What do we know about Presley from 1956-1958?
A、He had his commercial breakout as a promising star.
B、He started his induction in the US army.
C、His beloved mother died.
D、He decided to give up singing and become a movie star.
A、He had his commercial breakout as a promising star.
B、He started his induction in the US army.
C、His beloved mother died.
D、He decided to give up singing and become a movie star.
After dithering about like this in the cold for two or three minutes, Billy decided that he would walk on and take a look at The Bell and Dragon before making up his mind. He turned to go. And now a queer thing happened to him. He was in the act of stepping back and turning away from the window when all at once his eye was caught and held in the most peculiar manner by the small notice that was there. BED AND BREAKFAST, it said. BED AND BREAKFAST, BED AND BREAKFAST, BED AND BREAKFAST. Each word was like a large black eye staring at him through the glass, holding him, compelling him, forcing him to stay where he was and not to walk away from that house, and the next thing he knew, he was actually moving across from the window to the front door of the house, climbing the steps that led up to it, and reaching for the bell. He pressed the bell. Far away in a back room he heard it ringing, and then at once —it must have been at once because he hadn’t even had time to take his finger from the bell button—the door swung open and a woman was standing there. Normally you ring the bell and you have at least a half-minute’s wait before the door opens. But this dame was like a jack-in-the-box. He pressed the bell—and out she popped! It made him jump.
A、mystery
B、animal story
C、romance
D、historical narrative
7. Three less known facts about American Revolutionary War The British nearly won the war in 1776 In late summer 1776, the British army inflicted a major defeat on Washington’s forces at the battle of Long Island (also known as the battle of Brooklyn). The British then went on to occupy New York City and chased the disintegrating remnants of the American army across New Jersey to the Delaware River. By mid-December, many British officers assumed that the rebellion was on the verge of collapse. But just after Christmas, Washington boldly counter-attacked, reviving American spirits and ensuring that the war continued. Contemporaries blamed General Howe, the British commander, for not seizing the opportunity to crush the rebellion when he had the chance. Historians have been kinder, recognizing that, even in the 1776 campaign, the British faced major logistical challenges supplying their army at such a distance from home, and that Howe had no wish to alienate Americans further by using brutal methods. The French navy was responsible for British defeat in America itselfFrench intervention made the British position in America much more vulnerable. Until 1778, the British army had been able to rely on the dominance of the Royal Navy. British troops could be conveyed anywhere along the Atlantic coast of the colonies, and British generals had no need to fear for their extended Atlantic supply line. But once the French joined the war, their navy posed an immediate threat. If French ships could co-operate with American troops on land, isolated British outposts could be captured. At first, the French and Americans failed to co-ordinate their operations, but at Yorktown, Virginia, they succeeded to dramatic effect in autumn 1781. General Cornwallis’s British army was trapped by American and French troops and cut off from relief by the French navy. Cornwallis’s surrender effectively ended the war in America. The Spanish and Dutch joined the war in 1779 and 1780 French intervention was bad enough for the British, but their task became still more difficult when the Spanish entered the war as French allies in 1779. The French and Spanish fleets combined outgunned the Royal Navy. In the summer of 1779, a Franco-Spanish armada controlled the Channel. Only disease on board the allied ships, and disagreements between the French and Spanish admirals, prevented an invasion. At the end of 1780, the Dutch joined the conflict, too. While they posed little threat to the British on their own, their involvement extended the geographical range of the war even further, and so made the struggle in America still more of a secondary consideration for British politicians. 13. Why did British army not fail to end American rebellion in 1776?
A、British was defeated severely due to lack of weapons.
B、Commander General Howe resorted to surrender in the end.
C、Washington restored army’s morale by counterattacking intrepidly.
D、American army were equipped with enough armed forces.
A、n. from the Latin fiducia, meaning "trust," a person (or a business like a bank or stock brokerage) who has the power and obligation to act for another (often called the beneficiary) under circumstances which require total trust, good faith and honesty.
B、Ending of a partnership relationship caused by the withdrawal of one of the partners from the relationship
C、n. a member of the governing board of a corporation or association elected or re-elected at annual meetings of the shareholders or members.
D、the condition of having more debts (liabilities) than total assets which might be available to pay them, even if the assets were mortgaged or sold.
A、His uninhibited style.
B、His perfect vocal style.
C、His fame as an actor.
D、His early rock-and-roll days.
A、1.2.3.4
B、2.3.4.1
C、3.2.4.1
D、2.1.3.4
A、The educated people are influenced by culture.
B、People can only be influenced by their own culture.
C、People without being educated won’t be influenced by culture.
D、No one can escape the influence of culture.
A、Music is the result of culture.
B、Music relates to life reality.
C、Music gives inspiration.
D、Music helps understand culture.
A、Music genres of each decade are almost the same.
B、Every decade has its unique music styles.
C、Rock music is the one that has been popular through the decades since its birth.
D、Music genres may grow rise and fall over time.
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