa, Clocks Boulevard Park, off Louden Avenue and Sunrise Highway. At larger than 1 acre, this dog park has lots of room to run and wooded areas for shade. Open dawn to dusk. Water sources are available in both the large- and small-dog areas. It has enough parking and seating. Open to Town of Oyster Bay residents.
1. In which parks are water sources available?| A．Isaac Park and Eisenhower Park. |
| B．Napeague State Park and Isaac Park. |
| C．Eisenhower Park and Clocks Boulevard Park. |
| D．Robinson Duck Farm Dog Park and Clocks Boulevard Park. |
| A．Buying a permit. |
| B．Spending $18 every year. |
| C．Keeping public bathrooms clean. |
| D．The identity as a resident of Town Of Riverhead. |
| A．Dogs can be trained there. | B．It has large room for dogs. |
| C．Dogs can get shade there. | D．It is free for village residents. |
2 . Wonderful holiday cottages across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are available. When you choose your next holiday cottage, the following may strike your eyes.
Large holiday cottages for special occasions
We have over 30 cottages for eight or more people. These are great for celebrations with friends and family. You could head to Devon and stay in one of the county’s most important houses, Shute Barton, where we can even provide details of the local cook that can come to the cottage and cook a delicious meal to make your stay even more special. One of our newest cottages is Thorington Hall in Suffolk, and it’s the largest in our collection. If you fancy something a little bit different, you can visit the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage.
Dog friendly cottages In Cornwall
Cornwall is a great place for dog walking with miles of coastline and beaches waiting to be explored and our dog friendly holiday cottages are on the doorstep on some of these places. We share just a selection of our dog friendly cottages across Cornwall. Click here 
to see the full range of dog friendly cottages in Cornwall.
Easter bank holiday cottage
We have cottages perfect for a gathering with family or friends if you’re looking for some peaceful time away. You could spend the Easter bank holiday weekend in a holiday cottage on the beautiful coast around Cornwall or Pembrokeshire.
Songbird Hideaway
This cosy heart-warming cottage is the perfect romantic retreat, situated near the hamlet of Penrhos and close to the town of Pwllheli, featuring appealing views towards Cardigan Bay. Couples can escape the busyness of their everyday lifestyle and enjoy the delights of this compact yet beautifully presented accommodation.
1. Where can you enjoy the door-to-door service by a local cook?| A．Shute Barton. | B．Thorington Hall in Suffolk. |
| C．Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage. | D．Easter bank holiday cottage. |
| A．By fax. | B．By phone. |
| C．By post. | D．By Internet. |
| A．Songbird Hideaway. |
| B．Pembrokeshire holiday cottage. |
| C．Dog friendly cottage in Cornwall. |
| D．Large holiday cottage for special occasions. |
3 . Community Affairs
* Open Plans---Fixing the Great Mistake
6:00 pm, Center for Architecture, Tafel Hall 536 LaGuardia Place, Manhattan
Advocating for livable streets and alternative transportation, Mark Gorton explores the history of transportation in New York with a focus on how urban planning policies that prioritize (优先考虑)the automobile have affected many other aspects of life in the city.
Admission: $10
For more information, please call 212-945-0505 or visit www.streb.org.
*River to River Festival---Extraordinary Moves: STREB Human Fountain
6:00 pm, 200 Vesey Street, Manhattan
Inspired by the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas, Human Fountain involves performers jumping from as high as 30 feet from an open honeycomb structure in order to create cascades (人工瀑布)of airborne liquid muscle. The outcome is a mixture of slam dancing, amazing human flight, and wild action sport, which captures kids, adults and the general public’s hearts, minds and bodies.
Admission: FREE
For more information, please call 212-945-0505 or visit www. streb.org.
*Scandinavia House---Nordic Summer Jam
6:30 pm, 58 Park Avenue, Manhattan
Contemporary singer and songwriter Anders Holst’s music shows roots in jazz, soul and European pop music.
