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. The rocket's red glare, and the bombs bursting in air...
B. Oh beautiful for heroes proved, in liberating strife...
C. America, America, God shed His grace on thee...
D. America, America, God mend thy every flaw.
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. Most of the Americans love Pete Seeger's version of'' America the Beautiful".
B. Americans are going to vote for a new national anthem to replace the old one.
C. There are a lot of different versions of the song" America the Beautiful".
D. Americans singing the official national song will think of 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Passage Four
Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day, Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers
Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings--battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed--took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important e vents that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful in formation. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories, and, of course, advertisements. There are all sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their advertising space, b
A. Five hundred years ago news did not take a long time to reach other countries.
B. Large companies put big advertisements in the newspapers to make their products known.
C. The news that we need in Our newspapers is up-to-date.
D. Though the newspapers are sold at a low price, their owners still gain profit.
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