1 . Are you ready for a FIFA World CupTM like no other?
With Qatar playing host to the first FIFA World CupTM ever in the Arab world, a unique and extraordinary stage has been created for the teams, the players and, of course, you the fans. Explore the individual elements of your FIFA World CupTM here, which we hope you enjoy during your time in Qatar.
Official Mascot (吉祥物) of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM
It’s me! La’eebTM
Welcome to my page! La’eebTM is my name―an Arabic word, meaning super-skilled player―and I love the beautiful game. I also love supporting, and not just from the stands. I love supporting all of you who have a vision, work hard and aim to achieve your dreams!
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM Official Soundtrack (原声带)
A symbol of how music―and football―can unite the world
A multi-song collection, featuring international artists across a variety of musical genres delivering a smash hits, sets the tone for a truly global celebration at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM.
Check out the catchy and uplifting songs that make up the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM Official Soundtrack here:
● Hayya Hayya (Better Together)―Trinidad Cardona, Davido, and Aisha
● Arhbo―Ozuna featuring GIMS
● Light the Sky―Rahma, Balgees, Nora and Manal
● Dreamers―Fahad Al Kubaisi and Jung Kook(BTS)
Official Poster
Hayya to Qatar 2022TM
The Official Poster is on display at Hamad International Airport, where it will remain at Gate DI8 throughout the FIFA World Cup 2022TM. Everyone will have the chance to see the poster as they travel from and transit through Qatar.
1. Which of the following is not true about the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM?| A．The Arab world has never held FIFA World Cup TM before |
| B．The official Mascot of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM is La’eeb |
| C．It shows us that music and football can unite the world. |
| D．The Official Poster will be on display at Gate DI7 of Hamad International Airport. |
| A．The official soundtrack consists of more than four songs. |
| B．Rahma, Davido, Nora and Manal jointly composed Light the Sky. |
| C．The soundtrack is made up of several attractive and inspiring songs. |
| D．Arabian singers across different musical genres are more popular. |
| A．In a book | B．On a website | C．In a newspaper | D．In a magazine |
2 . Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
This book based on Greg Hefley’s own “diary” lets kids express themselves in an exciting way. In the book, kids will be asked: What is the best dream you have ever had? The worst thing you have ever eaten? The best secret you have ever heard? This book is unique and special because it has blank pages for readers to write their own stories and keep their own diaries.
Author: Jeff Kinney
List Price: $10.95
Price: $6.57 Buy it on Amazon. com.
You save: $4.38 (40%)
Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories
This volume (卷) of beloved Chinese stories contains a delightful selection from the store of Chinese legend (传说). Discover many delightful animal characters as well as Chang’e and Guan Yin. Retold for an international audience, the stories with beautiful pictures will give children aged six to ten in other countries a chance to learn about both the tradition and culture of China.
Author: Mingmei Yip
List Price: $18.95
Price: $12.89 Buy it on Amazon. com.
You save: $6.06 (32%)
The Way Science Works
The perfect introduction to show how science explains the world around us! Eye-opening experiments and extraordinary photography bring science to life. It explains everyday facts to the theories behind the technology in today’s fast-moving world. Full of facts about famous scientists, technology news and more.
Author: Robin Kerrod
List Price: $24.99
Price: $ 16.49 Buy it on Amazon.com.
You save: $8.50 (34%)
1. How much should you pay if you want to buy a book based on Greg Hefley’s own “diary” on Amazon, com?| A．$6.57. | B．$10.95. | C．$12.89. | D．$16.49. |
| A．It can bring science to life. |
| B．It is related to Chinese legend. |
| C．It is intended for foreign teenagers. |
| D．It has blank pages for readers to write their own stories. |
| A．Mingmei Yip’s. | B．Jeff Kinney’s. | C．Greg. Hefley’s. | D．Robin Kerrod’s. |
3 . CREATIVE SUMMER CAMPS
Video Game Design
This international organization is aimed at inspiring girls to explore the world of games and build their confidence in the areas of math and technology. Students are grouped based on skill levels. Girls at all levels are welcome!
Time: June 15-26Age: 7-15
Fees: $ 160 each one; $ 128 members
Contact: Call Children’s Creativity Museum at 415-820-3320 or visit www. creativity. org.
History Summer Camp
Each day, kids will have a task to explore a different aspect of past life, including food, work, music, art through games, storytelling and even silent films.
Time: June 22-26Age: 8-12
Fees: 200 each one; 160 members
Contact: Call at 252-1770 or visit www.historiccolumbia.org.
Adventures in Creative Writing
This helps improve your writing skills if you have already mastered the basics of good writing. You’ll discover new techniques and polish your writing.
Time: June 21-26Age: 9-12
Fees: $ 500 each one
Contact: Call at 777-9444 or visit www.saeu.sc.edu/adventures.
Heathwood Hall Guitar
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced guitar player who wants to improve your skills, Heathwood Hall Guitar provides top-quality guitar instruction using a variety of fun games and exercises.
