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提示A1ice对医生说自己感到身体不适今天早上起得很早做功课摔在地板上在那之前曾感到紧张并有时眼睛疼医生说不要担心但要Alice一定要有足够的睡眠 Doctor:HiAlicewhatseemstobetheproblem Alice:Well51atthemoment.I’mpreparingforexamsandI’vebeenstayinguplateatnightstudying.Thismorning52andIfellontothefloor. Doctor:Hadyouhadanysigns Alice:rdbeenprettynervous53. Doctor:Wellitsoundsasifyou’veprobablybeenoverdoingyourstudyandyou’retootired.54butIthinkyoushouldtakeiteasyforawhileand.try55. Alice:Yes.Ihaven’tbeengettingmuchsleeplately. 55
Awindtunnelisusedfortestingplanesorplanemodels.Inawindtunnelairisblownoveraplaneoramodelplacedinatestsection.Windtunneltestsectionsaredifferentinsizedependingonairflowspeedrequirements.Somelow-speedtunnelshavetestsectionslargeenoughforacompletesmallplane.Intheveryhighspeedtunnelsusedforspacetestinghoweverthemodelmaybeassmallasapencil. Therearetwowaysoffeedingairtothetestsection.Intheconstantflowtunnelairflowproducedbyelectricfansisforcedthroughthetunneltothetestsectionthenthroughanothertunnelsectionbacktothestartingpointforreuse.Theotherwayinvolvesstoringhigh-pressureairinaboxsendingitoutbyacontrollingdevicetopassthroughthetunnelandtestsectionintoanotherbox.Thiswayisusuallyusedforaveryshortperiodofhigh-speedairflow. Windtunnelsareusuallyusedtotestplanesbeforetheyareflown.Problemsinaplanecanbefoundwhenitmeetsthehigh-speedairflowinthetunnel.Forexampleifthewingsarebuiltsothattheywouldweakenathighspeedsthisfactcanbediscoveredinthetunnelthussavingmanylivesandmillionsofdollars. Inawindtunnelscientistsalsofindouthowdifferentplaneswillactatdifferentspeeds.Theyfindoutsuchthingsashowtheairdivesbythewingsurfaceshowslowlyaplanecanflybeforeitstartstodropandhowfastitcanclimb. Somewindtunnelsectionsarelargerthanothersbecause
Thehorseandcarriageisathingofthepastbutloveandmarriagearestillwithusandstillcloselyinterrelated.MostAmericanmarriages61firstmarriagesunitingyoungpeoplearetheresultofmutualattractionandaffection62thanpracticalconsiderations. IntheUnitedStatesparentsdonot63marriagesfortheirchildren.Teenagersbegindatinginhighschoolandusuallyfindmatesthroughtheirownacademicandsocial6465youngpeoplefeelfreetochoosetheirfriendsfrom66groupsmostchooseamateofsimilar67. Thisisdueinparttoparentalguidance.Parentscannot68spouses配偶fortheirchildrenbuttheycanusually69choicesbyvoicingdisapprovalofsomeonetheyconsiderunsuitable. 70marriagesbetweenmembersofdifferentgroupsinterclassinterfaithandinterracialmarriagesare71probablybecauseofthegreatermobilityoftoday’syouthandthefactthattheyare72byfewerprejudicesthantheirparents.Manyyoungpeopleleavetheirhometownstoattendcollegeserveinthearmedforces73pursueacareerinabiggercity. Onceawayfromhomeandfamilytheyaremore74todateandmarryoutsidetheirownsocialgroup. InmobileAmericansocietyinterclassmarriagesareneither75norastonishing.Interfaithmarriagesare76theriseespeciallybetweenProtestantsjī dū jiāo 徒andCatholicstiān zhǔ jiāo 徒.Ontheotherhandinterracialmarriagesarestillvery77.Itcanbedifficultforinterracialcouplestofindaplacetolivemaintainfriendshipsand78afamily.Marriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentnational79butthesameraceandreligionhavebeencommonplacehere80colonialtimes. 65
提示A1ice对医生说自己感到身体不适今天早上起得很早做功课摔在地板上在那之前曾感到紧张并有时眼睛疼医生说不要担心但要Alice一定要有足够的睡眠 Doctor:HiAlicewhatseemstobetheproblem Alice:Well51atthemoment.I’mpreparingforexamsandI’vebeenstayinguplateatnightstudying.Thismorning52andIfellontothefloor. Doctor:Hadyouhadanysigns Alice:rdbeenprettynervous53. Doctor:Wellitsoundsasifyou’veprobablybeenoverdoingyourstudyandyou’retootired.54butIthinkyoushouldtakeiteasyforawhileand.try55. Alice:Yes.Ihaven’tbeengettingmuchsleeplately. 51
Junecameandthehay干草wasalmostreadyforcutting.OnMidsummer’sEvewhichwasaSaturdayMr.JoneswentintoWillingtonandgotsodrunkattheRedLionthathedidnotcomebackuntilmiddayonSunday.Hismenhadmilkedthecowsintheearlymorningandthenhadgoneoutchattingwithoutbotheringtofeedtheanimals.WhenMr.Jonesgotbackheimmediatelywenttosleepontheliving-roomsofawiththe"NewsoftheWorld"overhisface.Wheneveningcametheanimalswerestillnotfed.Atlasttheycouldstandnolonger.Oneofthecowsbrokeintothedoorofthestorehousewithherhornsandalltheanimalsbegantohelpthemselvestothegrains. ItwasjustthenthatMr.Joneswokeup.Thenextmomentheandhisfourmenwereinthestorehousewithwhipsintheirhandswhippinginalldirections.Thiswasmorethanthehungryanimalswouldbear.Togetherthoughnothingofthekindhadbeenplannedbeforehandtheyjumpedupontheirmasters.Mr.Jonesandhismensuddenlyfoundthemselvesbeingstruckwiththehornsandkickedfromallsides.ThesituationwasquiteoutoftheircontrolTheyhadneverseentheseanimalsactlikethisbefore.Thissuddenrebellionofthecreatureswhichtheywereusedtobeatingandwhippingjustastheychosefrightenedthem.Afteronlyamomentortwotheygaveuptryingtodefendthemselves.Aminutelaterallfiveofthemwereinfullfrightdowntheroadwiththeanimalsrunningafterthemjoyfully. Thefourmendidnotfeedthecowsbecause
