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A popular spot brings tasty foods and live stage shows together, giving you a great mix of food and fun.

Prices

The Menu Table Service Dinner and Show on Fridays and Saturdays is $55. That includes coffee and iced tea but not desserts.

We have Thursday & Sunday dinner shows of $47 for seniors. We offer a Thursday or Sunday evening show of $30 to kids aged 15 and under when accompanied by adult diners, and $36 to students aged 16 — 26.

We have show — only tickets with no dinner for $30. Whenever seats are available, we offer-$16 show — only student rush tickets.

Here are the ways that you can buy tickets for a Roger Rocka's event:

Online

You can buy tickets to a performance, season tickets, and concert tickets online through this website. You can look through the calendar for a day that works for you and click "Buy tickets".

At the box office

Our box office at 1226 North Wishon in Fresno's Tower District is open from Tuesday to Sunday.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 10 am. to 5:30 pm.

Thursdays through Sundays: 10 am. until showtime at 7:30 pm. or 8:00 pm.

Closed on Mondays.

Order your seat

You can give a call to (559)266-9494 or (800)371-4747 or you can go online at www. Tickets. gcplayers. com.

There came a time when my husband and I were among those in need. We did not talk about our economic difficulty with any child, but they might notice we had to cut back on many things. Still, we hoped they were not aware of the poor situation, nor of how much their father and I were suffering because of it.

Despite our efforts, our situation didn't improve, and my husband and I had to look for outside help. Just when we felt completely hopeless, we were overjoyed to receive a gift from the church — an envelope with money that helped us through that tough time. We were extremely grateful but couldn't help wondering who had given such a generous gift.

A year later, our seventeen-year-old son was applying for a student loan to attend university, we discovered his savings account was almost empty. We were very upset because we had trusted him to save part of his earnings from his part-time job for his education. He had been working hard since he was nine, and we knew how much effort he had put into saving that money.

I asked him repeatedly to tell me where the money had gone. But he would not tell me, which made me much angrier and I decided to find out where the money had gone.

Finally, in tears, my son admitted that he had put his savings in the offering box for us willingly. It had taken him years to save that money! I stood there speechless, tears filling my eyes.

Even though we connect American English with the "-or" word endings, this wasn't always the case. In fact, before the American revolution (革命), English lexicographers(词典编纂者)preferred "\-or\" endings over "\-our\" spellings, aiming to reduce French influences on the language.

In 1755, English writer Samuel Johnson published his masterpiece: A Dictionary of the English Language, an Anthology. Johnson tried to standardize the language because he felt that it was a mess. In fact, English was indeed a bit of mess as people were spelling words such as "general" as "jinerll". Samuel reintroduced the ‘u' in‘-our' endings and also added a ‘k' to words like ‘critick,' ‘publick,' and ‘chaotick'. This ‘k' ending, however, was dropped many years later. For almost a century, English were "ruled" by Samuel Johnson's guidelines on the language.

Then Noah Webster, an American lexicographer, came into play. He wanted America to be different from Britain. He believed that words should be spelled more like they sound because this would have made English easier to teach at school. Having experienced an unsuccessful effort, he published An American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828. The dictionary became an instant success and forever changed the English language in the US. This is why "colour" became "color", "centre" became "center", "masque" became "mask".

The British, however, did not accept the new spellings as they saw them as "Americanisms". British newspapers and magazines returned to the old spellings in an effort to stay loyal to "their" English and this is why now Americans and British spell words differently.

What do people hope to get from a career? Some people hope a high income. Some hope for fame. Others seek for adventure: Still others want to serve people and make the world a better place. Before you begin to explore career fields, you should consider your values, your interests, and youraptitudes that will make you up to your future work. Most people are happiest in jobs that fit their values, interests, and skills. Each person has many values, which differ in strength. For example, money is the strongest value for some people— that is, wealth is more important to them than anything else. As a result, they focus their thoughts, behaviors, and emotions on the goal of earning money.

To better know your values, you can ask yourself what is most important to you and examine your beliefs before making a career decision. For example, is it important to you to work as a member of a team? Or would you rather be in charge or work alone? If working alone or being in charge is important to you, independence is probably one of your primary values.

