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4.The Smile I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled (乱摸)in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped (躲过)their search. I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could barel
He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his familys cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching su
Unit 9 1.Rivaldo 1972: Born April 19, Recife, Brazil. Full name Vito Barbosa Ferreira. 1989: Signs professional terms at the age of 16 with Santa Cruz after impressing local scouts in a junior tournament. 1991: Signs for Brazilian first division club
2. How to Play Tennis 1. Eyes shut Once you've developed a sound service motion, it's important that you toss the ball into the same spot each and every time. You should be able to serve with your eyes closed, because the ball should be in the same s
8. Amstrong to Marry Rock Star---Crow Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is engaged to marry rock star Sheryl Crow, a spokesman for the cyclist has confirmed. No details of the wedding were released, although the spokesman said a spring
Sharapova awoke Monday to a phone call from her father saying, Good morning, Champion. The Russian teen had taken over the WTA Tour's No. 1 ranking from Lindsay Davenport. This is something I've dreamed of all my life, Sharapova said. It's just an am
Diego Maradona acknowledged that he struck the ball with his hand in the famous Hand of God goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals. Speaking on his local television talk show Monday night, Maradona called one of soccer's most contro
Germany Reclaims Einstein as Their Hero 德国重封爱因斯坦为国家英雄 Germany reclaims Einstein as their hero Germany reclaims Einstein as their hero Suffering from an acute lack of heroes after losing two world wars, Germany has reclaimed
Napoleon 'tried to learn English' 拿破仑流放期间曾热衷于学习英语 Napoleon Bonaparte was keen to learn English while in exile, documents shown in Britain for the first time reveal. The deposed French emperor apparently wanted to learn t
Blair Admits Never Having Sent Flowers to His Wife British Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted on a television programme that he has never sent flowers to his wife Cherie and that he had a youthful crush on Hollywood beauty Grace Kelly. Blair, who all
5. Look Like a Million Without Breaking the Bank Sure, celebrities like Jennifer Aniston and Uma Thurman always look chic and stylish -- they also have unlimited clothing budgets that put the latest looks at their fingertips! But you can still look a
2.The Hanging Gardens of Babyllon The approach to the Gardens sloped like a hillside and the several parts of the structure rose from one another tier on tier.On all this, the earth had been piled and was thickly planted with trees of every kind that
6. Wedding the United States Weddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare; there are weddings on mountain-tops with guests barefooted; and there have been weddings on the ocean fl
Unit 4 1.Flower in Home Decoration Just as people have their own personalities,so do their homes.Professionals use this technique constantly.Open up any home magazine to see how flowers are used to achieve a sophiscated look. And yet you need not be
4. Sending a Gift Like Flowers In a classic case of supply and demand, the price of roses peaks on Valentine's Day. Women may be used to receiving flowers on birthdays and anniversaries. They may even quickly notice the presence of flowers on these o
9. Jazz- The first Thirty Years As a musical language of communication, jazz is the first indigenous American style to affect music in the rest of the World. The city of New Orleans features prominently in early development of jazz. A port city with
8.Stay Thin by Sleeping More? A study published Monday found that people who sleep less tend to be fat, and experts said it's time find if more sleep will fight obesity. We've put so much emphasis on diet and exercise that we've failed to recognize t
Unit 7 1. As Luck Would Have it, Summer Babies Do Best The secret of being born lucky is a summer birthday, with May babies most likely to enjoy a lifetime's good fortune, according to a study of more than 40,000 people. The time of year at which you
2. Cleopatra,the Queen of Egypt Shortly before the birth of Christ, Egypt was still ruled by a living goddess, Cleopatra, a Greek descended from one of Alexanders generals. She looked back to the Golden Age of Alexanders world empire and was determin
5. Smiles That Destroy the Myth of Female Intuition The popular assumption that womens powers of intuition exceed those of men has been overturned by a new study. Psychologists who tested the abilities of more than 15,000 people to identify the since