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北京市顺义区2016届九年级下学期中模拟考试英语测试
The Most Interesting Festivals around the World
Contents Introduction...............................1 *Baby Crying Day......................2 *Cheese -rolling Festival...........................4 *Color Throwing Festival...............................6 *Fish Swallowing Festival............................8 *International Pillow Fight Day ....................11 *International Twins Festival......................13 *Raincoat Festival ......................15 *Roswell UFO Festival..........................16 *Tomato Festival........................18 *Water Fighting Day..............................19 *Wife Carrying Festival.........................20 *World Body painting Festival .........................22 |
International Pillow Fight Day International Pillow Fight Day is held every April around the world—from Amsterdam, Budapest, to New York. It has been celebrated since 2008. Hundreds of people go out with their pillows hitting each other's face, back and chest. People dress up as superheroes and animals, laughing and fighting. The festival used to be a game to release (释放) energy and stress. Nowadays besides bringing fun, International Pillow Fight Day has become a way to quickly collect pillows for the homeless. In 2014, about 2,000 pillows were collected for the poor in Bronx and Brooklyn. Rules: Bring your own pillows and don't hit anyone without a pillow or with a camera. The Guinness World Record: The latest record of the largest pillow fight was set on October 27, 2013 in Chicago, with 4,500 pillows and 3,813 people. —-11—- |
Watching movie is fun. Here is some information about one of the latest popular movies. Title: Full River Red(满江红) Language: Chinese Kind: Comedy Running Time: 159 minutes Director: Zhang Yimou Ticket Price: Adults: 70 yuaneach; Students: half price; Children under 6: free Storyline (故事情节): During the Shaoxing Period of the Southern Song Dynasty, four years after Yue Fei's death, Qin Hui, the prime minister (played by Lei Jiayin), led his army to hold talks with the Jin State. On the eve of the meeting, the envoy (使者) of Jin died in the prime minister's house, and the secret letter he carried disappeared. A soldier with the name of Zhang Da (played by Shen Teng) and an officer of the camp SunJun (played by Yi Yangqianxi) were ordered to find the murderer (凶手) in an hour. |
Movie Reviews: Leo: I think this movie is educational. After watching the movie, I learned more about the history. Besides, Zhang Yimou is my favourite director. Nick: The story was surprisingly good and I think all the actors performed really well. I'm a fan of comedy movies. Tina: This movie is so well made. I went to see it with my four classmates. I love the beautiful pictures of the movie best. Anne: It's a wonderful film. It educates me well to love my home and my country. For more information, please call us at 89897777. |
One useful and fun way to learn English is to watch English cartoons. Here are four great English cartoons for English learners to choose from.
Tom and Jerry | The cartoon Tom and Jerry doesn't have much speaking, but you can write your own dialogues to go with each scene(场景). Be creative and have fun! |
The Simpsons | This cartoon is more suitable for advanced(高级的)learners. You can learn a lot of commonly used expressions from Mr. and Mrs. Simpson and their three children. |
Caillou | Caillou is a young boy. In the cartoon, he deals with lots of daily situations like cooking, playing and travelling. From him, you can learn many daily used words and expressions. |
Charlie and Lola | English is used all over the world, in many different forms. The cute British cartoon Charlie and Lola from BBC can help you learn more about British English. |
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This is Westin Restaurant. It has the most delicious food. And it plays the most wonderful music. However, the food is the most expensive. And the waiters aren't friendly at all. |
East Lake is the best place to go on weekends. There are beautiful trees and flowers. The most important thing is that it is free for visitors. However, sometimes it's kind of crowded because of too many people. |
Many people like the Wanda Cinema. It has the biggest screens and the most comfortable seats, and the workers always do their best to help you. But the tickets are more expensive than those in any other cinema. |
I always go shopping in Shopping Mall because it's the closest to my home. People can buy the cheapest things. But there is a bad thing. The workers here are boring. They always ask you to buy things you don't need at all. |
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