The Opening of a new bookstore, the Book Gree...

The Opening of a new bookstore, the Book Green Hook Sunday, September 5, 9a.m. to 9 p.m

You will not want to miss the opening of your new neighbourhood bookstore! Located at 289 Main Street, the Book Green Hook is within walking distance of schools, homes and businesses. Come and check out the Book Green Hook on Sunday!

There are various activities, including:

　　　 Live music by local musicians

　　　 One Book-of-Reading Club membership giveaway

Wide Selection

The Book Green Hook has five floors with books of all kinds—whatever you want. If we do not have the book you are looking for, we can specially order it for you. You will have it in your hands within two days!

Reading Corners

We are proud of our children’s reading area on the first floor, as well as our teenagers’ Corner on the second floor. Come for the activities and stay a while! Settle in one of these inviting reading areas; take a seat with a good book and a free cup of hot chocolate. You will discover the perfect way to spend a few hours.

Book Events

The Book Green Hook will be featuring monthly book signings by different authors, giving you a chance to meet and speak with well-known writers. Don’t miss the experience of hearing these authors read aloud their own books!

The Book-of-Reading Club

Our Book-of -Reading Club will feature 12 books each year. As a member, you will be able to select one new book each month. The membership fee is only $10.00 per month. That is a great price for 12 books each year!

So please join us on Sunday and learn about all that the Book Green Hook has to offer. You can come anytime between 9 a.m and 9p.m—our activities last all day long!

1.What can we learn about the Book Green Hook?

A. It is open from 9 a.m to 9 p.m every day.

B. Book Green Hook is a well-located bookstore.

C. Any interesting books can be found right here.

D. The third floor is specially designed for children.

2.What can people do in the Book Green Hook on September 5?

A. They can have a taste of different kinds of chocolate.

B. They can read aloud together with well-known writers.

C. They can become a member of the Book-of-Reading Club.

D. They can enjoy live music performed by well-known writers.

3.What can we know about the Book-of-Reading Club?

A. Its members can buy any books in the Book Green Hook at a low price.

B. Its members may borrow as many as 12 books every week.

C. Its members need to pay 120 dollars every year.

D. Its members should be over the age of 12

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Opening week specials at Munchies Food Hall

At the comer of Green and Brown Streets in the city

Monday, 7th of January until Sunday, 1 3th of January 2008

Feast until you’re full!

Come down to Munchies this week to enjoy the special dishes on offer at all of our food outlets. Order from the following:

• Succulent chicken rice 　　 • Spicy satay beef　　　　　　　　 •DeliciOus noodle dishes

• Plump pork chops　　　　　　　　 • Seafood specialties 　　　　　 • Crunchy vegetables

• Sweet tropical fruit

10% discount on all orders above $ 20.00

Halal food is available at the stall Malay Food Heaven.

Win Prizes and Gifts!

• Spend $ 20.00 or more and win instant prizes from our lucky draw box.

• Collect a free party balloon and whistle for each young diner.

• Enjoy a free meal if you are the first customer of the day at any of our stalls.

• Win a holiday to Westem Australia. A free raffle ticket is given with every receipt. Just fill in your information and place your entry in the box provided.

Winner to be announced in The Straits Times on the 15th of January.

Join in the Fun!

Between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm each evening until the 10th of January, your favorite Channel 3 television actors and singers will entertain you:

• May Lee 　　　　　 　　 • Jackie Chen　　　　　　　　 　　 • Kim Yap 　　　　　 　　 • Kamal

Autograph sessions will follow each performance! And who will be our extra special mystery star? Come down on Saturday at noon to find out.

1.Munchies Food Hall does NOT se11　　　　 .

A. pork　　 B. beef

C. lamb　　 D. chicken

2.The prices at Munchies are　　　　 .

A. lower than usual　　 B. lower if you spend S 21.00

C. lower for two people　　 D. bargain prices for the opening

3.Everyone who eats at Munchies will receive a 　　　　 .

A. free meal　　 B. lucky draw coupon

C. balloon and whistle　　 D. free raffle ticket

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1.The prices at Munchies are ______.

A．lower than usual                               B．bargain prices for the opening

C．lower for two people                          D．lower if you spend $21.00

2.Everyone who eats at Munchies well receive a ______.

A．free raffle ticket                                   B．lucky draw coupon

C．free meal                                           D．balloon and whistle

3.I will find out who has won the top to Western Australia when I ______.

A．watch Channel 3 television

B．come down to Munchies at moon

C．read The Straits Times on the 15^th of January

D．attend the lucky draw at Munchies Food Hall

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1.Munchies Food Hall does NOT sell ____.

2.The prices at Munchies are ____.

3.Everyone who eats at Munchies well receive a ____.

