Use your American Express Card to enjoy one-day privileges at four of America"s greatest museums.
Note the participating museums, and their exciting special exhibitions that you will not want to miss, listed
below.
Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Chairs
February 11-May 8, 2005
Italian furniture expert Fausto Calderai and Indian photographer Dayanita Singh present an exhibition of
chairs from the museum"s collection and"chair photographs" from around the world presented in a
Venetian-style hall housing world-famous masterpieces.
For more information: www.gardnermuseum.org
New York
The Noguchi Museum
Noguchi and Graham
December 1, 2004-May 1, 2005
Noguchi"s long-term collaboration with dancer Martha Graham is regarded by many as a high point in the
history of both modern dance and art. The exhibition highlights nine of the sets created through this
collaboration.
For more information: www.noguchi.org
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
In full View: American Painting (1720-2005)
January 11-April 10, 2005
Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy has been home to America"s artists for 200 years. The
Academy collects and exhibits the works of famous American artists, and is well-known for training fine
artists. 2005 at the Academy begins with the largest exhibition of Academy"s distinguished American
collection in the institution"s history.
For more information: www.pafa.org
Seattle
Seattle Museum of Glass
Murano: Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection
Through November 7, 2004
This exhibition includes over 200 pieces of beautiful glass from Murano, the island of glassblowers near
Venice, Italy. Watch live glass-blowing shows in the How Shop and see other modern glass exhibitions.
For more information: www.museumofglass.org
B. www.Museumofglass.org
C. www.noguchi.org
D. www.Gardnermuseum.org
B. a glassblower
C. a painter
D. a photographer
B. Seattle Museum of Glass
C. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
D. Pennsylvania Academy of the fine Arts
Key features
● Recognizes the "global community" (国际社会)
● Has close connections with practical research
● Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups
About the course
The course gives you chances to know great power polities between nation states. It will provide more
space to study particular issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third world
debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations,
the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank.
The course puts theories into the working of the international system with close attention to particular
countries. You will also have a better knowledge of methods of solving the international problems.
Related (相关的) courses
BA (Hons) Community Management
BA (Hons) Public Policy and Management
Employment possibilities
International organizations
International business
Earth Science (BSc)
Key features
● Based on key courses and the latest research findings
● Pays much attention to practical skills
● Offers chances for fieldwork (实地考察)
About the course
The demand for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind.
Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in knowing the meaning
of using the natural resources.
The course covers geography and geology. You will carry out fieldwork in the UK and possibly overseas,
and a research in an area of interest to you in the final year.
Related courses
BSc (Hons) Geograhpy
BSc (Hons) Geology
Employment possibilities
Mineral, oil, water or other related engineering industries
B. international business
C. international systems
D. international bodies
B. have a greater ability to discuss theories
C. know how to settle international problems
D. have good jobs in any international organizations
B. pays more attention to practical skills than theories
C. is built on important courses and the results of recent studies
D. encourages students to play a role in using natural resources
B. plan to choose courses
C. study in the UK
D. are interested in overseas fieldwork
Faces Here is a great new toy just for you! It is called FUNNY FACES. It is small enough to fit in your
hand, but you can do so many things with Funny Faces!
With Funny Faces, you can shape a mouth into a happy smile, or you can make a sad face. If you want to
show an angry face, you can make it appear to be fierce. The eyebrows (眉毛) move up and down, the eyes
turn from side to side, and the ears move slightly.
It is lots of fun to play with Funny Faces, by yourself or with your friends, make up stories about the
different faces, put on a Funny Faces show and invite your friends to watch it.
A Funny Faces toy costs only five dollars. It is a super toy that every child should have. Buy Funny Faces
today! You will find it in many stores in your city or town.
And if you buy Funny Faces now, we will send you a FREE gift. It is a special case for your toy. You will
not find this case in stores. Here is all you have to do:
Cut off the top of the Funny Faces box. It writes "A Great New Toy!"
Write your name and address on a piece of paper.
Mail both pieces to the Funny Faces address on the front of the box.
Act today! This offer is good only until June 30.
B. A box.
C. A special show.
D. A picture.
B. write names and address
C. shape a mouth into a smile
D. turn our eyes from side to side
B. To encourage us to buy Funny Faces
C. To show us how to enjoy Funny Faces.
D. To advise us to put on an interesting show
A. a story
B. a news report
C. a letter
D. an advertisement
Parents Are Invited |  |
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| Do you think you are smart? If you are not sure, You Are Smarter Than You Think by an American teacher Thomas Armstrong will tell you: you are smart in some way. To show this, Thomas tells the story of his life. When he was little, he did badly at school and was sent down a year. But later on, he found he was good at writing. He worked hard and became a writer and teacher. Being smart does not just mean being good at school tests. There are many other ways to be smart. Thomas Armstrong says there are different types of intelligence: music, sports, space, getting on with people, being able to understand yourself, and being good at natural history. Every child has any one of these intelligences. The point is how to find them and make use of them. Each child comes into the world with some talent (天赋). If the child is helped, he can do better in our world. Parents and teachers must help the child to keep those gifts. Thomas says a good way to build these intelligences at home or school is story-telling. If you want to be friendly with other people, you can prepare a story and put on a play before other people. It is the same with musical intelligence, since you can make the lyrics (歌词) of a song! If you want to know more about ways to be smart, write to You Are Smarter Than You Think at www.thomasarmstrong.com. | |
| 1. Thomas Armstrong thinks that _____. | |
| A. he"s much smarter than anyone else B. everyone can be smart in some way C. smart children are good at school tests D. people who are smart are hard-working | |
| 2. As a young boy, Thomas Armstrong _____. | |
| A. knew about types of intelligence B. was rather poor at school tests C. wished to be a writer and teacher D. got on well with other people | |
| 3. Which of the following can help build children"s intelligences? | |
| A. School Tests. B. Song lyrics. C. Natural history. D. Story-telling. | |
| 4. The text is most probably _____. | |
| A. a web advertisement B. a science report C. a book introduction D. a touching story | |
| 5. What can be the best title for the text? | |
| A. Practice makes perfect B. No pains, no gains C. You can all be clever kids D. One is not too old to learn | |
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