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Join the Family Read-Aloud Celebration, held by the Gonda Family Library and the Family School Alliance at UCLA Lab School, from February 21 to March 14,2014. We ask you to spend time reading aloud to your children at least 20 minutes each day.We hope to help families develop a habit of reading aloud every day throughout and beyond primary school. We'll finish the celebration with a party on March 14 for the whole school.

Ways to join:

● Visit Book Corner for reading aloud suggestions.

Come to the start of the activity on Friday, Feb, 21.

● Add books to our list of favorite read aloud

● Send us a photo of your family reading together (jkan,tor@ucta. edu). We will share it at the party.

●　 Record your family's reading journey! .

●　 Join us for th︿ party on March 14,5一7 p. rn.

Go on a reading journey!

Books can introduce your family to interesting people, exciting places, adventures and information. Let your journeys take you through these categories:

●Fiction　　　　　　　 　 ●　 Picture books　　　 　 ●　 Poetry

●Science　　　　 　　　　 ●　 History　　　　　 　　 ●　 Sports

●Arts　　 　　　　　　　　 ● other Non-Fiction　　　　 ● Benefits of Reading Aloud

Reading aloud helps a cloud to read with pleasure, create background knowledge, and build vocabulary. It also provides children with a reading model. Reading aloud doesn't just benefit young children. Parents should continue reading aloud as their children grow because listening comprehension is more important than reading skills in middle school.

Jim Trelease, in his Read-Aloud Handbook, has noted that almost as big a mistake as not reading to children at all is stopping too soon　 Until about the eighth grade, children listen and comprehend on a higher level than their reading skills allow them to read independently, This means children can hear and understand stories that are more difficult and more interesting than anything they can read on their own

1.What’s the purpose of the Family Read-Aloud Celebration?

A. To celebrate the joys of reading.

B. To help improve family relationship,

C. To change families bad reading habits.

D. To get families into the habit of reading aloud.

2.If you want to join the activity, you're supposed to __

A. mail a book to the school

B. make an appearance at the starting day

C. read out loud from 5～7 p. m every day

D. share your reading experience at the party

3.We can infer from Jim Tyelease that.

A. young children show greater skills at listening than reading

B. children should be allowed to make mistakes in reading

C. interesting stories are easier for children to understand

D. the eighth-graders can-t read on their own

4.In which part of a website can We find the text?

A. Culture　　　　　　 B. Lifestyle.

C. Education.　　 　　 D. Science.

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The 2009 Chinese National Day’s Celebration held successfully in Beijing makes China______known throughout the world.

A .more          B. better       C. well         D.best

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HK’s Family Affair

The 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, will be based on the theme of “family”.

The art festival, considered to be Asia’s best, began in 1973.

“We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival,”Douglas Gautier, the festival’s management director, said in a press conference in the capital.

In the 29 days of the festival, which runs from February 8 to March 7, 2004, the audience can choose from 111 performances of 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers, 450 local artists and 160 actors from the mainland.

Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music, Western and Peking opera, drama and dance to outdoor spectaculars.

The programmes include Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio, Shakespeare’s drama Rromeo and Juliet, the ballet Mozartina and African dances, to name just a few.

The lineup（阵容）includes the English Touring Theatre, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Zurich Ballet, The Spanish National Dance Troupe, as well as Europe Galante, the Petersen Quartet, pianists Angela Hewitt and Marc-Andre Hamelin, and saxophonist Jan Garbarek.

In an effort to increase attendance, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with art festival ticket sales, most of which are at 20% and 30% discounts.

　For more information, please check:

　www. hk. artsfestival. org

1.The press conference must have been held ________.

2.By means of“discount packages”you can pay ________.

3.According to the text, we do NOT have any information about ________.

4.The main purpose in writing this text is ________.

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The Browns held _____ they called “family day”once a year.

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The Browns held _____ they called"family day"once each year.

A. that B. what　　 C. which D. when

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The Browns held _______ they called “family day” once each year.

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单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

1. A great celebration was held on his _________(50岁)birthday.

2.He dived into the water, leaving only his face _________(暴露)

3. Some people work together under _________(压力)

4.He said he was late because of a traffic jam. But it didn’t sound like

a _ （合理）enough excuse.

5. A _______（图书管理员）is a person who helps you when you want to borrow books from a library.

6. They needed five more ____ (工程师) to complete the design.

7.They were _______(秘密地)married last week.

