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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。CChina’s economic growth “hard to predict”The worsening global economic situation makes it difficu阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。DPeople in Shanghai can quench their thirst with high quality water if thResearch has shown that music has an important effect on one’s body and psyche (心灵). In fact, there is a growing field of health care known as music therapy,Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, bu I’m sure you know the song “Happy Birthday”. But do you know who wrote the song and for whom it was written? The retired professor, Archibald A. Hill in LucAmericans have contributed (做贡献) to many art forms, and jazz, a type of music, is one of the art forms started in the United States. Black Americans, who sanIn a city of south India lived a young man who was always dreaming of becoming rich. He often heard about some traders in his city who gathered a great deal of Would you like to be a king or queen? To have people waiting on you hand and foot? Many Americans experience this royal treatment every day. How? By being cuFor Americans, a mosquito bite is an itchy bother. But for many in Africa, a tiny bite can be deadly. One million people die each year of malaria, a disease spAre you fond of tomatoes? Bunol, a town in Spain, held its yearly tomato festival on the last Wednesday of August. Thousands and thousands of people made theirWho are these people rushing by you on the street? More than 250 million people now call Amer­ica" home" , but most of them can trace their families backAmericans think that travel is good for you. Some even think it can help to solve one of the coun­try ’ s worst problems ~: crime (犯罪).Crime worries a Do you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me. For example, consider these words: know, design, islanSome places in the world have strange laws. It’s important for you to know about them before going there. Whoever likes to chew gum(口香糖) may have to leave Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D .Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fFool’s Day falls on 1st of April. People _36_forget the significance (意义) of the day. In March 1980. I was 37 at Durham University with seven other ChineseTo what degree can a computer achieve intelligence?The answer to this question may lie in a newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child and the Inte请阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。It is hardly surprising that clothing manufacturers (生产商)fol请阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。Sitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands. Ecuador, wThe national assistance system for poor college students is getting more effective as proved by fewer phone calls to the hotline of the National Center for StudeForget famous goal celebration such as “The Robot” by Peter Crouch and “The Dive” by Juergen Klinsmann, here comes the South African “Diski dance”. The Diski daBeijing has started a battle to get rid of "Chinglish" (Chinese English). The "Language Mandarins" of Beijing have decided that Chinglish is a disease for CEngland is the largest country in Britain. Its capital is London, which is on the Thames. The port of London is one of the greatest ports in the world. Ships You know Australia is a big country, but you may not know how easy it is to get around. The untouched beaches that go for miles and deserts that touch the horiz阅读理解B Alexander the Great was a mighty(强大的) king and conqueror(征服者). He was one of the greatest military geniuses(军事天才) the world has ever known.At Yale University, enrollment in basic Chinese in 2005 grew rapidly, and for the first time professors can remember, large numbers of freshmen were arriving wit完形填空 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂Today, roller skating (滑旱冰) is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed beWinter-swimming has become popular in Beijing. Three years ago, few people would go swimming in the icy waters. But now there is a Winter-swimming Enthusiasts’Perhaps the most wonderful building put up in the 19th century was the Crystal Palace(水晶宫)which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Dreams are expressions of thoughts, feelings and events that pass through our mind while we are sleeping. Everybody dreams. But only some people remember theirFacebook means never having to say goodbye. The social media web site has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends. Last week, a guy whom I hadn't seeIn a book called Magnificent Obsession, by Lloyd C. Douglas, a description is given of people helping others but doing it secretly. When difficult problems worThe world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a potential hunger crisis in poor countries anYellowstone Tour & Travel has been helping people plan their Yellowstone Park vacations for 25 years. We are a one-stop shop (一站式服务点) for all YellowsAmerican is the country on the move. In unheard of numbers, people of all ages are exercising their way to better health. According to the latest figures, 59 pIn Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. BefPop music is the name for different forms of popular, commercial(商业) music. It had its beginning in the USA and spread throughout the whole world during the 1A Beautiful Mind A mathematician who goes mad is not a subject most directors consider commercially attractive, but then Ran Howard isn’t among most directors.NPR has ended its contract with Juan Williams, one of its senior news analysts, after he made comments about Muslims on the Fox News Channel.NPR said in a statemTed doesn’t like cars. He wants people to stop driving because cars make the air dirty. Ted had an idea. He said,“I’m going to cycle around North America. Besides providing a perfect environment for sea plants and animals to live in, seawater has other values, one of which is that it constantly moves, and its movemBorn in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 21 at my face, but I pushedCBy far the most common difficulty in studying is simple failure to get down to regular concentrated work. This difficulty is much greater for those who do not DThis brief book is aimed at high school students , but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.Its formal ,serious style closely matches its content ,a EOnce upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything:animals, spiders, insects... One day while walking through the woods 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)In the north of Scotland there is a lake called Loch Ness. It is the biggest 36in Britain. It is over thirty kilometeDrunken driving — sometimes called America’s socially accepted form of murder — has become a national epidemic (流行病). Every hour of every day about three AmIn many parts of the world cars play an essential role in daily life and many societies would stop to function without them. So the claim that in 20 years’ timChinese politeness have always been formal to follow strict rules, although sometimes Chinese people seem to be impolite according to Western standards in publicA primary school teacher who left a class of 25 pupils in tears after she told them Santa Claus