Bei Restaurant at the Opposite House offers the last sushi preparation class by Max Levy, a New Orleans-born New Yorker, who learned the art of sushi making from masters in Japan. Classes are arranged at 11:30 am on Dec 2 or 5. Cost is 388 yuan per person, including materials and use of materials.
010-6410-5230
Festive buffet
CBD restaurant at Grand Millennium Beijing offers a festive buffet(自助餐), featuring roast turkey, until Dec 30. Turkey will be with stuffing, cranberry sauce, bread and butter pudding, honey-glazed ham, brandy fruit cakes, and existing gourmet buffet selections.
010-6530-9383
Christmas dinner party
Beijing Minzu Hotel prepares a dinner party on Christmas Eve. There will be song-and-dance performances, with famous French wines and exciting prizes to win. Cost is 1,680-2,580 yuan per person. 6-10 pm, Dec 24, 1/F, Coffee Mill, Four Seasons Restaurant, 2/F Jin Xiu Palace, and 11/F East Hall and West Hall.
010-6601-4466 ext 162
Christmas shopping
Get a gift idea at the Peninsula Beijing, where there is a wide range of offerings, or shop in style at The Peninsula Arcade, for fashion, jewelry, leather and other gifts. Or try online shopping at peninsula.com. The Peninsula Boutique is open daily from 11 am-9:30 pm.
010-8516-2888 ext 6691
1. Many customers are attracted to Bei Restaurant for its ____________.
A. brandy fruit cakes
B. song-and-dance performances
C. jewelry and leather
D. art of sushi making
2.If you want to buy some Christmas gifts for your friends, you’d better go to ____________.
A. Beijing Minzu Hotel B. Grand Millennium Beijing
C. The Peninsula Beijing D. Bei Restaurant
3.If you are sure to order delicious Turkey by Dec. 30, you can phone ________.
It was late on the night of October 20, 1939 when Dr Bethune was busy working in a field1. (醫(yī)院).A soldier came and2. (告訴)Dr Bethune that the front was in great need of3. (醫(yī)療的) workers.Dr Bethune set off with a medical team at once. On their way, they met a group of soldiers.They took the4. (受傷的) soldiers into a small temple and Dr Bethune began to operate on them. Dr Bethune went on working day and5. (夜晚).The next day while an operation was going on, a young man ran in and said to the doctors, “Several6.(百)enemy soldiers are coming.”Soon they heard the sound of guns(槍).But Dr Bethune still went on with his work. Twenty7. (分鐘) later, when Bethune was operating on the leg of the last injured soldier, the guns sounded much8.(更近的).But Dr Bethune9.(繼續(xù))working.He and the other doctors did not leave10.(直到)the operation was over.Dr Bethune was really a hero!
Mary is getting married next Saturday.Today she asks her best friend Lucy to shop for clothes to wear at the wedding.‘So what are we looking for, Mary,’ Lucy asks.
‘Well, my parents want me to wear a traditional Chinese dress, but I prefer a more modern style.I think I’ll buy two dresses and wear them at different times on my wedding day.’ Mary answers.The girls look in many shops.At one shop, Mary tries on a Chinese-style dress.‘I like it,’ Lucy says.‘Red is a very strong color and represents love and prosperity(繁榮) for Chinese weddings.I think your parents will be pleased. ’
Mary does not look happy.‘I don’t think I look good in red. I think it makes me look too od. What about this blue one?’ ‘Well, that’s a nice dre ss too, but blue is a calm color.It could help you feel calm, but I think you want a happier color for your wedding.If you don’t like red, what about orange? It represents joy and it is a good color for weddings,’ Lucy explains.
After listening to Lucy’s opinions, Mary says, ‘Even though the orange dress would be the best for my wedding because it represents joy, I’ll choose the red dress because it will remind my mother of her own wedding and will make her happy.’
1. What would Mary prefer to wear at the wedding?
A. A Chinese dress
B. A modern-style dress
C. A Chinese-style suit.
D. A traditional Western dress.
2. Why will Mary buy two dress?
A. Because she is greedy(貪心的).
B. Because she likes shopping so much.
C. Because she has lots of money.
D. Because she wants to keep her parents and herself happy.