Awindtunnelisusedfortestingplanesorplanemodels.Inawindtunnelairisblownoveraplaneoramodelplacedinatestsection.Windtunneltestsectionsaredifferentinsizedependingonairflowspeedrequirements.Somelow-speedtunnelshavetestsectionslargeenoughforacompletesmallplane.Intheveryhighspeedtunnelsusedforspacetestinghoweverthemodelmaybeassmallasapencil. Therearetwowaysoffeedingairtothetestsection.Intheconstantflowtunnelairflowproducedbyelectricfansisforcedthroughthetunneltothetestsectionthenthroughanothertunnelsectionbacktothestartingpointforreuse.Theotherwayinvolvesstoringhigh-pressureairinaboxsendingitoutbyacontrollingdevicetopassthroughthetunnelandtestsectionintoanotherbox.Thiswayisusuallyusedforaveryshortperiodofhigh-speedairflow. Windtunnelsareusuallyusedtotestplanesbeforetheyareflown.Problemsinaplanecanbefoundwhenitmeetsthehigh-speedairflowinthetunnel.Forexampleifthewingsarebuiltsothattheywouldweakenathighspeedsthisfactcanbediscoveredinthetunnelthussavingmanylivesandmillionsofdollars. Inawindtunnelscientistsalsofindouthowdifferentplaneswillactatdifferentspeeds.Theyfindoutsuchthingsashowtheairdivesbythewingsurfaceshowslowlyaplanecanflybeforeitstartstodropandhowfastitcanclimb. Asmentionedinthelastparagraphawindtunnelcanbeusedtofindout
AsfarbackashecouldrememberLarryhadlongedtogotoHollywoodandbecomeafilmstar.Theyoungman’shopesforsuccesswerebrokenagainandagainhowever.Hollywoodjustdidnotseeminterested.WhenhefirstcametoCaliforniaLarryhaddecidednevertogiveupandreturnhomewithoutsuccess.Thereforehekeptontrying.Somedayhetoldhimselfhisbigopportunitywouldcome. LarryfoundajobparkingcarsforoneofHollywood’sbigrestaurants.Hispaywasbasicbutsincetheguestswerekindenoughtogivehimmoremoneyhemanagedtomakealiving. Onedayherecognizedanimportantfilmdirectordrivingintotheparkinglotandgettingoutofhiscar.Larryhadrecentlyheardthatthemanwasreadytomakeanewpicture. Larrygotintothecarandpreparedtodriveitonintothelotandparkit.Thenhestoppedjumpedoutandranovertothedirector."ExcusemesirbutIthinkit’sonlyfairtotellyouthatit’snoworneverifyouwantmeinYournextpicture.Alotofbigcompaniesareafterme." InsteadofpushingawaytheboythedirectorgotinterestedinLarry’swordsandstopped."YesWhichcompanies"heasked. "Well"repliedtheboy"there’sthetelephonecompanythegascompanyandtheelectriccompanytotellyouonlyafew." Thedirectorlaughedthenwrotesomethingonacardandhandedittotheyoungman."Comeandseemetomorrow." Larrygotasmallpartinthedirector’snextfilm.Hewasonhisway! Afterreadingthestorywhatcanweinferaboutthefilmdirector
Englandisnotabigcountry:fromnorthtosouthandfromeasttowestitisonlyaboutthreehundredmilesacross.Butforasmallcountryithasasurprisingrangeofclimate.PeoplewhohavenevervisitedEnglandorwhohavevisitedonlyonepartofitoftenmakesthemistakeofthinkingthatitisacoldandwetcountry.ExceptforthesummermonthsofJunetoSeptemberthisisprobablytrueofthenorthofEnglandandtheMidlands.Inthesouthhowevertheclimateismuchmorepleasant.Oneresultisthatwhenpeopleretirefromthejobinthenorththeyoftenprefertomovedowntothesouth. PerhapsthewarmestpartofthecountryisthesouthwestwhichconsistsofismadeupofthecountiesofDevonandCornwallwherepalmtreesbambooandmanysemitropicalplantsgrowwell.Flowersandvegetablesripenasmuchasamonthearlierthanthoseelsewhere.Farmersintheareasgainahigherpricefortheirvegetablesandflowersbecausetheyarereadyearlier.InwintertheremaybeseveralfeetofsnowinotherpartsofEnglandbuttherewillprobablybenosnowatallinthesouthwest.ThismaybeoneofthereasonswhythesouthwestisoneofEngland’smostpopularholidayareas. InthenorthofEnglandandtheMidland