4.I will find out who has won the top to Western Australia when I __.

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Look! There’s ______ announcement in today’s papers about ______ opening of the new sports center.

A. an; the　　 B. 不填；the

C. the; the　　 D. an; 不填

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When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new ones-the kind of modern, solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines．But the US has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be incredibly ________ to tear them all down and ________ them with greener versions．

An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses．And it would take an average of 65 years for the ________ carbon emissions (排放) from a(an) __     _ energy-efficient (节能) home to make up for the ________ lost by destroying an old one．

So in the broadest sense, the greenest home is the one that has already been built．But at the same time, ________  half of US carbon emissions come from heating, cooling and powering our ________, offices and other buildings．"You can't deal with climate ________ without dealing with existing buildings," says Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust．

With some exceptions, the oldest homes tend to be the ________ energy-efficient．Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that ________ over time and let in more outside ________.

,there are a vast number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes, from  ________ ones like Lincoln's Cottage to your own postwar home．And efficiency upgrades (升级) can save more than just the earth; they can help ________ property owners from rising power ________.

1.A． terrible  B．wasteful      C．wonderful   D．useful

2.A．put  B．build   C．replace        D．take

3.A．reduced  B．increased    C．used   D．destroyed

4.A．old   B．fashionable C．new    D．beautiful

5.A．magazines         B．trees   C．materials     D．resources

6.A．nearly      B．hardly C．rarely D．mostly

7.A．libraries   B．schools        C．homes         D．stores

8.A．improvement   B．appearance         C．stability        D．change

9.A．most         B．really  C．very    D．least

10.A．expand  B．narrow        C．strengthen  D．weaken

11.A．dust        B．air       C．smoke          D．water

12.A．Oppositely     B．Unfortunately      C．Fortunately D．Frankly

13.A．historic  B．worthless    C．ordinary      D．meaningless

14.A．charge   B．protect        C．punish         D．warn

15.A．prices    B．costs   C．businesses  D．bargains

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The Australian state of New South Wales rolled out “high definition detection cameras" on Sunday, designed to catch drivers using cell phones behind the wheel.

Andrew Constance, New South Wales' minister for roads, said the "world-fist" technology would target illegal cell phone use through "fixed and mobile cameras". The cameras will use artificial intelligence to review images and detect illegal use of cell phones, according to Transport for NSW.

Images identified as being likely to contain a driver illegally using a cell phone would then be verified by traffic police. Those images would be securely stored and managed.

Over the next three years, 45 portable cameras would be set up across the state, in unknown locations, and without warning signs, CNN branch Sky News Australia reported.

For the first three months, drivers caught out by the technology would receive a warning letter, Transport for New South Wales said in a statement, after which the drivers would face a fine of up to $344, or $457 in a school zone, and loss of points on their drivers' license.

“The NSW Government is serious about reducing our state's road deaths and launching mobile phone detection cameras is another way we will do this." Con stance said in a statement.

Officials said that a trial of the technology earlier in the year had caught more than 100,000 drivers illegally using a phone behind the wheel. Some 329 people died this year on New South Wales' roads, Reuters news agency reported, compared with 354 people for 2018, according to official statistics.

1.Why does the NSW Government set up detection cameras?

A.To get some real-time information about the traffic.

B.To monitor people crossing the street casually.

C.To catch drivers using cell phones illegally.

D.To improve the work efficiency of the police.

2.What docs the underlined word "verified” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Described. B.Restored.

C.Edited. D.Confirmed.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Locations of the cameras will be informed in advance.

B.Illegal driving in school zones is punished more severely.

C.Illegal drivers will be fined once cameras are set up.

D.Cameras are the first attempt for the government to cut road deaths.

4.What's the officials, attitude towards the trial of the technology?

A.Supportive. B.Disapproving.

C.Doubtful. D.Unconcerned.

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When it comes to green buildings, we tend to think of new ones – the kind of high-tech, solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines. 1.They are the witness of the country. And it would be incredibly wasteful to tear them all down and replace them with greener versions. 2.What’s　　 more, it would take an average of 65 years for the reduced carbon emissions from a new energy-efficient home to make up for the resources lost by destroying an old one. 3.

But there is an unavoidable fact that nearly half of U. S. carbon emissions come from heating, cooling and powering those aged houses. "You can't deal with climate change without dealing with existing buildings," says Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust. With some exceptions, the oldest homes tend to be the least energy- efficient.　 4.Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after　　 2000.

5.Historic ones like Lincoln's Cottage can be transformed through efficiency upgrades. They can not only help protect property owners from rising power costs; They can save the earth.

A.But how to change their conditions?

B.But the U.S. has more than 100 million existing homes.

