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Daily English-2016年05月10日

The difference between school and life ?In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson. 学校和人生的区别是什么？在学校你先上完一课，然后测试。而在人生中你

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【听听测测】Model Test 54

4 Which shirt does the man want to buy? [A] The red one [B] The green one [C] The brown one

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FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today we tell about Alzheimers disease. More than a century after its discovery, Alzheimers disease is still destroying peoples bra

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Wk 30 (25 July 1978) World's First Test Tube-Baby Is BornThis Week in HistoryLouise Brown, the world's first test tube baby, is born in Manchester, England. In 1978, the world's first test tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in Oldham and District Gene

Successful flight for China's first jumbo airfreighter

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LOCOG's full test of Olympic Park kicks off

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Wednesday's Iranian missile tests provide further evidence of the need for a European missile defense system, but he says the tests do not make military confrontation with Iran any more likely. VOA's Al Pessi

Russia regrets DPRK's missile launches

MOSCOW, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- An unnamed source from the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed regret and bewilderment（困惑） over the latest reported missile launches by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday. The source was quoted b

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Every year, more than 1 million children and adolescents sustain a concussion. The symptoms may vanish in days or last for months. And right now, doctors usually cannot predict how long the recovery will take. That could be chang

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U.S. envoy Glyn Davies is calling on North Korea not to carry out a nuclear test. The call comes immediately following North Korea's vow to carry out as well as aim the tests at the US. Whether they will test it or not, we hope they don't, we call on

【听听测测】Model Test 10

6 What's the occupation of Mr Brown's wife? [A] A teacher [B] a doctor [C] An officer 7 How many hours did Mr Brown fly at last? [A] 70 [B] 17 [C] 11