Harbour Cruises LTD. Dining, Sightseeing and Special Events Get on board to experience Vancouver from a different perspective  . Join Harbour Cruises Ltd. For Vancouver's only guided tour of the inner harbour, the always popular dinner cruise , or a luncheon cruise through a quiet coastal mountain bay . Special event cruises are available throughout the year including during the yearly fireworks competition and December's Christmas Carol Ships. Harbour Cruises Ltd. is located next to world-famous Stanley Park. Dates of Operation: April - October and December Seasonal Hours: 8 : 00 am - 7 : 00 pm, 7 days a week Directions: Drive west on Georgia and turn right at the lights at Denman Street. Take the # 135 Stanley Park bus or walk west along Georgia for 15 minutes towards Stanley Park from downtown. Information: 604.688.7246 Reservations : 1. 800. 663. 1500 Website: www. boatcruises. corn Email: tours@boatcruises . corn # 1, North Foot of Den-man Street, Vancouver, BC V6G 2w9 The Lookout at Harbour Centre Tower Not sure where to start? The Lookout,which is high atop Harbor Center Tower,is your best first choice in Vancouver.Majestic cruise ships,mountains sprinkled with fresh snow and a west coast sunset are but a few highlights of this grand 3600 view.Drink your cappuccino,join a free guided tour,learn something new about Vancouver and enjoy the view! Dates of Operation:Open 365 days/year Seasonal Hours:Winter 9:00 am - 9:00 pm Summer 8:30 am - 10:30 pm Directions:Located downtown at the SeaBus and SkyTrain station. Just steps away from the Cruise Ship Terminal and historic Gastown. Infonnation and Reservations:604.689.0421 Website: www. vancouverlookout.com Email: info@vancouverlookout.com 555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 4N4 Burnaby Village Museum And Carousel Step back in time to 1925. The museum features a village, a farmhouse and the historic CW Parker Carousel. Costumed townspeople welcome you to exhibits that include a schoolhouse, a blacksmith, a Chinese medicine store and an ice - cream... Which of the following statements is true? A) A guide is necessary for people to visit Harbour Center Tower. B) There is fresh snow at Harbor Center Tower for people to enjoy. C) Harbour Cruises LTD is closer to downtown than Burnaby Village Museum. D) The ice - cream parlour provides you local delicious food at lunch time on Christmas Day.
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One morning last summer Joyce Andrews made some sausage sandwiches for her husband's lunch. There was one sausage left over. Mrs. Andrews didn't care for them herself, and so she gave the last one to Henry, their little dog, Henry ate it up quickly. During the morning the dog got ill. He wouldn't stop shaking his head, and couldn't stand properly. Joyce thought, "He's eaten something that didn't agree with him. Maybe that sausage very bad..." she suddenly remembered her husband's lunch. She ran to the telephone and called Jim at office. "Jim, I hope you haven't eaten any of those sandwiches yet." "You have Two? Well, listen--don't eat any more. I gave Henry the last sausage, and new he's ill. Go to the doctor, Jim." "What? You feel all right? No, Jim, don't take a chance with your health. I'm sure the sausages are bad. Please go..." "Yes, Jim. Tell him about the dog. Get some medicine." Jim came back at lunch time and went to bed. "I had a very unpleasant hour at the doctor" he told Joyce, "and the medicine made me very sick." The next morning Jim was fine. Henry seemed quite fit again, too. At eleven o'clock milkman came with the milk. "Morning, Mrs. Andrews," the milkman said "How's your dog this morning? I've been thinking about him..." "Have you? Well, he seems all right now, but..." "Yesterday morning he and I had I a little accident. He jumped up at me, and I dropped a bottle of milk on his head." Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A) It was the sausage that made Henry ill. B) Jim ate only two sandwiches, so he was quite all right. C) The milkman explained Henry's illness D) Jim felt unpleasant because of her wife's telephone call.
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Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it "automaticity  ".  www.ks5u.com A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice, he stumbles less and less, reading by the phrase  . With automaticity, he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words, so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text. It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams. According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount   of time a child spends reading , not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home. You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable   for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice. Children with "automaticity" can read faster because they_. A) know how to read the words B) do not have to think while reading C) read by themselves without any help D) pay attention to the meaning of the text

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