John has made up his mind not to go to the meeting.A.wantedB.promisedC.decidedD.agreed
John has made up his mind not to go to the meeting.
A.wanted
B.promised
C.decided
D.agreed
John has made up his mind not to go to the meeting.
A.wanted
B.promised
C.decided
D.agreed
John has made up his mind not to go to the meeting.
A.wanted
B.promised
C.decided
D.agreed
Why is John late for the meeting?
A.Because he got up late.
B.Because he has had his leg hurt.
C.Because he didn't catch the right bus.
SAN FRANCISCO—The "Reading Wizard" (阅读巫题) , an 11-year-old boy, whose offer to read to children without being paid at a local library was refused by libraries will get to read to younger
kids after all.
Mayor Willie Brown last Wednesday ordered San Francisco Public Library officials to allow John O'Connor to read to preschool children to get them interested in books and stop them from watching television and video games.
"I didn' t expect this kind of attention." John said, "It's just shocking."
John has chosen his first book, "The king' s Giraffe", and made up fliers inviting neighborhood children, aged from three to six, to the Presidio Branch every Wednesday afternoon. He planned to call himself the "Reading Wizard" and wear a special hat, fake glasses and a black coat.
But his idea was refused on the phone, in person and finally with a letter from Toni Bernardi, the chief of the library's children and youth service. Using terms like "appropriate material"(适龄读物), she wrote that only library workers are allowed to read to children.
John then went to a member of the city board of supervisors(督导董事会) ,who advised him to write letters to the library officials.
Who is the "Reading Wizard"?
A.Presidio Branch.
B.The King's Giraffe.
C.John O'Connor.
D.Toni Bernardi.
听力原文:M: It's hard to believe John has already finished his homework.
W: Well, he copied Jack's homework and made a few changes.
Q: What does the woman say about John?
(17)
A.John is a fast worker.
B.John did Jack' s homework.
C.John has not finished his homework.
D.John didn't do the homework on his own.
He has made up his mind to give up smoking.
A.tried
B.attempted
C.agreed
D.decided
B:I wish I could come into a fortune like that one day.
John is going to France because______.
A.he'll start a new business in properties.
B.he has been left property there.
C.he's made a fortune with his uncle.
D.his uncle wants his company there.
Jim has made up his mind not to go to the meeting.
A.agreed
B.decided
C.promised
D.wanted
Face up to it
One great obstacle(障碍)on the road to health after a significant loss is denial. Instead of facing______【51】has happened to them, says Dr. Michael Aronoff, a spokesperson______【52】the American Psychiatric Association, many people " try to fill up that empty feeling by looking for an escape. " The man who______(53 ) touched a drink will begin taking to alcohol. A woman who watched her weight______【54】overeat.
After working for bosses all his life, John Jankowski had always______【55】to have his own firm. He finally got the start-up money and did well. ______【56】came a down-turn in business, and before long Jankowski was in serious financial trouble.
"It was like my whole______【57】had been______【58】. " he says. With financial resources used______【59】and the pressure of a family to______【60】, Jankowski's thoughts turned______【61】escape.
One morning, while on a run, he just kept going. After jogging westward for two hours, he staggered back home. "I finally realized that I couldn't______【62】away from my troubles. The only thing that made sense was to______【63】up to my situation, " he says. "______【64】failure was the toughest part—______【65】I had to before I could get on with my life. "
(51)
A.which
B.why
C.who
D.what
I don't think he has made up his mind to tell the ______ to his mother. (true)
American Food
Coca-Cola
John Pemberton, a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia made tonics and elixirs. While creating a remedy to cure headaches, he mixed coca leaves and cola nuts. When carbonated water was added accidentally Pemberton decided to market his creation as a fountain drink rather than a curative mixture.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
In the 1930s in Whitman, Massachusetts the beloved chocolate chip cookie was created. One day at the Toll House Inn, Ruth Wakefield ran out of her baking chocolate. She decided to chop a chocolate bar into small pieces, then adding the pieces to some dough and history was made.
Ice Cream Cones
Ice cream has been around for thousands of years. However, the cone is a recent taste treat. The discovery took place at the 1904 Worlds Fair in St. Louis. One day an ice cream vendor ran out of dishes. The vendor besides him was selling wafer thin Persian waffles. He rolled them up and offered them to the ice cream man.
Iced Tea
Yes, America was the birthplace of iced tea. In summer 1904, at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, the weather was swelteringly hot. Well, a creative young Englishman named Richard Blechynden took a chance and poured the tea into glasses with chunks of ice. The beverage was a big success.
A creative young Englishman named Richard Blechynden created
A.Coca-Cola.
B.Chocolate Chip Cookies.
C.Ice Cream Cones.
D.Iced Tea.