What’s On?
Macau Neighborhood Festival 2008
Various celebratory activities will be hosted by the General Union of Neighbors Association of Macau from July 9 to 31 in celebration of the “Macau Neighborhood Festival”. A live performance and picture exhibition will be mounted (组织开展) on July 9. Visitors and local residents are welcome.
Time: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Free admission
Venue: Courtyard of Lok Yeung Garden, Fai Chi Kei
Telephone enquiries: (853) 333 614
Lao Man Chau Photography Exhibition 2 to 9 Jul.
Throughout his travels to various natural beauty cities, Lao Man Chau had plenty of opportunities to indulge（满足） his passion for painting, music, calligraphy (书法) and philosophy. He is to share the delights of photography in his seminar on July 2 at 3:30 pm. All are welcome to come and share the experience.
Opening hours: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm Free admission
Venue: Millennium Gallery, Av. da Praia Grande, No. 599
Telephone enquires: (853) 557 672 www.mdpa.org.mo
Permanent Activity — San Kio Fair
San Kio Fair is specially designed to offer entertainment, culture and shopping to visitors. Different stalls (摊位) will be set up outside the Lin Kai Temple to provide visitors with toys, garments and food. Cantonese Operas are held on Saturday and Sunday nights.
Time: 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm Free admission
Venue: In front of Lin Kai Temple
Telephone enquires: (853) 324 622
4th Macau Pop Music Festival
Major local music event Macau Pop Music Festival acts as a platform for bands and singers from Hong Kong and Macau to exchange musical genres （类型）. This year, performers will stage two concerts in Sai Van Lake Square on July 16 at 7:30 pm and Macau Forum on July 23 at 8:30 pm.
Admission: MOP $80
Telephone enquires: (853) 9884 130, 9884 000
If you plan to leave Macau at 8:00 pm on July 9, how many activities can you take part in at most?
| A．Four. | B．Three. | C．Two. | D．One. |
The 4th Macau Pop Music Festival is different from the other three in that ______.
| A．it requires admission charges |
| B．it lasts for more than one week |
| C．you can enjoy a performance there |
| D．you can go there in the evening |
From the passage we can know that ______.
| A．singers from different countries can take part in Macau Pop Music Festival |
| B．if you want to know more about the culture of Macau, you should go to Sai Van Lake Square |
| C．Lao Man Chau is a photographer of many talents |
| D．you can enjoy a live performance at Courtyard of Lok Yeung Garden from July 9 to 31 |
The main purpose of announcing the above is to give information about ______.
| A．some bands and singers | B．some activities for July |
| C．a famous photographer | D．celebratory activities |
Buying insurance (保险) is a way in which people can protect themselves against large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay small sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only a few will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the small sums of money it has collected.
The first modern fire insurance company was formed in London, England, in the 1760s. A great fire had just destroyed most of the city, and people wanted protection against further losses. The first company grew rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas.
Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752, and then a new kind of insurance for farmers was suggested. The new insurance would provide protection against the loss of crops from storms.
Later on another new insurance company was started in America. This company, which offered life insurance, collected small sums of money regularly from many different men. If a man died, his family was given a large sum of money.
Over the years, insurance companies have offered new kinds of insurance protection. The new kinds of insurance cover losses from such accidents as car and plane crashes. Today, most people have some kind of insurance. Who helped set up the first company in America?
| A．Benjamin Franklin. | B．Businessmen. |
| C．The first insurance company in London. | D．Farmers. |
Insurance means ____.
| A．Protection against the losses from the storms |
| B．protection against illness |
| C．Protection against accidents |
| D．all of the above |
The first modern insurance company offered ____.
| A．life insurance | B．fire insurance | C．a new kind of insurance | D．both A and B |
Why do most people buy some kind of insurance today?
| A．Insurance will keep their homes from burning. |
| B．People can protect themselves against large losses. |
| C．Insurance will pay for safety. |
| D．The insurance companies grow rapidly. |
Lakes, ponds, and beaches mean summer fun and cool relaxation from hot weather. But water also can be dangerous for kids if you don't take great care. Nearly 1,000 kids die each year by drowning.
Here are some tips to keep your kids safe in the water:
At the Lake or Pond
·Don't let little kids swim alone without adult supervision— lakes or ponds may be shallow near the bank and are suddenly deep sharply further out from shore.
·Ponds and lakes may hide jagged rocks, broken glass, or rubbish.
·Make sure kids wear foot protection; even in the water, they should wear socks or water shoes.
·Watch out for weeds and grass in the water that could trap a leg or arm.
·Most boating accidents, particularly among teenagers, are related to alcohol(饮酒). Be sure teens know about the dangers of alcohol, on and off the water.
At the Beach
·Teach kids to always swim when and where a lifeguard is on duty. Unlike the calm waters of a swimming pool, the beach has special dangers like currents and tides(暗流). Check with the lifeguard when you arrive to find out about the water conditions.
·Tell kids never to stand with their back to the water because a sudden wave can easily knock a child over.
·Teach kids that if they're caught in a dangerous wave, they should swim parallel（顺行地） to the shore or should tread （踩）water and call for a lifeguard's help.
Whether at the lake or at the beach, teach your child to get out of the water during bad weather, especially lightning.Which is the right behavior when swimming at the beach?
| A．Go off the water without a lifeguard on duty |
| B．Go on swimming in a heavy rain |
| C．Go off the water after checking the water conditions |
| D．Call for help if caught in a dangerous wave |
A child should_________ at a lake.
| A．swim on his/her own |
| B．be careful about weeds and grass |
| C．swim without shoes on |
| D．drink only a little wine |
Swimming at a beach is more dangerous than in a pool because.
| A．there are no lifeguards at a beach |
| B．there are currents and tides at a beach |
| C．the waters of a beach are more calm. |
| D．the waters of a pool are warmer |
The passage is probably written for .
| A．students at school |
| B．kids who want to learn swimming |
| C．parents with little children |
| D．coaches who teach kids to swim |
In which column(栏目) of a magazine can you find this passage?
| A．Education | B．Science | C．Entertainment | D．Sports |
Do you want to visit Disney World? However, will you worry about your pet if you go to Disney World? To meet the needs of these people, a pet hotel has been built near the Disney World Resort in Florida.
