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We (impress) ______ by the high quality and fine workmanship of your products when we visited your factory.
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"Golden week" tests HK Disneyland's popularity
Having over 10 million visitors to Hong Kong yearly, the mainland has been deemed as a natural market for the city's Disneyland.
However, the idea is once again put into test when low attendance was reported in the park during the ongoing Labor Day "golden week" holidays.
"Golden Week" Sees Flat Reaction
While Hong Kong expecting to receive about 420,000 visitors from the mainland, Disneyland also announced the seven-day holidays as its "golden week" for guests.
Related publicity activities included custom-made shining golden dresses for Mickey and Minnie Mouses, set meal of Chinese dishes and uplifted ticket price for special dates.
Compared to the aggressive promotion, the theme park's "golden week" kicked off in a quiet and orderly way due to low attendance of visitors.
On Monday, officially the first day of the holidays, neither long lines nor big crowds were formed in the park.
A handful of working reporters and local cable TV's satellite transition disks became so remarkable against an almost empty Main Street USA in the park.
At the entrance of several popular games, it took only five to ten minutes waiting for visitors to have a ride, which on some weekends would have people stand in line for at least half an hour.
Until Wednesday, tickets to the park for the rest of the "golden week" are still available for on-line purchase.
It's a sharp contrast to what occurred in the Chinese New Year holidays only three months ago, when Disneyland closed its gate to hundreds of visitors after the park reaching its maximum reception capabilities soon after opening.
The waiting crowd, mostly tourists from mainland with advance-purchased tickets, turned into rally ramming against the gate, climbing over the rail or passing their kids over the fence.
While local press hinted that memory of the incident caused the low turnout of the "golden week", Disneyland firmly denied the connection.
The park's executive vice-president Bill Ernest said it's just the beginning of the seven-day vacation and the park was expecting" steady buildup of visitors" over the week.
At least, Mr. Zhao and his families from Shanghai were not intimidated by what occurred in Disneyland in the Chinese New Year.
"We know that, but guess many people won't come here for the sake. That's why here we are," he said while taking photos for his daughter in front of a spring with Mickey's stature.
High Price a Concern
However, Mickey Mouse's magic isn't strong enough to get every mainland tourist forget the ticket incident or overcome the high price of Disneyland ticket for holidays.
Out of the gate of Disneyland's rivalry, Hong Kong Ocean Park, a woman named Lai said that her family had no plan to visit Disneyland. "We heard it's over packed and expensive," she said with her child around.
When asked whether her daughter wanted to visit Disneyland and have a close look at the Mickey Mouse, Lai answered for the seven-year-old, "No, we are fine here. Disneyland is no fun." While answering so, the mother clutched the kid's hand and used her body hiding the girl.
Disneyland charged 350 HK do]lam(45 U.S. dollars) for one adult on special dates such as the "golden week" holidays, while one adult ticket of Ocean Park costs only 185 HK dollars(24 U.S. dollars) all the time.
While Disneyland defending its entrance fee with promise of wonderful experience and quality service, the price factor still weighs heavy in mainland visitor's head, or at least those going to the Ocean Park only.
A tourist guide named Qian said that most of her guests chose Ocean Park rather than Disneyland, for the latter's price ticket was "so high
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Lin: Look at the toiletries in the bathroom — shampoo, bath-foam, even a shower hat!
Rachel: Look at that small device on the wall of the bathroom. What's that?
Lin: Oh, it must be a hair drier. I wonder how it works. Oh, it starts when you remove it!
Rachel: You'd better put it back.
Lin: I guess so.
Rachel: Let's go and see the room again. Look, there's a balcony with some chairs on it. Wow! Look, what a wonderful view!
Lin: Yes, —look at that huge container ship! It must be heading for the harbor. And look at that beautiful cruise ship down there, alongside the quay!
Rachel: What's that in the distance, just behind the container ship? Is it the mainland?
Lin: No, that's an island. The mainland is on the other side of the island, to the north.
Rachel: To have a balcony connected to your room is great. I say, Lin, there's a mini-bar under the TV. Shall we have a drink on the balcony and watch the sunset?
Lin: I don't think we should touch the mini-bar—just look at the prices! Let's freshen up, and then go down to the Rainbow Bar and use our vouchers!