Time: June 15-19; July 13-17; Aug. 3-7Age: 3-12
Fees: 150 each one
Contact: Call Heathwood Hall at 231-7710 or visit www.heathwood.org.
Basic Drawing Writing Camp
This camp helps beginners discover the basic skills of drawing and writing and how to make it come to life on paper.
Time: June 8-11Age: 6-12
Fees: $ 350 each one; $ 300 members
Contact: Call Ladybug Art Studios at 603-7312 or visit www.ladybugartstudios.com.
1. What do we know about Video Game Design?
| A．It groups students by age. | B．It accepts no boy students. |
| C．It welcomes only experienced students. | D．It mainly develops students’ team spirit. |
| A．www.heathwood.org. | B．www.historiccolumbia.org. |
| C．www.saeu.sc.edu/adventures. | D．www.ladybugartstudios.com. |
| A．Charging the same fees. | B．Putting students into groups. |
| C．Offering professional instructions. | D．Letting students learn through games. |
4 . ALL NEW!
REPTILE PETTING ZOO
at the Oak Park Nature Center
Kids! Are you tired of Mom or Dad dragging you to the same old petting zoos where (if you’re lucky) you might get to touch a little rabbit or goat?
Mom or Dad! Are you tired of hearing your kids complain about how animals in the same old petting zoos are boring?
Consider This:
The fact is that most mammals are boringly warm furry and come in a limited range of dull colors. Reptiles, on the other hand, are cold-blooded and covered with scale (鳞) of attractive colors, from bright green to bright red to dark purple-red. Some, like the chameleon can even CHANGE colors. Did you ever see a rabbit with scales and a purple tongue almost as long as its body? NO! In our zoo, you can see pet skink (小蜥蜴), snakes, bearded dragons and other attractive creatures! Learn what these reptiles eat and how they care for their babies, which ones live in the desert and which live in wetlands, which ones are meat-eaters and which are vegetarians, which ones are deadly poisonous and which are not.
So Remember:
If you’re bored with furry animals like rabbits...
Then the place for YOU is the Reptile Petting Zoo!
Bring the WHOLE family — Grandpa, Grandma, Cousin Irene, even baby Joe! There’s something for EVERYONE!
1. People might like the animals in a reptile petting zoo because they are ______.| A．warm and furry | B．frightening and dangerous |
| C．lovely and friendly | D．special and interesting |
| A．A trip to the zoo can be an educational experience. |
| B．Reptiles are quite different from mammals. |
| C．A visitor to the zoo can care for baby reptiles. |
| D．Reptiles come in a limited range of colors. |
| A．notice | B．advertisement | C．news report | D．book review |
5 . Bird Talk includes everything you need to know to help keep your bird healthy and active. Get important information on bird healthcare and nutrition, step-by-step training and caging tips. Readers also enjoy colorful photos, entertaining stories, and a centerfold poster in each monthly issue.
Issues(期) per year: 12 Our price: $13.99 Cover price: $47.88
Art on Paper is a bimonthly(两月一次的) art magazine devoted to works on paper. Offering a balanced range of media and historical periods. Art on Paper presents current information about exhibitions and the marketplace. Each issue.contains news and announcements, reviews of current and recent museum and gallery exhibitions, as well as limited-edition prints.
Issues per year: 6 Our price: $45.00 Cover price: $80.00
Disney Adventures is for children aged 7 to 14 who are eager to learn. This wacky and exciting magazine focuses on fun and action-packed adventure covering the world of entertainment, comics, sports, technology, and weird science.
Issues per year: 10 Our price: $14.95 Cover price: $29.90
Mother Earth News is a country lifestyle publication dedicated to helping readers with the how-to information of home building and home improvement. Topics include building, gardening, homesteading, do-it-yourself, kitchen and so on.
Issues per year: 6 Our price: $18.00 Cover price: $23.70
1. If you order Disney Adventures for five years, how many issues could you get in all?| A．60. | B．50. | C．12. | D．30 |
| A．It is published once a month. | B．It is for children under 14 |
| C．It can teach a bird how to talk. | D．It focuses on outdoor recreation |
| A．to compare advantages of four magazines | B．to provide readers with more entertainment |
| C．to get readers to buy these magazines | D．to introduce four magazines to readers |
6 . What’s On
Stage
An acrobatic(杂技) soul: To celebrate its 55th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills (寒战) will run down your spine (脊柱)as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.
Time: 7:30 p.m., September 13—19
Place: Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District
Exhibitions
Joint show: A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including GeYun and Yu Yang are on display.
Time: 9 a.m. -5 p.m. until September 10
Place: Huangshicheng Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng Distirct
Oil paintings: The Wanfung Art Gallery will host a joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle- aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture (捕捉) he wonderous variety of life in unique (独特的) styles.
Time: 9 a.m. -4 p.m. until September 15
Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District
Literature (文学) museum: The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an in-depth study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949.
Time: 9 a.m. -4p.m., September 13
Place: 45 Anyuan Donglu, Chaoyang District (Shaoyaoju area)
Belgium Orchestra: La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijing at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world to commemorate (纪念) the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death.
