Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it' s becoming an art form.The most famous sushi "artist" is Yuki Kamura. She's also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She'll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.
PLACE: Sushi Scene
DATES: All month
PRICE:¥200
TIME: Lunch time
TEL:6690-3211
For a full listing of events, see our website.
21. Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8: 00 p. m. on Saturday, which one can you choose ?
A. Live Music---Late Night Jazz B. Exhibitions---Shanghai Museum
C. Scottish Dancing D. Dining---Sushi Chef in Town.
22. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it never tires you out.
B. The performance given by the American jazz band will not last quite long.
C. Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of traditional Japanese food.
D. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhibits from Egypt.
23. From the text we may learn that Kamura is_________.
A. an instructor B. a waitress C. a cook D. an artist
B
Dear James,
It is a beautiful day here and I am sitting under the big tree at the end of the garden. I have just returned from a long bike ride to an old castle. It seems amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon. It's my birthday in two weeks' time and I'll be 82 years old! I think my long and active life must be due to the healthy life I live.
This brings me to the real reason for my letter, my dear grandson. Your mother tells me that you started smoking some time ago and now you are finding it difficult to give it up. Believe me, I know how easy it is to begin smoking and how tough it is to stop. You see, during adolescence I also smoked and became addicted to cigarettes.
By the way, did you know that this is because you become addicted in three different ways? First, you can become physically addicted to nicotine, which is one of the hundreds of chemicals in cigarettes, This means that after a while your body becomes accustomed to having nicotine in it. So when the drug leaves your body, you get withdrawal symptoms. I remember feeling bad-tempered and sometimes even in pain. Secondly, you become addicted through habit. As you know, if you do the same thing over and over again, you begin to do it automatically. Lastly, you can become mentally addicted. I believed I was happier and more relaxed after having a cigarette, so I began to think that I could only feel good when I smoked. I was addicted in all three ways, so it was very difficult to quit. But I did finally manage.
When I was young, I didn't know much about the harmful effects of smoking. I didn't know, for example, that it could do terrible damage to your heart and lungs or that it was more difficult for smoking couples to become pregnant(怀孕). I certainly didn't know their babies may have a smaller birth weight or even be abnormal in some way. Neither did I know that my cigarette smoke could affect the health of non-smokers. However, what I did know was that my girlfriend thought I smelt terrible. She said my breath and clothes smelt, and that the ends of my fingers were turning yellow. She told me that she wouldn't go out with me again unless I stopped! I also noticed that I became