16, Woodman Road,
Two Bridges,
West Sussex.
Cosmo Books Ltd.,
Hertford Estate,
Rickmansworth,
Middx.
25th February
Ref. GBS/SW/4CJ Dear Sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo Books Ltd., (21) this set(eight books of plays and two books of poetry ) at what was claimed to be a "remarkable" (22) : fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books in red imitation leather, looked particularly (23) ; so I sent for them. Two weeks later, the books arrived, (24) with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which 1 had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a (25) for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more w
A. notice
B. information
C. letters
D. print
There have been many great (21) . The first great invention was one that is still very important to day--the wheel. This made it easier to carry (22) things and to travel long distances.
In the early 1800s the world (23) to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life belier.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big part (24) our life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions: the helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time (25) a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people (26) disea
A. discoveries
B. creations
C. invention
D. inventions
Text 4 You could benefit from flipping through the pages of I Can’t Believe You Asked That, a book by author Phillip Milano that’s subtitled, A No-Holds-Barred Q&A A bout Race, Sex, Religion, and Other Terrifying Topics. For the past seven years, Milano—who describes himself as "a straight, white middle class married guy raised in an affluent suburb of Chicago’—as operated yforum com, a Web site that was created to get us talking. Through the posting of probing, provocative and sometimes simply inane questions and the answers they generate, people are encouraged to have a no-holds-barred exchange on topics across racial, ethnic and cultural lines. More often than not, the questions grow out of our biases and fears and the stereotypes that fuel misunderstanding among us. As with the Web site, Milano hopes his book will be a social and cultural elixir. "The time is right for a new ’ culture of curiosity’ to begin to unf
A. A website narrows the gap between different cultures.
B. A final barrier breaks down after continuous efforts.
C. A man devotes himself to understanding among people.
D. A book of tough questions helps confront stereotypes.
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