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Swim Birthday Parties
Ages 3 and up.
Pool parties are during recreation swim in the 25-yard pool. Each party consists of an hour of celebration in a private room. Parties are for 1—5 children. All non-swimmers or children requiring floatation must be at arm’s length from the pool and accompanied by an adult or guardian.
Please contact Sarah Hagan 762—8384x210.
Fee: Members $ 175/Non-members $225
Youth Fitness Birthday Parties
Leave the party activities to us! Your party package includes:1/2 hour set-up,1 hour program time including equipment,props,etc.1 hour party time for cake,presents,etc.,1/2 hour clean-up time and 1 or 2 hours specialists. Parents supply decorations, food and paper goods. To schedule a Youth Fitness Birthday Party, call Mary Ann Genuario (x282).
Fee:$295 for up to 10 children,$10 each additional child—16 children maximum. Non-member price available upon request.
The Art Spot Birthday Parties
The Art Spot offers a variety of creative fine art parties for Ages 4—Adult! We supply the invitations, a balloon bouquet(花束), paper goods, project materials and a party host; all you need to bring is the cake!
Parties are one and a half hours, the first hour the group create their art project, and last 1/2 hour is for cake and presents! Parties are usually held on Friday nights and weekends but weekday parties are available.
Cost: $21 per child.
Rain or shine there’s no better place than the Art Spot for your child’s next party!
Nursery School Birthday Parties
If planning a party is not your thing, let us do the work for you! We offer a variety of pre-planned parties to choose from. You may also do a combination of 2 parties for boy/ girl parties. All parties are on Saturday afternoons between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. and are one and a half hours in length. Parties include a craft or activity and paper goods. You may arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled time to set-up. To schedule a party please contact Kim Murphy(x214).
Fee(Up to 15 children):$200 Members/ $250 Non-member,$15 each additional child.
小题1:The phrase “be at arm’s length” probably means“      ”.

A．be as careful as possible	B．be as long as an arm
C．be as near as possible	D．be as faraway as possible

小题2:If 12 children take part in Youth Fitness Birthday Parties, they will pay      .

A．$ 455

B．$315

C．$ 200

D．$250

小题3:If your child joins in the Art Spot Birthday Parties, he will       .

A．swim in the 25-yard pool	B．spend half an hour to clean up
C．create his own art project	D．o activities with other kids

小题4:What information can you get from the passage?

A．You can schedule the party when it is convenient for you.

B．The number of people for these parties is limited.

C．ou need to bring nothing to join in the birthday parties.

D．All of these birthday parties center on a special theme.

Answer 1

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D

试题分析：本文主要介绍了可举办生日聚会的广告。
小题1:细节题。be as careful as possible尽可能小心；be as long as an arm一臂之长；be as near as possible尽可能接近；be as faraway as possible尽可能远的。文中强调的是距离，故选D。
根据第一段第二句“He was severely disabled and very short”，他身体严重残疾而且身材很矮，可知选C。
小题2:细节题。根据$295 for up to 10 children,$10 each additional child10个孩子295美元，每增加一个孩子10美元，故12个孩子315美元，故选B。
小题3:细节题。根据 the first hour the group create their art project,第一个小时团队创作他们的艺术作品，故选C。
小题4:推断题.A项你可以安排你方便的时间，由文中幼儿园生日聚会在星期六中午12点到下午4点钟举行可知A错误；B项这些聚会的人数是有限的，最后一个聚会收费中10个人250美元，每加一人15美元，不限人数，故B是错误的；C项参加生日聚会时你不需要带东西，文中在一书店生日聚会中你需要带蛋糕，故C是错误的；D项所有的这些生日聚会都有一个中心主题，文中4 个聚会有4个主题，可知D是正确。故选D。