A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1, 500 students When arriving at school, students go straight to their lockers to put away textbooks and hang outdoor clothes. Because American textbooks are expensive, they prefer renting them. Students must pay back if they lost them.

American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If passing grades in the class and their state driver's exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.

Students must take science, math, English, and social studies, and can choose electives like art, homemaking, or fashion design. Some schools also require health, physical, or foreign language education. Students change classrooms for each subject, with a five-minute break between classes to move to the next room.

The regular school day ends early afternoon. Most students stay in the school for activities. These include sports like football, basketball, baseball, and soccer, or clubs such as speech, newspaper, photography, and student government.

A. Every student is given a locker.

B. Each day students take six or seven classes.

C. Sometimes their parents drive them to school.

D. Because each teacher has their own classroom.

E. Over half of students are willing to join in them.

F. In some schools students are required to take some special subjects.

G. This article describes a typical American high school and its students.

The next day, another note appeared: "Great job answering in history class". I had only3 one sentence, but someone heard. I began to4 myself — was I really that worthy?

Weeks passed and the notes kept coming. They5 small things: my neat handwriting, the way I helped classmates, even the funny6 I drew on the margins (页边空白). I started to sit straightter, speak louder and greet others first.

Then came the mid-term oral exam. My hands were sweating as I walked to the front. Just before I spoke, I saw a yellow corner sticking out of my pencil case: "7 — you've got this." That tiny word was like a8 pushing me forward. I finished the speech9 and even earned an "A".

After class, I decided to10 the mystery writer. I handed out thank-you cards to the whole class,11 one blank (空白的) piece of yellow sticky paper inside each envelope. The next morning, I received 35 pieces back — everyone had written a kind word. The mystery remained, but it no longer12.

Now, two years later, I still keep the first yellow note in my diary. Whenever new students arrive, I13 a small card on their desks: "You're14 than you think." I don't sign my name because I know a single sentence can15 a life.

The moment my senior high school started, my heart (fill) with a mix of nervousness and excitement. All the things around me were new — the classmates, the teachers, the classrooms, and even the sound of the morning bell. I knew I had to get used the new school life gradually.

My first class was English. The teacher, Miss Xia, greeted us with a smile and encouraged us to explore new ways of (learn). She brought in a plan included creative work and group talks. When she asked me to share my thoughts, I got butterflies in my stomach. But her encouragement gave me the confidence to speak up.

During the break, I met classmates. Though we (be) strangers, their friendly attitudes made me feel welcome. We shared our (hobby) and talked about what our dreams for the future were, and I knew many of us wanted to do our best.

In afternoon, we had a tour of the school library and labs. The librarian showed us how (borrow) and return books.

By the end of the day, my initial (最初的) anxiety had turned into (curious). This first day left a deep impression on me. It wasn't just about new textbooks or schedules — it was the beginning of a journey to discover my potential (潜能) (slow).

My Big Solo

When I was in middle school, my family moved to Seattle. As a girl of shy nature, I had to take a fresh start to fit into the new life.

One sunny day, my school announced an exciting event, a talent show for the local food bank. Students were encouraged to show their talents. Excitement filled the school as everyone began preparing for the big day. Deep down, I felt a desire to take part in. However, my self-doubt held me back, "I don't have any special skills to share."

Days turned into weeks, and the talent show came. One day, Emma, one of the most popular girls in my class, came to me. "How about singing together in the talent show?" She grinned (露齿而笑), "I heard you singing a tune, along the way home. I can't help following you here." Gosh, I couldn't believe my ears. Since Emma had the world's prettiest voice, I felt like being favoured by fortune.

My mum heard our conversation and her face lit up. "A big event." Then she suggested, "Why not practise right now? I believe you'll be a perfect match."

Emma and I kept practising almost every single day after school. As the days went by, I was feeling pretty good about our act. But the day before the talent show, Emma called that she had a stomachache and was unable to perform.

第二节根据文本内容回答下列问题

11. What would "I" react to Emma's call?

12. What would "I" do for the talent show next?

13. What would "I" learn from the experience?

1.朋友之间需要信任；

2.共同的兴趣爱好能加深友谊；

3.你的个人感悟或经历。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；2.信件的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Bruce,

I am glad to hear from you.

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Yours,

Li Hua