U4Reading Surprises at the studioRead the excerpt from the novel Mandy and Angela Go to Europe.In this excerpt,Mandy and her friend Angela attend the filming of a TV quiz programme.‘Five minutes until we start filming.’ Shouted the director.‘Is everyone ready?’‘I’m glad that I’m ...
Read the excerpt from a newspaper article, and decide if the following summary is a good one. If it is not a good summary, explain why. Then, write a good summary of the paragraph.Weave poles are one part of a dog agility contest. Dog agility contests test a dog's speed and accuracy...
Read the excerpt from The Chaser by John Collier and choose the option that matches the features of it. Alan Austen, as nervous as a kitten, went up certain dark and creaky stairs in the neighborhood of Pell Street, and peered about for a long time on the dim hallway before he found ...
A. On December 28th, 1888, the curtain rose on a daring new stage revival of Shakespeare's Macbeth at the Lyceum Theatre in London. Topping the bill, playing Lady Macbeth, a main character in the play, was Ellen Terry. She was the greatest and most adored English actress of the age. ...
By and large, the above-mentioned three factors are the driving forces behind the phenomenon mirrored by the text. With all the analyses taken into account, a conclusion can be drawn: A clear and achievable goal is the key to success. It is crucial and essential that college students should...
Read this excerpt of a play. Then answer the questions on读这段剧本节选,然后回答右面的问题。the right.Act 2第二幕Scene 1场景一Garden behind a house. Grey stone steps go up to the房子后的花园。 灰白色的石头台阶house. The garden, full of roses. Time of year, July. Chairs,通向房子。
1Read this excerpt of a play. Then answer the questions on the right.Act 2Scene 1Garden behind a house. Grey stone steps go up to the house. The garden, full of roses. Time of year, July. Chairs, and a table covered with books, are set under a large tree.[Miss Prism is seated...
This excerpt suggests that grit,the quality of being determined and having great stamina, leads to higher chances of success and a happier life. I find this argument very convincing and enlightening. In addition, I would like to further contend that it would be very beneficial if schools could...
Read the excerpt(see Reading Text 4 in the file "Language input from reading texts")which describes 'Table 1' from the experimental section of a research paper on metallurgy and decide if the following statement is true or false. The present tense is preferred in describing the use of materi...
Read the following excerpt (节选)from "Letters from Rifka" and then answer the questions."Quickly, Rifka." Papa whispered, "The boys, and Mama, and I must hide before light," leading us through the woods to the train station."You can distract the guards, can't you, little sister?"...