The last time I was in Ireland a legal friend attempted to get me on to a broadcast that featured new and unknown talent. Refusing to accept anything already “published” (as on the Net) they demanded “virgin” offerings only. On return home I duly composed a competent enough poem (179...
I wondered, not for the first time, what tales lay behind them. Somebody had told me a long time ago that the larger one on the right had been a synagogue, and this medieval-looking edifice in the middle of the city certainly does...
【2】 Sometimes it’s enough just to make time for a ten-minute power walk. Scientists at the universities of Cambridge and Leicester recently showed that short, intense bursts of activity are more beneficial to the heart than leisurely exercise lasting more than twice as long.◆ Scrolling ...
Do you often put off doing something that you should be doing It’s a bad habit called procrastination(拖延症).The 2-Minute Rule is a method of ___①___ with the problem and the goal is to make it easier for you to get started on the things you should be doing. It includes two...
The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift. (1) The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was ___. A.doing shopping B.having a debate C.reading...
in 1969, disheartened at the battered state of Black Power in America.But while the revolution in the US was over for some, for Gil Scott-Heron and his musical partner Brian Jackson and their Midnight Band, it was just the beginning--the 1970s representing the first minute of a new...
Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling (卷曲的)black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift. 61. The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was. ...
We can almost guarantee this will be the most exciting minute of your life as you reach the speed of around 120 mph, falling for about two miles back to the earth! Don’t forget to have a video taken of your skydive to show all those that didn’t think you would jump from an airpl...
As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood, I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate. Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad’s face as he unwrapped those swirling black ...
A.People remember well what they learned in childhood.B.Children have a better memory than grown-ups.C.Poem reading is a good way to learn words.D.Stories for children are easy to remember.【2】The author explains the law of overlearning by ___.A.presenting research findingsB.setting ...