1 . CHRISTMAS LANE

Tuesday, December 19, 6:00pm

Florida Strawberry Festival Agricultural Show Center Building

2508 WOAK AVE., PLANT CITY, FL 33563

Santa and Mrs. Claus greet you at this holiday occasion with giant toy soldiers and a 14-toot reindeer, Christmas castle, face painting, children’s performers and decoration-making.

Price: $5; $3, ages 4-12; 3 and younger free.

Phone: (813) 478-0494

HOLIDAYS AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

Tuesday, December 19, 8:00 pm

Universal Orlando

6000 UNIVERSAL BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32819

Get into the holiday spirit at Universal Studios with the Macy’s Holiday march including balloons and floats, Santa and the Grinchmas Who-liday Spectacular live stage show based on the Dr. Seuss classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Price: $ 105, $100 child.

Phone: 1-800-837-2273

SEAWORLD'S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

Wednesday, December 20, 9:00 am

Sea World

7007 SEAWORLD DRIVE, ORLANDO, FL 32821

Sea World’s celebration welcomes guests with everything from a sparkling (闪亮的) Sea of Trees, classic holiday tunes, an ice skating show, a Christmas market, Elmo’s Christmas

Wish show and a special Shamu’s Christmas-Miracles show. Remains open until 10 pm with extended hours on New Year’s Eve.

Price: $99, $94 ages 3-9.

Phone: (800)327-2424

CHRISTMAS IN THE WILD

Wednesday, December 20, 9：30 am

Lowry Park Zoo

Editor’s pick

1101 W SLIGH AVE, TAMPA, FL 33604

The animals come out at night for the zoo’s new holiday party with carolers (唱圣歌者), costumed characters, performers, a Christmas tree, holiday treats, music and photo chances with Santa. $21.95 after 4 pm on event days.

Price: $29.95, $27.95 seniors, $22.95 ages 3-11, 2 and younger free.

Phone: (813)935-8552

1. How much should a couple going to Christmas Lane with a child aged 6 and one aged 3 pay?

A．$10.	B．$12.
C．$13.	D．$16.

2. What can people do at Universal Studio on December 19 night?

A．Create giant toys.	B．Learn drawing.
C．Visit art shows.	D．Watch classic plays.

3. What can we know about Sea world’s Christmas celebration?

A．It lasts a week long.

B．It aims at environmental protection.

C．People with art gift are especially welcome.

D．People can buy Christmas-themed products there.

4. Which event’s leading roles are animals?

A．Christmas Lane.	B．Christmas In The Wild.
C．Holidays At Universal Studios.	D．Sea World’s Christmas Celebration.

2 . 假如你叫李华，你们学校将举办第一届国际美食文化节（the first International Chinese Food Festival)。请你给外教Mr. Green 发一封电子邮件邀请他一同前往。
内容要点如下：
1.美食节的时间、地点。
2.活动的主要内容
3.交通方式
注意：词数100个左右；可适当增加细节
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3 . Christmas was coming, I was considering what present I should prepare for my father.My dad never wants anything, for he is a hard person to buy for . I pulled out my phone to read text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father.My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming，and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower，a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky，inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.
I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream ­colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind .The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe；my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming，and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples，twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer，the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood. I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.
Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame，I knew I had given the perfect gift.
1. The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was ______.

A．doing shopping

B．having a debate

C．reading a message

D．leaving for Wyoming

2. The author's inspiration （灵感）for the gift came from ______.

A．a photo of a flower

B．a story about a kid

C．a call from the mother

D．a text about Christmas

3. The author made the gift by ______.

A．searching for the poems online

B．drawing the background by hand

C．painting the letters in three colors

D．matching the words with pictures