Events

Long March exhibit

The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary（周年纪念） of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged (被围困的) bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi province in the mid-1930s. Explanations are all in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.

Time:         10:00 am—4:00 pm.

Address:     1286 Hongqiao Road

Admission:   8 yuan for Chinese / 15 yuan for foreigners

Thai elephants

Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a beam, dancing and blowing a mouth-organ. People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war (拔河比赛) with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm and there is an additional show at 1:30 pm at weekends. The show will end on November 15.

Address:     189 Daduhe Road

Admission:  30-40 yuan

Dancing dolphins

Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and solving math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium（海豚馆） in Peace Park an attraction for children. Seals and sea lions also perform.

Hours:        10:30 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm

Admission: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children.  

Welcome to City Year UK

       City Year UK is founded on the belief that young people can change the world. As “near peer” role models and tutors, our volunteers support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to enjoy and succeed at school. But that’s not all. Over the course of their City Year, they also have the opportunity to develop as leaders, with the passion, values, experience and skills to go on to lead change in their communities long after their year of service.

Our Goal

     Our mission is to inspire the role models to help children in need succeed in school:

We give our volunteers the training and personal development they need to become powerful and effective leaders.

We show the power of individual action to drive collective impact.

Our Values

    PROGRESSION: we are devoted to the personal and professional development of all.

ACTION: we don’t just talk, we do. We are always ready.

EXCELLENCE: we struggle for nothing less, no matter where we start.

Our Future Plans

       We believe that the cumulative (渐增的) effect of the work of many devoted people and organizations can have a great impact. We are committed to increasing opportunities for young people to “act” and to create more hope.

     Our ambition is that, by 2020, 10 years after launching in the UK, we will have at least 500 young people a year serving around 40,000 children across five cities.

Our History

       Click here for further information about our history, development and achievements.

The value­packed, all­inclusive sight­seeing package that combines the best of Sydneyˈs harbour, city, bay and beach highlights.

  A SydneyPass gives you unlimited and flexible travel on the Explorer Buses: the ‘red’ Sydney Explorer shows you around our exciting city sights while the ‘blue’ Bondi Explorer visits Sydney Harbour bays and famous beaches. Take to the water on one of three magnificent daily harbour cruises(游船). You can also travel free on regular Sydney Buses, Sydney Ferries or CityRail services (limited area), so you can go to every corner of this beautiful city.

  Imagine browsing at Darling Harbour, sampling the famous seafood at Watsons Bay or enjoying the city lights on an evening ferry cruise. The possibilities and plans are endless with a SydneyPass. Wherever you decide to go, remember that bookings are not required on any of our services so tickets are treated on a first in, first seated basis.

  SydneyPasses are available for 3, 5 or 7 days for use over a 7 calendar day period. With a 3 or 5 day pass you choose on which days out of the 7 you want to use it. All SydneyPasses include a free Airport Express inward trip before starting your 3, 5 or 7 days, and the return trip is valid (有效的) for 2 months from the first day your ticket was used.

SydneyPass Fares

*A child is defined as anyone from the ages of 4 years to under 16 years. Children under 4 years travel free.

**A famil y is defined as 2 adults and any number of children from 4 to under 16 years of age from the same family.

Reading can provide lots of fun for children and teens during summer vacation. Children who read during the summer are better prepared for school when they return to classes in the fall. Public libraries throughout  Wisconsin will host summer events to encourage children and young adults to include reading in their summer fun.

All Star Readers

The Milwaukee Public Library will host its 2007 Summer Reading Club for kids from 3 to 18. Signing up starts on June 1 at all  Milwaukee public libraries and bookmobile sites.

Children aged 6 to 12 are invited to become "All Star Readers" at the Milwaukee library when they sign up for the Summer Reading Club. Children can score a point by reading 10 books or 1,000 pages. When they reach the reading goal. they will win a bag full of prizes.

Sparkey Spots the Ball

Children up to 5 years old can join the read-to-me club, “Sparkey Spots the Ball”. They will receive their own reading folders to record the books read to them by parents, DiLiihers and sisters or relatives. Once they have listened to 20 books, they will win a baseball and a coupon（优惠卷） for McDonald’s ice cream.

X-treme Read

Teens between the age of 13 and 18 can join in their own reading program called “X-treme Read”. Teens can read to win movie passes, CDs and more.

The library also plans extreme bike races by C4BMX at four libraries in June and July. Check with your local library or Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the exact dates, times and places of the demonstrations(集会).

