Our“What’s New”collection features a massive range of the latest new DVD releases in movies,TV series,and documentaries.
Andre Rieu—The Magic of Maastricht
Andre commemorates(纪念)a remarkable 30 years since the founding of his beloved band,Johann Strauss Orchestra.This collection of finely crafted interpretations of uplifting evergreens is a must-have!
Tracks include:Sole Mio,Hava Nagila(Let Us Be Happy),Halleluia,Tuti Frutti,Can’t Help Falling in Love,and more!
$25.95.1 DVD,200 mins.
Railroad Australia
Meet the kings of the train world and discover what it takes to keep these metal monsters on the tracks.In a wild frontier of extreme heat and vast distances,an army of workers toil day and night to keep the nations lifeblood flowing...with a lot of help from the biggest and most powerful trains in existence.
$24.95.2 DVDs,325 mins.
Gentle Ben
Based on the beloved children’s novel Gentle Ben follows the thrilling adventures in the Florida Everglades of a game warden,Tom Wedloe(Dennis Weaver),his wife Ellen(Beth Bricknel),their son Mark(Clint Howard)and Mark’s tame bear Ben.
$39.95.4 DVDs.7 11 mins.
Land Giris
Land Girls follows the lives and loves of four girls away from home,doing their bit for Britain in the Women’s Land Army(WLA),a British civilian organization in WWII.The four girls have all joined the WLA with one common goal,to serve their country and help win the war.Follow the girls as they try to live out their lives in very challenging circumstances,with lots of laughter and tears along the way.
$29.95.1 DVD.222 mins.
1.Which of the following probably appeals to kids most?
A. Andre Rieu-the Magic of Maastricht. B. Railroad Australia.
C. Gentle Ben. D. Land Giris.
2.What is Andre Rieu most probably?
A. A detective. B. A musician.
C. An engineer. D. A novelist.
3.What do you know about Land Girls?
A. It is set in Britain in the Second World War.
B. It describes the lives of four American girls.
C. It is a TV drama series about British army life.
D. It is a story about four British women victims.
假定你是李华,你的澳大利亚网友Betty想成为2022年杭州亚运会志愿者,她向你写信询问亚运会相关情况,并求助怎样学好汉语。请给她回信,内容包括:
1.收到来信,获悉求助;
2.学好汉语的两条建议。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。 文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除 或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
A friend of mine was giving English lesson to a class of foreign placing quite a number of everyday object on a table,he asked them to give her the ruler,the book and so on. The class went very smooth. The students seemed interested in the work until my friend turned on to an Italian student but said,“ Give me the keys. The Italian looked surprising and somewhat at a loss. Seeing this,My friend thinks that the Italian hadn't heard him clearly. However, he repeated, “Give me the keys.” The Italian then kissed him on all cheeks.
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Do you know that some of the most interesting urban gardens are in unexpected places? They may be on top of 1. public building, in the middle of a commercial district, or in the terminal of one of the world1s 2. (busy) airports. You may have wandered on a sidewalk next to a “secret garden”3. realizing it was just around the comer or on the other side of a wall.
If you don t know these attractive 4. ( nature) spaces exist,. you might never experience them. At the same time, the fact that these places escape notice 5.(make) them worth seeking out.
St. Dunstan-in-the-East is a historic church in London, which has a history of hundreds of years. It survived the Great Fire of London in the 17th century, but it 6.(hit) by a German bomb during World War II. St. Dunstan was rebuilt in the 1960s. Later, the city turned the grounds into a public garden.
St. Dunstan is on a quiet street, but it’s only a short walk from major 7. (tour)attractions like the Tower of London. This peaceful park reportedly gets 8.( relative)crowded at noon on sunny days during 9. time office workers from the nearby buildings come to eat lunch. At most other times, however, it's a quiet place 10. (get) away.
2014-2015 weren't great years for me. My face hung low and my emotion even __ after each passing day in public high __ .My wonderful parents noticed how __ I was feeling. A few weeks later,my __ took a visit to Florida. This is when the call that changed my world __: “I found the place for Gabe.”
Little did I ___,the tears of 2015 would be overtaken many times over by the ___of 2016 and beyond. The school is __ in the Old City. When I first arrived,I was overtaken by the __ of the live oaks that lined the stoned streets. I was also overtaken by the __ of the school. The buildings seemed to___ for miles, complete with a healthcare center,football field, greenhouse,and much more. This school __ like a foreignland.
In the __ ,the teachers tried their best to keep them up to date on the best teaching___ for our conditions. Smartboards relayed the writing of the __ to our CCTV (闭路电视)screens so we could __ the information in a way that was __ for our eyes This was the first time I witnessed the world adapting to me in such a __ way.
With my first school day __ ,I realized I wouldn11 be going home that afternoon.This was the best decision my parents have ever made for me. This school made me feel like a “normal” high school kid. The school gave me a___ of belonging and of home.
1.A. lower B. higher C. better D. easier
2.A. college B. school C. house D. level
3.A. excited B. glad C. unhappy D. frightened
4.A. friend B. brother C. classmate D. mom
5.A. came B. entered C. left D. stayed
6.A. guess B. wonder C. know D. think
7.A. sadness B. joys C. surprise D. shock
8.A. buried B. hidden C. drawn D. located
9.A. shape B. beauty C. color D. number
10.A. size B. history C. length D. weight
11.A. hold on B. take on C. talk D. go
12.A. sounded B. smelt C. felt D. tasted
13.A. yard B. office C. classroom D. hall
14.A. methods B. machines C. results D. courses
15.A. students B. teachers C. principals D. guards
16.A. hear B. change C. absorb D. see
17.A. considerable B. comfortable C. dangerous D. damaging
18.A. ugly B. national C. wonderful D. strange
19.A. over B. out C. down D. off
20.A. truth B. fact C. way D. sense
The Ways of Getting Happiness
Spend more time in your values. Living your values is one of the simplest ways to a more happiness to every day. 1.,the best way to make the most of it is to connect your work to your values. When you spend more time in your values, you enjoy the journey more.
2.. One of the best things you can do is find simple ways to gradually improve your overall happiness level. One of the worst things you can do is compare your happiness level to others, or beat yourself up for not being a shiny, happy person.
Drive from happiness* Decide to drive from happiness. Happiness is a decision. This is where you have to look inside, and answer the tough questions. What do you like to do? What makes you happy? It‘s very easy to keep doing the things that we think others expect from us,or want for us. 3..
Don’t fall for the “If-Then” trap. Don’t fall for the “if-then” or when-then traps.I'11 be happy if I get that job;4.,I'11 be happy; I'11 be happy if I get that relationship ;etc. It's easy to put your happiness “out there” instead of “right here .
Point your camera on purpose. Point your camera at the things that you want more of.5.. You can point your camera at more pain, or more pleasure. That s a powerful choice. It's easy to test. Simply start pointing your camera at better scenes each day,and watch what unfolds in yourself, and the world around you.
A. If it doesn't happen
B.If I get that house
C. You get what you focus on
D. Set your own happiness level
E. If you spend a lot of time at work
F. Don't get mad by the traffic,and leave earlier
G. Instead,look inside and find the things that really do make you happy