If you're planning to visit lots of museums and attractions in Paris, the following five are not to be missed. The Notre Dame Description: The Notre Dame is a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the oldest part of Paris. Location: Place du Parvis Notre Dame Opening hours: 07:45 to 18:45 Monday to Saturday Admission: Donation only Website: www.cathedraledeparis.com The Eiffel Tower Description: The Eiffel Tower is the most famous symbol of Paris. Take the lift or stairs up to the top for fabulous views of the city. Location: Champ de Mars Opening hours: Open daily throughout the year -- January to June and September to December 09:30 to 23:45, July and August 09:00 to 00:45 Admission: 11EUR to the top Website: www.tour-eiffel.fr L'Arc de Triomphe Description: This grand arch was built by Napoleon to honour the French Army. Location: Place de l'etoile Opening hours: Open daily throughout the year -- April to September 10:00 to 23:00, October to March 10:00 to 22:30 Website: www.monum.fr / prehome / prehome.dml The Louvre Museum Description: The Louvre Museum is a spectacular Renaissance building. Collections: Egyptian, Roman and Oriental antiquities, and European paintings from the 12th to the 19th centuries, including Leonardo's Mona Lisa. Location: Rue de rivoli Opening hours: 09:00 to 18:00 every day except Tuesday Admission: 8.50EUR. Admission is free on the first Sunday of every month. Website: www.louvre.fr The Orsay Museum Description: This art gallery has an impressive collection of art from 1850 to 1950. Collections:Impressionism(Renoir,.Monet,Degas),post-impressionism (Van Gogh, Gaugin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Cezanne). Location: 1 rue de bellechasse Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 09:30 to 18:00, Thursday 09:30 to 21:45, closed on Mondays Admission: 7.50EUR. Admission is free on the first Sunday of every month. Website: www.musee-orsay.fr On Sundays, you can visit the following EXCEPT _ . A) the Notre Dame B) the Eiffel Tower C) L'Arc de Triomphe D) the Louvre Museum
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Does money buy happiness? Not! Ah, but would a little more money make us a little happier? Many of us smirk(,) and nod. There is, we believe, some connection between financial fitness and emotional fulfillment. Three in four American college students--nearly double the 1970 proportion-- now consider it "very important" or "essential" that they become "very well off financially". Money matters. But a surprising fact of life is that in countries where nearly everyone can afford life's necessities, increasing wealth matters surprisingly little. The connection between income and happiness is "surprisingly weak," observed University of Michigan researcher Ronald Inglehart in one 16-nation study of 170,000 people. Once comfortable, more money provides diminishing returns . The second piece of pie, or the second $100,000, never tastes as good as the first. Even lottery winners and the Forbes' 100 wealthiest Americans surveyed by University of Illinois psychologist Ed Diener have expressed only slightly greater happiness than the average American. Making it big brings temporary joy. But in the long run wealth is like health: its complete absence can create suffering, but having it doesn't guarantee happiness. Happiness seems less a matter of getting what we want than of wanting what we have. Has our happiness, however, floated upward with the rising economic tide? Are we happier today than in 1940s, when two out of five homes lacked a shower or tub? Actually, we are not. Since 1957, the number of Americans who say they are "very happy" has declined from 35 to 32 percent. Meanwhile, the divorce rate has doubled, the teen suicide rate has increased nearly three times, the violent crime rate has gone up nearly four times, and depression has mushroomed. Economic growth has provided no boost to human morale. When it comes to psychological well being, it is not the economy. I call this soaring wealth and shrinking spirit "the American paradox." More than ever, we have big houses and broken homes, high incomes and low... The things that happened after 1957 are given to show that _ . A) people's spiritual needs cannot be fulfilled by wealth B) family problems become more and more serious C) young people are not happy about their life D) social crimes have increased significantly
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"Choo, Choo!" Here comes the Chunnel train. Get aboard if you want to learn more about this underground transportation system. This is an unusual form of transportation, because it is a tunnel that trains travel through and not an actual form of transportation. The Chunnel is actually the English nickname for the Channel Tunnel. In French, it is called le tunnel sous la Manche. It is a rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover. It connects Cheriton in Kent, England with Sangatte in northern France. It is the second longest rail tunnel in the world. Did you know that the British and the French had a race whi1e they were building the Chunnel? The race was to see who could get to the middle of the tunnel first. The British won by a little bit. It took 15,000 workers over seven years to dig the tunnel. The tunnel was finished in 1994. The completed Chunnel cost about $ 21 billion. But it all paid off, because it became very popular, very quick. Millions of people use it. Now it is getting even more popular. There are three complete tunnels in the Chunnel. The two outside ones are the passenger trains. The small inner one is a guidance train. The guidance train is not used for transportation. Each track is exactly parallel to each other. There are four different train systems in the Chunnel. The Eurostar is a high speed passenger service that connects London, Paris, Brussels, and Lille. The Eurotunnel shuttle is a rail ferry service. These shuttles carry cars. These are railcars that allow drivers to drive their vehicles on and off. There are also two Eurotunnel goods service trains. Now you know more about the Chunnel. Everybody off, this is the last stop. The text can most probably be _ . A) found in a textbook B) read in a magazine C) broadcast on a train D) heard in a railway station
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