1 . Dance Classes
Ballet
Ballet teaches grace, posture (姿势) and flexibility. Students focus on the use of proper ballet items (物品), expanding their knowledge of classical ballet techniques and improving motor skills for classical ballet practice. The class is a formal ballet class.
Age: 8 — 10
Date: September 7, 2019 — May 16, 2020
Time: 10:30 am — 12:00 am on Saturdays
Creative Movers
Students can explore creative movement, balance, focus, the development of skills, motor planning and balance. The class helps build strength, flexibility and self-confidence, and allows children to realize expression in a positive and encouraging environment. Children use their imagination to celebrate movement and have lots of fun.
Age: 3 — 5
Date: September 7, 2019 — January 18, 2020
Time: 9:00 am — 9:45 am on Saturdays
Jazz
Jazz includes movements from both classical ballet and dance techniques. This class will focus on traditional Jazz dance. Students will be introduced to jazz-style rhythms and movements. In order to ensure proper placement for your child, we invite all students to participate in a sample (示例) class. Students and parents work with program staff to meet students’ personal dance goals.
Age: 5 — 6
Date: September 7, 2019 — May 16, 2020
Time: 2:00 pm — 3:00 pm on Saturdays
Hip Hop
Students will be introduced to several different aspects of hip hop dance including Popping, Locking, Breaking and Tutting in a high-energy environment. Our hip hop instructors are highly knowledgeable and will provide students with a wonderful view of hip hop dance.
Age: 7 — 10
Date: September 7, 2019 — May 16, 2020
Time: 1:00 pm — 2:00 pm on Sundays
1. Which class is suitable for 4-year-old children?| A．Ballet. | B．Creative Movers. | C．Hip Hop. | D．Jazz. |
| A．Make use of all the ballet items. | B．Learn the long history of jazz. |
| C．Dance with famous modern jazz dancers. | D．Get to know jazz-style movements. |
| A．It is open in the afternoon. | B．It is available on Sunday. |
| C．It teaches traditional dances. | D．It has the most skilled teachers. |
| A．Search for material. | B．Recite a composition. | C．Participate in a competition. |
| A．A car salesman. | B．A customer. | C．A repairman. |
| A．Sunny. | B．Windy. | C．Snowy. |
5 . Whether she loves wines, pets, books, coffees, or all of the above, there is a perfect gift for your number one mama.
Short Robe (袍)
If your mom likes nothing more than enjoying life in the early hours of the day with a cup of coffee, she will like this short robe. It has side pockets and an attached belt.
Short Robe, $128, NakedPrincess.com
Photos To Art
Nothing makes a super—proud mom happier than thinking about her children—they're so handsome! So smart! So sweet! Give this proud mom an opportunity to admire her handiwork every day with a photo of her children using Photos To Art feature. Photos To Art is an app which can transform your digital photo into a piece of art.
Photos To Art, starting at $3.99, Art.com
Library Card Cup
For the woman who took you to the library to get your very first card, show how much you appreciate her love of language and words with one of these book-themed cups. You can choose from an old—fashioned library card, a book's cover, or one of your favorite literary characters.
Library Card Cup, $18.49, Amazon.com
Florence Travel Dress
When she’s not busy teaching her children how to tie their shoes and mind their manners, the mom you love is flying across the country for an important meeting. She needs this dress—it dries quickly and prevents wrinkles (褶皱).
Florence Travel Dress by Orvis, $119, Amazon.com
1. Which of the following is a perfect gift to a mother who gets up early?| A．A loose robe. | B．A coffee cup. | C．A photo album. | D．A beautiful dress. |
| A．$7.98. | B．$ 18.49. | C．$36.98. | D．$119. |
| A．The mother who follows the latest fashion. | B．The mother who is a frequent business traveler. |
| C．The mother who is looking for a special dress. | D．The mother who wants to look younger. |
6 . In 2007, Bianca Valenti had an experience which nearly killed her. When she paddled out at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, she met a wave the length of a garage and as tall as a two-story house.
“The second I went under water, I was just getting knocked and spun every which way. And then my feet touched the sand bottom there. I swam to the surface. At this point my lungs were burning painfully. I just thought to myself, ‘If there’s one more wave after this, I’m going to die.’Luckily there wasn’t another wave.” That was when Valenti knew she had the drive and skill to surf big waves.
By 2014, Valenti surfed and won her first big waves contest at Nelscott Reef in Oregon. There, she met fellow professionals Paige Alms, Andrea Moller, and Keala Kennelly. “Two things got me fired up at that point,” she said, “I wanted to have the opportunity to win more events, but there weren’t more events for women. Also I noticed that just the sight of women surfing big waves was opening people’s minds. . . That’s really annoying.” Luckily, Valenti, Alms, Moller, and Kennelly became an energetic foursome and decided to stick together, support each other, and then fight together.
The four surfers formed Committee for Equity in Women’s Surfing（CEWS）to fight for entrance at Mavericks — a contest set in the surfing location of the same name, north of Half Moon Bay. Mavericks was invitation-only and was open to only men when CEWS was formed. Now, through the organization’s hard work with the State of California, women are awarded 12 spots to surf.
When Valenti was young, there weren’t many women represented in surfing culture. “I think it’s important for young kids to have all kinds of role models. That way they know all the people who they see as superheroes are just normal people who have crazy dreams. And sometimes the dreams aren’t even that crazy. If you work hard and you stick together with your friends, you can do anything. You can move mountains.”
1. Why did Valenti decide to surf big waves?| A．Her courage to challenge men surfer. |
| B．Her gift in learning surfing skills. |
| C．Her ambition to be the best role model. |
| D．Her near-death experience in 2007. |
| A．Depressed. | B．Concerned. |
| C．Excited. | D．Angry. |
| A．It opened 12 spots for women surfers. |
| B．All surfers were admitted to it freely. |
| C．Surfers could only attend it by invitation. |
| D．It was named after the bay. |
| A．Emotional and stubborn. | B．Ambitious and brave. |
| C．Tough and impractical. | D．Simple-minded and helpful. |
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8 . On a wild mountain, two goats met on a road just over a high cliff(悬崖). The road was so narrow that there was neither room for them to pass each other nor to turn round and go back. What do you think the two goats did?
One of them with great care laid himself down on the narrow road, pressing as close to the rock as he could. Then the other goat softly walked on his friend, till, safely past him,he could lightly jump away.
The goat that had lain down then stood up slowly from his place, safe and sound, free to jump again from rock to rock, and enjoyed the sweet grass on the hills happily.
However,two other goats met on the banks of a rushing river. A tree had fallen across the river, and became a bridge from the one side to the other.
The two goats looked at each other, and each wished to pass over first.
They stood for a while one foot on the tree, each thinking that the other would turn back. But neither of them would give way, and they met at last on the middle of the narrow bridge!
They then began to push and fight with their horns, till at last their feet missed, and both the goats fell into the running river, and were lost in the water!
Both might have been saved, if either of them had known how to give way at the right time.
1. Where did the first two goats meet?| A．On the hills. | B．On a bridge. |
| C．On a narrow road. | D．At the bank of a river. |
| A．By lying down. | B．By working together. |
| C．By jumping away. | D．By pressing to the rock. |
| A．A tree. | B．A stone. |
| C．Some stones. | D．Some trees. |
| A．They pushed and fought. | B．They lay on the bridge. |
| C．They looked at each other | D．They stood on the-bridge. |
| A．we should face the challenge in life |
| B．we should be careful to cross the bridge |
| C．we should give way to others at right time |
| D．we should be brave to climb the mountains |
| A．There | B．It | C．This | D．That |
| A．I | B．They | C．We | D．You |
