It is the story of an American travelling to a strange land, and of the people he meets on his way: Rustam, his translator, a lovely 24-year-old who picked up his colorful English in California, Oleg and Natasha, his hosts in Tashkent, and a string of foreign aid workers. This is ...
Part II Listening Comprehension ( 25 minutes ) Section A Directions: In this section, yon will hear three news reports . At t加 end of each 1团us report, you 叫l hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken onlJ1once. After you hear a questi....
The awareness of pace—that I owe to my teacher—has served me whether I am seeking the world's highest summits, sharing my love for the mountains with others or kneeling to look my son, Gus, in the eye when he has a question.It serves me as I drive, adjusting my speed to gain a...
A 27-year-old female Chinese hiker, Dongying Qiu, went missing at Mt. Whitney, California in western U.S., since last Sunday. The rescuers are continuing to search for her and calling for all hikers to provide information. Oil prices keep rising ahead of OPEC meeting Oil prices settled hi...
Young children who have experienced compassionate (有同情心的) love and empathy (认同感) from their mothers may be more willing to turn thoughts into action by being generous to others, a University of California, Davis’ study suggests. In lab studies, children tested at ages 4 and 6 showed...
In the 1 (seven) grade,I started volunteering at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. I was upset to learn that many sea animals eat plastic garbage, 2 (think)it is food. I decided to do something 3 (educate) people about this problem. I held presentations at schools to teach kids...
action by scientists around the world is chronicled in a new 35-minute documentary film “The Scientist’s Warning.” The film, by Oregon State Productions, is now available for free online viewing following its Oct. 14 premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival in Newport Beach, California....
Among the most highly watched Super Tuesday races is the Senate primary in California, where polls close in a little more than a half-hour.
Lyle Solomon, a consumer finance lawyer and principal attorney at Oak View Law Group in Auburn, California, says that he did a form of cash stuffing in his early adulthood when he had little income. “I had to keep track of every penny to break even by the end of each month, and thi...
It’s a situation that many of us fear. Events such as job loss,medical emergenciesand car repairs and more can happen to anyone, without warning or time to prepare. But there’s one hack that can give you some peace of mind in advance of these events: An emergency fund. ...