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DollarsandcentsarethebasicunitsofAmericanmoney.Thebackofalldollarbillsaregreenhence"greenbacks".Thecommonlyusedcoinsare:onecentpennyfivecentsnickel10centsdimeand25centsquarter.50pieceshalfdollarandsilverdollarsnotreallysilveranymorearegaininginusagewhiletherehasbeentalkofphasingoutthepennythat’sinflationforyou."Alwayscarryplentyofquarterswhentravelling.Veryusefulforphonessodamachineslaundrymachinesetc." ThereisgenerallynoprobleminusingUSdollarsinCanadabutthisisneverpossibleinreverse.It’susefulalwaystocarrysmallchangeforthingslikeexactfarebusesbutdonotcarrylargesumsofcash.Insteadkeepthebulkofyourmoneyintravellers’chequeswhichcanbepurchasedbothintheUSandabroadandshouldbeindollardenominations.ThebestknownchequesarethoseofAmericanExpresssoyouwillhavetheleastdifficultycashingtheseeveninoutofthewayplaces.ThomasCooktravellers’chequesarealsoacceptableespeciallyaslostonescanbereclaimedatsomecarrentalcompanies.Dollardenominationchequescanbeusedlikeregularmoney.There’snoneedtocashthematabank:usetheminsteadtopayformealssupermarketpurchasesorwhatever.Tenortwentydollarchequesareacceptedlikethisalmostalwaysandyou’llbegivenchangejustasthoughyou’dpresentedthecashierwithdollarbills.BepreparedtoshowIDwhenyoucashyourcheques. Creditcardscanbeevenmorevaluablethantravellers’chequesastheyareoftenusedtoguaranieeroomreservationsoverthephoneandareacceptedinlieuofdepositwhenrentingacar—indeedwithoutacreditcardyoumaybeconsideredsountrustworthythatnotonlyadepositbutyourpassportwillbeheldassecuritytoo.ThemajorcreditcardsareVISAMasterChargeandAccessDinersClubandAmericanExpress.Ifyouholdabankcarditcouldwellbeworthwhiletoincreaseyourcreditlimitfortravelpurposes—youshouldaskyourbankmanager. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE
Thehorseandcarriageisathingofthepastbutloveandmarriagearestillwithusandstillcloselyinterrelated.MostAmericanmarriages61firstmarriagesunitingyoungpeoplearetheresultofmutualattractionandaffection62thanpracticalconsiderations. IntheUnitedStatesparentsdonot63marriagesfortheirchildren.Teenagersbegindatinginhighschoolandusuallyfindmatesthroughtheirownacademicandsocial6465youngpeoplefeelfreetochoosetheirfriendsfrom66groupsmostchooseamateofsimilar67. Thisisdueinparttoparentalguidance.Parentscannot68spouses配偶fortheirchildrenbuttheycanusually69choicesbyvoicingdisapprovalofsomeonetheyconsiderunsuitable. 70marriagesbetweenmembersofdifferentgroupsinterclassinterfaithandinterracialmarriagesare71probablybecauseofthegreatermobilityoftoday’syouthandthefactthattheyare72byfewerprejudicesthantheirparents.Manyyoungpeopleleavetheirhometownstoattendcollegeserveinthearmedforces73pursueacareerinabiggercity. Onceawayfromhomeandfamilytheyaremore74todateandmarryoutsidetheirownsocialgroup. InmobileAmericansocietyinterclassmarriagesareneither75norastonishing.Interfaithmarriagesare76theriseespeciallybetweenProtestantsjī dū jiāo 徒andCatholicstiān zhǔ jiāo 徒.Ontheotherhandinterracialmarriagesarestillvery77.Itcanbedifficultforinterracialcouplestofindaplacetolivemaintainfriendshipsand78afamily.Marriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentnational79butthesameraceandreligionhavebeencommonplacehere80colonialtimes. 63
RogerlivedinthecityofLondonandhishairwasalwayscutbythesameoldman.HealwayscutRoger’shairasRogerlikeditandwhilehewasdoingitthetwomentalkedaboutfootball. OnedaywhenRogerwassittinginhischairandhishairwasbeingcutasusualtheoldmansaidtohim"RogerI’mgoingtobeseventyyearsoldnextmonthandIfeeltiredsoI’mgoingtosellmyshoptoayoungman.Helikedtocuthairforpeople." Rogerwassorrytohearthatbecauseheenjoyedtalkingtotheoldmanandhewasalsoworriedthathishairwouldnotbecutaswellbythenewyoungmanasithadbeenforsomanyyearsbyhisoldfriend. Hewenttotheshopagainthenextmonthandthenewyoungmanwasthere.HecutRoger’shairbuthediditbadly. ThenextmonthRogerwentintotheshopagain.TheyoungmanaskedhimhowhewouldlikehishaircutandRogeranswered"Pleasecutitveryshortontherightsidebutleaveitasitisontheleft.Itmustcovermyear.Ontopcutallthehairawayinthemiddlebutleaveapieceatthefront." Theyoungmanwasverysurprisedwhenheheardthis"Butsir"hesaid"Ican’tcutyourhairlikethat!""Whynot"Rogerasked."That’showyoucutitlasttime./ Whydidtheoldmanwanttosellhisshop