did not exist has been fired. When excited youngsters became rowIt is a common fear among users of Facebook and other social media around the world—how to deal with a friend request from your boss or employee.A survey releas根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland andDirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fValentine’s Day is named for Saint Valentine, an early Christmas churchman who helped young lovers. Valentine was killed for his Christian beliefs on February Officials in a remote Russian city have drawn up a list of practical tips for locals on how to survive encounters (相遇) with bears, after growing numbers have wThe Winter Palace was built between 1754 and 1762 for Empress Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great. Unfortunately, Elizabeth died before the palace was coNew York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses that they use in certain partsThe Japanese economy is at a standstill,Japan ’ s government has said, as concerns about thestrong yen(曰元)continue to grow. The recovery in the economy was 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。DAround the globe, the tourist trade is booming and you are promised to enjoyOctober 15th is Global Handwashing Day. Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hanLike every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life to the people and develop in their own way. OurDifferent countries and different people have different manners. We must find out their customs, so that they will not think us ill-mannered. Here are some exaThis is the VOA Special English Economics Report. China has recently been faced with serious issues of product safety. Some cases have brought attention internAmerican cities are similar to other cities around the world: American cities are changing, just as American society is changing. After World War Two, the popul The 1980s was called the “Me Decade” because for many this time was marked by a fascination with the self. The idea that each person has a self may seem natuarAfter the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at retaliatory(报复的) action against China for its “significantly undervalued” currency, Treasury Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television.And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is differeAfter The Super Girl was shown on TV, it was loved by millions of people, especially the young people. It becomes a hot topic among people. Here are some of thNext Hot Language to Study: ChineseThe fourth-graders at Chicago’s McCormick Primary School are unaware of the difficulty in learning Chinese. For most, who spAs computer games get to look more lifelike, it seems that their violence is spilling over into real life. It is reported that some dozens of children have beenSome scientists say that animals in the oceans are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings.The noise that affects sea creatures comes 阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)第一节:请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Skin-diving is aA man was selling medicine at a fair(集市).At first he sold bottles of a cure(药剂)for colds(感冒)for just a dollar a bottle.Many people wanted to buy it and theAnimals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history. Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and sim完形填空:(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分) When you are learning English, you find 21 wrong to translate a sentence word for word into your 22 language. Take the 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the right kind of food is very important. IWhen coal is burned in a boiler, two kinds of ash by-products are produced: a heavy bottom ash and a fine-as-powder fly ash. About 10 to 15 percent of the coal London has become a cycle friendly zone after the launch of a new bike hire scheme.It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central Raymond Schneider politely elbowed his way through crowds of customers as he made for the candy bins at Dylan’s Candy Bar in Manhattan. Since he was laid off iParis in the springtime was, is and always will be, something rather special. Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days? This In the last years of the Warring States period, the State of Qin attacked the State of Wei on a large scale repeatedly and occupied large areas of land, for the Skiing only caught on for ordinary Chinese in the mid-1990s in the country’s north and northeast, but has since developed into a pastime that can be practiced nMany of us assume that with such a last name, Peter Buffett, 52, must enjoy a life of endless privilege. But the son of billionaire investor (投资人) Warren BufNot many people know that U.S. President Calvin Coolidge did not always live in the White House. Sometimes he lived in the nearby Willard Hotel.Once, in the It is the season for long lines and frayed(紧张的) nerves. Here are some ways to survive a holiday flight. Lighten upDo yourself a favor and ship your presentsAlone in the darkness under layers of rubble (碎石) , Dan Woolley felt blood streaming from his head and leg.Woolley, an aid worker, husband, and father of two Taiwan will finalize a plan by the end of June to open up the island to tourists from mainland China, though no date has been fixed for formal implementation(执行Our quarrel with efficiency is not that it gets things done, but that it is a thief of time when it leaves us no leisure to enjoy ourselves, and that it strains For a small but increasingnumber of young women in modern-day China, true love is all about the numbers. A potential suitor may have a good sense of humor and rYour House Will Take Care of You In Old AgeHave you ever thought what your life would be like in old age? Everyone talks about the “aging” society with large nuAccording to the United States government, people are classified as homeless if they have no place to stay and no expectation of finding a place for the next thiIslamabad, Pakistan, June 22nd---Two mountain climbers surprisingly survived (幸免于) a fall of over 500 feet on the 25,530-foot mountain in Pakistan, Saturday.In white shirt, blue pants, black cloth shoes and two pigtails (辫子), Jingqiu gives off an air of great “pure beauty” in Zhang Yimou’s new movie Under the HawtPeople say that a mother’s love knows no boundaries (边界). This is true when it comes to my mother. She has given up many things so that my sisters and I couThe world’s biggest Internet search engine, Google, has proven once again to be king of the Web. Users can download “Google Wi-Fi” software and then enjoy free Fly into Lisbon and spend a couple of days exploring the capital, which is a terrific bargain. In addition to some worthwhile and affordable dining and lodgingJust as the world’s most respected scientific bodies have confirmed that the world is getting hotter, they have also stated that there is strong evidence that hWhen you are curious about something, and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discovAmerican cities are similar to other cities around the world. In every country cities reflect the values of the culture. Cities contain the very best aspects o
