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Taichi with English narration

     A veteran(资深的) Taichi teacher, about 38, teaches the basic 24 movement, pushing hands and self-defense techniques. It fits for the beginner’s and intermediate level.                             Time: 10:00—12:00 am, every Sunday morning                       

     Place: Bamboo Garden Hotel, No.24, Xiaoshiqiao Hutong, Jiu Guloou Street, Northwest of Drum Tower in the downtown.                         

     Fee: 60 yuan each time                         

Chinese ink & water painting class                         

     To learn the techniques of painting a bird, flower, or lady with brushes. The Chinese philosophy (哲学) and culture will also be included.                         

     Time: 7:00—9:00 pm, every Wednesday                        

     Place: Library Bar, first floor, Tower B of East Gate Plaza (广场), right behind the Poly Plaza at the East Second Ring Road.                       

     Fee: 60 yuan each week                       

                       Big-bowl-tea

     Ten yuan (US$1.2) for a cup of Chinese tea and live performance of Peking Opera is the tempting offer up for grabs at Dawancha (big-bowl-tea) Theatre, a new branch of Lao She Tea-house.                         

     The atmosphere of a traditional Chinese tea-house of the past is evoked (引起羡慕) with window seats overlooking Tian’an Men Square.                          

     Place: West side of north end of Qian-men Dajie, facing the Arrow Tower

     Tel: 6318-4723, 6318-2107                         

                        Acrobatic Show

     The Tianqiao area of Beijing won its name as the city’s major outdoor performance site for acrobatics (杂技) shows before the founding of New China in 1949. Acrobatic shows are still staged every evening in a theatre located in the Tianqiao area. The shows, put on by the Beijing Acrobatics Troupe, include many national or world award-winning programmes.

      Time: 7 pm, daily                Place: Wansheng Theatre

      Price: 100 yuan (US$12.0)        Tel: 65287750 ext 198

53.  If you are a sport lover you can go to _________.

A. Library Bar          B. Bamboo Garden Hotel                         

C. Lao She Tea-house    D. Wansheng Theatre

54.  Which item is the cheapest and most relaxed to spend your leisure time?

A. Taichi with English narration.  B. Chinese ink & water painting class.

C. Big-bowl-tea.               D. Acrobatic show.                         

55.  Which of the following is NOT true?

A. You can enjoy acrobatic shows every day at 7 pm in the open air.

B. You can see live performance of Peking Opera while enjoying Chinese traditional tea.

C. You don’t have to worry about the language problem to attend Taichi if you are an Englishman.                         

D. Chinese ink & water painting class is probably open to learners from outside China.