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Primary source Holiday Shopping Night at Ten Thousand Villages Brookline
●Shop for four holiday gifts and give back go primary Source at TenThousand Village on Friday, December 4! 15% of all sales from 3:00p.m.---7:00p.m. that day will be donated to Primary Source. Join us for light refreshments and enjoy beautiful handmade gifts from artisans around the world. All are welcome!
Primary Source’s Holiday Shopping Night
Friday, December 4,2009
3:00p.m.---7:00p.m.
Ten Thousand Villages
226 Harvard Street, Brookline, Massachusetts (Coolidge Corner)
Download our flyer and tell your friends!
Ten Thousand Villages provides vital, fair income for the people from developing countries by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. Learn more and preview toys, home décor(家庭装修), jewelry, and other gifts online.
●Can’t join us on Dec.4? At Goodshop, 30% of your spending will be given go to Primary Source. The next time you’re ready to make an online purchase, visit www.goodshop.com and enter “Primary Source” in the space provided. Click “verify” and choose from more than seven hundred popular stores and sites, from Apple to Zappos. Goodshop is free and easy to use, and each purchase you make will help Primary Source provide global education materials for schools all over New England.
1.What is ten thousand villages?
A.A town    B.A website        C.A shop     D.An organization
2.The underlined word “flyer” probably means ________.
A.a software B.an e-book C.a ticket     D.an advertisement
3.If you pay $10 for a gift at GoodShop ,  ________ in the end.
A.7 dollars will go to GoodShop       B.3 dollars will go to GoodShop
C.7 dollars will go to Primary Source       D.10 dollars will go to schools in New England

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
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International Students Centre
Hong Xue                                     827-839 George Street PO Box 707
60 Waratah Street                                    Broadway NSW 21007
Croydon Park NSW 2133                       Phone: (612) 9217 4801 1300 302 456
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