TEXT I 　 First read the question. 55. When will the "youngsters Wind Band Music Festival" be held? A. 2 pm, June 12 B. 7:30 pm, June 9,10 C. 8 am-11:30 am, 2 pm-5 pm, June 12 D. June 10-11 56. The Exhibition Gallery of Chinese Traditional Painting Research Institute is hosting ____. A. an ink painting show B. a landscape painting show C. a calligraphy show D. a show of works by some famous artists. Now go through Text I quickly to answer question 55 and 56. 　 CONCERTS 　 British conductor —— David Lockington from the United Kingdom will lead the China Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra here in Beijing. 　 Starting early on the cello, Lodkington studied cello and conducting at Yale University in the United States after graduating from Cambridge University in England. In June he became conductor of the Grand Rapid Symphony Orchestra. 　 Pianist Zhu Tong from Taiwan will be the soloist in the concert. 　 Program: "Fantasy on a Theme of Thomas Tallis" by Williams, "Piano Concert Op 16" by Grieg, "Spain" by Charier, "Romeo and Juliet Suite" by Prokofiev. Time: 7:30 pm, June 9,10 Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinghuajie Tel: 6605-5812 　 Rigoletto —— A concert opera, "rigoletto" will be illustrated by the opera troupe and chorus of China National Opera Ballet Theatre. 　 Gao Weichun will conduct. Lei Keyong will provide narration. Time: 2 pm, June 12 Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie Tel: 6605-5812 　 For Strauss —— To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Richard Strauss, a comprehensive concert will be highlight the great masters orchestral and vocal works. 　 Program: Overture to "Die Fledermaus" and Strauss waltzes, polkas and marches. Time: 7:30 pm, June 12 Place: Century Theatre, 40 Liangmaqiaolu Tel: 6466-3311 　 Plucked string —— The graceful Chinese ancient plucked string instruments will be played by musicians of the Central Orchestra of Traditional Music. 　 In ancient pieces like "Floral Moonlit Night in a River in Spring" and "Flowing Water", pipa and quqin were used to be played by scholars, intellectuals or concubines. 　 Program: "Generals Order", an ancient guzheng piece, "Camel bells on the Silk Road", a daruansolo and "The Beautiful Africa", a dulcimer solo. Time: 7:30 pm, June 12 Place: Minzu Concert Hall, 15 Xiaoyinglu, Chaoyang District Tel: 6491-9081 　 Traditional instruments —— Musicians from the China Film Symphony Orchestra will display the cream of traditional Chinese instrumental music. 　 The instruments include dizi, guzheng, pipa, erhu, xiao and ruan. Time: 7:30 pm, June 19 Place: Beijing International Art Palace, Art Salon of Crowne Plaza Beijing, 48 Wangfujing Dajie Tel: 6513-3388 ext 1209 　 Wind bands —— A "youngsters Wind Band Music Festival" will be staged by some 30 amateur wind bands from more than 30 primary and middle schools in China. Organized by China Childrens Center and Dunshan Youngsters Arts Training Center, both Chinese and foreign youngsters are welcome to attend the concert, free of charge. 　 Program: "Carmen Fantasy", "Going Home", "Poland Waltz", "The Blue Danube", "William Tell", "Sound of Music" and "The National Anthem of China". Time: 8 am —— 11:30 am, 2 pm —— 5 pm, June 12 Place: Chaoyang Stadium, Liulitun Xikou, Yaojiayuanlu, Chaoyang District Tel: 6559-9310 　 EXHIBITIONS 　 Oil paintings —— The Wan Fung Art Gallery is holding an oil painting exhibition entitled "Inner Feeling". On show are dozens of oil paintings created by young and middle-aged painters including Lao Dao, Xin Yi, Han Xuejun and Zeng Chuangxing. 　 Time: 9 am-7 pm, till June 15 Place: 136 Nachizi Dajie, Dongcheng District Tel: 6523-3320 Japanese art—— The Palace Museum will host the Kicho Art Exhibition from Japan. 　 Kicho, an aristocratic tradition in Japan, was a woven cloth partition used for interior decoration among royal families in the Heian era (794-1190). It is now a traditional art in Japan which enjoys a high reputation around the world. Sponsored by the Palace Museum and the Yanazaki Junzo Kicho Institute of Japan, the exhibition will display 50 reproductions from the Heian Era. 　 The Yanazaki Junzo Kicho Institute is famed in Japan for handmade kichos. Its kichos have been collected by galleries and museums around the world. 　 Time: 9 am —— 4 am, until June 10 Place: 4 Jingshan Qianjie, Dongcheng District Tel: 6523-7344 　 Traditional scenes —— The Exhibition Gallery of Chinese Traditional Painting Research Institute is hosting an ink painting show. 　 The displayed works, created by such artists of the institute as Liu Boshu, Li Lingyun, Wang Yingchun and Deng Lin, feature figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, as well as calligraphy. 　 Time: 9 am —— 4 pm, until June 10 Place: 54 Xisanhuan Beilu, Haidian District Tel: 6841-1369 　 Stage 　 Camille —— The Hong Kong Ballet perform the ballet adapted from this famous work of Alexander Dumas. 　 The novel of the title was published in 1848 and had been adapted into film, ballet and opera. 　 Time: 7:30 pm, June 10-11 Place: Century Theater, 40 Liangmaqiaolu, Chaoyang District Tel: 8425-2256 　 Ballet on ice —— The St Petersburg State Ice Ballet is to bring the three greatest of Tchaikovskys ballets: "Swan Lake", "The Nutcracker" and "sleeping beauty". 　 Time: "The Nutcracker", 7:30 pm, June 10; "Sleeping Beauty", 7:30 pm, June 11; "Swan Lake", 7:30 pm, June 12. Place: Beizhan Theatre, 135 Xiwai Dajie, Xicheng District Tel: 6835-1383 　 In this family —— The China National Youth Theater will present a new drama about an intellectuals family. 　 The father and mother devoted their youth to the Daqing oilfields, but the new generation of the family thinks differently. The conflicts reflect different values of two generations, while the experiences of the family members mirrors 50 years development of this century. 　 Time: 7:30 pm, until 12 Place: Haidian Theater, 84 Haidianlu, Huangzhuang, Haidian District Tel: 6255-8026

　　55. When will the "youngsters' Wind Band Music Festival" be held?

　　A) 2 pm, June 12

　　B) 7:30 pm, June 9,10

　　C) 8 am-11:30 am, 2 pm-5 pm, June 12

　　D) June 10-11

　　56. The Exhibition Gallery of Chinese Traditional Painting Research Institute is hosting ____.

　　A) an ink painting show

　　B) a landscape painting show

　　C) a calligraphy show

　　D) a show of works by some famous artists.