Thehorseandcarriageisathingofthepastbutloveandmarriagearestillwithusandstillcloselyinterrelated.MostAmericanmarriages61firstmarriagesunitingyoungpeoplearetheresultofmutualattractionandaffection62thanpracticalconsiderations. IntheUnitedStatesparentsdonot63marriagesfortheirchildren.Teenagersbegindatinginhighschoolandusuallyfindmatesthroughtheirownacademicandsocial6465youngpeoplefeelfreetochoosetheirfriendsfrom66groupsmostchooseamateofsimilar67. Thisisdueinparttoparentalguidance.Parentscannot68spouses配偶fortheirchildrenbuttheycanusually69choicesbyvoicingdisapprovalofsomeonetheyconsiderunsuitable. 70marriagesbetweenmembersofdifferentgroupsinterclassinterfaithandinterracialmarriagesare71probablybecauseofthegreatermobilityoftoday’syouthandthefactthattheyare72byfewerprejudicesthantheirparents.Manyyoungpeopleleavetheirhometownstoattendcollegeserveinthearmedforces73pursueacareerinabiggercity. Onceawayfromhomeandfamilytheyaremore74todateandmarryoutsidetheirownsocialgroup. InmobileAmericansocietyinterclassmarriagesareneither75norastonishing.Interfaithmarriagesare76theriseespeciallybetweenProtestantsjī dū jiāo 徒andCatholicstiān zhǔ jiāo 徒.Ontheotherhandinterracialmarriagesarestillvery77.Itcanbedifficultforinterracialcouplestofindaplacetolivemaintainfriendshipsand78afamily.Marriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentnational79butthesameraceandreligionhavebeencommonplacehere80colonialtimes. 67
RogerlivedinthecityofLondonandhishairwasalwayscutbythesameoldman.HealwayscutRoger’shairasRogerlikeditandwhilehewasdoingitthetwomentalkedaboutfootball. OnedaywhenRogerwassittinginhischairandhishairwasbeingcutasusualtheoldmansaidtohim"RogerI’mgoingtobeseventyyearsoldnextmonthandIfeeltiredsoI’mgoingtosellmyshoptoayoungman.Helikedtocuthairforpeople." Rogerwassorrytohearthatbecauseheenjoyedtalkingtotheoldmanandhewasalsoworriedthathishairwouldnotbecutaswellbythenewyoungmanasithadbeenforsomanyyearsbyhisoldfriend. Hewenttotheshopagainthenextmonthandthenewyoungmanwasthere.HecutRoger’shairbuthediditbadly. ThenextmonthRogerwentintotheshopagain.TheyoungmanaskedhimhowhewouldlikehishaircutandRogeranswered"Pleasecutitveryshortontherightsidebutleaveitasitisontheleft.Itmustcovermyear.Ontopcutallthehairawayinthemiddlebutleaveapieceatthefront." Theyoungmanwasverysurprisedwhenheheardthis"Butsir"hesaid"Ican’tcutyourhairlikethat!""Whynot"Rogerasked."That’showyoucutitlasttime./ Whichhairstyle发型didtheyoungmancutforRogerlasttime
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Thereisonethingthateveryonewantsmorethananythingelse.Somepeopletrytogetitbymakingmoney.Theythinkthatwhentheyhaveenoughmoneytobuysuchthingsashousesfarmsandcarstheywillhavetheonethingthateveryonewants. Otherpeoplebelievethatiftheyknowenoughtheywillfindthisthing.Theystudyalltheirlivesinsearchofit.Stillothersthinkthatiftheyhavepowertheywillfindthisthing.Theykeeptellingthemselves:whenIamabossIwillnolongerhavetosearchforthisthing. WhatisitthateveryonewantsmorethananythingelseWhatisitthatallofuskeepworkingandstrivingforeachdayItishappiness. Happinessisastrangething.Itdoesnotmeanthesametoallmen.Whatwillmakeonemanhappymaynotmakeanothermanhappy.Somemensaythathappinesscomesfromhelpingothers;othermensaythathappinesscomesfrommakinglifemorepleasantforeveryone.Whatdoyoumeanwhenyousay"Thatmakesmehappy" Readwhatdifferentpeoplehavesaidabouthappiness.Perhapsyouwilllearnsomethingthatwillbringyoupeaceofmindcomfortmoneyoritmaybringyouwhatyousearchfor—happiness. WhenIamabossIwillnolongerhavetosearchforthisthing.Thissentencemeans
Thehorseandcarriageisathingofthepastbutloveandmarriagearestillwithusandstillcloselyinterrelated.MostAmericanmarriages61firstmarriagesunitingyoungpeoplearetheresultofmutualattractionandaffection62thanpracticalconsiderations. IntheUnitedStatesparentsdonot63marriagesfortheirchildren.Teenagersbegindatinginhighschoolandusuallyfindmatesthroughtheirownacademicandsocial6465youngpeoplefeelfreetochoosetheirfriendsfrom66groupsmostchooseamateofsimilar67. Thisisdueinparttoparentalguidance.Parentscannot68spouses配偶fortheirchildrenbuttheycanusually69choicesbyvoicingdisapprovalofsomeonetheyconsiderunsuitable. 70marriagesbetweenmembersofdifferentgroupsinterclassinterfaithandinterracialmarriagesare71probablybecauseofthegreatermobilityoftoday’syouthandthefactthattheyare72byfewerprejudicesthantheirparents.Manyyoungpeopleleavetheirhometownstoattendcollegeserveinthearmedforces73pursueacareerinabiggercity. Onceawayfromhomeandfamilytheyaremore74todateandmarryoutsidetheirownsocialgroup. InmobileAmericansocietyinterclassmarriagesareneither75norastonishing.Interfaithmarriagesare76theriseespeciallybetweenProtestantsjī dū jiāo 徒andCatholicstiān zhǔ jiāo 徒.Ontheotherhandinterracialmarriagesarestillvery77.Itcanbedifficultforinterracialcouplestofindaplacetolivemaintainfriendshipsand78afamily.Marriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentnational79butthesameraceandreligionhavebeencommonplacehere80colonialtimes. 79