8. She was well known as an ______(出色) dancer

9.His job is to do ________(科学)research.

10.He has formed the habit of getting up and going to bed early and does

everything ________(有规律)

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Throughout the year, a number of Youth Exchanges activities are held by an organization— The International Voluntary Service. These activities give small groups of 45 young people the opportunity to take part in volunteering trips abroad for an average of two weeks. These young people are joined by 45 young people from 34 other nationalities and will be a wonderful intercultural experience in a safe environment.

Example Youth Exchanges：

Youth Exchange 1

Location：Ireland

Other nationalities: Spain，Italy，Hungary

Theme:　　 Focuses on the topic of community reconstruction and community activities—exploring how local issues facing our communities are connected to global issues. The group will also learn about the ecovillage as an example of a community and take part in teambuilding activities.

Youth Exchange 2

Location：France

Other nationalities: Bulgaria，Italy

Theme：Organic gardening & continual living. This project will take place in a natural park，where the group will take part in gardening activities and games about continuous development.

Youth Exchange 3

Location：Macedonia

Other nationalities: Serbia，Turkey，Ireland

Theme：Foster(培养) social inclusion（融入）and motivate personal development of young people through sports and outdoor activities. Promote outdoor activities as a tool to help inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.

Youth Exchange 4

Location：Italy

Other nationalities：Bulgaria，Greece

Theme：A social-environmental project that intends to promote social inclusion and continuous development，regarded as a process of civil rights and active citizenship. Over 10 days，the group will take part in activities to raise awareness(意识) about the effect of our behavior on the environment.

1.What do you focus on when travelling in France?

A. Rebuilding communities.　　 B. Gardening work.

C. Civil rights.　　 D. Developing social inclusion.

2.If you are interested in protecting the environment，you can take part in________.

A. Youth Exchange 1　　 B. Youth Exchange 2

C. Youth Exchange 3　　 D. Youth Exchange 4

3.Which nationality are Youth Exchanges most popular with?

A. France.　　 B. Spain.

C. Italy.　　 D. Ireland.

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The American dream is the faith held by many people in the United States of America that through hard work, courage, creativity and determination, they can achieve a better life for themselves. More specifically, they agree on how to get ahead in America: get a college education, find a reliable job, and buy their own house. But do Americans still believe in that path, and if they do, is it attainable?

The most recent National Journal poll asked participants about the American dream, what it takes to achieve their goal, and whether or not they felt the control over their ability to be successful. Obviously, the results show that today, the idea of the American dream and what it takes to achieve it looks quite different from it did in the late 20th century. Generally speaking, people felt that their actions and hard work not outside force deciding their lives. But the participants had definitely mixed feelings about what actions make for a better life in the current economy.

In the last seven years, Americans have grown more pessimistic(悲观的) about the power of education to lead to success. Even though they see going to college as a fairly achievable goal, a majority 52 percent think that young people do not need a 4-year college education in order to be successful.

Miguel Maeda, 42, who has a master’s degree and works in public health, was the first in his family to go to college, which has allowed him to achieve a sense of financial stability(稳定) his parents and grandparents never did. While some, like Maeda, emphasized the value of degree rather than the education itself, others still see college as a way to gain new viewpoints and life experiences. To Fendley, a sense of drive and purpose, as well as an effective high-school education, and basic life skills, like balancing a checkbook(支票簿), are the necessary elements for a successful life in America.

1.It used to be commonly acknowledged that to succeed in America, one had to have ____.

A. a sense of drive and purpose　　 B. an advanced academic degree

C. a firm belief in their dream　　 D. an ambition to get ahead

2.What is the finding of the latest National Journal poll concerning the American dream?

A. More and more Americans are finding it hard to realize.

B. It remains alive among the majority of American people.

C. An increasing number of young Americans are abandoning it.

D. Americans’ idea of it has changed over the past few decades.

3.What do Americans now think of the role of college education in achieving success?

A. It still remains open to debate.

B. It has proved to be beyond doubt.

C. It is much better understood now than ever.

D. It is no longer as important as it used to be.

4.How do some people view college education these days?

A. It helps broaden their minds.　　 B. It needs to be strengthened.

C. It widens cultural diversity.　　 D. It promotes gender equality.

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The climate conference was attended by 11,000 people, ________ it the largest UN gathering ever held.

A. making           B. to make           C. made          D. to be making

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