Admission: $10
For more information, please call 212-847-9740 or visit www.scandinaviahouse.org
*Hot Festival---Tickets to Manhood
7:30 pm, Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie Street , Manhattan
What makes a man today? How do boys grow into men? Through humorous, touching stories, a glimpse is offered into the events that turn boys into men. Performed by Douglas Allen, Maximiliano Balduzzi, Spencer Scott Barros, Gerard Joseph and James Scruggs.
Admission: $15 in advance; $18 at door.
For more information, please call 212-219-0736 or visit www.hotfestival.org
1. Which of the following focuses on music?| A．Open Plans |
| B．Hot Festival |
| C．Scandinavia House |
| D．River to River Festival |
| A．call 212-945-0505 |
| B．call 212-219-0736 |
| C．visit www.scandinaviahouse.org |
| D．visit www.hotfestival.org |
| A．Anders Holst |
| B．Mark Gorton |
| C．Douglas Allen |
| D．Gerard Joseph |
4 . Like any college student，Connor Cox was excited when he received a package from home. He assumed it was filled with food and other goodies. He tore open the box and，indeed，found a surprise inside: garbage. It turned out that he'd left home without taking out the trash as he'd promised his mother，so she mailed it to him. -Source: BuzzFeed.com
A Florida man drove his 24-year-old daughter to a job interview. When she came back to the car with a large amount of cash，he figured she'd gotten the job and that this was her advance（预付款）. Not quite. Unbeknown to the man，he had become his daughter's getaway driver in her fifth — and final — bank robbery. — Source: SunSentinel.com
A French made a trip to have the car washed with his child. After he got home in Massachusetts，the six-year-old called 911 to report a crime. The perpetrator（犯罪者）was his father. The criminal act？Dad ran a red light. Even though he was brought to light by his own kid，the father talked his way out of a ticket. — Source: CBS Boston.com
A grandfather labeled his three-month-old grandson a terrorist. A question on the visa waiver（弃权声明书）to get into America asks Britons if they've ever engaged in "robbery，murder，terrorism".；In filling out the form for his grandson，Paul Kenyon carelessly checked yes. After explaining the mess to the American embassy，some Kenyon family members missed their flight to Orlando because they had to wait for the baby's visa to arrive in the mail. — Source: The Guardian
1. What did Connor Cox find when he opened the package？| A．Rubbish. | B．Food and sweets. |
| C．His mother's note. | D．Winter clothes. |
| A．The father got a ticket. |
| B．The father lost his way. |
| C．The father didn't get fined. |
| D．The father talked a lot with his son. |
| A．Because they had to wait for the baby's visa. |
| B．Because they failed to take visas with them. |
| C．Because the flight was controlled by terrorists. |
| D．Because they wanted to take other flights. |
| A．They all happened in America. |
| B．They all came from the Internet. |
| C．They were all surprising and interesting. |
| D．They all happened between parents and children. |
Looney Tunes Carnival Free Looney Tunes Umbrella Receive a limited edition Looney Tunes umbrella with a minimum spend of $ 100 (single or accumulated same-day receipts) at our participating malls (商场) from now till 27th March, 2018. Looney Tunes Merchandise Fair
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Easter celebration at POPULAR Bookstore!
Shoppers who purchase $ 15 worth of Warner Bros. Books and stationery at POPULAR are entitled to a FREE participation in any one of the following activities from 25 till 27th March. So come to Compass Point fast!
Activities in store for you
Bugs’ Creative Class
(1st session: 3pm & 2nd session: 3:30 pm)
Twist and turn a balloon into a piece of art! So kids, get ready for the twist! Limited to 15 children per session.
Paint a Bunny Easter Egg
(1st session: 5pm & 2nd session: 5:30 pm)
Easter is the time to have extraordinary fun with eggs! Kids, get your hands ready to create works of Easter art on an egg canvas (帆布). Limited to 25 children per session.
Kids Squad Club
Become a Kids Squad member for just $ 12 for a one-year membership. Receive a goodie bag worth $ 30. Enjoy quarterly newsletters, birthday treats and special discounts.
The first 100 new members who sign up at each mall will receive an additional $ 5 Shopping Voucher.
