The Field Museum

Hours

Regular hours are 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. , daily. Last admission at 4:00 p.m.

Open every day except Christmas.

Admission

     We have several ticket choices for you to choose from. Advance tickets may be purchased at the will- call booth in person at the museum before 4:00 p.m.

Getting Here

     The Field Museum is located on Chicago’s Museum Campus; at 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, just south of Roosevelt Rd.

     How to get here : by car or public transit or free trolley.

Parking

     Visitor parking in all lots on the Museum Campus is $ 15.00 per day .This includes the Adler lot, the north garage, the Waldron garage and the east museum lot.

     Hours for the north garage and Adler lot are 5:00 a.m.??—5:00 p.m. Mon—Fri and 6:00a.m. —5:00p.m. weekends; east museum lot9:00 a.m.—3:00p.m. Designated handicapped parking is available in every lot.

     When all other lots are full , parking will be made available in the remote south lot for$ 8.00 per day.

     From Memorial Day to Labor Day , the parking lot will only accept cash payments , which will need to be paid upon entering the garage.

Please note : These hours and rates are for daytime only and do not apply when special events are scheduled at the museums or Soldier Field.

Getting Here During Chicago Bears Home Games

During bears home games and other major special events at Soldier Field , access to the Museum Campus can be challenging. No museum visitor parking is available on the Museum Campus during bears home games. However, public transit remains a great way to get to the Campus every day of the year. For more information, call the Regional Transportation Authority at (312) 836 ??— 7000 or visit www. rtachicago.com.

Additional parking is available at the Monroe Street garage , located at 350 East Monroe Street.

If you buy advance tickets ,you          .

  A. call 60605—2496(312)922—9410 to register a ticket

  B. should go and buy tickets all by yourself

  C. can ask others to buy a ticket for you

  D. make an order with the museum in advancee

Where can you park your car for the least cost?

  A. The south lot.       B. The Adler lot.     C. The north lot .     D. The Waldron garage.

If you park your car at east museum lot ,you should go at        .

  A. 9:00 a.m.— 5：00 p.m .           B. 5:00a.m. .—5:00p.m.

  C. 9:00 a.m.— 3：00 p.m .           B. 6:00a.m. .—5:00p.m.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

  A.The museum is opened all the year around.

  B. You can usually pay your parking in check.

  C. During bears home games visitors can park on the museum Campus for free.

  D. After 4:00 p.m.you are not allowed to enter the museum.

The laptop on the teacher’s desk is not yours. It b_____ to Harry.

While shopping, we always b______ with the shopkeeper in order to reduce the price.

The children waited until the policeman s_________ to them to cross the street.

I don’t know how to choose a mobile phone. Science and t________ is changing so fast!

I really a________________ it that you helped me so much when I was in need.

When people found the missing boy in the forest, they all smiled in r__________.

On hearing the funny story, the whole class burst into l___________________.

To be h______________, to start a business of my own is not as easy as I expected.

When I opened the letter, I found some photos a__________________ it.

The p_____ we saw last night was really wonderful. It was worth my time and effort.

TYPING

This course is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. You are tested in the first class and begin practicing at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.

Course fee: $ 125   Materials: $25

Two hours each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks.

This course is taught by a number of qualified business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.

UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS

This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can’t do and how to use them.

Course fee: $75    Equipment fee: $ 10

Jan. 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, Wed. & Sat. 9—11:30 a.m.

Joseph Saunders is Professor of Computer Science at New Urban University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field.

STOP SMOKING

Do you want to stop smoking? Have you already tried to stop and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it.

Course fee: $30

Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23 Mon. 2—5 p. m.

Dr John Good is a practicing psychologist who had helped hundreds of people stop smoking.

If you choose the UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS course, you will have classes _______.

A. from Monday to Sunday                

B. from Monday to Friday

C. on Wednesday and Saturday                 

D. on Saturday and Sunday

The STOP SMOKING course will last ______.

A. for half a day                            

B. for three hours         

C. for a week                                      

D. for four weeks

Mr. Black works every morning and evening, but he wants to take part in one of the three courses. The most probable course he will attend is ______.

A. typing                                           B. understanding computers  

C. stop smoking                                     D. all the courses

If you want to learn computer and at the same time you want to improve your typing, you will pay _______.

A. $ 75                        B. $ 15                  C. $ 115                       D. $ 235

The typical difference of “Typing” from the other two is ______.

A. people with different skill levels may learn at different speed

B. you will take a test after the course

C. you will pay the fee before practicing

D. you will pay less money

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All the students present, may I have your attention, please? I'm Elizabeth Taylor. As editor of the Voice, I'd like to i___1.__ you to our school newspaper. We need new hands to help us ___2.___ can tell the students what's new every day through our newspaper. Experience isn’t quite necessary, but writing and typing skills are in great ?? 3.? . We need people to read our ___4.___（文章）to type and check them. We could also use a good photographer and several engineers. Since the voice comes ?? 5.? ? five days a week, we need good students who know how to make the ___6.__ of their time. There’s some money for salaries d___7.___ on how much work to do, but don't expect to get rich, this isn’t something you do for money. Mostly it's just for fun. Anyone who’s w___8.___ to joining us should speak to me ___9.___（立刻）after this meeting. Be p___10.___ to start right away. Our first paper appears tomorrow.

Here is a poster on a middle school website. Read the website poster.

       Going, Going, Gone!

       The Haynes Middle School Parent-Teacher Organization invites you to attend our latest fund-raiser, The Fourth Annual Haynes School Auction (拍卖)!

       Saturday, May 10

☆6:00 p.m. ~ 11:00 p.m.

☆In the school hall

       ☆6:00 p.m.~ 6:30 p.m.: All items for auction are previewed.

       ☆6:30 p.m.~ 7:00 p.m.: Silent auction begins.

       ☆7:00 p.m.~ 7:30 p.m.: Highest bidders (出价人) from silent auction are determined.

       ☆7:30 p.m.~ 11:00 p.m.: Main auction begins.

       Items (物品) up for bid in the silent auction vary in value from $ 5.00 to $ 30.00.

       Items up for bid in the main auction include the following:

       ●Airline tickets to a place of your choice

       ●Weekend getaways at first-class hotels

       ●Season tickets to the Chicago Bears football game

       ●$ 50 gift tickets to local gift shops, restaurants, and salons

       Don’t miss the boat! Book your tickets today.

       Last year, tickets were sold out within four days!

       Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

       $ 15.00 per person

       All the money from the auction will be given to the Haynes School computer lab.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as being up for bid at the auction?

       A. A movie pass to the local cinema.        B. A weekend stay at a hotel.

       C. A ticket to a restaurant.                 D. Airline tickets.

The more items that are given or bought for auction, ________.

       A. the less money that will be charged for the tickets to the auction

       B. the more money that can be raised to support the computer lab

       C. the faster the ticket will be sold to the auction

       D. the higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auction

Which of the following is most likely to happen at the year’s auction?

       A. The airline tickets will receive higher bids than any other item.

       B. All items up for bid will be sold for at least twice their value.

       C. More money will be raised this year than in any other year before.

       D. Tickets for the event will be sold out in less than one week.

The phrase “first-come, first-served” tells you that ________.

A. people can buy the tickets on the first day only

B. the person who is the first to arrive will receive a ticket at no charge

C. food and drinks will be served at the auction

D. tickets are sold in the order of who arrives first to buy them