David arrived back from Paris______than I expected.A.soonB.fastC.soonerD.quickly
David arrived back from Paris______than I expected.
A.soon
B.fast
C.sooner
D.quickly
David arrived back from Paris______than I expected.
A.soon
B.fast
C.sooner
D.quickly
B.evenmuchinteresting
C.somoreinteresting
D.alotmuchinteresting
A.regard
B.counting
C.account
D.observation
Sequoyah was a young Cherokee Indian.son of a white trader and an Indian Squaw(北美印第安女人).At an early age,he became fascinated by“tile talking leaf”,an expression thathe used to describe the white man’s written records.Although many believe this"talking leaf”to be a gift from tile Great Spirit,Sequoyah refused to accept that theory.Like other Indians oftile period,he was illiterate,but his determination to remedy tile situation led to the inventionof a unique 86 character alphabet based on the sound patterns that he heard. His family and friends thought him mad,but while recuperating(恢复)from a huntingaccident.he diligently and independently set out to create a form. of communication for his ownpeople as well as for other Indians.In l821,after twelve years of work,he had successfully de。veloped a written language that would enable thousands of Indians to read and write. Sequoyah’s desire to preserve words and events for later generation has caused him to be remembered among the important inventors.The giant redwood trees of-California,called“se-quoias(红杉)”in his honor,will further imprint his name in history. 根据以上内容,回答下列各题。 What is the most important reason that Sequoyah wiU be remeIll]bered?
A.He was illiterate.
B.California redwoods were named in his honor.
C.He recovered from his madness and helped mankind.
D.He created a unique alphabet.
A.curiosity
B.Curious
C.during
D.tune
根据下列材料回答下列各 题。 When the TV viewer turns on his set,what sort of programsDoes he have to choose from?You might think there would be more programs Devoted to entertainment than to anything else,but that’s not the case.In most countries,fewer than 20%of broadcasting hours aleDevoted toentertainment.U.S. figures are high—34.8%,and the furdovig Canadians are even higherwith 44%.Except Canada and Italy,all countries save more broadcasting time to educationtllan to either information(news,documentaries and SO on)or entertainment programs. Of course.few educationM broadcasts take placeDuring peak viewing times.In Japan though,more than 60%of broadcasting time is taken up with education of one kind of another-justanother example of the businesslike Japanese philosophy.In the U.K.,the figure is 56.4%.The Italians have fewer educational programs than anyone else.They Don’t go in for entertain ment either.Only about ten percent of viewing time is Devoted to Dramas and serials,quizshows.music,sports,ete.You will find more news information programs Oil Italian TV thananything else.That,s understandable in a country experiencing social and political changes. Italian8 rely on TV to tell them what's going on—and events are happening almost too fast to fol1ow.The percentage of time the U.S.devoted to news and Documentary programs is much smaller.After education,most TV time is given to entertainment.Many of these programs are shown around the wodd. ()More news information programs are broadcast on Italian TV than anywhere else because the Italians__________.
A.are interested in what is happening in the wodd
B.like to undergo social and political changes
C.prefer to learn news information on TV rather than in newspapers
D.exDect TV to tell them the latest news about what is going on in their country
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