"TheylaughedwhenIsatdownatthepianobutwhenIstartedtoplay...!"Thesewordsmaybeamongthemostsuccessfulinadvertisinghistory.Althoughtheadhasnotrunformanyyearsthesloganisstillremembered.Itwaswrittenin1925fortheV.S.SchoolofMusictosellhomemusiclessons. Theadhasgreatappeal.Itpicturesahandsomemansittingatapianoinfrontofsmilingguests.IttellsthestoryofJackwhohassecretlylearnedtoplaythepianothroughamail-ordercourse.Hisfriendsatapartyallscoffwhenhesitsatthekeyboard.ButasheplaysthefirstnotesofBeethoven’s"MoonlightSonata"theyallamazed.Whenhefinisheshisflawlessperformancethelistenersshowerhimwithapplauseandpraise. JacktellshisfriendsthathelearnedtoplaythroughtheV.S.SchoolofMusic.Heexplainsthathewastaughtthroughanewmethodusingnolaboriousscalesandnotiresomepracticing.Hedidn’tevenhaveaspecialtalentformusic!Intheadotherstoocouldincreasetheirpopularityandgainhappiness. ThewriterofthisadJohnGaplescalledthisstylethe"WalterMittyapproach."WalterMittyisacharacterinashortstorybyJamesThurberwhodaydreamsoftakingpartingreatadventures.Althoughthisadseemsold-fashionednowmanypeoplestilldreamofsucheasysocialsuccess. TheauthorofthispassageimpliesthatnowadaysthestoryofJackwouldbe
Thereisonethingthateveryonewantsmorethananythingelse.Somepeopletrytogetitbymakingmoney.Theythinkthatwhentheyhaveenoughmoneytobuysuchthingsashousesfarmsandcarstheywillhavetheonethingthateveryonewants. Otherpeoplebelievethatiftheyknowenoughtheywillfindthisthing.Theystudyalltheirlivesinsearchofit.Stillothersthinkthatiftheyhavepowertheywillfindthisthing.Theykeeptellingthemselves:whenIamabossIwillnolongerhavetosearchforthisthing. WhatisitthateveryonewantsmorethananythingelseWhatisitthatallofuskeepworkingandstrivingforeachdayItishappiness. Happinessisastrangething.Itdoesnotmeanthesametoallmen.Whatwillmakeonemanhappymaynotmakeanothermanhappy.Somemensaythathappinesscomesfromhelpingothers;othermensaythathappinesscomesfrommakinglifemorepleasantforeveryone.Whatdoyoumeanwhenyousay"Thatmakesmehappy" Readwhatdifferentpeoplehavesaidabouthappiness.Perhapsyouwilllearnsomethingthatwillbringyoupeaceofmindcomfortmoneyoritmaybringyouwhatyousearchfor—happiness. Somepeopletrytogetitbymakingmoney.Theunderlineditmeans
Thehorseandcarriageisathingofthepastbutloveandmarriagearestillwithusandstillcloselyinterrelated.MostAmericanmarriages61firstmarriagesunitingyoungpeoplearetheresultofmutualattractionandaffection62thanpracticalconsiderations. IntheUnitedStatesparentsdonot63marriagesfortheirchildren.Teenagersbegindatinginhighschoolandusuallyfindmatesthroughtheirownacademicandsocial6465youngpeoplefeelfreetochoosetheirfriendsfrom66groupsmostchooseamateofsimilar67. Thisisdueinparttoparentalguidance.Parentscannot68spouses配偶fortheirchildrenbuttheycanusually69choicesbyvoicingdisapprovalofsomeonetheyconsiderunsuitable. 70marriagesbetweenmembersofdifferentgroupsinterclassinterfaithandinterracialmarriagesare71probablybecauseofthegreatermobilityoftoday’syouthandthefactthattheyare72byfewerprejudicesthantheirparents.Manyyoungpeopleleavetheirhometownstoattendcollegeserveinthearmedforces73pursueacareerinabiggercity. Onceawayfromhomeandfamilytheyaremore74todateandmarryoutsidetheirownsocialgroup. InmobileAmericansocietyinterclassmarriagesareneither75norastonishing.Interfaithmarriagesare76theriseespeciallybetweenProtestantsjī dū jiāo 徒andCatholicstiān zhǔ jiāo 徒.Ontheotherhandinterracialmarriagesarestillvery77.Itcanbedifficultforinterracialcouplestofindaplacetolivemaintainfriendshipsand78afamily.Marriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentnational79butthesameraceandreligionhavebeencommonplacehere80colonialtimes. 77
