children that's taking the world by storm.A child­size city complete with shops and locations including a fire station，a bank and a theatre stage where children can role­play around 60 different jobs and professions，KidZania aims to teach life skills such as financial literacy，teamwork and independence.

1．If visitors want to enjoy the excitement of roller coasters，they can go to ．

　　A．KidZania B．Shrek's Adventure

　　C．London Dungeon D．Chessington World of Adventures

2．Who might be most likely interested in London Dungeon?

　　A．Students studying history. B．Underwater adventurers.

　　C．Police officers. D．Animal lovers.

3．Where does this text probably come from?

　　A．A science textbook. B．A news report.

　　C．A travel guidebook. D．A geography magazine.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B

　　I have received many Christmas gifts over the years.The best gift I ever received was presented to me by a stranger.I never even knew his name and I only had contact with him for less than 60 seconds.His Christmas present to me changed the way I had thought about people and Christmas.

　　It was several years ago when my wife asked me to meet her at the local department store on Black Friday morning.They had advertised a child's bike that she wanted to purchase for our son.We stood with a very large crowd，waiting for the manager to blow the whistle.After a while，the whistle blew.It was like throwing a bucket of fish into a tank of sharks.I told my wife that if we obtained a bike，fine，but if we did not，I was OK with that too.

　　As the shelf of bikes began to gradually decrease in size，I saw my polite opportunity to wrap my hands around the corner of one of the boxes.I lifted it off the box and suddenly felt some mild resistance.I looked up to see one of the largest gentlemen I had ever seen in my life.Threat was not the word to describe his presence.He was decorated with numerous belts of metal pointed leather around both arms and even his neck.Tattoos (文身) were an obvious passion of his.

I started to return anxiously the box but he gently pushed it back in my direction and back into