The Most Scenic Drives in America
Updated and translated into several languages for the first time since 1997, this travel book includes over 200 brand new photographs of the wonderful places along 120 selected routes. The updated volume also provides maps, the latest information state parks, and lodging suggestions.
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Our Brother's Keeper
Author Jedwin Smith spent 30 years trying to get out of all memories of his brother，Jeff, who was killed in Vietnam. But in Our Brother's Keeper he tells what happens when he met several of his brother's old Marine friends. Smith gets to know these men—all hurt by the past they share. Together the author and his new friends make a journey to Vietnam, to visit the place where Jeff died. Surprisingly, their Vietnamese guide was the former commander of the Viet Cong platoon carrying out the attack that killed Jeff. A powerful story of brotherhood, bravery and understanding...
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I Am a Pencil
Children's book author Sam Swope took a job teaching writing to third graders in the New York City. His students were immigrants or the children of immigrants from 21 countries, speaking 11 languages, having many different beliefs. But there were a few things they had in common, family troubles, for one, money struggles, and poetry. Every single student, with the help of this creative teacher, made great progress in writing. Swope leaves the reader with the encouraging faith that deep within each of us lives a poet, a genius —a child.
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What It Takes to Help Out
An editor for U. S. News & World Report, David L Marcus lakes us inside a boarding school for troubled teens. The great stresses are put on these teens, which makes them lose their nature. This should cause us a truthful thinking.
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1.Who can give you some advice on how to educate immigrant students with troubles?
A.Jedwin Smith. B.David L. Marcus. C.Jeff. D.Sam Swope.
2.Which of the following books offers the biggest price cut?
A.The Most Scenic Drives in America B.Our Brother's Keeper
C.I Am a Pencil D.What It Takes to Help Me Out
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The book The Most Scenic Drives in America includes many pictures and maps.
B.The book What It Takes to Help Me Out is about troubled teens from 21 countries.
C.Jedwin Smith's friends were killed in the war in Vietnam.
D.The children in Sam Swope's class are either poets or geniuses.
4.The passage is probably taken from _______.
A.a textbook B.a science report C.a travel journal D.an advertisement
I was riding the train home from a downtown Chicago courtroom (法庭). I was sitting in my seat, in tears (眼泪), looking out of the window, hoping no one would _______. My husband and I had just ended our marriage, and my heart was filled with _______. I had never felt so frightened and alone.
_______, a hand appeared — the tiny beautiful hand of a woman. She _______ me a small envelope (信封), then smiled and disappeared before I could even look into her eyes and express my _______. On the outside of the envelope were a rainbow (彩虹) and a sun, drawn _______ in pen. Inside it were the _______ words I had ever read:
I know you don’t _______ me, but I was watching you there _______, and my heart goes out to you. Know that __________ I am only a stranger to you, I feel your pain and I __________. It may not seem that way, but the sun will __________ again and you will see the rainbow.
Love,
Someone who cares
I never saw the __________ again. But sill, this mysterious __________ has remained deep inside my heart. It always tells me that we are never __________. In reaching out to me in my __________, this woman filled me with a __________ love. It makes me realize that no matter how sad my life seems there is always __________. And more important, her act of __________ woke me up to the amazing connection between human beings. I know now if I take one minute, one second, to stop and show love and care to others who may be hurting, I can make a(n) __________.
1.A.notice B.answer C.follow D.understand
2.A.excitement B.sadness C.love D.doubt
3.A.Certainly B.Naturally C.Suddenly D.Secretly
4.A.gave B.lent C.bought D.made
5.A.support B.fear C.regrets D.thanks
6.A.carelessly B.hurriedly C.badly D.repeatedly
7.A.wisest B.simplest C.clearest D.warmest
8.A.like B.know C.accept D.remember
9.A.sleeping B.drawing C.crying D.laughing
10.A.because B.if C.unless D.though
11.A.care B.fail C.stop D.look
12.A.set B.move C.shine D.disappear
13.A.woman B.man C.train D.book
14.A.art B.gift C.chance D.story
15.A.poor B.stupid C.quiet D.alone
16.A.danger B.pain C.tiredness D.anger
17.A.great B.strange C.crazy D.similar
18.A.hope B.success C.pleasure D.luck
19.A.kindness B.courage C.politeness D.patience
20.A.decision B.offer C.difference D.promise
_____we understand things has a lot to do with what we feel.
A.Where B.How C.Why D.When
The building was named Ford Hall _______ a man named James Ford.
A.in need of B.in memory of C.in charge of D.in search of
_______ is known to all, grammar is not a set of dead rules.
A.That B.Which C.As D.It
The exhibition tells us _____we should do something to stop air pollution.
A.where B.why
C.what D.which
