SPECIAL ENGLISH

McVeigh Case Delayed? In the United States, Timothy McVeigh will seek a delay in his execution for the bombing of a government building in Oklahoma. Defense layers made the request Thursday after a tw

THE RICHEST TOWN IN AMERICA

Where's the richest town in America? WORTH magazine 1)unveiled it's 6th annual list out of the 250 richest towns and the most valuable homes, and the winner is Jupiter Island, Florida, 30 miles north

SEEING,REALLY SEEING

His nose was all 1)smooshed looking, like maybe his mom had dropped him when he was a baby. His ears were two - maybe even two and a half - sizes too big for his head. And his eyes! His eyes 2)bulged

ELATION OR DESPERATION?

Michael Hallkas (Class of 2001): I remember people graduating last year and they already had jobs coming at them like six, seven different positions at once and now it's like people are 2)scrounging f

WUTHERING HEIGHTS

Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's 1)dwelling.

DREW BARRYMORE

Barbara Walters: Drew, tell me the story of your life in 2 minutes. Drew Barrymore: I was born at 11:05 a.m. in Bartman Memorial Hospital. I'm a 1)Pisces for the 2)Gemini rising. Barbara: Together? Dr

VIDEO GAME WARS:

Two of the business world's fastest movers, Sony and Microsoft, are 1)vying for the 2)supremacy of the 3)booming video games industry. The game's market is a cultural phenomenon. As a form of entertai

THE JENNIFER LOFEZ YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW

DJ: Welcome to Smash Hits, Jennifer. Jennifer: Thank you. DJ: Are you enjoying yourself in the U.K? Jennifer: I love it, I love it here. I always come here, and usually I'm coming for work, so I don't

LOVE DON'T COST A THING

*You think you gotta keep me iced You don't You think I ’ m gonna spend your cash I won't Even if you were broke My love don't cost a thing Think I wanna drive your Benz I dont If I wanna floss I go

DON'T KNOW MUCH

Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville Look at this face I know the years are showing Look at this life I still don't know where it's going I don't know much But I know I love you And that may be All I need to

06 CHINA IN HIS EYES

AN INTERVIEW WITH AIG CHAIRMAN MAURICE GREENBERG XU: Ok, now, business aside, what's your personal affection towards China and Chinese people and Chinese culture? GREENBERG: Well, the more I go to chi

The COMETICS

Across all cultures, across all centuries, we've painted our bodies, marked our faces with 1)ochre and ashes, 2)mascara and 3)rouge. Woman1: Psychologically speaking, make up is extremely important. I

CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON

Head Servant: The master said to put the sword in the 1)study. (The head servant enters the room and sees Yu Jiaolong.) Head Servant: Yes? Jiaolong: I am one of your guests. I am Governor Yu's daughte

FACE TO FACE WITH A COMPUTER WHIZKID&CEO

Interviewer: How many hours do you spend on the Internet everyday? Caesar Peries: I spend about 1 to3 hours on school day working and probably about half an hour just 1)surfing. And on a weekend, I wo

TCHAIKOVSKY’S BLUE ROMANCE

Leon Botstein (Conductor): Tchaikovsky is one of the most interesting and 1)enigmatic figures. His music is immensely popular, and it seems to all of its audiences as if it's about emotion. It's about

RESTORING

THE FAMILY ’ SNAME Like father, like son. George W. : I, George Walker Bush, do solemnly swear... George Bush : ...that I will faithfully execute... George W.: ...the office of President... George B

IS FIRE GOODESS SPELLED WITH TWO D’S

BY LINDAS TA FFORD When I was eight years old, I saw a movie about a mysterious island that had an erupting 1)volcano and 2)lush jungles filled with wild animals and 3)cannibals. The island was ruled

THE TIGER

Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright In the forests of the night, What 1)immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful 2)symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of 3)thine eyes? On what wings d

WE'RE JUST BEGINNING

“ We are reading the first 1)verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are 2)infinite... ” I do not know who wrote those words, but I have always liked them as a 3)reminder that the future

waiting

We hear a lot about style. People say, “ when will I find my style? How can I develop a style? ” They think style is something they can go down to the mall and buy at the style store and 1)drape o