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Fantastic Fall Festivals You Won't Want to Miss
Seymour Apple Festival
Admission to the Seymour Apple Festival is free and so is the entertainment! More than 15,000 people from all over the region come out to take part in the activities, ranging from drawings, vendor booths, food, apple contests, bike-decorating contests, and more. Marionville Apple Festival
The popular Marionville Apple Festival is home to countless activities and events. The carnival, pony rides, and games will keep the kids busy, while adults will enjoy watching the pie-eating contest and browsing dozens of craft vendor booths. Humansville Fall Festival
The Humansville Fall Festival may be hosted by a small town, but that doesn't mean it's lacking big fun. Perfect for all ages, this fall festival is celebrating its 70th year and
will provide three full days of fun. This year's festival will feature live music from fantastic local musicians, which will definitely make it different from the ones in other years. You'll also find fun carnival rides, talented artisans selling their goods, and an
amazing parade to wrap up the event on Saturday. Southside Fall Festival
The Southside Fall Festival is perfect for family celebrations, with an alcohol-free
environment and free admission. Enjoy a colorful parade and float contest, delicious food
vendors, live music, karaoke, and more. Fall Into Arts Festival
Make sure to bring the kids along for this festival that celebrates all things creative.
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The Fall Into Arts Festival features a host of kid-friendly activities like a lego build, sand art, bubble stations, chalk the sidewalk, a jump house, and more. Parents will have plenty to do as well, with an excellent variety of artists, festival food, a mini film festival, and much more.
21. Which festivals are free of charge?
A. Southside Fall Festival and Fall Into Arts Festival
B. Seymour Apple Festival and Southside Fall Festival, C. Humansville Fall Festival and Fall Into Arts Festival D. Seymour Apple Festival and Marionville Apple Festival. 22. What makes Humansville Fall Festival special this year? A. Fun activities on Saturday. B. The duration of the festival. C. The area of the hosting town. D. Musicians' live performance.
23. Fall Into Arts Festival is specially welcomed by . A. movie lovers B. modern artists
C. visitors of all ages D. families with kids B
Dear Editor,
I have just returned home after studying for a year in Germany. But it seems that my parents don't understand me now. They expect me to be the same person I was before I went
abroad, but I'm not! Why can't they let me be myself ? Jimmy
Hi, Jimmy,
As far as I know, people who have lived abroad often find that the adjustment to returning home is more difficult than their adjustment to living in a foreign culture. Why?
We expect to have some problems when we go to a new place, speak a different language and
learn the rules of a different culture ... But home? ... we know that place! Your parents expect that the same person who boarded the airplane one year ago will be returning. Especially if they have never been abroad themselves, your parents probably
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won't understand the changes that living abroad can cause in a person. On the other hand, you may have maintained an ideal mental image of your loved ones while abroad, an image that is broken into pieces when you return.
Remember you have been living a different lifestyle in your host country, and you have probably become very independent while staying there alone. Now that you're home, you will
be expected to conform （顺应） again to the lifestyle of your family. As a result, you may be upset about your parents' involvement in your life.
Communication is the key to overcoming this problem. Tell your parents how you are feeling. Share with them information about cultural re-entry（重归）, and ask them to be
patient. This does not mean that you have to forget your experience and give up everything you've learned! Learn to find a balance between the old and new, just as you did when
first
adjusting to your host country's culture.
24. What is Jimmy's main purpose in writing the letter? A. To criticize his parents. B. To ask for advice about his studies. C. To complain about his parents. D. To ask for help.
25. What does the editor think of Jimmy's problem? A. It's unusual. B. It's normal. C. It's serious. D. It's interesting. 26. The editor thinks that both Jimmy and his parents ______. A. have changed in the past year
B. have unrealistic expectations of each other C. need to behave like they did before
D. need to find a balance between the good and bad
27. The author suggests that ______ would help solve Jimmy's problem. A. patience and trust B. patience and politeness
C. better communication between family members
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D. a deeper understanding of the host country's culture C Paris in the Twentieth
In 1863, the great novelist Jules Verne wrote a novel called Century. In the book he used the full power of his great ability to forecast the coming
century. Unfortunately, the manuscript (手稿) was lost until his great-grandson happened to discover it lying in a safe where it had been carefully locked away for almost 130 years.
Realizing what a treasure he had found, he arranged to have it published in 1994, and it
became a bestseller at once.
Back in 1863, kings still ruled the ancient world in Europe, with so many poor people performing backbreaking work in the fields. And steam power was just beginning to change the world. But Verne predicted that Paris in 1960 would have glass skyscrapers, air conditioning, TV, elevators, high-speed trains, gas-powered vehicles, and even something
similar to the Internet. Verne described life in modern Paris almost without any mistakes. From the Earth
Just two years later Verne made another amazing prediction. He wrote to the Moon, in which he predicted the details of the task that sent several astronauts
广东省蕉岭县蕉岭中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期第一次段考试题
