The 4t h Of July1—A Day Of RejoicingThe 4 th of July is the most important holiday in theUSA, for it commemorates that famous day in 1776when the Americans declared their independence .Congress2 mad
Guy Fawkes NightWhen November 5 th comes, many people feel thatthey should give their dog a sedative, for somedogs get very nervous when they hear loud bangs,and the evening of Guy Fawkes Day is sure
Out With The Old, In With The NewGet ready to say goodbye to the old , hello to thenew! What’s the occasion ? The coming of the NewYear.Many western cultures measure their days with thesolar calenda
Old Race, New PlacesThe drums beat as the dragon boats race . Thismust be mainland China or Taiwan, right? Thinkagain. These days the traditional Chinese boats areracing in places as unlikely as Engla
Craze In First Run Of BullsBulls and humans alike slipped and slid on thecobblestone streets, but the first of Pamplona’sannual runs with the bulls was largely free of injuryas thousands of daredevi
Culture ShockCulture shock is precipitated1 by the anxiety thatresults from losing all our familiar signs and symbolsof social intercourse. Those signs or cues includethe thousand and one 2 ways in wh
The Tree Of LanguageA World with out LanguageIt may be that when the world was young, no one knew how to talk. People had to learn to speak just like babies do. When no one knew how to tell, how did a
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Better Known As Mark TwainThe remarkable man went to a log-cabin schooluntil he was twelve years old. That was the end ofhis formal education. In spite of this, he became themost famous literary figur
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the followingpassage.University of York biologist Peter Mayhew recentlyfound that global warming might actually increasethe number of species on the planet，contrary t