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A new power plant in Nakoso, Japan, might someday change everything for coal plants.Since the new power plant fired up in September, the designer, Mistubishi, isThe Global Heritage Fund organization recently released a list of cultural treasures in the developing world that are in danger of disappearing. These“On the VeAlaska Inside Passage CraisesMost cruises(游船) are seven nights long and typically begin an4 end in either Vancouver or Seattle.This "roundtrip" travel plan mOver the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal. In some ways, however, very little has changed. Ideas about social class whether a person is For many people in the US,sports are not just for fun. They’re almost a “religion”.Thousands of sports fans buy expensive tickets to watch their favorite teamThe journey two naval (海军) officers made some time ago to tile very deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be exploIn Britain, in a population of 60 million, there are 13 million grandparents, many of whom live alone a long way from their grandchildren.The loneliness of thesIt's not every week that England's greatest playwright William Shakespeare hits the headlines, but the Bard of Avon (艾芬河的吟游诗人) has been the subject of Face-to-face communication involves much more than the spoken word.In fact, we often communicate our feelings to others through our body language without realiziEveryone knows the smart black-and-white dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with his best friend---a bird called Woodstock.Created by the American cartoonisEarly this month, on the Egyptian-Israeli border not far from her hometown, a series of bombings killed 35 people and injured more than 160. Despite the attack,While IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tells you how smart you are. EQ (Emotional Quotient) tells you how well you use your smartness. Professor Salovery, the psychoMany people could not forget the beautiful dance during the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. The dance was performed by 20 disabled girls. They can’t hear or speak.Traveling without a map in different countries, I find out about different “styles” of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”Foreign toWarm water freezes more quickly than cold water. Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago. But few people believed him. Later, a Canadian sci阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The raPeople living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy. They are in close contact (接触) with nature. They make frieThe United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children.On the third Sunday in June, fMother’s Day is usually celebrated on the second Sunday of May every year. Do you know that a mom deserves a special gift this year for Mother’s Day? Sure, fCulture helps human societies survive in changing natural environment.For example, the end of the last Ice Age, beginning about 15,000 years ago, brought a big cTui Na and Your Emotional HealthIn Traditional Chinese Medicine the body, mind and spirit cannot be divided and so the unique whole-body treatment in Tui Na can Cities in Europe and around the world may be growing “bike trees” in the near future. Invented by Japan’s JFE engineering Corp., the invention proved useful iAt first all films were in black and white, but in 1932 the first color film was made. It proved as unpopular as making films had done in the late 1920’s. It London UndergroundThe world’s first subway was built in London in 1863. At that time, the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the ciExplore the State of CaliforniaCalifornia is one of the most interesting states of America that offers a lot of wonderful sceneries and fun attractions. It is aIn the United States, friendships can be close, constant, intense, generous, and real, yet fade away in a short time if things change. Neither side feels hurt bThanksgiving Day was near. Lucy, the first grade teacher, gave her class a fun 36— to draw a picture of somebody or something for which they were 37. When the The American book Who Moved My Cheese has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence JohBolivia has a population of three and a half million. About one tenth of the total population are white; one-fourth are mixed Indians and white; and more thanRead the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment. And then answer questions.Happiness(Romance) ★★★★Happiness tells the story of two people The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society—a group holding the belief that old ladies shouldWhether I’m looking for a good chat with some old Mends or a quiet place to meet a colleague, the pub will be the place I always choose.I could, of course, go With large and small keyboards everywhere, neither children nor adults need to write much of anything by hand. That’s a big problem. Study after study suggestFor thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub. Traditionally, the church and the pub are at tTerraforming (Earth-forming) other planets, also known as planetary engineering (行星工程), seems like a task still centuries away for mankind to accomplish. HoBeing a mother is apparently not like it was in the good old days.Today’s parents yearn for the golden age that their own mothers enjoyed in the 1970s and 1980XI'AN - China's conservation work for the endangered crested ibis(朱鹮)is facing new challenges, including an increasing mortality rate due to inbreeding, and It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries. Then oModern inventions have speeded up people’s lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world inside a dayA green house is a building made of glass which is used for keeping warm when the outside temperature is low. In a similar way there are several gases in the atChinese tradition says a different animal represents each new year of the 12-year Chinese Zodiac(黄道十二宫) cycle. According to the Chinese calendar, the year There is one language that is used in every country in the world. The people who use it are young and old, short and tall, thin and fat. It is everybody’s secWhile still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states—at least in getting people off welfare.It's estimated thaA simple flower made headlines in the British press last week. How could that be?British Prime Minister David Cameron and his ministers were attending a recept完形填空(共10分) We live in the “computer age”. People like scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do 16 work. But more than 40 yearsWhat do you usually expect from a pop star’s concert? Dazzling stage design, mysterious guest singers or sensational costumes? The answer is yes for most singCommonwealth Games gold winner Liam Killeen is one of England’s most successful Mountain Biking stars. Liam recently came third in the opening round of the WorWashington, April 4----- The United States has more than 90 million families for the first time, but each contains fewer people on average than ever, the Census When the shooting of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was complete, it was much more than a movie wrap-up (结束). Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley, toldSandstorms hit northwestern China's Gansu Province and North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on the first day this year. According to Sun Landong, aRecently a professor of philosophy(哲学)in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with moThere are two kinds of physical activity which require special training. The first demands exact, careful movements of the muscles(肌肉).This kind of activity Since the early 1990s, the Internet has greatly changed the way people communicate. But some teachers think the changes are not all for the better. Eleanor JohMemphis is the largest city in the southern State of Tennessee, USA. The Mississippi River flows along the west side of the city. Memphis is the chief center oPop music is the name for various popular,commercial music.It originated in the USA and spread through the whole world during the 1950s and 60s.It is widely likThe UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world.But to those who are new to it all, sA town in Oxfordshire has become the first in the UK to have biomethane(生物甲烷)gas from human waste piped to their homes for gas central heating and cooking.UpStandardized exam in American public education are being reformed. Over the next four years, hundreds of university professors and testing experts will work togThe most common complaint about cellphones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them. But more damaging may be the cellphone’s interruThis year Canada’s navy is one hundred years old. To mark the occasion, military ships from six different countries around the Pacific Ocean came to Canada forIn their book Time to Eat the Dog : The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, Robort and Breanda Vale say keeping a medium-sized dog has the same ecological impact aSince the gene , called DAF-16 in worms, was found in many animals and in humans, the finding could open up new ways to affect aging ,immunity and resistance in Trekking through the mists of the Huangshan mountains , I came upon a young man painting the scenery with traditional brush and ink on rice paper. He smiled proResearchers have found more evidence that suggests a relationship between races and rates(率) of lung cancer among smokers. A new study shows that black people "The world's oceans are slowly getting more acidic.”say scientists.The researchers from California report that the change is taking place in response to higherI have never heard about a “Fashion Week” outside of New York, London or Milan. But then one just happens to turn up in Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan. Actually, I’m iShoppers throughout the West, wary(谨防的) of a double-dip recession(经济衰退), are still pinching their pennies. However, Chinese consumers are opening their wScientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food. They are learning aThe world is filled with many interesting sounds. Some are very pleasant to hear; others are unpleasant to our ears. In a day, you probably hear hundreds of dWhat is intelligence (智力) anyway? When I was in the army I 21an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 22of 100, scored 160.I had an auto-repJob sharing refers to the situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one full-time job.The two people willingly act as part-time workers, enough The first field season is now over at the hut village of the workmen who built the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. However,the archaeologists working on the The small coastal town of Broome, in northwest Australia, is a remote village in the vast countryside. There are no traffic jams and hardly any roads. There isThere are many festivals in Argentina during the year. Therefore, you can enjoy the different interesting festivals when traveling there. First of all, we shouHow to Be Polite at a Dinner Party? It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the 21to Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary.Important words to learn:E Essential I improver A AdvancedPumpnoun [C] DEVICE1 A a piece of equipment which i In the more and more competitive scrvice industry , it is no longer enough to promise customrr satisfaction. Today , customer “delighi” is what companies are tMany people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽车). But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896. That was eleven years after two Driving a Car is not just handing controls and judging speed and distance, it requires you to predict what other road users will do and get ready to react to somThe internet will open up new vistas (前景), create the global village —you can make new friends all around the world .That, at least, is what it promised us. Submission GuidelinesBefore sending us a manuscript(稿件), look through recent issues(刊物)of the Post to get an idea of the range and style of articles we publiStudents and Technology in the ClassroomI love my blackberry—it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me . I also love my laptopAs the railroads and the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries, a new electhical generating(发电)and transmission(输送)systen for the 21th cent Arthur Miller(1915-2005)is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller`s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hung“Experience may possibly be the best teacher, but it is not a particularly good teacher.” You might think that Winston Churhill or perhaps Mark Twain spoke thosFeeling blue about world ? “Cheer up.” Says science writer Matt Ridley.”The world has never been a better place to live in, and it will keep on getting betterNext time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee. And when you’re doing your holiday shopping online, make sure you’re holding a large glaEach Indian(印第安人)was supposed to keep his birth name until he was old enough to earn one for himself.But his playmates(游戏伙伴)would always give him a name During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best kWeddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare; there are weddings on mountain-tops with gWilliam Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy familDo you think that a universal language will emerge within the next century? English is 51the lingua franca in many parts of the world, and is the best language Inaugural Address-John F. Kennedydelivered 20 January 1961 We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom—symbolizing an end, as well as It’s really true what people say about English politeness: it’s everywhere. When squeezing past someone in a narrow aisle, people say “sorry”. When getting oNowroz: Iranian New Year or Nowroz is celebrated on the first day of spring sometime in March. Nowroz ceremonies are symbolic representations of good and evil.For those of you who were born in the year of the pig, good luck and much success! This is your year. When talking to a Westerner, however, you’ve got to be a If you've ever seen a James Bond movie,you'll know that the hero gets around in a smart Aston Martin car. Even if you know full well that you could never affDJs (disc jockeys) are the people who play and present music on the radio, or in nightclub. A VJ (video jockey) is a person who introduces music videos on televMost people think that the capital of the movie world is Hollyhood, in the United States. However, the real movie capital is Mumbai, in India. Mumbai used to bNine 1700­year­old brick tombs have been discovered in northwest China’s Xinjiang. Experts say that they can 1valuable clues for the research of exch
