By Al Pessin Pentagon 09 November 2007 The U.S. Army officer responsible for training Afghanistan's new security forces says he only has about half the number of U.S. military trainers he asked for. But he says the resulting delay will be measured in...
By Steve Mort Fort Lauderdale, Florida 13 September 2007 Parts of the United States are facing a shortage of sand, and officials are working on innovative ways to fix the problem. In Florida, experts say beach erosion caused by a rising sea level and...
Here is a very small piece of fiction from Ruth Forman. It's titled Bars on Windows. The window covered with rusted black iron bars looked like jail, he thought, though he'd never been to jail. He wondered when exactly the bars were added. They didn'...
Unit 4 Text B Short-term Memory There are two kinds of memory : short-term and long-term .Information in long-term memory can be recalled at a later time (when it is needed) . The information may be k...
Fun With Sounds:Short a—在线英语听力室...
今天我们再来给大家讲解两个以short这个字为主的习惯用语。In short order. In short order就是立即,马上的意思。许多美国孩子都不喜欢打扫房间。这也是父母...
Test Six 01-10 总结测试(选自95年6月) 1. A) Librarian and student. B) Operator and caller. C) Boss and secretary. D) Customer and repairman. 2. A) Look for the key. B) Repair the car. C) Fi...
06 W: Would you like some fruit juice? M: No, thank you. I’m not used to cold drinks in the morning Q: What are the two speakers doing now. 答案:A 分析:这一题女生问“是否要来些果汁...
Test Five 01-05 (选自95年1月) 1. A) Go out to work. B) Listen carefully to John. C) Be calm and patient. D) Do the easiest thing. 2. A) He doesn’t like to talk. B) He is very kind man. C) He is...
Test Four 06—10 (选自1994年1月) 6. A A clerk at the airport information desk. B A clerk at the railway station information desk C A policeman. D A taxi-driver. 7. A A guest and a receptionis...