The new pet hotel is named Best Friends Pet Care Resort and it is mainly open to dogs and cats. It has an area of 4,645㎡. About 270 dogs and 30 cats can be kept there at the same time. Besides dogs and cats, it can also provide services for birds, pigs and rabbits. However, it can’t take care of snakes and turtles(乌龟) now.
Best Friend Pet Care Resort is a very expensive hotel. There are several types of dog rooms, such as rooms with air-conditioners（空调） and VIP rooms. There is even a “private dog park”. Owners can have a high-quality vacation with their dogs there. The cats are kept in the “Kitty City”. The “Kitty City” is very comfortable and clean. Workers there will clean it once a day.
Apart from having good equipment, Best Friends Pet Care Resort also have other plans to meet the psychological (心理上的) needs of pets. Workers play music to the pets, walk with them, play with them and even read stories to them before they go to bed.
“We aim to make sure that pets will have a fun vacation here, just like their owners at Disney World,” said the manager of the resort. How many kinds of animals can be kept in Best Friends Pet Care Resort?
| A．Three. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
About Best Friends Pet Care Resort, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．It covers about 4,645 ㎡. |
| B．It can keep more than 300 pets. |
| C．Owners don’t need to pay much for keeping pets there. |
| D．There is a “private dog park” in the resort as well. |
How often do the workers clean the “Kitty City”?
| A．Once a day. | B．Twice a day. | C．Once a week. | D．Twice a week. |
Workers from the pet care resort read stories to pets in order to .
| A．provide pets with good equipment |
| B．meet the psychological needs of pets |
| C．teach pets to learn more knowledge |
| D．make pets’ owners satisfied with their service |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Relationship between Owners and Pets |
| B．Popular Pets All Over the World |
| C．How to Take Care of your Pets |
| D．Pet Care Resort in Florida |
When I was at University I studied very hard. But a lot of my friends did very little work. Some did just enough to pass exams. Others didn’t do quite enough. Fred Baines was one of them. He spent more time playing than working in the library.
Once at the end of the term, we had to take an important test in chemistry. The test had a hundred questions. Beside each question we had to write “True” or “False”. While I was studying in my room the night before the test, Fred was watching TV. Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test. But on that night he looked perfectly calm. Then he told me of his plan. “It’s very simple. There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test. I’ll just toss（掷）the coin to decide the answers. That way, I’m sure I’ll get half the questions right.”
The next day, Fred came happily into the exam room. As he sat tossing a coin for half an hour he marked down his answers. Then he left, half an hour before the rest of us.
The next day, he saw the chemistry professor in the corridor. “Oh, good,” he said to the teacher, “Have you got the result of the test?” The teacher reached into his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it.
“I’m terribly sorry, Fred,” he said, “You failed!”This story mainly wants to tell us .
| A．chemistry is really hard to learn |
| B．there are many questions for students to prepare. |
| C．good exam results really need studying hard |
| D．tossing a coin can not always decide the result |
Fred Baines was one of those who .
| A．did just enough to pass an exam |
| B．didn’t work hard enough for their studies |
| C．had more important work to do than study |
| D．were quite good at passing exams |
Fred came happily into the exam room because .
| A．he had got ready for the exam |
| B．he knew the answers already |
| C．one excellent student would help him |
| D．he had his special way to finish the exam |
Which of the following about the chemistry exam is TRUE?
| A．The chemisty exam was not very difficult at all. |
| B．It in fact took an hour to finish the chemisty exam |
| C．The chemisty exam had more than one hundred questions. |
| D．The chemisty exam needed to be done by tossing a coin. |
The professor tossed a coin to tell Baines that .
| A．he was satisfied with Baines’ way for the exam |
| B．he wanted to make friends with Baines |
| C．Baines’ way for the exam would never work |
| D．the exam result depended on the coin |
Once a great boxer （拳击家）, Tom Brown, went to a restaurant（饭馆）for dinner. He put his bag near the door, but he was afraid that someone would take it. So he got out a pen and a piece of paper and wrote on it: “The great boxer, Tom Brown, left his bag here. He’ll come back in a few minutes. ” He put the paper on his bag and went to have his dinner. When he came back, his bag wasn’t there. But he found a piece of paper on the ground. It said: “A great runner took away your bag, and he will not come back. ”Tom Brown went to the restaurant ________.
| A．for his bag | B．to see the runner |
| C．to have his meal | D．for his pen |
Mr Brown was afraid ________.
| A．to put down his bag near the door |
| B．he couldn’t find his pen |
| C．thieves would take his bag away |
| D．he couldn’t get enough food himself from the restaurant |
Mr Brown wrote the words on the paper because he ________.
| A．thought the thief would not steal （偷） his bag when he read the words |
| B．was a boxer |
| C．wanted to catch the thief |
| D．wanted to get to know the runner |
When Mr Brown came back he ________.
| A．found another piece of paper on the ground |
| B．found his bag wasn’t there |
| C．both A and B |
| D．saw the runner running after him |
Which is not right?
| A．Mr Brown was foolish． |
| B．The runner was a thief. |
| C．The runner made a joke on Mr Brown. |
| D．The boxer didn’t know the runner at all. |