Every year, more than nine million people all over the world come to visit London. They go to the museums and theatres; they look at interesting old buildings or have a drink in a park.
    A quick and easy way to get to different places in the city is to take an underground train. The London underground is one of the best and most widely used transport networks（网状组织）in the world. The trains run all day and most of the night. (3) You'd better  not take the underground between eight o'clock and ten o'clock in the morning, or four o'clock and six o'clock in the afternoon. (4)  The trains are so crowded that you can hardly move or find a place to sit.
    London's famous red buses form a big part of getting around in London. Although the London underground is the fastest and the simplest way of getting around London, the buses play their part and are an experience you should try at least once. By sitting on the top deck (层) of the bus, you can get a great sightseeing (观光的)  experience of London as well.
    Some special visitors' buses take you to many of the interesting places in the city on one journey.  It takes about one and a half hours, but you can cancel your journey and get off (and on again) at the different places you want to visit.
    London taxis are called "black cabs”. Most of them are black, but some are not. You can stop one if it has a "For Hire (供租用的)n sign on it. The drivers are friendly and helpful.
    In a word, London is a big and beautiful city with Lots to see  and to do. Welcome to London.
 

    Last month，Mr and Mrs Walter movedto a small town because they both retired from work and wanted to live apeaceful life．After being there for a short time，Mrs Walter (1) ______ Dto hernext-door neighbour．She was hoping the neighbour would repeat herdissatisfaction to the store owner．
    The next day the newcomer went to thestore. (2) ______ Cgreeted her with a big smile．He told her how happy he wasto see her again，and said he hoped she liked their town．He also offered himselfas a resource to Mrs Walter and her husband as they got settled．Then he tookcare of her order (3) ______ A．
    Mrs Walter was verysurprised．When she got home，she reported the big (4) ______ Bto herneighbour．“I suppose you told him how poor I thought the service was，”sheguessed．
    “Well，no，”the neighbour said，“ (5) ______ C-and I hope you don’tmind-I told him you were amazed at the way he had built up this small townstore，and that you thought it was one of the best-run stores you’d everseen．”
    Mrs Walter’s neighbour (6) ______ Athat people want to berespected．Actually，most people will do nearly anything for you if you treat themrespectfully．That means making it clear to them that their feelings areimportant，and their opinions are precious．

    A new report shows what life might be like in 100 years from now. Experts on space and architecture（建筑）, and city planners gave their ideas on life in 2116. Twenty-five years ago, we could not imagine how greatly the Internet would change our lives. Now the Internet has revolutionized the way we communicate and learn. They said the changes in the next century would be even more unbelievable.
    The way we live, work and play will be totally different from today. There will be many tall buildings, underwater cities, and holidays in space. People will work from home and have virtual（虚拟的）work meetings. People will have 3D printers to “print”everything they need at home, such as food, clothes and so on. There will also be less need for doctors. Our home health robot will tell us what the problem is and give us treatment. We will also go into space for holidays and get resources that we have used up on Earth. Researchers interviewed 2,000 adults about the predictions, and most of them thought they were most likely to happen!

   The book I read is A Picture to Remember by Sarah Scott-Malden. It’s (1) ______ a girl called Christina. One day, when she was waiting at the traffic lights, she (2) ______ two men with a gun in a car next to her. They were bank robbers（抢劫者）and she saw (3) ______ faces. They didn’t want her to tell the police, so they planned to kill her.
   At first, one of the robbers attacked（攻击）Christina near the park, but (4) ______ she only got her arm hurt slightly. After she called in her friend, Philippe for help, they were (5) ______ in the street when the robbers drove their car into them. Philippe was (6) ______ seriously and had to go to hospital. When Cristina visited Philippe and left the (7) ______ , the robbers followed her. Christina saw that they had a gun and understood (8) ______ they want to do. She was scared, but she kept calm. The robbers were close behind her, but they were driving (9) ______ fast that they couldn’t stop the car and it turned over, so the police caught (10) ______ the robbers. That’s the end of the story.

    The world’s most popular musical, The Sound of Music is coming to China!
    Presented by Lunchbox Theatrical Production, we are looking for talented young performers to play the roles of the von Trapp children. This is a fantastic chance to perform with musical theater professionals.
    Since its first performance（演出） on Broadway 55 years ago, The Sound of Music has been singing its way into everyone’s hearts with some of the most popular songs ever performed on the musical theatre stage.
    This June, after a tour around the world with stops including the UK, Canada, South Africa, Singapore, and New Zealand, this show will take to the stage in China. Don’t miss it!
We are looking for young talented performers for the roles of:
    ● Friedrich (1.55m tall, unbroken voice, playing age 14)
    ● Louisa (1.5m tall, undeveloped body, playing age 13)
    ● Kurt (1.45m tall, unbroken voice, playing age 11)
    ● Brigitta (1.4m tall, playing age 9/10)
    ● Martha (1.35m tall, playing age 7)
    ● Gretl (up to 1.2m tall, playing age 6)
    Interview Dates: 16-18/04/2016
    Application Deadline (申请截止日期): 13/04/2016
    Interview Address: National Theatre of China
    Rehearsals(排练): 5 May until performances
    Performances: 15 June--20 June 2016, National Center for the Performing Arts