The Jungle Books were published in 1894 and 1895. Lost in the jungles of India as a child and adopted into a family of wolves, Mowgli is brought up on a diet of Jungle Law, loyalty, and fresh meat from the kill. Regular adventures with his friends and enemies in the jungles improve this child’s strength and cleverness and stir every reader’s imagination.
Price: $ 7.79
ISBN-13: 978-1613820742
Average Customer Review: ★★★★
A Stolen Life
The first work of its kind—Jaycee Dugard’s personal life story, her own story of being kidnapped in 1991. When Jaycee was eleven years old, she was kidnapped from a school bus stop. She was missing for more than eighteen years, and gave birth to two daughters during her imprisonment.
Price: $ 19.79
ISBN-13: 978-1442344983
Average Customer Review: ★★★★★
While We’re Far Apart
Five-time Christy Award winner Lynn Austin is called as “one of the style’s best historical fiction novelists”. Set in Brooklyn, New York, during World War I, while a motherless girl longs for her daddy and a young lady hopes for a second chance at love, this tale explores the uncertainty that stays in people in Europe.
Price: $ 6.00
ISBN-10: 0764204971
Average Customer Review: ★★★★
The Fashion Police
The Fashion Police was runner-up in the Chapter One Promotions Novel Competition 2010 and nominated (提名) Best Novel with Romantic Elements 2010 by The Romance Reviews. It is a strange comedy-mystery, combining murder with romance and chick-lit.
For starters, Amber accidently shoots Chief Inspector Janice Skipper and gets thrown off the police force. The only one who knows the truth about the incident is Amber, but no one will believe her. After accepting a job as an insurance investigator from her ex-fiancé, Brad Beckett, it turns out that Brad thinks they’ve still got unfinished business and the job description includes sexual favors that come with a price.
Price: $ 12.73
ISBN-13: 978-1451555653
Average Customer Review: ★★★
【小题1】If the book concerning a person who had children in prison appeals to you, you can choose the book .
| A．A Stolen Life | B．The Jungle Book |
| C．The Fashion Police | D．While We’re Far Apart |
| A．ISBN–13: 978–1613820742 |
| B．ISBN–13: 978–1442344983 |
| C．ISBN–10: 0764204971 |
| D．ISBN–13: 978–1451555653 |
| A．19.79 dollars | B．20.52 dollars |
| C．27.58 dollars | D．18.73 dollars |
| A．It wins the award Christy Award five times |
| B．It is a great book on violence and family education |
| C．It is named Best Novel with Romantic Elements 2010 |
| D．It has many elements borrowed from stories of true policemen. |
| A．Science | B．Opinion |
| C．Lifestyle | D．Advertisement |
In Washington，Virginia and Maryland，the final months of the year have many festivals.Whether you're into a theater environment，medieval(中世纪) times or a book festival，there's an event for you.
Maryland Renaissance Festival
The festival features 12 stages and hundreds of costumed actors offering entertainment such as music and theater performances，sword swallowing and a human chess match.
Temple Hall Corn Maize and Fall Festival in Virginia
The 286acre farm offers a lot of familyfriendly entertainment，including pig races，farm animals and camel rides.Grab seasonal goods at the farmers' market，take part in the corn harvest，and hear live bluegrass and folk music.
Baltimore Book Festival in Maryland
This threeday fair features talks and book signings from more than 275 locally and nationally known authors，including Alice McDermott and Andre Dubus Ⅲ.The festival also includes live music and literary handson projects for kids.
Kids Euro Festival in Washington
Here's a chance to celebrate and experience European arts and culture，no passports required.Twentyeight European countries will be represented during the multicultural children's event，which features more than 200 performances and workshops.The festival is for children aged 2 through 12，librarians and educators.Activities include puppet(木偶) shows，cooking and theater workshops.“It really brings Europe to the children，” said organizer Sandi Auman.
【小题1】If you're interested in dangerous performances，which festival should you go to?| A．Maryland Renaissance Festival. |
| B．Temple Hall Corn Maize and Fall Festival. |
| C．Baltimore Book Festival. |
| D．Kids Euro Festival. |
| A．They both have wonderful theater performances. |
| B．They both invite famous writers to give lectures. |
| C．They both have activities intended for kids. |
| D．They both feature European culture. |
| A．To compare different features of some festivals. |
| B．To introduce some festivals for people to enjoy. |
| C．To tell people how to spend their free time. |
| D．To explain the benefits of enjoying festivals. |
Environmental Club
Club members are provided opportunities to realize their goals of environmental service. The majority of projects are student-initiated. Last year’s activities included: the LFHS Courtyard Garden upkeep, Bike to School Day with free cocoa and snacks, an “eat local” 100-mile dinner, recycling solutions for LFHS, beach cleanup through the Great Lakes Alliance, and Earth Week celebrations.
