______ is known to us all, the earth moves around the sun.A.BecauseB.ForC.SoD.As
______ is known to us all, the earth moves around the sun.
A.Because
B.For
C.So
D.As
______ is known to us all, the earth moves around the sun.
A.Because
B.For
C.So
D.As
The English vocabulary is known for a(an) ______ of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversations.
A.multitude
B.altitude
C.latitude
D.platitude
In the American colonies, there was no standard currency. The coin that was in widest use was the Spanish Peso, known also as" Pieces of Eight" because it could be divided into eight pie-like pieces. The English colonists informally assigned the name dollar to this coin. In 1785, when the Continental Congress established U.S. currency ,they adopted dollar as name for the standard unit of currency ,at the suggestion of Governeur Morris and Thomas Jefferson ,.because the term was widely known and was not associated with any form. of official English currency. Jefferson also coined the term disme, from the French dixieme, for a tenth of a dollar. Pronounced deem, it eventually became dime.
The origin of the $ sign has several folkloric stories attached. One says that Thomas Jefferson invented it, perhaps as a sort of monogram for TS. Jefferson was the first to use the symbol in relation to the U.S. dollar, but this story is fanciful. Another says that originally it was U superimposed over an S,for U.S. of course. Eventually the base of the U eroded due to poor printing technology, leaving an S with two lines through it. Another says that it is a variant of a figure eight that appeared on the Spanish Peso, standing for the pieces of eight. This Past is close to the truth, but not quite there.
The Spanish royal family used on its escutcheon, two pillars representing the Pillars of Hercules in Gibraltar and Morocco crossed by an unfurled banner reading" Plus Ultra." This symbol appeared on the Peso, and looked much like the modern $ sign. It was adopted as a symbol for the Peso in the American colonies, and was transferred to the dollar.
The U.S. was the first nation to adopt an official currency named the dollar. In 1797 ,the Bank of England began minting" dollar" coins as bank-issued currency. Other nations that have adopted the name dollar for their currency have done so in emulation of either the U.S. or this short-lived Bank of England practice.
What does the phrase" clipped form" (L4 Paral ) mean?
A.A silver coin.
B.Old German coin.
C.Another name of the same thing.
D.A shortened form. of a long name.
听力原文: The terrible destruction of the World Trade Center, on September 11th 2001, has united the States in a way that they have not known for many years. It has also united most of the world. We will never forget what happened on that day of tenor.
Two planes, carrying passengers and crew, were hijacked by terrorists and flown into the two towers of the World Trade Center, which later collapsed.
Two other planes were also hijacked. One was thrown against the Pentagon; in the other, heroic passengers fought the terrorists, making the plane crash in a forest in Pennsylvania That resistance probably saved hundreds of lives.
In all, over 5 000 people--from over 60 different countries--died in New York or in Washington: among them there were over 200 people from the emergency services, the police and the New York Fire Department.
While frightened workers poured downstairs to escape from the two burning towers, emergency workers were going upstairs, climbing towards the death and destruction above them; they were climbing to their own deaths. Others remained below, to receive the casualties as they were brought down. They too died when the 104 stories of the massive buildings above them collapsed in a fury of dust and smoke and masonry.
"They were the bravest men I've ever seen," said a man who escaped from the towering inferno of the world Trade Center.
All over the USA, people offered their blood to help the injured; but in fact there was not a lot of need for blood. When the massive buildings collapsed, most people died instantly. Only a few injured people were brought out from the debris.
The disaster united Americans in grief, because almost every American felt personally attacked. The fanatical murderers who planned this attack, and carried it out, thought that they would make America weaker; in fact, they have made it stronger. Almost the whole world has been united in horror and sympathy.
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B.3
C.4
D.5
M: Not many I know. But I'm not sure yet which one to choose.
W: Well, you seem to have doubts about the state university. But its economics department has a fine reputation. What more could a economics major want?
M: Yeah. And they also have internships for seniors. But a friend told me that for the first two years some lectures have a hundred and fifty students. You probably wouldn't get to know any of your teachers.
W: Well, you might actually. Because those classes also have small discussion sections. Twice a week, and have no more than twenty students.
M: I know. But I've heard that they are usually taught by graduate students. At White Stone College all classes are taught by professors. W: Do you prefer a small town like White Stone? Or a bigger place like the state capital?
M: That doesn't matter to me. What I do care about is getting individual attention from the faculty than making friends.
W: Look, I've known you for four years now and you seem to be a pretty outgoing person. I don't think you have any trouble making friends at the state university. It sounds to me that you are leaning toward White Stone though?
M: I am. The only problem is that the White Stone's tuition is really high and I'm not sure I can afford it.
W: You could still apply for a student loan or sign up for a work-study program.
M: Yeah. I think I'U look into that.
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A.Because he didn't know which college he should choose.
B.Because he hasn't seen the woman for a long time.
C.Because he wants to make friends with the woman.
D.Because he wants to borrow money from the woman.
A.It is well known that
B.As is well known
C.Which is well known
D.That is well known
A.not famous
B.well known for something bad
C.well known for something exciting
D.well known for something permanent
He______a great artist.
A.is known as
B.in known to
C.is known with
D.is known for
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