Time: 7:30p.m. September 11—14
Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
1. What do you think of the acrobatic show mentioned here?| A．When you watch it, you will certainly feel cold. |
| B．Something strange will puzzle everyone, including scientists. |
| C．Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised. |
| D．Even the bravest ones will be too frightened to go on watching. |
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
| A．people in Beijing prefer modern culture to something traditional |
| B．there are usually more cultural activities in September than in any other month |
| C．most of the cultural activities in Beijing are for foreign visitors only |
| D．we can enjoy a large variety of cultural activities in Beijing |
| The 22nd Winter Olympic Games Duration: February 7 to February 23, 2014. Host city: Sochi, Russia Number of athletes: over 3000 athletes from 88 countries Total number of events: 98 |
| China football, September 15, 2013 Beijing Guo’an Team VS Shanghai Shenhua Team TIME: September 15(19:30) PLACE: Beijing Worker’s Stadium TICKET PRICE: ￥100 for a adult; half for students |
| The Beijing-Guilin High Speed Railway Open time: December 28, 2013 Number of stations: 19 (including Beijing and Guilin) Departure time: 7:46 a.m. Arrival time: 6:18 p.m. |
| A．Beijing | B．Sochi | C．Rome | D．London |
| A．On September 15, 2013. |
| B．On February 7, 2014. |
| C．On February 23, 2014. |
| D．On September 25, 2013. |
| A．500 | B．450 | C．350 | D．250 |
8 . Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. They end around 21:00.
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers ,by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also an important player in training others in the art of canal planning and building.
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
March 6th
Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda will tell us about islands of greatest interest.
Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book
1. When is the talk on James Brindley?| A．February 6th. | B．December 5th. | C．November 7th. | D．March 6th. |
| A．The Canal Pioneers. | B．An Update on the Cotsword Canals |
| C．Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands | D．Ice for the Metropolis |
| A．Miranda Vickers | B．Malcolm Tucker | C．Chris Lewis | D．Liz Payne |
The best-selling travel book which includes more than 200 new tourist attractions, over 200 new full-color photographs, and all-new, up-to-date maps. It includes over 1,000 of the United States most must-see destinations.
Cover price: $ 30.00
Our price: $ 19.80
Parents
The most popular magazine for parents who want to raise smart and loving children. It has child development instruction, advice on your child’s health and safety, and the best way to encourage your child’s learning
Cover Price: $ 26.00
Our price: $ 12.60
Best Weekend Projects
The projects are chosen from 80 special ideas to create an unusual living space. They are practical, as well as creative. They will improve your home and yard and can be made on weekends. And the most important of all, they are easy to follow.
Cover Price: $ 17.95
Our price: $ 13.90
Lucky
The shopping magazine with the best buys, and the fashion tips. You’ll need them before you go to the stores. What makes Lucky really special is that it gives you the information you need before anyone else has it.
Cover Price: $ 18.50
Our Price: $ 15.50
1. Who may like the book Off the Beaten Curt Path most?
| A．Persons loving traveling in America |
| B．Parents with new-born babies |
| C．Ladies loving shopping |
| D．Husbands wanting to improve their home |
| A．Off the Beaten Cart Path | B．Parents |
| C．Lucky | D．Best Weekend Projects |
| A．$ 3 | B．$ 4.05 | C．$ 10.2 | D．$ 13.4 |
10 . Having served as the capital city of 13 dynasties, Xi’an is featured with and is proud of its ancient heritage. Follow us to start a journey and discover the best things to see and do in Xi’ an.
The Terracotta Warriors
The Terracotta Warriors is considered one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century. It was constructed to accompany the tomb of China’s first emperor as an afterlife guard.
Visit the Terracotta Army and learn how these life-size warriors were made. Pay a visit to a local workshop and try making a mini warrior yourself.
The Xi’an Ancient City Wall
The Xi’an Ancient City Wall is the largest and best preserved ancient city wall in China. The wall was built in the 14th century Ming Dynasty.
Riding a hike or taking a walk along the city wall is a good way to explore the history behind it. From the top, you can enjoy views of different areas of the city.
The Shaanxi History Museum
As one of the top 10 museums in China, the Shaanxi Provincial Museum has collections with a long history. The works range from large bronze products to exquisite (精致的) golden carvings.
Muslim Street
Muslim Street is lined up with various restaurants. You can try both traditional dishes and special snacks, such as Roujiamo and cold noodles. There are also many stalls (小摊点) selling barbecued meats, cakes, dried fruits or breads.
Let us tailor—make your Xi’an tour according to your interests and needs. You will experience the culture that comes alive in a vivid way.
1. Which place should you visit if you want to get hands-on experience?| A．The Terracotta Warriors. | B．The Xi’an Ancient City Wall. |
| C．The Shaanxi History Museum. | D．Muslim Street. |
| A．About 100 years old. | B．About 2000 years old. |
| C．About 600 years old. | D．About 3000 years old. |
| A．Sport. | B．Tourism. | C．Education. | D．Health. |