1. What would you have to do to get a free Looney Tunes umbrella?| A．Spend $ 15 at POPULAR Bookstore. |
| B．Show your same-day receipts of $ 100. |
| C．Become a Kids Squad member. |
| D．Paint a Bunny Easter Egg. |
| A．15. | B．25. |
| C．30. | D．100. |
| A．To promote sales. |
| B．To celebrate kids’ birthdays. |
| C．To improve kids’ creativity. |
| D．To register members for Kids Club. |
6 . The blooming of social media and interactive smartphone-based apps has proved that e-marketing is an unchangeable trend. In the case of China, the latest battlefield is beauty camera apps, which have become an overnight hit in the West.
1. MeituPic
Developed by the Xiamen-based Meitu Inc, MeituPic is the company’s flagship beauty camera app and was the first to become a big hit among Western users. The app has drawn some 456 million users, who use it to post more than 6 billion photos every month.
In addition to MeituPic, Meitu Inc has developed a series of beauty camera apps such as Beauty Plus, Poster Labs and Meipai, each specializing in facial feature improvement, video editing and many other features.
2. Pitu
Tian Tian Pi Tu, is a beauty app developed by China’s Internet giant Tencent. Similar to other photo-editing apps, Pitu offers a number of beautifying filters, blemish（瑕疵） removing tools and virtual makeup choices for users to choose from.
Launched in 2014, Pitu has accumulated 106 million monthly active users (MAUs). While the number is not as impressive as that of Meitu’ s apps, some argue that the user base of Tencent’ s gaming products and chat applications, such as QQ and WeChat, gives Pitu great potential for further growth. According to Chinese app watchers, Pitu’ s target audience is younger and more individualized than that of MeituPic. 80 percent of Pitu’ s users are younger than 25, giving the app more room to try out more new features.
3. FaceU
In contrast with most other beauty apps, FaceU, focuses more on the social feature, encouraging users to video chat with friends and even strangers while playing with its fun stickers (贴纸) — and the strategy is undoubtedly working. Launched in 2016, the app, which mainly targets female users between 15 and 35, has twice made it onto the Apple store’ s Chart for top apps.
1. Meitu Inc has developed a series of beauty camera apps except ______.| A．Meipai | B．MeituPic |
| C．Tian Tian Pi Tu | D．Beauty Plus |
| A．The amount of Meitu Apps’s potential users. |
| B．Users of Tencent’s gaming products and chat apps. |
| C．The various kinds of photo-editing functions. |
| D．The room to try out more new features. |
| A．They mainly target young users. | B．They all launched in 2016. |
| C．They specialize in photo editing. | D．They are popular and hot. |
7 . A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of jumping from here to there, in and out, glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the text. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but for more than the reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality(时事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it means also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient (短暂的) value. For all these reasons，not two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together, out of the pages of that day's paper, his own selection and sequence, his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need and without wasting time, demands skill and selfawareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.
1. A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following EXCEPT its ________.| A．wide coverage |
| B．uniform style |
| C．speed in reporting news |
| D．popularity |
| A．people scan for the news they are interested in |
| B．different people prefer different newspapers |
| C．people are rarely interested in the same kind of news |
| D．people have different views about what a good newspaper is |
| A．apply reading techniques skillfully |
| B．jump from one newspaper to another |
| C．appreciate the variety of a newspaper |
| D．usually read a newspaper selectively |
| A．How to read newspaper? |
| B．Where to find a good newspaper? |
| C．What is a good newspaper? |
| D．Newspaper. |
8 . Iceclimb in London
The huge ice skating area at Somerset House has been drawing crowds each winter for years, but last November an ice wall was added for the first time, bringing even more danger and excitement. Standing more than 26 feet high is a long line of pure ice, featuring three climbing faces of varying difficulty using crampons (防滑鞋)，ice picks and ropes. Using it costs about ￡40
Hanggliding(悬挂式滑翔) in Rio De Janeiro
According to the hanggliders of Rio, once you've swooped(俯冲)over the city's streets，gazing at the Sugar Loaf, and the city of Niteroion, the other side of Guanabara Bay, you will understand why birds are peaceful animals. Accept the romantic idea on a 30minute cycling flight from the 525meter Pedra Bonita in the Sao Conrado mountain down to the Sao Conrado beach. It costs around ￡55.
