Once home to the world's largest trading port,East London is a lovely and cultural place to visit.Here are some of the places of interest there. Aquarium Beachfront,Esplanade,East London Tel:705 2637 Open daily:9 a.n5 p.m. Fish Feeding:daily at 10:30 a.m.and 3:00 p.m Seal Show:daily at 11:30 a.m.and 3:30 p.m.(Performances are only 10 minutes long.) Fees:adults-PS9,children(3--16 years)PS5,school /groupsPS3 per person- This is the o1dest aquarium in the country.It is also a large office for Tourism in East London,supplying booklets and information to the public* Border Birders Club is one of the programs here.This is a super birding club where the whole family can have a nice Saturday walk around,looking at different types of birds and talking with the friendly members along the way.For more information,look for the notice on the nonce boards outside the Beacon Bay Library and at the Aquarium or call 735 2195* Calgary Transport Museum 13km from East London on N6 to Stutterheim Tel:730 7244 Open daily:9 a.m.4 p.m. Closed:Friday&Christmas Day Fees:adults-PS5,childrenPS3. Fine collection of restored horse drawn vehicles,carts,wagons,buggies ,a gypsy caravan and governess cart. Museum--The East London Museum Upper Oxford Street(Entrance and parking in Dawson Road) Tel:743 0686 Fax:743 3127 Open:Monday--Friday 9:30 a.m.5 p.m.;Saturday 2p.m.5p.m.:Sunday &Public Holidays 11 a.m.4 p.m. Fee:adultsPS5,childrenPS2,school groups&scholars in uniform are free. Go on a wonderful adventure into the past.Best known as the home of the Coelacanth &world's only Dodo Egg,the museum also has an excellent display about the rich and color1ful Culture of Xhosa,living in South Africa.There is also a Museum Cafeteria with refreshments. If a person is interested in African culture.he should visit _ A) Border Birders Club B) Calgary Transport Museum C) Aquarium D) The East London Museum
D
Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific progress will one day help humans to last tens of years longer than what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span . " I think _ ," said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. " I think by 2075 we will see it and that's a conservative estimate ." At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said progress in using genes as well as nanotechnology makes it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. " There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years," he said. " Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years." However, many scientists who research into aging are doubtful about _ and say the human body is just not designed to last about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death. Scientists also disagree on what kind of life the super aged might live. "It remains to be seen whether you could be healthy enough to have good quality of life when you pass 120." said Leonard Poon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Center. " At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all." Donald Louria's attitude toward long living is that _ . A) people can live from 120 to 180 B) it is still doubtful how long humans can live C) the human body is designed to last about 120 years D) it is possible for humans to live longer in the future
D
Q: Angela Chang didn't know it would be so hard to turn her singing hobby into a career. Her agent used to take her to lots of auditions at different recording studios but the Taiwanese girl was always turned down for looking too young and small. Chang' s talent was finally recognized in 2002 by the Decca Record Company. When she was offered a contract she burst into tears. Two years later Chang, 21, is a star. With the release of her debut album "Over the Rainbow" this year, she won the "Most Promising New Artist in Taiwan" at the CCTV-MTV Music Awards in July. In September she won the "Best New Artist" in the Fourth Chinese Music Billboard Awards. "You just can't believe that such an amazingly powerful voice comes form such a small body," said musicians after hearing Chang sing "Over the Rainbow." "It's such a special voice. You cannot forget it." Chang can hit very high motes clearly and beautifully. Her tunes make Chang stand out from the numerous newcomers in the music world. But mainland fans also know her for her girl-next-door performances in Taiwanese TV dramas, "My MVP Valentine" and "At Dolphin Bay". But few people know that while filming her first TV series, Chang acted so badly that the director wanted to fire her. _ "I cried my heart out when I went back home." Change said, "But I know that defeat is often a temporary condition. By giving up you remain defeated." Though she looks very girlish, Chang said she has a boy's personality. "The way I release pressure is to have a sound sleep. When I wake up, everything is new." When Chang's talent was recognized, she _ . A) felt doubtful B) was too astonished C) was full of sadness D) was mixed with various feelings
A: D
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My grandmother was from a town in Michigan. Summer after summer, I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. I was from the city and loved the small town they lived in. People knew everyone, their kids, their pets, their ancestors. The bond with them continued to grow as I grew and they got older. Grandma was always using her hands for something exciting. She would make little sandwiches and we'd have tea parties. She'd make beautiful quilts for each one. I remember the small thimble she would use while doing her needle work. A few years ago, when Grandma left this earth, I bid farewell to a loving grandmother. How quickly our lives can change. We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday. I missed her very much. On one particular birthday, when I was feeling a little low, something happened to make me feel like she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow. It was small and hard. I moved the object to a seam that I carefully opened, and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble! How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her. Not realizing it had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing it in that little pillow that I just happened to place on my bedspread that day. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others I've collected over the years, where I could continue to see the gift God chose to reveal to me. What a precious memory of a very special lady who somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble inside my pillow. I made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma always did, and enjoyed my tea and Grandma's thimble. What a wonderful birthday that was! It can be inferred from the passage that the silver thimble _ . A) was the item the author had been trying to find B) was the most treasured possession of Grandma C) was very precious to the author D) was a birthday gift Grandma had given the author
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C