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Blair: Blair was the first to appear in movies in history. In 1905, Blair appeared in the movie Rescued by Rover (义犬救主). It is a British film that a baby iO. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer for short stories. His 36 name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a youn When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”. But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness?Have you read the book “The WolfYour friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks away. Life has changed for millions of young people across thBee Movie Barry B. Benson is a graduate bee fresh out of college who has been discouraged at his lone (单独的,独自的)career choice: making honey. On a rare trEvery culture has a recognized (公认的) point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed. In China, although teenagers can get For a 400-year-old art form, opera had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which were hard to understand in one of those romantic languages you weIn a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. To have read Gulliver’s Travels is to have Based on cultural traditions and the changing face of contemporary British communities, the Festival of Muslim Cultures joins young people from Muslim and non-MuThanks to the huge success of Harry Potter, many teenagers dream about living in an ancient castle. These dreams may include beautiful silk dresses, delicious f If there is something that appears most frequently on Chinese dining tables, it is doufu—beancurd. Beancurd looks like soft cakes and it’s made from dried soy“Tomorrow is another day”---- this line has impressed various people at various times. It's now 70 years after it appeared in the film, but it still seems to hLocated in Florence, Oregon is “Sea Lion Caves”, the only known western, coastal, mainland habitat of Stellar Sea Lions. It is also the world’s largest sea cavI attended a birthday party in 1991. My teacher was then 59 years old. But her fellow teacher said that we were celebrating her 39th birthday! We were all surpIn 1971, readers around the world were astonished by some photographs which appeared in newspapers. Hidden deep in the rainforests of an island in the PhilippinA popular saying goes, “Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” However, that’s not really true. Words have the power to build us GREENWICH—Recently, a group of concerned Greenwich residents gathered to discuss how they could help those who may be alone during the holiday season.Armed with Today's Britain is full of TV shows like Fame Academy, which claim to offer young hopefuls an instant passport to fame and riches. But a very different kind ofThe British are very polite and have good manners—they are never tired of saying “Thank you”,“I am sorry”, or “Excuse me.” They have good table manners. TheyOf the 7,000 languages spoken in the world today, linguists (语言学家) say, nearly half are likely to disappear this century. In fact, one falls out of use abouKenya wants to organize a major international conference to discuss how to fight piracy(海盗) off the coast of Somalia. The conference may also deal with ways tThe Americans believe that anybody can become President of the United States. In a recent Hollywood comedy(喜剧), that is exactly what happens.Dave Kovic, playThere are many types of reports. A report is simply an account of something that has happened. The commonest are news reports. We get them in newspapers, overRegister in person Use form given Register by phone Call 264-8833 Register by mail 178NchicagoBasic Photography This is an eight-hour course for beginners who waCertain people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you’ve known them half your life. These people have When you don’t speak, you may be still communicating. It is true that you may not wish to say anything. But your very silence may show your wish to be left alWhy do people play football? It’s a(n) __16__ game and it’s dangerous too. Twenty-two men fight __17__ ninety minutes to make __18__ many goals as they can.Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Shooting (拍摄) the film often takes at least six moFoodBritish people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a hamburgeThe Mother Goose Stories, so well known to children all over the word, are commonly said to have been written by a little old woman for her grandchildren. AccorThe word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, weYANGON -- Myanmar has officially accepted an offer of the United States to send humanitarian aid(人道主义援助) to the country’s cyclone(飓风;暴风)victims, statPeople eat different things in different parts of the world.In some countries, people eat 36every day. Sometimes they eat it two or 37times a day, for breakfasCanada is a very large country .It is the second largest country in the world .By contrast it has a very small population. There are only about 30 million peoThanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada.Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.Thanksgiving Day isThe campaign(竞选)is over. The celebrations have ended. And the work for US president-elect Barack Obama has begun. The 47-year-old politician rose to the hig“Before you fall in love, you'd better get a job”As told by Lee Joon-ho, 20, a senior in law at Seoul National University Korean TV dramas have shown a lot of rMalaysia is a country of exciting beauty, with a tropical(热带的) climate. Malaysia’s weather is hotter in the lowlands and cooler in the mountains and highlanYou may know your mother, but how well do you really know Mother’s Day? Cards, flowers, sales, TV specials, and a day off for someone who really deserves it --One Christmas Eve, my husband made his way home from work. 36 , he worked the entire day but let his stuff go 37 so that they could be with their families.He dIt is not clear who first fried potatoes in hot oil. However, it is widely agreed that French fries(炸薯条) were prepared as early as the 1700s in Europe. MostAnother small animal that tigers eat in Ranthambhore (a wildlife park in northern India) is the porcupine (豪猪).These animals are spread widely across India in One of the most famous buildings in the United States is Carnegie Hall, the home of classical and popular music concerts in New York. Carnegie Hall is known not“Dinning out” and “eating out” are phrases people use in Britain when they eat in a restaurant or pub(小酒馆). Eating out is more popular in Britain today than In November, 2010, the CPI ( consumer price index) went up by 5.1 percent year-on-year(同比). The price grew by 4.9 percent in cities and 5.6 percent in ruraIt’s time to do something for your father – the man who for many people has been an encouragement and support since birth.The third Sunday of June is Father’sJeans are very popular especially with teenagers. It’s said that the material came originally from Nimes, a city in France. These jeans were particularly crea Recently, online high schools in America have sparked (激发) a debate about whether or not taxpayers’ money should be used to