Japanese toy maker, Sega Toys
Company, made the world"s smallest piano.
The piano has 88 keys and each key is only
4 mm wide. It weighs 2.5 kg. It was reported
that the piano was put on the market in Japan
on April l, 2007 at 47000 yen. | The kiwi fruit (猕猴桃) is very popular all
over the world. It"s planted in China, New
Zealand, the United States and many othercountries.
It"s rich in Vitamin (维生素) C and Vitamin E. It"s
good for people. Its leaves can be used as medicine. | Almost 5000 years ago, people in Egypt
cleaned their teeth with a kind of powdered
(成粉状的) egg shells and other things. They
did that with their fingers.The Greeks, the
Romans, the Chinese and the Indiansalso did
a lot for the development of toothpaste. | Football was invented in England in 1863.
The Football Association Challenge Cup was
organized in 1872. The FIFA was founded
(成立) in 1904. Today, 203 countries are
FIFA members. Football became an Official
(正式的) Olympic event in 1908. | Popcorn was very popular in America from
the 1890s. Street sellers used to bring poppers
through streets. At that time, a banker started
his popcorn busi ness after his bankfailed. He
made enough money and bought three large
farms. | In 1895, American"s William Morgan invented
a new indoor game, "Mintonette," which later
became volleyball. It was an inexpensive sport,
compared with two other games, basketball
and tennis that were played by the rich. |
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| 阅读理解。 | House of Porridge
Welcome to Clark"s Porridge House. We have different kinds of
porridge and We have meat porridge, vegetable porridge, and fruit
porridge is our special. It is only RMB 4 for one bowl. A bowl of meat
porridge is RMB 5. Vegetable porridge is RMB 3 for one bowl, but RMB
5 for two. We have thin pancakes, too. They are RMB 5 for ten. Come
and taste the delicious food here. If you are too busy to come, call us
and we can deliver the food to you in 20 minutes. | | 判断下列句子的正确 (T) 与错误 (F)。 | Paulie Theatre
Name of the show: Soul of dance
Date: 19:30, March 2
Number: 16, Row 9, lst F
Price: ￥ 80
★Children below l.2 M are not allowed to enter tre. Children above l.2 M should enter
with tick
★Please check the date and seat number when your ticket. Once the ticket has been
sold o is no refund (退票).
★No smoking in the theatre. Dangerous things allowed in the theatre. Sometimes a
security (安全) check is necessary.
★The use of cameras, videos and tape recorders is not allowed in the theatre.
★Please turn off your beepers (传呼机) and mobile phones, or set them to vibration
mode (振动模式).
★Please check your seat number and be seated before the performance begins. If you
arrive after the show begins, please wait outside the performance hall, enter quietly into
the hall during the interval (幕间休息) and take a free seat. | | 阅读理解。 | The Beijing Olympic Games are getting closer and closer. Are you looking forward to the excitement
ahead? To cheering stars like Yao Ming and Liu Xiang?
On April 15, more than 7 million tickets went on sale. If you can use the Internet, go to www. tickets.
beijing 2008. cn. Or you can go to the Bank of China to book a ticket. But there"s no hurry. Any time before
June 30, you can book a ticket to the opening and closing cer-Emonies (开幕式和闭幕式). You can also
order tickets to 28 sports events, including basketball, football and swimming.
Whether (是否) you book tickets early or on the last day, you have an equal (相同的) chance of getting one.
If too many people want to see the same event, a computer will decide who are the lucky ones. You may
worry that your pocket money will not be enough for a ticket. But the fact is that tickets to the games are
cheap. What"s more, students can get even cheaper tickets-for 10 yuan or less.
Tickets for your parents aren"t expensive, either. More than half are 100 yuan or less. The most expensive
tickets cost 5000 yuan. They are for the opening ceremony, which will be held on August 8, 2008. | | 1. When will the Beijing Olympic Games start? | A. On August 8, 2008.
B. On April 15, 2008.
C. On June 30, 2008.
D. We don"t know. | | 2. Which of the following is NOT true? | A. Yao Ming and Liu Xiang are world-famous Chinese athletes (运动员).
B. You can buy the tickets either in the Bank of China or on the Internet.
C. The earlier you book the tickets, the more chances you have of getting them.
D. You can buy tickets any time before June 30. | | 3. What are the most expensive tickets? | A. The tickets for the basketball games.
B. The tickets for the opening ceremony.
C. The tickets for the 28 sports events.
D. The tickets for the closing ceremony. | | 4. What"s the meaning of the word "book"? | A. Order.
B. Win.
C. Earn.
D. Sell. | | 5. If there are not enough tickets to the same event and you are lucky to get one, whom will you thank? | A. The tickets company.
B. The computer.
C. The Olympic Committee (奥委会).
D. The government. | | Four Posters
Live Music-Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz. Herbie Davis, the
famous trumpet player, is known to play well into the early hours, so don"t want to get much sleep. PLACE: The Jazz Club
DATES: 10-25 July
PRICE: ￥ 80-100
TIME: 10:30 p. m. till late
TEL: 86468876 | | 阅读理解。 |  | | 1. If you find a set of keys, please call _____. | A. Jeff
B. David
C. Diego | | 2. You need to pay for the book Rocket to _____ Space if you go to buy it now. | A. $ 59.90
B. $39. 95
C. $19. 95 | | 3. You are welcome to bring your _____ with you for the country walk. | A. pet
B. book
C. toy bear | | 4. The sale of the tickets for the Olympic Games will last about _____. | A. two months
B. three months
C. fifteen months | | 5. From the four advertisements, we know that _____. | A. the book is.about the school life
B. the country walk will be on August 8
C. you can order the tickets on the Internet |
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