Secret of the Dragon

　Time: Monday, July 1, 2017, 10:30 a.m.

　Cost: Adult:$7.40 Children(under15): half

　Booking Phone the booking

　office:34032578

　Address:Brisbane Botanic Gardens

　Note:Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about 2 children who are taken on a dragon ride to explore the universe. 　The Search for life: Are We Alone?

　Time: Thursday, July 4, 2017, 2:00 p.m.

　Cost:Adult:$14.50Children(under15): $8.70

　Booking:Phone the booking

　office:34037689

　Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens

　Note: Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show. 　Magic Class

　Time: Friday, July 12, 2017, 10:00 a.m.

　Cost: Free

　Booking:Please call 34038470 to book your Place.

　Address: Centenary Community hub, 171

　Dandenong Rd

　Note:Would you like to be a magician? Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party. 　Science with Me: Making your own guitar

　Time: Saturday, July 20, 2017, 3:00 p.m.

　Cost:Free

　Booking:Please call 34031226 to book your Place.

　Address:10, Egginton Close

　Note:Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mum? Science with Me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer, some rubber bands and some nails with you. 1. Alec is strongly interested in space life. He may go to ________

　A. Magic Class. B. Science with Me.

C. Secret of the Dragon. D.The Search for Life.

22.John and his 10-year-old son want to watch Secret of the Dragon. How much should they pay?

A.$7.40. B.$11.10. C.$14.80. D.$23.20.

23.What do the four activities have in common?

A.They are all free.

B.They happen in the same place.

C.They are all weekend activities.

D.They can all be booked on phone.

Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.

Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.

Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.

Animals are more than just beautiful and interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature (生态平衡). Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.

For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers' stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied(繁殖)quickly.

Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.

Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid (禁止) the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

24. Animals are important to us mainly because____ .

A. they give us a source of food

B. they are beautiful and lovely

C. they keep the balance of nature

D. they give us a lot of pleasure

25. What has happened to the animals on the earth?

A. Hundreds of kinds of animals have disappeared forever.