During the summer holidays there will be a new schedule (时间表).
     Changes for meal and library service hours and for bus schedules will be shown on the wall outside the
dining room. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being made, will be shown each Wednesday
outside the library.
     Buses to the town center will leave the North Beijing every hour on the half during the day. The dining
room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. during the weekdays and two meals from noon
to 7:00p.m on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the weekdays, but have shorter hours
on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 p.m.
     All students who want to use the library borrowing service must have a new summer card. This
announcement (通知) will also be shown in the next week's student newspaper.

1. What's the main idea of this announcement? 
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2. When will the bus leave the North Beijing during the summer holiday? 
     _____________________________________________
3. Which schedule is not ready?
    _____________________________________________
4. Is there going to be breakfast on weekends during the holiday?
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5. What do the students need if they want to borrow books during the holiday? 
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　　December 26th. Boxing Day takes place on December 26th or the following
Monday if December 26th falls on a Saturday or Sunday. Where did it come
from?
　　Boxing Day began in England, in the middle of the nineteenth century.
Where is Boxing Day celebrated?
　　Boxing Day is celebrated in Australia, Britain, New Zealand,and Canada.
How is Boxing Day celebrated?
　　There seems to be two thoughts on the beginning of Boxing Day and why it
is celebrated. One of them is that centuries ago, on the day after Christmas,
bosses would give boxes full of food and fruit, clothing,or money to their
servants (仆人). The presents were much like the bonuses(奖金) people receive
today. These presents, given in boxes,gave the holiday its name," Boxing Day".
　　Today, Boxing Day is spent with family and friends with lots of food and
share of friendship and love. Government buildings and small businesses are
closed but the  malls ( 购物商场) are open and filled with people exchanging
presents or buying cheaper Christmas presents,cards and so on.

1. If December 26th is a Saturday,when Boxing Day will be celebrated?

A. On December 25th.        
B. On December 26th.
C. On December 27th.        
D. On December 28th.

2. How many countries does the passage mention celebrate Boxing Day?

A. Only one.  
B. Two.    
C. Three.  
D. Four.

3. What does the underlined word" them" refer to?

A. The boxes full of things.
B. The countries which celebrate Boxing Day.
C. Two thoughts on the beginning of Boxing Day and why it is celebrated.
D. The presents that bosses gave their servants.

4. People have a day off on Boxing Day except those who work in _____.

A. government buildings      
B. small companies
C. malls                  
D. post offices