Rachel: Good idea!
Lin: Let's go!
Question : Where does the conversation most probably take place?
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A.In a hotel.
B.In a restaurant.
C.In a hospital.
D.In a shop.
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A.Because it can send email.
B.Because it offers online discussion.
C.Because it is visible and audible.
D.Because it provides chatting service.
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What does the woman mean? 查看材料
A.She" s already visited the museum.
B.Mary might be leaving earlier than she is.
C.Mary will take him to the office.
D.The man could probably go with Mary.
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Mr. Wang, a retired worker, was echoing the feelings of thousands of Beijing people as summer entered its hottest stage.
Thursday was the hottest day of the year so far, with the temperature officially reported as 36 degrees. But many people believe the government understates the real figure because regulations (条例 ) passed in the 1950s allow workers to stay at home for all or half day if the temperature is higher than 38 degrees.
" It was at least 40 degrees on Thursday, " said Liang Guojun, a middle school teacher. " It was unbearable. But the newspaper said only 36 and forecast rain. Of which there was none.
In Beijing, visitors to Daguanyuan Park in the southwest of the city said the ground temperature reached 55 degrees on Thursday.
The Beijing Evening News reported yesterday that more than 3 , 000 people had been admitted to hospitals suffering from heat stroke (中暑) , while local power companies were struggling to meet the demand for electricity.
A heat wave is sweeping much of the mainland, with temperatures in parts of Beijing, Shandong and Hebei provinces reaching as high as 39 degrees. Xinhua said the average temperature in Beijing on Thursday was 36 degrees but in the northern part of Tanghe Kou it was 39 degrees.
Hundreds of people suffering fevers were treated at hospitals. The Chaoyang hospital in northeast Beijing reported 55 such cases on Wednesday. They said most were caused by the difference in temperature between air-conditioned areas and outdoors.
Mr. Liang said the regulation on stopping work when the temperature reached 38 degrees was passed in the 1950s when Beijing had no air-conditioning and depended on fans—either handheld or electric.
"But in those days the temperature rarely reached 38 degrees, so the rule was not actually used. Now we have had years of global warming and industrial pollution and the summers get hotter each year, which means that the temperature is often higher than 38.
But an official from the Beijing Meteorological Observatory (北京气象台) said they had no knowledge of any such regulation.
Whom does the underlined word "they" (Paragraph 1) refer to?
A.Bus drivers.
B.Weather reports.
C.Newspaper editors.
D.Passengers on the bus.
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Chinese immigrants to Hawaii found that they______.
A.were treated without discrimination
B.were provided with fewer job choices
C.couldn't travel to mainland America
D.could only live or work in Chinatown
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The Li Yuchun phenomena, however, goes far beyond her 【S1】______
voice, which even if the most enthusiastic fans admit is pretty 【S2】______
weak. As a dancer, she's not much better. Hei Nan, one of the
event's judges, told the Guangzhou Daily that Li was "the worst
of the top six in terms of singing skills", so noted that she reaped 【S3】______
the most audience votes.
That Li did possess was attitude, originality and a proud 【S4】______
androgyny (双性性格) that challenged Chinese norms. During
the tryouts, Li wore loose jeans and a black button-down shirt,
with no make-up. She auditioned (预演) with In My Heart
There's Only You, Never Her, an oldie (老歌) made famously 【S5】______
by Liu Wenzheng a man. In the main competition she sang
other songs written for female performers and called herself "a 【S6】______
tomboy". For an ordinary Chinese audience, Li's disregard for
the rule book produced an unfamiliar knee-weakening. Her fans
wept openly and frantically shrieked when Li took the stage.
Li's victory was unusual in other. ways. "Super Girl's Voice"
is run democratically. Eight million of SMS votes flooded in 【S7】______
on the night of the finale. For a few weeks after, the mainland
press debated the relevance of this format. "Only something
that smashes social norms could elicit such a response," Yu
Guoming, a media expert at People's University, told the Beijng
News. "After all, the opportunities to use votes to choose in
such events are relative few." An editorial in the China Daily 【S8】______
wondered: "How come an imitation of a democratic system
ends up selecting the singer has the least ability to carry a me?" 【S9】______
But she is more: Li represents un-embarrassed individuality, and
that' s how she's a national icon. 【S10】______
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