1 . Birthdays at the Canadian Children’s Museum
The perfect place for a memorable birthday party!
Celebrate at the Canadian Children’s Museum with creative and fun-filled activities designed to excite the interest of children aged 3 to 12.
The party includes:
●One hour in a private party room;
●Admission to the museum;
●Unlimited time in the Children’s Museum (until closing);
●One hour animation(动画片)(Only with the “scene-Stealers” and “round the World” themed party. ) Payment is due(到期的)in full upon registration. Registration is required at least two weeks in advance.
Scene-Stealers (Ages 3 to 8)
Step into the spotlight (聚光灯)with a behind-the-scenes trip to the Canadian Children’s Museum Theatre. The Director will help you warm up with some theatre games, and teach you some stage skills to get you ready for the audience!
Cost: $190 for up to 10 kids and 2 adults; $10 for each extra child.
Around the World (Ages 4 to 7)
Take an unforgettable trip around the world to learn a traditional Mexican dance! This unforgettable journey through the International Village is packed with fun and creative activities for young adventurers.
Cost: $190 for up to 10 kids, and 2 adults; $10 for each extra child.
DIY Party (Ages 5 to 12)
DIY Party includes Museum admission, and one hour of free time in one of the Museum’s party rooms. A great choice for parents looking to plan their own activities!
Cost: $100 for up to 10 kids and 2 adults; $8 for each extra child.
1. What should you know about celebrating birthdays at the Canadian Children’s Museum?| A．It is for kids aged 3 to 7. |
| B．It provides animation in all parties. |
| C．It should be booked ahead of time. |
| D．It is required to be within one hour in the museum. |
| A．Make a new movie. | B．Learn some stage skills. |
| C．Visit the International Village. | D．Practice traditional paper-making art. |
| A．$100. | B．$116. | C．$190. | D．$210. |
2 . Get out your shovels, your seeds, and your soil-it's almost April 22. Here are four fun ways to celebrate Earth Day with your kids.
Plant a tree.
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, planting trees has been a traditional way of celebrating the holiday. Try planting one in your own backyard, or attending a local tree-planting event. In its lifetime, that single tree will absorb approximately one ton of carbon dioxide.
Spend the day without a car.
Take a walk in nature.
Perhaps the most obvious Earth Day activity is a nature walk. Make a list of things you'd like to find and check them off on your walk.
Attend a community activity.
Show your kids it's not just Mom and Dad who care about Earth Day. Tons of people will show up for local events as well!
When it comes to taking care of Earth, we all need to do our share. Take your kids to the local playground and give them each a pair of gloves and a small garbage bag. Task them with picking of scraps of trash as fast as they can-whoever fills up their bag first, wins. Once you get back home, enjoy some Earth Day movies.
| A．Play the clean-up game |
| B．Remember that every day can be Earth Day |
| C．If you don't feel like making a list, try a color search |
| D．Check out your newspaper the week leading up to the holiday |
| E．On Earth Day, we realize what we can do to preserve our natural resources |
| F．And there are a lot more surprising facts about trees you can share with your kids |
| G．Depending on where you live, this will bring varying degrees of problem to travel |
3 . Halloween is a holiday for all ages, but trick-or-treating is something traditionally done by kids. But, it’s a fun activity that anyone can experience. And at 91 years old, Mary “Baba” Spaeth was able to experience trick-or-treating for the very first time.
On October 28, Spaeth’s daughter Christine Spaeth Richardson noticed that her mom seemed to be sad on the day. Richardson knew how much her mother loves to see her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and knew Halloween was coming up, so she decided to use the opportunity to take her mom trick-or-treating, too.
The experience was new for Baba. She came to the United States in the 1940s from Croatia as a teenager, where trick-or-treating wasn’t a tradition. Her family participated in American holidays, such as Halloween, but the great-grandma never had the chance to go trick-or-treating herself until now. This time, she went around to friends’ and family’s houses for an early trick-or-treating period. It wasn’t a totally traditional trick-or-treating experience. Besides not taking place on October 31, Baba actually brought the treats. She gave out candy to the kids, and pizza and wine to the grown-ups. It took a couple of houses before Baba remembered to start off the conversation with “trick-or-treat.”