Thehorseandcarriageisathingofthepastbutloveandmarriagearestillwithusandstillcloselyinterrelated.MostAmericanmarriages61firstmarriagesunitingyoungpeoplearetheresultofmutualattractionandaffection62thanpracticalconsiderations. IntheUnitedStatesparentsdonot63marriagesfortheirchildren.Teenagersbegindatinginhighschoolandusuallyfindmatesthroughtheirownacademicandsocial6465youngpeoplefeelfreetochoosetheirfriendsfrom66groupsmostchooseamateofsimilar67. Thisisdueinparttoparentalguidance.Parentscannot68spouses配偶fortheirchildrenbuttheycanusually69choicesbyvoicingdisapprovalofsomeonetheyconsiderunsuitable. 70marriagesbetweenmembersofdifferentgroupsinterclassinterfaithandinterracialmarriagesare71probablybecauseofthegreatermobilityoftoday’syouthandthefactthattheyare72byfewerprejudicesthantheirparents.Manyyoungpeopleleavetheirhometownstoattendcollegeserveinthearmedforces73pursueacareerinabiggercity. Onceawayfromhomeandfamilytheyaremore74todateandmarryoutsidetheirownsocialgroup. InmobileAmericansocietyinterclassmarriagesareneither75norastonishing.Interfaithmarriagesare76theriseespeciallybetweenProtestantsjī dū jiāo 徒andCatholicstiān zhǔ jiāo 徒.Ontheotherhandinterracialmarriagesarestillvery77.Itcanbedifficultforinterracialcouplestofindaplacetolivemaintainfriendshipsand78afamily.Marriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentnational79butthesameraceandreligionhavebeencommonplacehere80colonialtimes. 73
Englandisnotabigcountry:fromnorthtosouthandfromeasttowestitisonlyaboutthreehundredmilesacross.Butforasmallcountryithasasurprisingrangeofclimate.PeoplewhohavenevervisitedEnglandorwhohavevisitedonlyonepartofitoftenmakesthemistakeofthinkingthatitisacoldandwetcountry.ExceptforthesummermonthsofJunetoSeptemberthisisprobablytrueofthenorthofEnglandandtheMidlands.Inthesouthhowevertheclimateismuchmorepleasant.Oneresultisthatwhenpeopleretirefromthejobinthenorththeyoftenprefertomovedowntothesouth. PerhapsthewarmestpartofthecountryisthesouthwestwhichconsistsofismadeupofthecountiesofDevonandCornwallwherepalmtreesbambooandmanysemitropicalplantsgrowwell.Flowersandvegetablesripenasmuchasamonthearlierthanthoseelsewhere.Farmersintheareasgainahigherpricefortheirvegetablesandflowersbecausetheyarereadyearlier.InwintertheremaybeseveralfeetofsnowinotherpartsofEnglandbuttherewillprobablybenosnowatallinthesouthwest.ThismaybeoneofthereasonswhythesouthwestisoneofEngland’smostpopularholidayareas. ThedistancefromthecenterofEnglandtosouthcoastisabout
Thehorseandcarriageisathingofthepastbutloveandmarriagearestillwithusandstillcloselyinterrelated.MostAmericanmarriages61firstmarriagesunitingyoungpeoplearetheresultofmutualattractionandaffection62thanpracticalconsiderations. IntheUnitedStatesparentsdonot63marriagesfortheirchildren.Teenagersbegindatinginhighschoolandusuallyfindmatesthroughtheirownacademicandsocial6465youngpeoplefeelfreetochoosetheirfriendsfrom66groupsmostchooseamateofsimilar67. Thisisdueinparttoparentalguidance.Parentscannot68spouses配偶fortheirchildrenbuttheycanusually69choicesbyvoicingdisapprovalofsomeonetheyconsiderunsuitable. 70marriagesbetweenmembersofdifferentgroupsinterclassinterfaithandinterracialmarriagesare71probablybecauseofthegreatermobilityoftoday’syouthandthefactthattheyare72byfewerprejudicesthantheirparents.Manyyoungpeopleleavetheirhometownstoattendcollegeserveinthearmedforces73pursueacareerinabiggercity. Onceawayfromhomeandfamilytheyaremore74todateandmarryoutsidetheirownsocialgroup. InmobileAmericansocietyinterclassmarriagesareneither75norastonishing.Interfaithmarriagesare76theriseespeciallybetweenProtestantsjī dū jiāo 徒andCatholicstiān zhǔ jiāo 徒.Ontheotherhandinterracialmarriagesarestillvery77.Itcanbedifficultforinterracialcouplestofindaplacetolivemaintainfriendshipsand78afamily.Marriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentnational79butthesameraceandreligionhavebeencommonplacehere80colonialtimes. 71
Thehorseandcarriageisathingofthepastbutloveandmarriagearestillwithusandstillcloselyinterrelated.MostAmericanmarriages61firstmarriagesunitingyoungpeoplearetheresultofmutualattractionandaffection62thanpracticalconsiderations. IntheUnitedStatesparentsdonot63marriagesfortheirchildren.Teenagersbegindatinginhighschoolandusuallyfindmatesthroughtheirownacademicandsocial6465youngpeoplefeelfreetochoosetheirfriendsfrom66groupsmostchooseamateofsimilar67. Thisisdueinparttoparentalguidance.Parentscannot68spouses配偶fortheirchildrenbuttheycanusually69choicesbyvoicingdisapprovalofsomeonetheyconsiderunsuitable. 70marriagesbetweenmembersofdifferentgroupsinterclassinterfaithandinterracialmarriagesare71probablybecauseofthegreatermobilityoftoday’syouthandthefactthattheyare72byfewerprejudicesthantheirparents.Manyyoungpeopleleavetheirhometownstoattendcollegeserveinthearmedforces73pursueacareerinabiggercity. Onceawayfromhomeandfamilytheyaremore74todateandmarryoutsidetheirownsocialgroup. InmobileAmericansocietyinterclassmarriagesareneither75norastonishing.Interfaithmarriagesare76theriseespeciallybetweenProtestantsjī dū jiāo 徒andCatholicstiān zhǔ jiāo 徒.Ontheotherhandinterracialmarriagesarestillvery77.Itcanbedifficultforinterracialcouplestofindaplacetolivemaintainfriendshipsand78afamily.Marriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentnational79butthesameraceandreligionhavebeencommonplacehere80colonialtimes. 75
