"It’s no use, Mum," said Johnny. "I’m just no good at dancing. ""You’ve got to keep trying. Tonight will be (1) , dear. Try a turn with that pretty Lisette. "Johnny (2) . Every Saturday night used to be the best of the week. He and his parents went to the (3) at the Club, where his hero, Alcide, played the accordion with the band. But lately everything had changed. Now that Johnny was older, he was (4) to dance with a girl!(5) Johnny and his parents arrived at the Club, music had already started. Johnny got up his (6) to approach Lisette. "May I have this dance" Johnny asked. "That’s all right, said Lisette. Johnny struggled to keep up with Lisette’s (7) steps, but he was always one beat behind her. Then Johnny heard his friend Pierre say, "Look! Johnny has two left feet!" (8) burst from the crowd. Johnny (9) and ran outside, determined never to go to another dance.The next Saturday, Alcide (10)
A. surprise
B. puzzle
C. story
D. joke
Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there.
Sounds unusual, doesn’t it But it’s not that unrealistic, with the development of China’s high-speed railway system. And that’s not all. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan—to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and eventually Eastern Europe.
China is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years, eventually reaching London and Singapore.
China has proposed three such projects. The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia. Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and possibly to Germany. The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe.
If Ch
A. China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions
B. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways
C. China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries
D. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation, business and tourism
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