The Festival of Cultures

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　August 11-14

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　City Park

　　The Festival of Cultures is an annual event to celebrate the wide range of cultures found in our great state. People representing 40 cultural groups will share their traditions and customs. Here are just a few of the festival’s many activities.

　　Crafts: See the fine art of basket weaving from Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Watch the delicate art of making paper umbrellas from Thailand and the decorative craft of paperl picado, or paper cutting, from Mexico. All craft demonstrations provide a firsthand view of how things are made. You will appreciate the process involved in making these products.

　　Music and Dance: Experience musical instruments that you have never heard before. Listening to the music of a sho from Japan, a bull-roarer from Australia, a sitar from India, and a chakay from Thailand. You will also be entertained by folk dances from around the world, such as the troika from Russia and the mayim mayim from Israel. From 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. on August 14, special folk-dancing classes for children will be offered. Children ranging in age from 6-8 can learn the kinderpolka from Germany. Children ranging in age from 9-12 can learn the raspa from Mexico.

　　Storytelling: Listen for hours as professional storytellers charm you with captivating tales. Fables, folktales, and ballads from various countries will be told. By popular demand, Gwendolyn Washington, a famous African American storyteller, is back.

　　Food: Enjoy irresistible foods from other countries, such as gyros from Greece, seafood paella from Spain, crepes from France, and tandoori chicken from India. These tasty dishes will be difficult to pass up.

The result was far beyond _____we had expected, ____brought great joy to every one of us.

A. that; which              B. than; that                 C. what; what        D. what; which

He ought to win the first prize, _____ he?

A. oughtn’t        B. shouldn’t       C. mustn’t       D. both A and B

I don’t believe you’ve already finished reading the book — I ______it to you this morning!

A. would lend   B. was lending    C. had lent     D. lent

—Look, John’s fallen asleep.

— Oh, he _______ too late last night.

A. might sit up     B. should have sat up      C. could sit up           D. must have sat up

—We need a person badly to think up such an idea.

—_______ the new comer have a try?

A. Shall       B. May       C. Should       D. Need

London Summer School in Classics

Dates

The London Summer School in Classics 2008 will be held at King’s College London. It will run from 8th July until 17th July. Applications close on 2nd June, 2008.

For an application form, please download either the 2-page PDF or the word format document from the foot of the page.

If you have any problems downloading the application form or any questions, please contact: London Summer School in Classics, King’s College London.

Tel: 020 7848 2299

Fax: 020 7848 2545

Organization

The school is organized by the colleges of the University of London. The summer school offers eight days of intensive teaching in Greek and Latin. There are four language classes each day as well as lectures and a debate, between 10:30 am and 4:30 pm. The course is not residential (提供住宿的), and there is no teaching during the weekend of 12th to 13th July.

The fee is ??85.00. Travel grants (旅行補(bǔ)助金) are available as a contribution to your travel costs, but may not cover all your expenses. The travel grants are arranged during the summer school.

Teaching is generally in groups of 12-15 people and it, as far as possible, comprises (包含) of students of roughly the same level of experience. The style of teaching is friendly, but demanding: a lot of work is expected from students during the school, but they usually find the whole experience both stimulating and valuable. Some classes concentrate chiefly on reading, while others offer a mixture of grammar and translation practice. Our tutors include some of the most experienced and talented teachers of Classics in the London area and beyond.

The Summer School in Classics caters for a wide range of interests and for both school & university students as well as those who wish to learn Greek or Latin, or to revive their knowledge of the languages. Our principal concern is to provide a thorough program of language learning in a lively university environment.

62. To join in the school, you have to apply before ________.

A. 8th July, 2008          B. 2nd June, 2008

C. 17th July, 2008         D. 13th July, 2008

63. As a student of the school, you are probably asked to _______.

A. do a lot of reading in Greek and Latin

B. learn the grammar of Greek and Latin only

C. do some translation work only

D. speak Greek and Latin with experienced teachers

64. What is the London Summer School in Classics most concerned about?

A. Providing a stimulating experience for students.

B. Promoting students to develop a wide range of interests.

C. Teaching students languages in a lively environment.

D. Improving students’ level of debating in the argument.

65. Which is one of the teaching ways of the school?

A. Student groups consist of the same level students strictly.

B. Students needn’t do any work in the class.

C. Students learn Greek and Latin by listening to teachers all day.

D. Students are generally divided into groups of 12-15.

Of all __________ reasons for my decision to become a university professor, my father’s advice was __________ most important one.

A. the; a     B. 不填; a     C.  不填; the     D. the; the

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to __36__ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.

I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”

I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __51__ on the country road．

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.“Susan, don’t __52__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

31．A．keep fit    B．rise early  C．earn money          D．collect fortune

32．A．magic      B．romantic C．fantastic   D．a(chǎn)ttractive

33．A．simple     B．easy C．relaxing   D．luxurious

34．A．the question    B．question   C．reach       D．control

35．A．feeling     B．love C．quarrel     D．smile

36．A．raised      B．shook      C．nodded    D．bowed

37．A．hurt B．injured     C．wounded D．harmed

38．A．in great surprise      B．in a great embarrassment

       C．with deep depression      D．a(chǎn)t extreme sorrow

39．A．happens   B．comes about    C．a(chǎn)ppears    D．occurs

40．A．warm and soft        B．hot and hard    C．thin and cool    D．strong and durable

41．A．somewhere and sometime      B．a(chǎn)nywhere or anytime

       C．more or less           D．here and there

42．A．inside      B．outside     C．faraway  D．nearby

43．A．could believe    B．couldn’t understand  C．wouldn’t recognize   D．might know

44．A．got sick   B．got stuck C．threw up   D．became disabled

45．A．quite healthy   B．very pale C．fairly red  D．much surprised

46．A．jump high       B．go hurriedly    C．run fast    D．walk slowly

47．A．think about     B．talk with C．worry about         D．laugh at

48．A．Reading   B．Seeing     C．Saying     D．Writing

49．A．fresh roses      B．gold ring        C．sweet kisses        D．beautiful jewelry

50．A．a(chǎn) thread         B．a(chǎn) needle               C．the cloth         D．the cotton

What’s the _____ of having a public open space where you can’t eat, drink or even simply hang out for a while?

   A. sense            B. matter            C. case               D. opinion