It’s that time of year, again, somehow time for the list of UK LEGO events of this year 2023. Here is a rough guide.
Discovery Brick Show
Date:30th, April-1st, May
Place: Discovery Museum
Description: This LEGO show in central Newcastle returns, with LEGO models from builders across the UK, activities and a marketplace for LEGO-lovers.
Cost: Some free activities; entry to the marketplace requires a paid ticket.
Thirsk Brick Show
Date:12th February
Place: Thirsk& Sowerby Town Hall
Description: A small LEGO show in this town hall, back for its third year. The money that is made from the show goes to an aged care centre in the town. LEGO displays and some activities.
Cost: A small entry fee in aid of charity.
Hull Brick Festival
Date:13th-14th August
Place: Guildhall
Description: This show is in its seventh year and this time it’s in town for the whole weekend! Awesome
LEGO creations from the best builders in the UK, fun activities plus several specialist
LEGO traders with everything from new bargain sets, loose bricks to custom accessories.
Cost: Free entry; ticket booking is recommended.
Caterham Model Show
Date:17th September
Place: Sacred Heart Centenary Hall
Description: This remarkable LEGO and model show is back again this year. LEGO as well as non-LEGO displays, activities and traders who buy and sell a lot of unique LEGO creations.
Cost: Paid tickets are required for entry; see the event page for details.
1．Whose profits will be used to help people in need?| A．Discovery Brick Show’s. |
| B．Thirsk Brick Show’s. |
| C．Hull Brick Festival’s. |
| D．Caterham Model Show’s. |
| A．In Discovery Museum. |
| B．In Thirsk& Sowerby Town Hall. |
| C．In Guildhall. |
| D．In Sacred Heart Centenary Hall. |
| A．They have been held before. |
| B．They are aimed at selling LEGO models. |
| C．They have their marketplace. |
| D．They include some non-LEGO activities. |
You may think you couldn’t live through summer without air conditioning. But in ancient China, hand fans were almost the only way to drive the heat away.
Chinese people started to use hand fans over 2, 000 years ago. The fans came in different shapes and were made from all kinds of materials. Palm leaf fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather fans marked the owner’s high status. Sandalwood fans could send out a sweet smell. Later, hand fans became far more than just something that could cool you down. They developed into works of art, in which Tuanshan-round fans, and Zheshan-folded fans, were the most common. In the shape of a fullmoon, Tuanshan were usually made of silk. Women, especially those in the royal palace, liked to use them. Poets in ancient China often compared an abandoned (被抛弃的) woman to Tuanshan. A poet in the Qing Dynasty, Nalan Xingde was a typical example. He wrote, “If only life were as beautiful as when we first met, why should the autumn wind bother to pity deserted painted fans?”
Meanwhile, men, especially the literati (文人), used Zheshan. The literati liked them because Zheshan were usually made of paper and they could paint and write poems on them. It was a way for them to show off their skills in literature, painting and calligraphy (书法).
Today, Chinese people still use these fans, though not many people write or paint on them any more. This summer, why not paint one of your own?
1．Which fans could show a person’s social position?| A．Hand fans. | B．Palm leaf fans. |
| C．Feather fans. | D．Sandalwood fans. |
| A．An abandoned woman. | B．A woman with a Tuanshan. |
| C．A woman with a Zheshan. | D．A woman in the royal palace. |
| A．They were folded fans. | B．They came in different shapes. |
| C．They had birds and flowers on them. | D．They gave them chances to show the talent. |
| A．A diary. | B．A dictionary. |
| C．A fairy tale. | D．A magazine. |
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1．What is the purpose of the summer writing program?| A．To give teens professional tips. |
| B．To help teens connect with professionals. |
| C．To improve teens’ writing ability. |
| D．To offer teens entertaining activities. |
| A．College Essay. |
| B．Flash Fiction. |
| C．Humor Writing. |
| D．Science Fiction. |
| A．Join over 1 workshop. |
| B．Sign up online. |
| C．Apply in advance. |
| D．Register in groups. |
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