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[填空题]Half a year after his 60th birthday, Forbes had his prostate and lymph nodes removed and his bladder to his urethra reattached(尿道).
[单项选择]______has been called the "cradle of American liberty".
A. Plymouth
B. Boston
C. Philadelphia
D. Chicago
[单项选择]When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated
A. On the fourth of November.
B. On the twenty-fifth of November.
C. On the first Tuesday of November.
D. On the fourth Thursday of November.
[单项选择]Thanksgiving Day is an annual holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November, and it is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.
In 1620, the settlers, or pilgrims, sailed to America on the Mayflower seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts on an icy November morning. During their first winter over half of the settlers died of starvation, cold or epidemics.
The following spring, the pilgrims were befriended by some native American Indians who taught them which of the wild vegetation was safe to eat. The Indians also showed them how to plant corn and other vegetables.
All summer long the colony people waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depend on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was
A. To avoid racial discrimination.
B. To escape religious persecution.
C. To keep up the British seafaring tradition.
D. To start a adventurous journey.
[填空题]In America, settlers from Germany celebrated Christmas by cutting live evergreen trees and covering them with candles and fruit.
[单项选择]Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in （ ）.
A. Britain
B. Britain and U.S.A
C. the United States
D. all the English-speaking countries
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Among the celebrated pantheon of Holly wood royalty, few are as well-respected and universally adored as Gregory Peck. For more than fifty years, he has been a major presence in the theater, on television, and most importantly, on the big screen. (41) ______ As General MacArthur, Melville’s Captain Ahab, and Atticus Finch, he has presented audiences with compelling stories of strength and masculinity.
Eldred Gregory Peck was born on April 5, 1916 in La Jolla, California. By the time he was six, his parents had divorced. For a number of years he lived with his maternal grandmother, but at the age of ten was’ sent to St. John’ s Military Academy in Los Angeles. The four years he spent there were important in forming his sense of personal discipline. After the Academy, he returned to live with his father, a local pharmacist, and to attend public high school.
(42)______. There, his abilities were almost immediately recognized. In 1942, Peck made his