Contact Air Adventures
Skywalk in Sydney
This experience takes having a look at a nice view to the whole other level，as you are suspended more than 850 feet (260m) above street level, controlled to a glass viewing platform of Sydney Tower. It's the city's highest building. After a thorough briefing and being fitted with protective skysuits, sky－walkers make their way along twopurposebuilt walkways and platforms, which have transparent floor, while a guide points out landmarks. Night time skywalks are also available. It costs ￡46.
Mountainboarding in Leeds
Riders roll down hills and fly off jumps, doing tricks. A number of special mountainboard parks have been opened around the country (see www. ridethehill. com). But the Leeds body of the Boarding Society practice at least twice a week in the city in locations that include Roundhay Park. Those with their own boards are welcomed to join them. Contact the society at www. scuz. info. Alternatively, beginners can get lessons in Halifax at the Another World
| A．offer some ways to experience extreme sports |
| B．help readers have different excitement during their holidays |
| C．introduce the most exciting sports around the world |
| D．introduce the latest sports in the world |
| A．Iceclimb in London. |
| B．Hanggliding in Rio De Janeiro. |
| C．Skywalk in Sydney. |
| D．Mountainboarding in Leeds. |
| A．Flying peacefully like a bird. |
| B．Jumping quickly like a sportsman. |
| C．Flying over the city like a pilot. |
| D．Flying like a romantic actor. |
| A．www. ridethehill. com |
| B．www. riohanggliding. com |
| C．www. scuz. info |
| D．www. mountainboarding. co. uk |
9 . This is Voice of America. It is February 13, 2016, and our traditional Valentine's Day will fall tomorrow. Some famous movies about love stories will be on show at Emperor Theater on February 14. Book online (www.emperortheater.com) now for the following movies you can watch them at half prices.
| Movies | Contents |
| Ghost | Before Sam (Patrick Swayze) is murdered in a robbery, he tells his fiancée Molly (Demi Moore) he'll love and protect her forever. His love enables him to remain on earth as a ghost and communicate with Molly through a spiritualist(巫师). This movie will make you and your partner get close and embrace each other as you realize how precious life is. |
| Love Story | The film lets you know exactly what you're in for. Oliver (Ryan O'Neal) and Jennifer (Ali MacGraw) are students in famous universities. They're an unlikely couple who can't stop arguing. Oliver is a wealthy athlete and Jennifer a free－spirited music student. Despite everything, love makes them stay together. If your own relationship is rocky, the movie's famous line will strike a chord(引起共鸣). Love means never having to say you're sorry. |
| When Harry Met Sally | Does sex make it impossible for men and women to be true friends? This comedy features this dilemma(两难选择). Having just graduated from university, Sally (Meg Ryan) catches a ride with Harry (Billy Crystal) to New York City where they both are moving. Over 13 years, they keep running into each other, but the two stubbornly resist dating. Eventually they realize that they were just meant for each other. Platonic (柏拉图式的) friendships are hard to manage, and this movie hits the problem on the head. |
| Say Anything ... | Average high school senior Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) has a good heart but limited ambition. He has a secret crush(迷恋) on beautiful genius Daine Court (Ione Skye), who is closely protected by her father. Daine gradually falls for the charms of Lloyd's nervous chatter(闲聊) and kind heart. But when she gets a scholarship to study in England, she has a weighty decision to make. |
| A．on Thanksgiving Day |
| B．on Independent Day |
| C．at Christmas |
| D．on Valentine's Day |
| A．Ghost |
| B．Love Story |
| C．When Harry Met Sally |
| D．Say Anything... |
| A．Ghost. |
| B．Love Story. |
| C．When Harry Met Sally. |
| D．Say Anything... |
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