Readingcan be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now, the websiteBookCrossing.comturns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.

Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share. BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.

   Bruce Pederson, the managing director of BookCrossing, says, “The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. BookCrossing combines both.”

   Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.

   People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossing to keep them updated about where their books have been found. Bruce peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.

   BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual(虚拟). The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.

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HIGH-RISE APARTM ENT FOR RENT(出租) IN DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE’S SOUTHBANK COMMUNITY

Imagine coming home after work and feeling like you are on vacation at a 5-star resort! Welcome to The Strand Southbank in downtown Jacksonville—where luxury meets comfort. Renting a luxury apartment atThe Strand Southbank is a wise lifestyle choice. After your long day, you deserve to feel like you are walking into a high-end luxury resort where you can truly relax. With activities geared towards life away from the office, our community comes alive when you come home. At The Strand Southbank, we promote friendships between residents (居民) through frequent happy hours, book clubs and running groups. We free up your evenings by offering catered meals and food truck on site. You have better things to do, like sitting on your balcony and taking in views of downtown Jacksonville’s bridges lit up or smelling the salty air from the St. Johns River.

COMMUNITY AMENITIES (生活福利设施)

●Fully equipped fitness center with river views

●Business center with high-speed Internet

●Controlled access garage parking

●Relaxing library with fireplace

●Frequent resident events and community activities

LOCATION

The Strand Southbank apartments are ideally located in downtown Jacksonville near the entertaining Riverwalk and the sparkling St. Johns River. Perfect for Jacksonville university students, these apartments are near popular Jacksonville schools including Jacksonville University, University of North Florida, and Florida Coastal School of Law. The Strand Southbank apartments are also conveniently near two clinics.

DIRECTIONS

FromⅠ—10, take exit 350B toward San Marco Blvd. Merge onto Gary St. Turn left at FL-5/S Main St./ US—1. Turn right at Gulf Life Dr. /Riverplace Blvd.The Strand Southbank is on the left. You can’t miss it.

FromⅠ—95, exit on Union Street and travel east. Turn left onto Riverplace Boulevard.The Strand Southbank is just ahead on your right.

Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life? If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, thenyou’ll make it!

Position:Volunteer Social Care Assistant (No Pay but with Free Meals)

Place:  Manchester

Hours: Part Time

We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don’t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!

Role:

You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.

Skills and Experience Required:

You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you’ll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.

SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Captain Good Fellow

Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, Free.

Walking Tour of the Town

Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum

Two European films will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic

Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 pm.

Take Me out to the Ballgame

It’s October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold, don’t forget sweaters and jackets.

Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”

“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.

1. You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food____.

A．at the front entrance of City Hall

B．at the Ballgame

C．at 5:00 pm

D．at Central Park on Saturday

2. The Redbirds ballgame_____.

A．is in the afternoon                      B．is outside

C．is at the gate                           D．might be cold

3. “The Zoo” is _____.

A．a park with lots of animals

B．US concert

C．a music group

D．going to give the concert at 8:00 am

Terrafugia Company has said that its flying car, named Transition, has successfully finished a 37- second test flight

On March 5, 2009, at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York. It was piloted by Phil Meteer, the company's chief pilot.

Transition is a two-seat airplane that can take off and land at airports as well as drive on roads.  

The company said that the flying car can travel at speeds up to 115 mph for 450 miles in the air, drive at highway speeds on the ground, and fold up(折叠) to fit in a garage (车库) 81 inches wide, and 80 inches high.

This could be used in hospitals to transport patients so as to avoid road traffic. It may start running on wheels, and when it gets to traffic lights it can fly overhead the lights and keeps its way forward. So it’s good news to avoid traffic  problem and the traffic accidents.  

But some people say this is a going airplane rather than a flying car, at least on the appearance. Anyway, we are happy for scientific-technical progress, what a fantastical world in the near future!

1. This kind of new machine is made by ______.

A．Phil Meteer

B．Terrafugia Company

C．Plattsburgh International Airport

D．both A and B

2. ___ people can sit in Transition.

A．3                B．5                C．4                D．2

3. Transition can travel ____ miles every hour in the air .

A．115              B．120              C．450              D．480

4. Which of the following sentences about Transition is not true? __________.

A．It can be folded up.

B．It can both run on the ground and fly in the sky.

C．It is used in hospital now.

D．It looks like a plane .

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