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Summer Holiday Fun
The summer holiday is around the corner again. Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!
Peterborough Museum
The Age of the Dinosaurs is the museum’s main attraction this summer. Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands-on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking (潜伏) around every ember! The museum is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Saturday, and from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sunday in August.
Call 01733-864663 for details.
Saxon Youth Club
School holiday fun: Young people aged 13—19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in sports activities, or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club, Saxon Community Center, Norman Road, Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00 pm. And an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday August 11th between 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm.
Call 01353-720274 for details.
Houghton Mill
Through the Looking Glass—a new production of the family favorite on Monday August 29th. Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and have a picnic if you wish to eat during the play. Gates open 5:30 pm, performance from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Tea room will be open until the end of the interval. Adult £10. Child £7. Family £20.
Booking advisable on 08454-505157.
Farmland Museum
Farmland Games: From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches, come and join the Farmland Team. Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is fit for a winner! No need to book, just turn up between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Thursday August 18th. Suitable for children aged four and above, each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price. Tickets Cost: £7 per child.
For further information, call 01223-810080.
1. Where can you go if you are interested in cooking?
A. Peterborough Museum. B. Saxon Youth Club.
C. Houghton Mill. D. Farmland Museum.
2. How much should you pay to watch the new play with your parents?
A. £7. B. £17. C. £20. D. £27.
3. What activity needs parents’ company?
A. Visiting the dinosaur exhibition. B. Playing farmland games.
C. Competing in sports activities. D. Watching the new play.
B
Masuma Ahuja can vividly recall what she wore on her first day of school in the United States: black jeans and a gray and orange T-shirt.
It was the early 2000s and her family had just moved from India to Pittsburgh. She remembers an American boy at her middle school asking her, on that very first day, about what she was wearing. He said, “Oh, I didn’t realize that you wore Western clothes in India.”
He thought India was a place where there were snake charmers and elephants on the street. The India that her classmate had pictured was pulled from storybooks and fantasy. Those misconceptions about the lives of those in different places—especially women and girls—stuck with her as she went on to become a journalist at The Washington Post and CNN.
And it raised a question—what is life really like for girls around the world? She sets out to answer it in her new book Girlhood: Teens Around the World in Their Own Voices. Published in February, it captures snapshots (快照) of everyday life from 30 girls around the globe in the form of diary entries.
There’s Claudie, a 13-year-old surfer from Pango Village in Vanuatu who dreams of becoming a lawyer; Halima, a 17-year-old from Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, who listens to and intends to follow a famous singer Celine Dion and helps her father peel potatoes for his job before school; Sattigul, a 16-year-old who comes from Mongolia, loves her pet eagle and wants to be an English translator one day.
When asked about what she hoped her readers could take away from her book, Ahuja said, “I hope that every reader will find themselves reflected in unexpected corners of their stories. And I hope that every girl who picks up the book recognizes that her voice is important and unique.”
4. How did Ahuja’s American classmate feel about her dressing?
A. Terrified. B. Bored. C. Pleased. D. Surprised.
5. Why did Ahuja write her new book?
A. To advertise her own country. B. To realize her dream to be a journalist.
C. To help women to fight for their place. D. To show the real lives of girls in different places.
6. What do the girls mentioned in Paragraph 5 have in common?
A. They do well in schoolwork. B. They have their own dreams.
C. They live in wealthy families. D. They make a living themselves.
7. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. Ahuja’s praise for girls’ confidence. B. The importance of every girl’s voice.
C. Ahuja’s expectations for readers. D. Some girls’ ideas about Ahuja’s book.
C
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