support online education. OnlineUsually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer. But there is one question that has millions of correct answers. That question is “WThe Voice of America began during the World WarⅡ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 36. American officials believed they shouldThe greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the time of a woman’Australian Flag Designs by Readers of the Sun-HeraldWe received dozens of responses after inviting readers to send in their designs for a new flag. The designs Celebrity (名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. Fans used to be crazy about a specific film, but now the public tends Adult Basic Education (ABE) and GED PreparationTask:The Adult Ba sic Education Department serves a huge population of learners. Our task is to teach basic skillStarry NightHave you ever seen a real night sky that looks like Van Gogh’s Starry Night? I hope not! So, why would an artist paint the sky this way? Perhaps IMany families in the United States observe National Grandparents Day on the first Sunday of September after America’s Labor Day. People often 36 their parents Prince Charles yesterday promised to reduce the royal impact on the environment through sweeping changes to his personal lifestyle and official schedule. The prThe Luck of the Irish Look at a map of Britain, and the island on the left is Ireland. It’s a small but beautiful country with a long tradition of folk music.Though war is something people hate, Director Feng Xiaoning often exposes his audience to it.“If we don’t impress the audience, who are without the painful expEverybody hates it, but everybody does it. A recent report said that 40%of Americans hate tipping. In America alone, tipping is a $16 billion-a-year industry.Money is all surrounding us.Every day, we see it, use it, and it is on the tip of our tongue.Did you ever stop to take into consideration where the money that yoAdvertisement is the difficult business of bringing information to great numbers of people.The purpose of an advertisement is to make people respond to make theThe days of Europeans relaxing in the cafe with a newspaper and a seemingly endless cup of coffee appear to be numbered.A new English expression is popular in EuHave you got any wonderful plans for your coming winter vacation? Here are some wonderful films for you to kill time.Away We GoWith a baby on his way, a young World Expo 2010 Shanghai China is to be staged in Shanghai from May1 to October 31, 2010. If you plan to visit the Shanghai Expo this summer, China Pavilion is A person named Bernard Jackson today is a free man, but he has many bitter memories. He spent five years in prison after a jury (陪审团) wrongly convicted (判处Flight DistanceAny observant people have noticed that a wild animal will allow a man or other potential enemy to approach only up to a given distance before it eThe custom of celebrating from the end of January until mid-February has long been popular in Quebec City, Canada. The first large Winter Carnival here, in the There are a lot of differences in life in the US that you can only learn by living here. However, we will try to introduce you to some of the more important culEveryone knows that the French are romantic, the Italian are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Or do they? Are these just stereotypes or is there reallyBoxing is a fist fighting sport between two matched combatants (对手) wearing padded gloves. A boxer’s primary aim is to land as many blows as possible to the What if you could fly like a bird just by thinking happy thoughts? Or you could disappear to a faraway land, never grow old and fight pirates every day? For PeWith petroleum reserve(石油储量)decreasing, the search is on to replace gas with a cleaner, greener alternative. Though much eco-talk has centered on biofuels fThe UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities in the world. But to those who are new to it all, it can be something confuWhen someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or attend a concert. It is somethinOne thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of Western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautifAmong the many things that Brisbane (布里斯班), Australia, does really well, the care for kids is the best one. Here is a list of places that will be suitable fHave you ever been to the beautiful country of Holland and its capital Amsterdam? Anyone who has traveled to Amsterdam would probably agree on one thing: AmsterHK’s Family AffairThe 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, will be based on the theme of “family”.The art festival, considered to be Asia’There are various ways in which individual economic units can interact with one another. Three basic ways may be described as the market system, the administere When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodationThe first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700’s the worYOUR mom might cook a bowl of noodles for you on your birthday. But in the US, a mom makes a cupcake for her children on their birthday.Cupcakes are small, rouPeople in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in JunePopular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other countries around the world, include coffee, milk , juice, eggs, and bread. Some other breakfast iThe first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It was a small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beaEvery culture in the world has marriage and wedding ceremonies . Usually marriages are between one woman(the bride) and one man ( the groom). However, in otherWhy do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question. The A new report says only about half of all students in the main school systems of America’s largest cities finish high school. The report notes higher rates of gTokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time. In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to go. Of course完形填空 (20%):Recently I paid a visit to Harvard University, where there are top class scientists and professors and the best academic system in the world.I waAmerican like to visit the national parks. In 1996, over 250,000,000 people visited areas run by the National Park Service. Experts predict that by 2010, 500,0For a small town, Manhattan, Kansas has some big surprises. And one of them is the Holiday Inn Hotel, with rooms built around a swimming pool and a friendly famAbout Orders Ordering via Fax or MailYou can call us at (212) 868-8488 to place your orders. If you want to fax or mail us your order, you do not need to fill oOlivia and Jack are the most popular names in Britain for babies born in 2008, according to a survey made by the website Bounty. Jack has been top for 14 years Most laws in the United States and Canada are similar to laws in other countries. For example, it is against the law everywhere to murder a person, and it is ilIf you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are. Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis inIt's really true what people say about English politeness: it's everywhere.When squeezing past someone in a narrow aisle, people say "sorry".When getting offSome people argue that the pressures on international sportsmen and sportswomen kill the spirit of sport: the pursuit (追求) of personal excellence. Children kiFor a 400-year-old art form, opera had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which were hard to understand in one of those romance languages you wer