She had a blast! She got so many hugs and kisses and pictures, too! She just couldn’t stop talking about tricking all her great grand babies! All the hugs and kisses from all her grandkids and great grandbabies made her so warm and happy! Never underestimate the power of a hug, a smile, a kiss. Most of all, a big tight feeling from a family group hug now is a TREAT! She’ll talk about it for a long time.
1. What was Christine’s purpose of taking Baba trick-or-treating?| A．To meet Christine’s wish of trick-or-treating. |
| B．To help Baba know the tradition. |
| C．To cheer her mother up. |
| D．To satisfy Baba’s grandchildren’s requirement. |
| A．Her motherland had no such a holiday. |
| B．She left the U. S. at an early age. |
| C．She hated the U. S. holidays like Halloween. |
| D．She spent her adulthood without Halloween. |
| A．It was just a joke to her families and friends. |
| B．It was not a real trick-or-treating in strict sense. |
| C．Baba completely obeyed the game rules of trick-or-treating. |
| D．Trick-or-treating was too boring for an old woman like Baba. |
| A．Sweet risk. | B．Tiring time. |
| C．Big shock. | D．Happy experience. |
| A．To ask to borrow some CDs. |
| B．To ask whether Bill can come to the party. |
| C．To pass on some information about the party. |
1. Whose birthday is it?
| A．Sarah’s. | B．Michael’s. | C．Rebecca’s. |
| A．At 6:15. | B．At 6:30. | C．At 7:00. |
| A．What to buy. | B．Who to call. | C．Where to park. |
⒈ 时间：周五晚8点至9点
⒉ 地点：学生俱乐部
⒊ 内容：生日歌、蛋糕、游戏等
⒋ 要求：备小礼物
注意：⒈ 词数100左右，开头语已为你写好；⒉可以适当增加细节，以便行文连贯；⒊ 答案必须写在答题卡相应的位置上。
Hi, Susan,
We’re throwing a surprise party for Xiaoming’s birthday.
Chinese-American community groups are preparing to hold their second annual International Confucius Cultural Festival（孔子文化节）on Sept, 28 in Flushing Queens, New York City's easternmost borough.
The event serves not only
The groups hosted the
1. What will Mary’s mother receive for her birthday?
| A．A shirt. | B．A skirt. | C．A plate. |
| A．Mary. | B．Mary’s friend. | C．Mary’s mother. |
| A．Mary’s father and mother. | B．Mary and her mother. | C．Mary and her father. |
9 . Edinburgh: a city of culture
Edinburgh,
However, there is more to Edinburgh than tourism. Each year, the Edinburgh International Festival
So far, the Edinburgh International Festival
The popularity of the festival led
10 . If you are a fruit grower — or would like to become one — take advantage of Apple Day to see what’s around. It’s called Apple Day but in practice it’s more like Apple Month. The day itself is on October 21, but since it has caught on, events now spread out over most of October around Britain.
Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety of apples. To people who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown by the Romans. Although it doesn’t taste of anything special, it’s still worth a try, as is the knobbly(多疙瘩的) Cat’s Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else.
There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you’ll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it, so it’s a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it.
At the events, you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and because these are family affairs, children are well catered for with apple-themed fun and games.
Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and commercial orchards(果园). If you want to have a real orchard experience, try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.
1. What can people do at the apple events?| A．Attend experts’ lectures. |
| B．Visit fruit-loving families. |
| C．Plant fruit trees in an orchard. |
| D．Taste many kinds of apples. |
| A．It is a new variety. |
| B．It has a strange look. |
| C．It is rarely seen now. |
| D．It has a special taste. |
| A．A practical idea. |
| B．A vain hope. |
| C．A brilliant plan. |
| D．A selfish desire. |
| A．To show how to grow apples. |
| B．To introduce an apple festival. |
| C．To help people select apples. |
| D．To promote apple research. |