Meetings: First Friday of the month in Room 5 at 7：00 a．m.
Advisor: Ms Mary Beth Nawor, mnawor@lfschools.net
Peer Tutoring
Students volunteer to help fellow students in improving their academic and organizational skills. Students tutor LFHS and middle school students on an individually scheduled basis. LFHS tutors must have proficiency(精通) in the academic area in which they wish to tutor, but middle school tutors only need general academic proficiency.
Meetings: All tutoring is done on an individually scheduled basis.
Advisor: Ms Kathy O’Hara, kohara@lfschools.net
Young Idea
Young Idea is LFHS’s art and literary magazine. Students of all ages who love writing and art are encouraged to become part of the staff of this award-winning magazine. Young Idea encourages all students to submit art and literature works to the magazine, whether they are a part of the staff or not. From September to February, Young Idea meets on Thursdays after school in the Public Room to discuss the pieces that have been submitted to the magazine and provide feedback for the authors.
Meetings: See above explanation.
Advisor: Ms Debbie Zare, dzare@lfschools.net
Scout Buddies
Scout Buddies is a friendship club which helps build friendship among individuals with and without disabilities. Club members participate in a variety of social activities both within the school and in the community. Activities include organizing holiday parties in the school, bowling, going to the movies, and eating out in local restaurants.
Meetings: Monthly meeting dates vary, but in Room 134.
Advisor: Ms Donna Lovitsch, dlovitsch@lfschools.net
【小题1】Which club provides help for students poor in study?
| A．Peer Tutoring. | B．Environmental Club. |
| C．Young Idea. | D．Scout Buddies. |
| A．6：30 p．m., August 11, Thursday |
| B．6：00 p．m., January 5, Thursday |
| C．7：30 a．m., November 17, Thursday |
| D．7：00 p．m., September 23, Friday |
| A．They are required to have a bike to join Environmental Club. |
| B．They need to be athletic to join Scout Buddies. |
| C．They need to win a literary award to join Young Idea. |
| D．They need to be academically proficient to join Peer Tutoring. |
Volunteers Wanted
Description:
Children from low-income families or new arrivals have difficulties in learning English based on their growing backgrounds and financial problems. For most of them, tutoring (家教) that build self-confidence in speaking English is beyond their dreams. During the COVID-19 outbreak, a number of children’ have fallen behind with their studies.
We are calling for volunteers with high English proficiency (流利) to provide virtual tutoring lessons at Kwun Tong centre on Saturdays for children in Primary 4—6. These one-hour visual lessons will support them with practicing English conversations through storytelling and/or self decided topics. This activity will help primary school students to improve their English proficiency and confidence by communicating more in English.
Requirements:
Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and they are required to be fluent in speaking both Chinese (Mandarin is more preferable) and English.
Volunteer roles:
● Volunteers will be working in a pair.
● Each volunteer pair will be working with the same group’ of children for 4 consecutive (连续) weeks.
● Practice English speaking with the children online.
All volunteers who attend this activity must be registered (登记) with HandsOn Hong Kong. If you wish to have a friend or family member join you in this activity, they must first register with HandsOn and sign up for the activity.
Sign Up
SATURDAY, 29 JANUARY, 2022 FROM 15:45—17:00
SATURDAY, 05 FEBRUARY, 2022 FROM 16:45—18:00
SATURDAY, 19 FEBRUARY, 2022 FROM 15:45—17:00
Full opportunity address and directions will be sent to you by e-mail after you sign up.
Contact:
New Home Association at http://www.nha.org.hk/.
【小题1】Which of the following is a requirement for the volunteers?| A．Coming from low-income families. |
| B．Having previous teaching experience. |
| C．Registering with HandsOn Hong Kong. |
| D．Having a good knowledge of English and French. |
| A．At 16:05 on 29 JANUARY, 2022. | B．At 17:50 on 29 JANUARY, 2022. |
| C．At 15:45 on 05 FEBRUARY, 2022. | D．At 18:00 on 19 FEBRUARY, 2022. |
| A．Volunteers will teach the kids face to face. |
| B．Volunteers will teach different kids each week. |
| C．Two volunteers will work in pair when giving lessons. |
| D．The lessons will be given to the kids as well as to their parents. |
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