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Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly pubs can be dangerous places of potential gaffesThere were quite a lot of things that the philosophers of the old times got right and one of those things was that there is a very strong need for lawyers and goPeople from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions--and a new report published online in Current BiolInsomecountries,peopleeatriceeveryday.36they eat it two or three times a day,for breakfast, lunch and supper. They can37it, fry(煎)it or 38 itinto ricenoodlePeople smile at times. However, the meaning of a smile in different cultures may be different. Depending on different cultures, smiling can express joy and amuWeddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare(仪式上用的短曲); there are weddings on mounWhen first entered, Vanak Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob(烤肉串)hit the senses, you are incapable of cAmerican is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. BThere is no doubt that music plays a powerful role in our lives. It can calm our tired nerves after a busy day of work. Music even has the power to move us to Experts say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” is the term specialists use when talking about the feelings that people haI went to the Chinatown market in London last Sunday. The first thing I did was to go to one of the Chinese green grocers’ shops. As soon as I entered the shoWhen I spent Christmas away from home in Europe for the first time, I was only 14 and it was absolutely horrific. I am now married and live in the US. So thereMany people have been talking about the way in which the world will come to an end in 2012. Everybody wants to find out if December 21, 2012 is the last day of If you are looking for the place that has everything, there’s only one place to visit, and that’s New York. It’s a whole world in a city. The World of TheatSome places in the world have strange laws. It’s important for you to know about them before going there. People who like to chew gum(口香糖) may have to leavOn Halloween Night, children go trick-treating in their neighborhoods. Dressed up as ghosts, skeleton devils, and various other characters, children knock on doThere are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved (演化) About three hundred words in the English language come from the names of people. Many of these words are technical words. When there is a new invention of disThese days, there’s a popular cartoon named happy sheep and gray wolf. It’s an excellent Chinese cartoon, which tells the stories of happy sheep and gray wolfDubai boasts(夸口) that it has just built a “new global landmark”---the Dubai Tower, which stands 512.1 meters high now and has just become the tallest buildingSince 1984, Philadelphia has been cleaning up its act. One by one, graffiti(涂鸦)-covered walls are being changed into outdoor art. So far, more than 1,800 murBy now you may be thinking, “Enough with the sad songs, already!” Ok, then how about a cowboy song? Gene Autry was one of America’s most famous singing cowboysTanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in Tanzania.The park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest park oThere are 70,000 pubs in England and Wales have several thousand more in Scotland.Every country has its drinking shop, but none has an institution quite like thStudent Membership-----Cambridge Arts CinemaCambridge Arts Cinema is one of the art houses in Britain and home of the internationally celebrated Cambridge Film FAustralia -a huge island continent that lies to the south of Asia.Australia-more than two hundred years old, a nation that is still growing.Its big cities lie onThe Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian architecture (建筑Speech—the act of uttering sounds to convey meaning—is a kind of human action. Like any other constantly repeated action, speaking has to be learned, but once iThere are over one million superstitions(迷信), and most people believe at least one or two ofthem.Many people are superstitious about numbers. They think thatDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices The British people are among the world’s greatest readers of newspapers.It’s been the custom ever since most people could read. But why do people want to do noMany everyday American expressions are based on colors.Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about somethiIdeas about polite behavior are different from one culture to another.Some societies, such as America and Australia, for example, are mobile and very open.PeopleI travel a lot, and I find out different "styles" (风格) of directions every time 1 ask "How can I get to the post office?"Foreign tourists are often confusAmericans like to travel on their yearly holiday.Today,more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns (客栈) instead oSingles Day falls on every November 11th, and as the name indicates, this relatively new holiday is one exclusively for people who are still living the single liOn a small farm in Mexico, there are no schools. A bus is the school! The driver of the bus is the teacher! It is a school bus, but it doesn’t take children toHealth insurance can be very expensive. Some working people do not make enough money to pay for it. In the US there is a program called Healthy Families. ThisThe Mississippi is the major river system in the United States. The Yangtze is China’s longest river.Although a world apart, the two waterways share conservatEnglish is a very interesting language. It has borrowed words from many other languages. Immigrants(移民) coming into the United States have contributed many wThere is a story about the moon cake.During the Yuan dynasty, China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Song dynasty were unhappy aboutHumans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond In the West, advertisements are the fuel that makes mass media (大众传媒) work. Many TV stations, newspapers, magazines, radio stations are privately owned. ThFor each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the conteThe rise of multinational corporations (跨国公司), global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleInvestors soon will be able to own shares of Facebook stock. The world’s biggest social media network presented documents to the Securities and Exchange CommisAnyone for kimchi(韩国泡菜)? Around 2,000 women made the traditional dish last week in Seoul,the capital of the Republic of Korea(ROK). Kimchi traditionally haAs China becomes increasingly urbanized (城市化), it has to find space for its urban andrural citizens as both groups become increasingly integrated. Experts suIn the United States you will find yourself being urged from every page of every newspaper and every television station to buy all kinds of goods.Not only is thCultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption. Who eats together defines social units. For example, in some societies, the nuclear family