Junecameandthehay干草wasalmostreadyforcutting.OnMidsummer’sEvewhichwasaSaturdayMr.JoneswentintoWillingtonandgotsodrunkattheRedLionthathedidnotcomebackuntilmiddayonSunday.Hismenhadmilkedthecowsintheearlymorningandthenhadgoneoutchattingwithoutbotheringtofeedtheanimals.WhenMr.Jonesgotbackheimmediatelywenttosleepontheliving-roomsofawiththe"NewsoftheWorld"overhisface.Wheneveningcametheanimalswerestillnotfed.Atlasttheycouldstandnolonger.Oneofthecowsbrokeintothedoorofthestorehousewithherhornsandalltheanimalsbegantohelpthemselvestothegrains. ItwasjustthenthatMr.Joneswokeup.Thenextmomentheandhisfourmenwereinthestorehousewithwhipsintheirhandswhippinginalldirections.Thiswasmorethanthehungryanimalswouldbear.Togetherthoughnothingofthekindhadbeenplannedbeforehandtheyjumpedupontheirmasters.Mr.Jonesandhismensuddenlyfoundthemselvesbeingstruckwiththehornsandkickedfromallsides.ThesituationwasquiteoutoftheircontrolTheyhadneverseentheseanimalsactlikethisbefore.Thissuddenrebellionofthecreatureswhichtheywereusedtobeatingandwhippingjustastheychosefrightenedthem.Afteronlyamomentortwotheygaveuptryingtodefendthemselves.Aminutelaterallfiveofthemwereinfullfrightdowntheroadwiththeanimalsrunningafterthemjoyfully. Whatdidthefivemenfinallydowiththecows
"TheylaughedwhenIsatdownatthepianobutwhenIstartedtoplay...!"Thesewordsmaybeamongthemostsuccessfulinadvertisinghistory.Althoughtheadhasnotrunformanyyearsthesloganisstillremembered.Itwaswrittenin1925fortheV.S.SchoolofMusictosellhomemusiclessons. Theadhasgreatappeal.Itpicturesahandsomemansittingatapianoinfrontofsmilingguests.IttellsthestoryofJackwhohassecretlylearnedtoplaythepianothroughamail-ordercourse.Hisfriendsatapartyallscoffwhenhesitsatthekeyboard.ButasheplaysthefirstnotesofBeethoven’s"MoonlightSonata"theyallamazed.Whenhefinisheshisflawlessperformancethelistenersshowerhimwithapplauseandpraise. JacktellshisfriendsthathelearnedtoplaythroughtheV.S.SchoolofMusic.Heexplainsthathewastaughtthroughanewmethodusingnolaboriousscalesandnotiresomepracticing.Hedidn’tevenhaveaspecialtalentformusic!Intheadotherstoocouldincreasetheirpopularityandgainhappiness. ThewriterofthisadJohnGaplescalledthisstylethe"WalterMittyapproach."WalterMittyisacharacterinashortstorybyJamesThurberwhodaydreamsoftakingpartingreatadventures.Althoughthisadseemsold-fashionednowmanypeoplestilldreamofsucheasysocialsuccess. Theopeningsentencecatchesyourattentionby
AsfarbackashecouldrememberLarryhadlongedtogotoHollywoodandbecomeafilmstar.Theyoungman’shopesforsuccesswerebrokenagainandagainhowever.Hollywoodjustdidnotseeminterested.WhenhefirstcametoCaliforniaLarryhaddecidednevertogiveupandreturnhomewithoutsuccess.Thereforehekeptontrying.Somedayhetoldhimselfhisbigopportunitywouldcome. LarryfoundajobparkingcarsforoneofHollywood’sbigrestaurants.Hispaywasbasicbutsincetheguestswerekindenoughtogivehimmoremoneyhemanagedtomakealiving. Onedayherecognizedanimportantfilmdirectordrivingintotheparkinglotandgettingoutofhiscar.Larryhadrecentlyheardthatthemanwasreadytomakeanewpicture. Larrygotintothecarandpreparedtodriveitonintothelotandparkit.Thenhestoppedjumpedoutandranovertothedirector."ExcusemesirbutIthinkit’sonlyfairtotellyouthatit’snoworneverifyouwantmeinYournextpicture.Alotofbigcompaniesareafterme." InsteadofpushingawaytheboythedirectorgotinterestedinLarry’swordsandstopped."YesWhichcompanies"heasked. "Well"repliedtheboy"there’sthetelephonecompanythegascompanyandtheelectriccompanytotellyouonlyafew." Thedirectorlaughedthenwrotesomethingonacardandhandedittotheyoungman."Comeandseemetomorrow." Larrygotasmallpartinthedirector’snextfilm.Hewasonhisway! WhichofthefollowingwasLarryinterestedin
