THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS In 1951, the then director of the Guinness Brewery, Sir Hugh Beaver, wanted to settle an argument about the fastest bird in Europe. After talking to his friends, he concluded that a book which answered such questio

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 人教全日制普通高中英语(必修)高三(全一册)

Because of alleged widespread voting fraud, Arizona has become the first state in the union to require that voters show proof of US citizenship. To registeror reregisterto vote, Arizona residents must now show a birth certificate or passport. Reregis

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Fish, Hunt, Win in Missouri Many American states tout themselves as fishing and hunting paradises, and with good reason. There's a lot of great outdoors across our vast nation. And although you may not think of fields and woods and streams as tourism

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THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Now, let me just comment, first of all, on the fact that I can't get the networks to break in on all kinds of other discussions -- (laughter.) I was just back there listening to Chuck -- he was saying, its amazing tha

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It's Friday morning, which is when we hear from StoryCorps. This oral history project is collecting stories of Americans across the country. And today we'll learn a little of the story of Roberta, Mona, Mary and Leota Keys. They are sisters, quadrup

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051 passports and visas Words Embassy application form immigration officer interview process Identity card birth certificate tourist visa business visa Settlement visa immigrant Phrases Go for an interview Fill in a form Get a visa Process an applica

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Agriculture Report - In Eastern DRC, Ex-Fighters Make a New Life With Coffee From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. A cooperative in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is giving Congolese coffee exports a

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SharkFinder Brings Science Excitement to Classrooms 把科学带进教室 Science is advanced by professional researchers and scientists. Yet, many believe that average citizens - including school children - can make contributions to scientific advan

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A: Bill. Bill! You gotta help me! B: Whats wrong? Slow down or you are gonna give yourself a heart attack. A: Tomorrow is Christmas and I havent bought my mom anything! Im such a bad son! B: Take it easy! Lets go to the mall, window shop a little and

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今天我们要学的词是adjust。 Adjust, 调整,适应。 Federal Reserve members are adjusting their views of 2012 economic growth after seeing weak data over the last couple of months, 鉴于过去几个月的疲软数据,美联储成员开始

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Clerk: Yes, can I help you? Orlando: I want to get a passport . Clerk: Have you filled out the application ? Orlando: No, I havent. Clerk: Come back when youve filled it out. Orlando: Okay, Ive completed the application. Clerk: Let me see it. You nee

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A Beijing resident surnamed Chen struck a chord on the Internet when in April he posted his experience online. He was asked by a travel agency to provide a certificate to prove that his mother is his real mother, as he put his mother as the emergency

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Topics: The Extension Courses System; Famous Americans: Lizzie Borden; Boston accent/dialect and the Boston Brahmin; to speak out of turn Words: to be enrolled hobby offbeat palm reading certificate step- hatchet prime suspect sensational to speculat

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