is the unThe more accessible a company’s services are, the more business it will do. Why are the same ___1___ not applied when it comes to Internet websites then? A HoIt is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial (商业的) world, there is very little tHe lived his whole life as a poor man. His art and talent were recognized by almost no one. He suffered from a mental(精神的)illness that led him to cut off paThe Elysee Palace in France enjoys equal popularity in the world with the Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom, the Kremlin in Russia as well as the White HouEnglish is the native or official language of one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.Italian Lakes and Greek Islands(12days)Prices starting from$1999Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the pretty Italian Lake District and the attracA trip with your family and friends to Disney World can be one of the best vacations of your life. When you decide to travel to this destination, you can be surPopular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. SSport is very popular in England. In other words lots of English people like the idea of sport. A lot watch sport on TV. But the number who take part in(参加)spNews that Microsoft was making a $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo was greeted with heated discussion by many Internet users on Friday. Here are some responses:MaBeijing opera or Peking opera (Pinyin: Jīngjù) is a form of Chinese opera which arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mIt seems that all your friends’ names on MSN have added a little green “I’m” symbol overnight. If you ask what is going on, someone will tell you it’s a charIn the summer of 1978 an English farmer was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered that some of his wheat was lying flat on the ground.This economy has really got a lot of people moving and not always by a choice they wanted to make. My wife and I now find ourselves among those unfortunates feeThe Ice HotelAre you going into skiing? Is winter your favorite time of year? If you like snow and ice, maybe you should stay at Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada. One big difference between British and American English is in vocabulary. For example, the British use the word “autumn” 1. ________ the Americans use the worYou are mistaken if you think all Chinese people speak in the same way. Have you ever seen a person from Shanghai try talking to 1________ from Guangzhou? It iIndia is traditionally a tea-drinking country. But, it is now gaining a new taste for coffee. This has led international coffee companies to consider opening bMany rural areas in the United States have no doctor. Some medical schools are trying different ways to treat the problem . One idea is to educate doctors in s Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Attention to detail is something everyone can and should do — especially in tight job market. Bob Crossley, a human-resources expert notices this in the job appAll over the world, libraries have begun the Herculean task of making faithful digital copies of the books, images and recordings that preserve the intellectual A new argument has been put forward as to whether penguins are disturbed by the presence of tourists in Antarctica. Previous research by scientists from Keil UnMany businesses today use conferences as a means of discussing new plans of the company. As people are paying more attention to the environment and green probleEvery day, about one-quarter of American adults eat at fast-food restaurants. Cheap, tasty, and convenient, fast food is rich in fat and calories, and it’s lowPeople celebrate birthdays in almost every country on earth. And they celebrate them in many different ways.In China and in Japan, for example, the arrival of The World’s Most Impressive subways小题1:Which of the following gives the passengers the best visual enjoyment?A.The Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines.B.The Moscow MeMachu Picchu is considered to be a truly extraordinary archaeological(考古学的) discovery and is one of South America’s largest tourist sites. As many as one tWilderness“In wilderness(荒野) is the preservation of the world.” This is a famous saying from a writer regarded as one of the fathers of environmentalism. TheHarvard researchers have created a tough, low-cost, biodegradable (可生物降解的) material inspired by insects' hard outer shells. The material's inventors sayDeath Valley, one of America’s great national parks, is a place of strange and silent beauty. As beautiful as this place is, its name provides evidence of veryThe crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy center caused by the terrible earthquake has raised questions about the future of the nuclear energy induThe Voice of America began during the World War II. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 36 , American officials believed they shoHow much do you want to pay for a CD by your favorite singer Jay Chou? Five Yuan for a pirated(盗版的) one, or more for a real one? Wang Ye, 14, said she wouldNowroz:Iranian New Year or Nowroz is celebrated on the first day of spring sometime in March. People sing, dance and parade as in a carnival through the streetsThe United States is already one year into a depression That was the news this week from the Na-tional Bureau of Economic Research. The downturn is the longest There is no better way to enjoy Scottish traditions than going fishing and tasting a little bit of whisky(威士忌)at a quiet place like the Inverlochy Castle. WhIn his 1930 essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren ”, John Keynes, a famous economist, wrote that human needs fall into two classes: absolute needs Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expressiAmong various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is diffeURBANA, ILL. (AP)--Mike dropped out of college to support his pregnant(怀孕的) girlfriend and now works as a manager of a trucking company, Lynn graduated with Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know of. It selves directly to bring about a rapid sale of goods at reasonable prices, so setting up In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will me阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。I found the imagination of becoming a grandmother somewhat discouraging. I was younger than I thouRESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETYWhen I arrived in Hamburg Germany, my colleague who worked there arranged a welcome party for me in a 36. We noticed a few customTravel is exciting and summer is a busy period for holiday travel. Many people will travel great distances in airplanes, cars or other vehicles. Experts say peSeptember can be a depressing month. The summer holidays are over, it’s time to go back to work or school and Christmas is four months away. However, for some“Have a nice day!” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless. When my friend Maxie says “Have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what hSports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attracCelebrated in the city of Munich, Germany, the Oktoberfest, as it is popularly called, is a 3-week festival that takes place in the months of September and Octob