Columbus College , 241 Queen Elizabeth Drive ,Kowloon City
To: All Staff
From: Jakie Mok , Secretary; Sports Development Committee
Date: May 20, 2010
A week ago , “Sports for Life” programme was sent to the parents, requiring them to select a sport they wanted their child to play. Since then, our staff have received lots of calls from parents asking for more information about it. Here is a memo (备忘录) for your reference when you answer the phones.
Sports 1: Basketball.
We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. Therefore, students should be advised to sign up as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park .To cover the cost of hiring a bus ,each student will have to pay ＄10 each time. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.
Sports 2: Gym
We will be using St.Peter’s Memorial Park. There are two reasons for choosing their park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 pm. Second, it has lot of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent thirst. Three activities, skipping , jogging , outdoor aerobics (有氧运动),all of which are free of charge, will be arranged. And there will be a teacher on duty for each of the activities.
Sports 3: Hiking
Hiking(远足)will take place at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 pm and finish 90 minutes later. Three teachers will accompany the students, and a hiking instructor will accompany each group of 15 hikers. Each instructor will cost ＄75/hr.
Sports 4: Swimming
The Kowloon City Aqueatic Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pool and conduct the goings-on from the poolside. We will only be able to reserve the pool for one hour (i.e. 2:45pm to 3:45pm).Only students skilful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards present. Girls must wear a swimming suit. The cost is ＄10 per visit.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Students selecting basketball had better register(注册) early.
B. Students participating in gym should arrive at 6:00 pm.
C. Hiking usually begins at 2:30 pm and lasts 2 hours.
D. Students having swimming suits can take up swimming.
It can be inferred from the passage that
A. students taking part in basketball will walk to the courts.
B. every student can gain admission to one of the four sports
C. hiking students can have a regular rest in the shade of trees
D. students taking up the four sports should bring bottles of water
It can be concluded that
A. each sport will take only on hour
B. students will be charged for the four sports
C. all the sports will take place at Kowloon Peak
D. teachers will accompany students on each sport
The purpose of the memo is to
A. attract students’interest in the programme
B. require the parents to select a sport for their child
C.help the staff explain the programme to the parents
D.remind teachers and lifeguards to be present on time
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The library is a very special place. Even though it is in the busiest part of the city, it has grass and trees around it, and benches for people to sit on. Even more unusual in the crowded New York, its rooms are very large. The roof of the main reading room is fifty－one feet high. Here, a reader can sit and think and work in comfort.
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Every New Yorker can see and use the library's riches free.
But the cost of running the library has risen rapidly in recent years, and the library does not have enough money to continue its work. In the past, it was open every evening and also on Saturdays and Sundays. Now it is closed at those times, to save money.
The library is trying in every possible way to raise money to meet its increasing costs. Well－known New York writers and artists are trying to help. So are the universities, whose students use the library, and the governments of the New York City and the New York State. But the problem remains serious.
Yet a way must be found to save the library because, as one writer said, “The Public Library is the most important building in New York City－it contains all our knowledge.”
1．Which of the following is true?
[ ]
A．The library's costs are cut down.
B．The library owns a letter for Columbus.
C．It is impossible to grow grass and trees around the library:
D．There are so many books to work with.
2．Which of the following is Not true?
[ ]
A．At present the library is closed even later than before.
B．It is open from morning to afternoon every day except weekend.
C．The readers can sit and think and work comfortably in the main reading room of the library.
D．In the past, the library was open every day.
3．How much does a New Yorker have to pay for the use of the library?
[ ]
A．A New Yorker used to pay nothing, but now has to pay a little money.
B．He has to pay the library increasing costs.
C．Every New Yorker can visit the library freely, and use it with payment.
D．A New Yorker doesn't have to pay anything for the use of the library.
4．Why does the author say that the New York's Library is in danger?
[ ]
A．Because the building is too old to be used any more.
B．Because it's too crowded.
C．Because the roof of the main reading room needs repairing.
D．Because they haven't got enough money to run the library.
5．Why is it important to save the library? Because ________.
[ ]
A．famous writers and artists are trying to help
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| A．How Columbus found Costa Rica. |
| B．How Costa Rica got its name. |
| C．What the Costa Ricans wore. |
| D．What language the Costa Ricans spoke. |
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| C．blue and green | D．yellow and orange |
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| B．have their examinations |
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| D．help their parents decorate their houses |
| A．Christopher Columbus |
| B．Costa Rica |
| C．some products from Costa Rica |
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A. Coney Island??? B. Columbus??????? C. Cleveland?????? D. Kelleys Island
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