DollarsandcentsarethebasicunitsofAmericanmoney.Thebackofalldollarbillsaregreenhence"greenbacks".Thecommonlyusedcoinsare:onecentpennyfivecentsnickel10centsdimeand25centsquarter.50pieceshalfdollarandsilverdollarsnotreallysilveranymorearegaininginusagewhiletherehasbeentalkofphasingoutthepennythat’sinflationforyou."Alwayscarryplentyofquarterswhentravelling.Veryusefulforphonessodamachineslaundrymachinesetc." ThereisgenerallynoprobleminusingUSdollarsinCanadabutthisisneverpossibleinreverse.It’susefulalwaystocarrysmallchangeforthingslikeexactfarebusesbutdonotcarrylargesumsofcash.Insteadkeepthebulkofyourmoneyintravellers’chequeswhichcanbepurchasedbothintheUSandabroadandshouldbeindollardenominations.ThebestknownchequesarethoseofAmericanExpresssoyouwillhavetheleastdifficultycashingtheseeveninoutofthewayplaces.ThomasCooktravellers’chequesarealsoacceptableespeciallyaslostonescanbereclaimedatsomecarrentalcompanies.Dollardenominationchequescanbeusedlikeregularmoney.There’snoneedtocashthematabank:usetheminsteadtopayformealssupermarketpurchasesorwhatever.Tenortwentydollarchequesareacceptedlikethisalmostalwaysandyou’llbegivenchangejustasthoughyou’dpresentedthecashierwithdollarbills.BepreparedtoshowIDwhenyoucashyourcheques. Creditcardscanbeevenmorevaluablethantravellers’chequesastheyareoftenusedtoguaranieeroomreservationsoverthephoneandareacceptedinlieuofdepositwhenrentingacar—indeedwithoutacreditcardyoumaybeconsideredsountrustworthythatnotonlyadepositbutyourpassportwillbeheldassecuritytoo.ThemajorcreditcardsareVISAMasterChargeandAccessDinersClubandAmericanExpress.Ifyouholdabankcarditcouldwellbeworthwhiletoincreaseyourcreditlimitfortravelpurposes—youshouldaskyourbankmanager. Whyisitusefultocarryenough25-centcoinswithyou
Inancienttimesthemostimportantexamswerespokennotwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRometestingusuallyconsistedofsayingpoetryaloudorgivingspeeches. IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAgesstudentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubject.Thiscustomexiststodayaspartoftheprocessoftestingcandidatesforthedoctor’sdegree. Generallyhowevermodernexaminationsarewritten.Thewrittenexaminationwhereallstudentsaretestedonthesameintoexistencewiththegreatincreasewasprobablynotknownuntilthenineteenthcentury.Perhapsitcameintoexistencewiththegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodernindustry.Aroomfullofcandidatesforastateexaminationtimedexactlybyelectricandcarefullywatchedoverbymanagersresemblesagroupofworkersatanautomobilefactory. Certainlyduringexaminationsteachersandstudentsareexpectedtoactlikemachines. Onetypeoftestissometimescalledas"objective"test.Itisintendedtodealwithfactsnotpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetesttheteacherwritesaseriesofquestionseachofwhichhasonlyonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritesthecorrectanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikeanswerstostudentswhohavenotlearnedthematerialproperly. WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthestudentsintheMiddleAges
Thehorseandcarriageisathingofthepastbutloveandmarriagearestillwithusandstillcloselyinterrelated.MostAmericanmarriages61firstmarriagesunitingyoungpeoplearetheresultofmutualattractionandaffection62thanpracticalconsiderations. IntheUnitedStatesparentsdonot63marriagesfortheirchildren.Teenagersbegindatinginhighschoolandusuallyfindmatesthroughtheirownacademicandsocial6465youngpeoplefeelfreetochoosetheirfriendsfrom66groupsmostchooseamateofsimilar67. Thisisdueinparttoparentalguidance.Parentscannot68spouses配偶fortheirchildrenbuttheycanusually69choicesbyvoicingdisapprovalofsomeonetheyconsiderunsuitable. 70marriagesbetweenmembersofdifferentgroupsinterclassinterfaithandinterracialmarriagesare71probablybecauseofthegreatermobilityoftoday’syouthandthefactthattheyare72byfewerprejudicesthantheirparents.Manyyoungpeopleleavetheirhometownstoattendcollegeserveinthearmedforces73pursueacareerinabiggercity. Onceawayfromhomeandfamilytheyaremore74todateandmarryoutsidetheirownsocialgroup. InmobileAmericansocietyinterclassmarriagesareneither75norastonishing.Interfaithmarriagesare76theriseespeciallybetweenProtestantsjī dū jiāo 徒andCatholicstiān zhǔ jiāo 徒.Ontheotherhandinterracialmarriagesarestillvery77.Itcanbedifficultforinterracialcouplestofindaplacetolivemaintainfriendshipsand78afamily.Marriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentnational79butthesameraceandreligionhavebeencommonplacehere80colonialtimes. 69
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