Children are famous for wanting answers to tons of questions. Books and TV shows often rely on curiosity. People keep reading or watching because they want to find out what happens. ___36___ Many of history’s gre...
Though the old couple never said a word to me,I knew that they were very sad. I could never look them in the eye and tell them how sorry I was. They have been dead for many,many years,and so has the poor bird. But don?t you see how that stone rebounded,and hit me? For fif...
Spring Festival has become a very important window for Chinese culture to "go global". It tells the world not to be afraid of China's rise, because a country that celebrates the primacy of family and unity with the universe cannot be a threat to another country. Instead, it hopes to bui...
So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail? His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try. I chose Paul Revere’s...
It may seem that protecting wildlife is something far from the life of a high school student, but in fact, a lot 1 (do) by young people around the world. In Washington State, USA, wolverines (貂熊) 2 (study) by scientists in an effort to learn how to preserve the population. Howeve...
They’re not interested in slowly or “cautiously” improving society, or “conserving” anything other than the balances in their own checking accounts. They like to use the word “conservative,” but they’ve rendered it meaningless at best and code for “racist” or “obsessively selfish” ...
You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary.It will tell you something about the word:the pronunciation(发音),the part of speech(词性),the Chinese meaning and also how to use this word.But how can you know where the word is in thousands of English words?...
AIDS wasn't something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened...
8. How does the woman sound at the beginning of the conversation? A.Confused. B. Surprised. C.Worried. 9. What has the man been busy doing recently? A.Receiving further education. B. Looking for a job. C. Doing t...
Replace the highlighted word with a word of opposite meaning from the box.after; difficult; formal; last; long; seldom; wrong; younger1. The Millers gave a big party on Ling's first ___ evening in San Francisco. 2. Ling felt much happier before ___ Kate tried to...