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The history of American flag goes back to the thirteen British colonies that became the first American states. Each colony had its own flag. But, during the Revolutionary War against Britain, all the colonies fought together under a common flag. It had red and white stripes, thirteen in all, one for each colony. And it had a blue square in the upper left corner. Red was for honor, white for innocence and blue for justice. Inside the blue square were the red cross and white stripes of the British flag.
The American colonists declared their independence on July fourth, seventeen seventy-six. Then, on June fourteenth, seventeen seventy-seven, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag. Thirteen red and white stripes remained. But now thirteen white stars replaced the British Union Jack inside the blue area. The stars were meant to represent "a new constellation."
Two more stripes were added when two more states joined the
A. introduce the importance of flags
B. introduce the history of America’s flag
C. introduce the process of designing a flag
D. introduce the function of a national flag
America The Beautiful,is a song almost every American can sing. And while it’s true that The Star Spangled Banner has been America’s official national anthem since 1931 ,many Americans feel a unique affection for the peaceful, patriotic words the poet Katherine Lee Bates was inspired to write during her great journey through the American out West back in 1893. The gently rousing melody, written by the hymnist Samuel Augustus Ward also helped to popularize the song.
Willie Nelson’s version of America the Beautiful, is just one of the countless styles in which it’s has been sung. Lynn Sherr, author of America the Beautiful: The stirring True Story of Our Nation’s Favorite Song, seems to appreciate them all. "This is the song that has always given me goose bumps, "she says. "I think it is the quintessentially optimistic vision of America. It is hopeful. It is peaceful. And it just feels great to sing. "Ms. Sherr notes that in
A. Katherine Lee Bates.
B. Pete Seeger.
C. Willie Nelson.
D. Lynn Sherr.
Directions: The following is a fax. After reading it you are required to complete the answers that follow the questions (No. 56 to No. 60). You should write your answers briefly (in no more than 4 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
7 October, 1998
Huaxia Industrial Corp.
563 Min Hua Road
Guangzhou
P.R. China
Attention:Mr. Allen Young
RE: Request for ABC Inc. Presentation
Gentlemen,
Further to the presentation made by ABC (Canada) Inc. In July, we would kindly request that a follow-up (跟踪的)meeting be held in order to give you a more in-depth knowledge of our system and capacities.
Our Mr. Robert Weitendorf will be in China early next month, and could arrange a trip to Kaibab site on November 5, if this is convenient to you. We suggest the agenda (日程表)could be as follows:
Morning: * Detailed presentation of ABC’ s new SYMPHONY system
Afternoon: * Answer customer que
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