In the 1960s, while studying the volcanic history of Yellowstone National Park, Bob Christiansen became puzzled about something that, oddly, had not troubled anyone before: he couldn’t find the park’s volcano. It had been known for a long time that Yellowstone was volcanic in nature — tha...
wildlifetowitnessingsunrises,thewholeexperiencewasamazing.Antarcticaleftanimpression onmethatnootherplacehas,”Ginnisays.“IrememberthefirsttimeIsawahumpbackwhale;it justroseoutofthewaterlikesomeprehistoric creatureandIthoughtitwassmilingatus.You couldstillheartheoperaticsoundsitwasmaking underwater.” Therealizati...
The explosion happened beside a bus which was about to set off for an overnight journey from Nairobi to the Ugandan capital Kampala. Some eyewitnesses report that a bag was about to be loaded on board, but it exploded during a security check. Windows of the red bus were left smashed, and...
W:Today on People in the News, our guest is John Williams. The name may not sound familiar to you, but John was once an acclaimed basketball player. John, you stunned fans by leaving the sport at just 25. Why did you ...
Such programs do not have to negatively affect the environment ,though . Ferraro wanted to see if Indonesia 's poverty-alleviationprogram was affecting deforestation . Indonesia has the third-largestarea of tropical forest in the world andoneof the highest deforestation rates . ...
—About 50 kilos.A. develop B. riseC. drop D. weigh( )27. After the haze (雾霾) weather, the pressure to ___ the environment isstrong and growing.A. control B. createC. protect D. provide( ) 28. She wa...
The idea behind this research project was to uncover the jazz scene in Cleveland, Ohio that most know nothing about. My hope was that this research would also highlight some of the racial injustices that African-Americans had to face. Many local heroes dedicated themselves to making sure this...
was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever ...
D. going on diet is a safe way of losing weight Passage 4 Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage: I recently wrote an autobiography in which I recalled many old memories. One of them was from my school-days, when our ninth grade teacher, Miss Raber, would pick out wor...
A.Class Two got scoreB.the writer’s team got score C.the result was 1 to 0D.there was no score 3. ___ is the captain of the writer’s class. A.Li LeiB.SteveC.KangkangD.Jack 4. The players have a ___ rest during the match. A.one-minuteB....