When John and Victoria Falls arrived in
New York from London for a one-year stay, they did not bring many things with
them. They had planned either to live in a furnished (配备家具)apartment or to buy
used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more
people are using. The renting (出租;租用) of home furnishings (beds, tables,
dishes, and so on) has become one of America’s fastest growing
business. What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them Many kinds of people, international businessmen, government officials, airline workers, young married couples -- the people whose jobs may force them to move frequently(频繁) from one city (or country ) to another. They saved the trouble and cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people A. a new way of buying furniture B. a new way of moving from place to place C. why some people rent their furniture D. how some people rent their furniture [填空题]When John recovered unexpectedly from cancer, his doctors______(将这归功于约翰的坚强意志).
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When John Weston awoke that morning, he remembered that his mother was going into hospital. He hadn’t worked out what was wrong with her. He knew, though, she hadn’t been well for some time now, and it bad become familiar to him to see her eyes narrowed in a sudden attack of pain, and her hand pressing against her heart. Their own doctor, who she had finally gone to for advice, had sent her to a specialist who knew all about these things. He had told her that just as soon as there was a bed for her, she would have to come into his hospital where he could look after her himself. 我来回答: 提交
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