Summer Holiday Fun 2010 !
The summer holidays are upon us 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 around every ember! The museum is open from 10：00am to 5：00pm Monday to Saturday，and from 12：00pm to 4：00 pm on Sundays 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 spots activities，or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club，Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road．Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3：00pm．PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday 12th August between 3：30pm and 6：30pm．
Call 01 353 720274 for details
Houghton Mill   
Alice through the Looking Class—a new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th．August．Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play．Gates open 5：30pro，performance 6：30pm—8：30pm．Tea room will be open until end of the interval．Adult ￡10．Child￡7．Family ￡20．
Booking advisable on 0845 4505157．
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
Farmland Gaines：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 12：00pm and 4：00pm on Thursday 19th August 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．
64．If you are interested in cooking, you can go to ________         .
A．Peterborough Museum              B．Houghton Mill
C．Saxon Youth Club                        D．Farmland Museum
65．You want to watch the new play with your parents，so it will cost you________．
A．￡7                    B．￡17                   C．￡27                     D．￡20
66．If Tom comes to Peterborough for amusement on August 19，he will have_________activities to choose from for himself．
A．one activity                              B．two activities      
C．three activities                             D．four activities

    Haley’s comet is named for the English astronomer, Edmond Haley, who saw it in 1682．Haley knew that people had seen bright lights in the sky in 1531 and again in 1607．He did a little mathematics and said the visitor would come back again in 1785．He was right. Haley said that in the future, men would travel to the comet and ride it around space!

    As the comet came near the earth in 1986, the European Space Agency flied a rocket called Grotto. Grotto came within 605 kilometers (376 miles) of the atmosphere of the comet. It is about 15 kilometers long and 8 kilometers wide (9.3 miles by 5 miles). Its atmosphere contains the element nitrogen (氮气) but no air. The centre of the comet is made of dust and solid water. It’s a very cold, lonely place. Would you like to ride the comet, or do you prefer riding the earth?

1．From the article we know that Haley’s comet return every ________ years?

A．77

B．76

C．78

D．1758

2．We can infer that the comet will come back next in________?

A．2060

B．2066

C．2062

D．2000

3．The centre of comet is made of ________.

A．dust and nitrogen

B．ice and dust

C．water and ice

D．dust, ice and air

4．From the article we know that the comet is ________.

A．a new comer

B．an old visitor

C．a planet of the earth

D．a planet of the moon

    On the night of February 9, 1986, astronomers from 51 countries looked through their telescopes. They were watching for an old visitor from very far away. And sure enough, there it was, right on time! A bright light moved across the blackness. It was Haley’s comet(哈雷彗星).

    Haley’s comet is named for the English astronomer, Edmond Haley, who saw it in 1682．Haley knew that people had seen bright lights in the sky in 1531 and again in 1607．He did a little mathematics and said the visitor would come back again in 1785．He was right. Haley said that in the future, men would travel to the comet and ride it around space!

    As the comet came near the earth in 1986, the European Space Agency flied a rocket called Grotto. Grotto came within 605 kilometers (376 miles) of the atmosphere of the comet. It is about 15 kilometers long and 8 kilometers wide (9.3 miles by 5 miles). Its atmosphere contains the element nitrogen (氮气) but no air. The centre of the comet is made of dust and solid water. It’s a very cold, lonely place. Would you like to ride the comet, or do you prefer riding the earth?

1．From the article we know that Haley’s comet return every ________ years?

A．77

B．76

C．78

D．1758

2．We can infer that the comet will come back next in________?

A．2060

B．2066

C．2062

D．2000

3．The centre of comet is made of ________.

A．dust and nitrogen

B．ice and dust

C．water and ice

D．dust, ice and air

4．From the article we know that the comet is ________.

A．a new comer

B．an old visitor

C．a planet of the earth

D．a planet of the moon

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door. “Daddy, may I ask you a question?” “Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man. “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?” “That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily. “I just want to know. Please tell me. How much do you make an hour?” pleaded the little boy. “If you must know, I make $20 an hour.” “Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10?”

The father was furious, “If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don’t work hard every day for such childish behavior.” The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy’s questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? About an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn’t ask for money very often.

The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door. “Are you asleep, son?” He asked. “No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy. “I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man. “It’s been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here’s the $10 you asked for.”

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh, thank you, daddy!” he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy counted out his money, then looked up at his father. “Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father grumbled. “Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

64.When the boy asked his father how much he earned an hour, his father _______.      

A. was very happy                              B. answered him immediately

C. was not willing to tell him                D. didn’t tell him at all

65. Before the boy borrowed his father’s money, he had already saved ______.           

   A. $5              B. $10               C. $15               D. $20

66. At first, the boy’s father _______ his son.

  A. knew what to do about                     B. was anxious about             

  C. didn’t care about                           D. misunderstood

67. From the text we can infer that the boy ______.                                  

  A. wanted to save more money                 B. loved his father very much

  C. hated his father                                    D. didn’t want his father to work