The people below are all looking for entertainments to amuse themselves in March in Shanghai. After the description of these people, there is information about six advertisements of activities A-F. Decide what activities would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 1-5 and then mark the correct letter (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one activity which you do not need to use.

____ 1. Raymond, a foreign student studying history in Shanghai Fudan University, is planning for his weekend in the first week of March. As he has a phone from his father from home, he is surely to return to his dormitory before 8:pm.

____ 2. Vanessa, has been working in Shanghai for a couple of months and has got a number of friends, who are interested in western music and dance. What they want to do is to amuse themselves and learn something new.

____ 3. Jack and his friends usually enjoy their joyful weekend by attending late night activities. As they are music fans, they would like to listen to a live concert.

____ 4. Smith is interested in a variety of music and he is free in early March. He would like to amuse himself by attending concerts, no matter what price they might be.

____ 5. Alice, a French girl of 26, is returning home in 2 days. She and her companions want to do shopping in the evening and bought some presents for their family and friends back home.

This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There's a lot to do. Here are the highlights.

A. Brightman’s Solo Concert

Brightman, the versatile singer who shifts freely between opera, musicals, trip hop and folk songs, is to give a solo concert in Shanghai in March. The event will be part of a global tour promoting her new album "Harem".

　　Her concert in Shanghai has outrageously high ticket price between 2,500 and 380 yuan, but "hardcore" fans have bought tickets worth 2 million yuan in just one week.

Place: Shanghai Grand Stage, 1111 Caoxi Beilu Tel: 6652-7750                  Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm, March 4 Price: 380-2,500 yuan             Ticket Hotline: 6377-1109

B. Raffles City Shanghai

         Positioning the mall in the middle and middle upper income group, the target consumers of 20-35 age groups. Each floor presents a specific theme like popular young fashion, casual wear and beauty gallery, lifestyle, food and kids, international collections, health and fine dining, etc.

Place: No.268 Xizangzonglu, Shanghai Tel:  64247260                  Time: 9:00am-10:00pm

C. Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum

There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It' s always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you've ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!

PLACE: Shanghai Museum PRICE: ￥30 (￥ 15 for students) TEL: 6888-6888 DATES: daily TIME: Monday - Friday 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m., Weekends 9:00a.m. - 9:00p.m.

D. Dining - Sushi chef in town

Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it' s become an art form. The most famous Sushi 'artist' is Yuki Kamura. She' s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She' ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.

PLACE: Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel DATES: all month PRICE: ￥200 TIME: lunchtime TEL: 6690-3211

E. Live Music - Late Night Jazz

Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He's coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie' s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don't expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie' s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.

PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15-23 March PRICE: ￥80,120 TIME: 10:00p.m. till late! TEL: 6466-8736

F. Scottish dancing

Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.

PLACE: Jack Stein's DATES: every Monday PRICE: Y60 including one drink TIME: 7:00 - ~0:00 p.m. TEL: 6402-1877

 

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What's On

　　Oscar Film Themes Symphony Concert

　　Film highlights accompanied by live performances of movie theme music by the China Opera and Dance Drama Theatre Symphony Orchestra, which has recorded the music for many films. Familiar tunes will come from such flicks as Titanic, Jurassic Parkand Waterloo Bridge.

　　Where: Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre

　　When: 7: 30 p. m., March 8．

　　Admission: 80－380 yuan

　　Tel: 65287674 ext508

Fantastic View All the Way

　　The mountains in this area are not very high, but the vistas are excellent. This walk is gentle and very interesting, going through valleys, over passes, along a ridge and through a few little tranquil villages that are located in amazing places. Many sites along the walk offer panoramic view of the surrounding mountains.

　　Where: Pinggu, Northeast of Beijing

　　When: March 9．meet 8: 30 A．m. outside Starbucks at lido Hotel, or 9: 00 A．m. at Capital Paradise’s front gate, return 5: 00 p. m.

　　Admission: adults 150 yuan. children 100 yuan

　　Tel: 13701003694

　　Email: fjhikers@yahoo. com. uk

Spring Greetings

　　Paintings in bold colors in a traditional Chinese style by the young artist Tian Xifeng are displayed to welcome the spring. Tian is a student of the famous bird-and-flower painting artist Wang Qing. He has won several prizes at various national painting exhibitions and developed a style emphasizing vivid close-ups of natural scenes.

　　where: Melodic Gallery, 14 Jianwai Dajie, opposite Friendship Store

　　When: March 31, 9: 00 a. m. －5: 00 p. m.

　　Admission: Free

　　Tel: 65188123

Cala－My Dog

　　Directed by Lu Xuechang, starring Ge You. The story is about a middle-aged working man, known as Lao Er, whose chief source of stability and comfort in life is his dog, Cala. One day, when his wife is out walking Cala. a policeman confiscates the unregistered canine. As Lao Er endeavors to recover his dog, the difficult circumstances of his life are revealed in Chinese with English subtitle (字幕) .

　　Where: Dongchuang Theatre, 3 Xinzhongjie, Dongzhimenwai

　　When: March 13 and 20, 8: 30 p. m.

　　Admission: 20 yuan

　　Tel: 64169253

1．If you are a music lover you can go to ________ on Women’s Day.

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A．Capital Paradise

B．Dongchuang Theatre

C．Capital Gymnasium

D．Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre

2．The exhibition held in Melodic Gallery ________ .

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A．is open to the public from 7: 30 A．m. -5: 00 p. m. till April 1st

B．presents the works by Tian Xifeng and his teacher

C．is to display some bird-and-flower paintings

D．costs the art lovers much money to visit

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．Both adults and children can take part in the walk in Pinggu.

B．Even if you don’t know English you can enjoy Cala, My Dog.

C．You’ll have to dial 65l88123 to book a ticket for the film.

D．You’ll have a choice of two meeting places on March 9th.

4．All the advertisements in this passage are about ________ .

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