C.Some effective measures should be taken by government.

D.So some people say that the greenest way is to maintain old ones.

E.Fortunately, some relatively simple changes can green older homes.

F.Vast energy and resources went into the construction of those houses.

G.The main cause is the cracks that expand over time and let outside air in.

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In the new book The Education of Millionaires，Michael Ellsberg suggests that although“there are many wonderful things you can learn in college，”few of them are applied to real life ．So Ellsberg has written the book to tell“the capabilities and attitudes that will get you improved outside the classroom．”

I welcome the kind of debate about the value of higher education.It is necessary to remember， however，that Ellsberg also tells how important it is to make money．He mentions a number of college dropouts一such as Bill Gates and Michael Dell一to show how successful they have become without the benefit of a college degree．While Ellsberg stresses the achievements of dropouts，he includes degree holders who have become wealthy and famous．For example，of the current Fortune 500 CEOs，some 99％have a college degree．Similarly，of the Forbes 400 richest people in America，81％hold postseconda.ry（高等）degrees.

But in the discussion，what is forgotten about the value is that the purpose of education is not simply to enable one to earn a living but to prepare one for living over the course of life ．What is also left out of the debate about higher education is that its purpose is not just to provide a pathway covered with gold for the nation’s elites（精英）．If we have the discussion that way，we may look down upon the people who devote themselves to other ordinary jobs that form the basic structures（结构）of our society，Though these individuals may not be reaching for the kind of stars that Michael Ellsberg and others would have them grasp，most are doing something even more important：they are involved in the useful tasks of good citizens and contributing to the common welfare，including providing for their families．

1.In the book The Education of Millionaires，Michael Ellsberg＿＿＿．

A．approves of the value of education

B．explains the reasons for dropping out

C．tells the way of getting out of college

D. discusses the practical value of college degrees

2.The second paragraph suggests a fact that＿＿＿＿

A．the value of higher education is never challenged

B．higher education ensures people making more money

C．most of the richest people received college education

D．success of dropouts proves the value of higher education

3.From the last paragraph we can learn that the author＿＿＿

A．is keen on society charity work　 B．calls for the equality of all man

C．speaks highly of the nation’s elites D．shows respect to common people

4.The passage is written mainly to．＿＿＿

A．persuade people to go to university

B. make a comment on a new book

C．complain about the college education

D．praise Michael Ellsberg for his hard work

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International Book Club

Have you ever thought of joining a book club and buying new books through the post? Here at the International Book Club, we already have many members buying books from us by mail.

Immediate benefits:

●As a special offer, you may choose any reduced-price books from our new members' book list, to the value of $6 in total (plus postage and packing). By doing this, you will save pounds on the publishers prices.

●Tick the box on your form to order a free watch.

●If you reply within seven days, we will send you another free gift carefully chosen from our book list by our staff.

●Order a DVD from the many on offer in our list, at half the recommended retail price.

●When you've joined：

As a member, you'll enjoy savings of between 30% and 50% off the publisher's price on every book you buy, and what's more, they'll come straight to your door. Your free club magazine arrives once a month, to keep you up-to-date with the latest best-sellers. This means that every year we offer over 1,000 books to choose from. On the Internet, you can find all our titles for the year on our exclusive members' website.

Being a member：

All we are asking you to do while you are a member is to choose four books during your first year. After that, you can decide on the number of books you wish to take.

In each of our monthly club magazines, our experienced staff choose a Club Choice book — a work of fiction or a reference title which they feel is particularly worth buying, and which is offered at an extra-special price. However, if you do not want this book, just say so in the space provided on the form. We will always send the book if we do not receive this.

So, return your application form today, but hurry — it's not every day we can make you an offer like this. To apply to become a member, all you need to do is simply fill in the enclosed form and return it in the postage-paid envelope supplied.

Before you know it, your books will be with you. Please don't send any money now, as we will send you your bill with the books. And remember, you have up to a fortnight to decide if you wish to keep the books you have ordered. You should then either return the books or send your payment.

1.Which of the following doesn't belong to the benefits of being a club member?

A．Get a gift for nothing.

B．Order a free watch.

C．Get four books for free in the first year.

D．Order a DVD at a low price.

2.Every month the club provides a free club magazine in order to ________.

A．let readers know the number of books to be sold

B．attract more and more readers to join the club

C．make readers know the club's development

D．keep readers well informed of recent best-selling books

3.If a book is worth $100, how much will a member probably save if he buys one?

A．$20.            B．$70.            C．$60.            D．$40.

4.After you get your books, you should ________.

A．express your idea in the space provided in the book

B．choose whether to keep them or not after you read them carefully

C．decide whether to keep them or not within a certain period of time

D．send money to the club at once

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