13、s.Date: Daily, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Venue: Mosaic Shanghai Mail.Musical TitanicThe Tony Awards winning musical Titanic is in Shanghai with more than 100 characters cast. The impressive stage effects promise to take the audience to the bottom of the ocean.Date: Till Jan 22, 2 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Venue;
SAIC Sha 。

14、nghai Culture Square.21. Where should you go if you want to learn more about Turkeys history?A. B1 Jinxiu Fun. B. Mosaic Shanghai Mail.C. Shanghai Art Collection Museum. D. SAIC Shanghai Culture Square.22. What can we know about knitted works?A. People can have a talk with the creators.B. All the wo 。

15、rks can be sold when the show begins.C. They were made by people from different places.D. The show offers people chances to learn how to make one.23. What makes the Musical Titanic special?A. Its opening time is the longest.B. It raises money for a special purpose.C. It allows interacting with perfo 。

16、rmers.D. It offers a lifelike experience under water.BIt can be really hard to learn a new language. I had always enjoyed learning languages in school, but only recently did I start learning German. I found that I could understand and learn individual words easily, but when it came to literature, I。

17、really struggled. That was when my tutor at university suggested reading some childrens books printed in the target language.At first, I felt a bit silly going on a hunt for a book designed for someone half my age, but then I realised that everyone has to start somewhere. As children, we are given t 。

18、hese basic texts to familiarise our brains with certain vocabulary and writing structures, and from there, we can learn and develop. I started with books which are taught to us as children in the UK. I managed to find Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.The be 。

19、auty of reading books that were introduced to you as a child is that you are already familiar with the plot. Therefore you can work out some words with your knowledge of the story. At first, I used to read with the book in one hand and a dictionary in the other, but this did not work well. The metho 。

20、d I would recommend is to read a chapter first and at the end of that chapter, highlight the new words and then look up the definitions. If you can wait a bit before using a dictionary, you may be surprised what you can understand merely from the context. Additionally, a lot of childrens books have。

21、pictures which may give you a clue as to what or to whom the passage is referring.If you can find a translation of the books you have read as a child, I would strongly advise reading those if you are a complete beginner. However, if you feel a bit more confident reading in English, I would personall 。

22、y recommend the series of Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling or any of the Roald Dahl childrens books.24. What makes it hard for the author to learn German?A. The author had a poor memory. B. The author had no interest in it.C. The author had no one to ask for help. D. The author couldnt read books 。

23、 fluently.25. What did the author think of reading childrens books in the target language at first?A. Interesting. B. Stupid. C. Helpful. D. Boring.26. What does the author try to express mainly in Paragraph 3?A. How to deal with new words while reading.B. Why it is helpful to read childrens book at 。

24、 first.C. How to choose a proper book to match your level.D. How to form the habit of reading in the target language.27. Why does the author write this text?A. To give tips on how to learn a new language.B. To persuade the readers to learn a new language.C. To stress the importance of reading in lan 。

25、guage learning.D. To share the authors stories of learning a new language.CI love winter birds and I love photographing them in snow. That being said, I admit that Im a fair-weather birder(猎鸟者).Worse, Im a lazy, fair-weather birder. I dont like weather extremes, so when its very hot or really cold,。

26、it is hard to get me to leave the comfort of home. In summer, I only photograph hummingbirds(蜂鸟)in my yard, and in winter, I try to only go out on relatively mild days. Most of my bird photography is done within an hours drive of my hometown of Elmira, Ont. So its all about finding a balance that wo 。

27、rks.The winter of 2014 was a great year for snowy owls(雪枭)here in Woolwich Township. One day in early March, I was on my way home from work when I noticed a beautiful snowy owl sitting in a tree right at the crossing. I pulled over to admire him, and then kept heading home unwillingly.Two hundred me 。

28、ters or so down the road, there were two more snowy owls in a field by a fence, and in the next field over, another on top of a fence post. I couldnt find words to express my feeling at that moment. Thus I rushed home, grabbed my camera and went right back out to get some pictures. It was one of the 。

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