M: I paid 10 dollars for two books. I think they are too expensive.
W: Expensive I paid 15 dollars for the same two books a few days ago.
M: I paid 10 dollars for two books. I think they are too expensive.
W: Expensive I paid 15 dollars for the same two books a few days ago.
W：Does your company offer paid holiday
M：Yes．I have a fourteen-day holiday each year．
M: When do I get paid
W: You’ll be paid on the first and fifteenth of every month.
M: Is the pay by the week or by the hour
W: You’ll be paid $ 6.50 an hour.
M: When do I get paid
W: You’ll be paid on the first and fifteenth of every month.
M: Is the pay by the week or by the hour
W: You’ll be paid $ 6.50 an hour.
| "With two friends I started a journey
to Greece, the most horrendous of all journeys. It had all the details of a
nightmare: barefoot walking in rough roads, risking death in the dark, police
dogs hunting us, drinking water from the rain pools in the road and a rude
awakening at gunpoint from the police under a bridge. My parents were terrified
and decided that it would be better to pay someone to hide me in the back of a
car." This 16-year-old Albanian high-school drop-out, desperate to leave his impoverished country for the nirvana of clearing tables in an Athens restaurant, might equally well have been a Mexican heading for Texas or an Algerian youngster sneaking into France. He had the misfortune to be born on the wrong side of a line that now divides the world: the line between those whose passports allow them to move and s A. the extreme poverty of his country B. the terrible picture of illegal migration C. the strong desire of poor people to leave for rich countries D. the difficulty in a long cross-border journey [单项选择]
W: Does your company offer a paid holiday A. 4 days. B. 14 days. C. 24 days. D. 40 days. [单项选择]James has not paid back two loans. He must have a terrible ______.
A. credit rating B. charge card C. principal [单项选择]
M: How much is this beautiful stamp A. 16 pences. B. 60 pennies. C. 6 pence. [单项选择]
M: I’m going to spend two evenings on the computer programming. A. Two evenings is enough to do the computer programming. B. Dr. Davis is going to check their work on the computer programming in a week’ time. C. It will take no less than a week to complete the computer programming. D. It will take at least two evenings to do the computer programming. [单项选择]Passage Two
When I was 65, I decided to go back to school. I realized this was the step toward bettering my life. It was merely an idea, and when it was time to take action, a community college named Rock Valley College stood out as a great fit for me. The reasonable cost and location of the main campus meant that I could attend classes without seriously affecting my family’s finances.
My family noticed a change within weeks; I was happier, more organized, more focused. My workload forced me to manage my time more wisely and work more sufficiently. I felt confident, ready to take on new academic challenges and fill in my knowledge gaps.
However, the changes I’ve experienced run deeper than that. There is a renewed sense of curiosity and a desire to learn in our house --- not only for me, but also my children and husband.
Within the excellent professors and great classes at the college, it would have been difficult to pass these lessons on to my children. “Education is impo
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