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in 1914, but its journey was much slower than Christmas. It has just arrived in northwest Kansas recently.
The Christmas card was dated December 23, 1914, and mailed to Ethel Martin of Oberlin, apparently from
her cousins in Alma, Nebraska.
"It"s a mystery where it spent most of the last century," Oberlin Postmaster Steve Schultz said.
"It"s surprising that it never got thrown away," he said. "How someone has found it, I don"t know."
Ethel Martin has passed away, but Schultz said the post office wanted to get the card to a relative. That"s
how the 93-year-old relic ended up with Bernice Martin, Ethel"s, sister-in-law. She said she believed the card
had been found somewhere in Illinois.
"That"s all we-know," she said. "But it is kind of curious. We"d like to know how it got down there."
"The card was placed inside another envelope with a modern postage stamp for the trip to Oberlin-the one
cent postage of the early 20th century wouldn"t have covered it," Martin said.
"We don"t know much about it," she said. "But wherever they kept it, it was in perfect shape."
B. Ethel Martin.
C. Santa Claus.
D. Steve Schultz.
B. the postcard was still in shape
C. where the old postcard was kept
D. the card was in a modern envelope
B. an ancient cultural relic in Illinois
C. an envelope with modern postage
D. a house passed down by Ethel Martin
B. Too Late Christmas Greetings
C. The Story of a Christmas Card
D. A Christmas Card Arrives Almost a Century Late
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China"s second manned spacecraft returned on October 17 after orbiting the earth for five days. Astronauts
Fei Junlong, 40, and Nie Haisheng, 41, were flown to Beijing where they were given a hero"s welcome after
their Shenzhou VI space capsule touched down in their remote steppes of the northern Chinese region of Inner
Mongolia.
The two men were in good health after orbiting the earth 76 times covering 3.25 million kilometers. State
media hailed the mission as a technological breakthrough and this proved to the world China"s power.
Soon after the craft landed at 4:33 am (20:33 GMT), barely l km (half a mile) from its target, jubilant
residents in Fei"s and Nie"s hometowns set off firecrackers and performed traditional dragon and lion dances,
beating gongs and drums.
"The motherland is so great!" the official Xinhua news agency quoted Fei"s father as saying. Fei"s mother
wept on learning of his safe return.
State television gave live broadcast of the astronauts coming out of the spacecraft, unaided, and waving
to the recovery team, cameramen and photographers.
Tang Xianming, director of the Manned Space Engineering Officer, told a news conference that China
would aim for a spacewalk by 2007 and consider putting a woman in space in the near future.
independent exam-besides the national one-to test students hoping to gain entrance to them in 2011.
The seven are Peking University, Beihang University, Beijing Normal University, Nankai University, Fudan
University, Xiamen University and Hong Kong University.
Students who want to gain entrance to any of the seven universities will only have to sit one independent
exam, according to the joint announcement.
"This will help lighten the students" load, otherwise they must take several exams for different universities,"
said the announcement.
Passing the exam could result in more than one interview chance, giving the students more opportunities to
choose their favorite universities.
China"s college entrance exam system is undergoing reform as universities aim to select students based on
independent criteria rather than just using the results of the national exam.
In 2003, Peking University and another 21 universities were allowed to pilot (试用) the reform by using their
own criteria to independently select five percent of their students.
Now nearly 80 universities across the country have the right to select talented students based on their own
exams.
Education experts regard universities" selecting students according to independent examinations as conducive
(有助的) to better understanding where the students" talents lie.
Although this may be the case, it has also created problems as students may sit many different exams as they
often apply for a number of universities.
To relieve students from such pressures the national education outline (2010-2020) released in July this year
encourages high-level universities to group together to use the same exams.
B. only take the national exam
C. only take the independent exam
D. either take the national exam or the take the independent exam
B. The universities will have the same standard to test students.
C. There will be less trouble marking students" test papers.
D. It can avoid fierce competition among these universities.
B. have one or more interview chances
C. be admitted to one of the universities
D. he trained to be adapted to universities life and studies
B. Students" education cost can be lowered.
C. Students abilities and talents can be better found.
D. It can encourage middle schools to recommend more qualified students.
foot operation and recovery.
Liu and coach Sun Haiping were followed away by officials after arriving at Shanghai Pudong airport at
around 6: 30 pm, and said nothing to the waiting media.
Liu went straight to the Xinzhuang training base in Shanghai, where he will start on the comeback (恢复)
through rehabilitation (复职) and training.
Feng Shuyong, vice-director of China"s Athletics Administrative Center, said a group of experts is on
standby at the training base to help with Liu"s recovery.
"The experts will give Liu a full check-up tomorrow or the day after and advise regularly on rehabilitation
in the coming months," Feng was quoted by qq. corn as saying.
The foot injury forced defending champion Liu to quit from the 2008 Beijing Olympics last August after
he limped out of the Bird"s Nest in the first round of the men"s 110 m hurdles, bitterly disappointing adoring
home fans.
The 25-year-old Athens Olympic and world champion had successful foot surgery in December at the
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, and had four calcium deposits (钙物质) removed from
his right Achilles tendon (跟腱).
He spent the next three months in Houston for rehabilitation and basic training under the guidance of
doctors there.
"His recovery is better than we expected. Doctors believe that after three months" rehabilitation and training,
he has actually achieved the level of recovery that generally needs four months," Feng said.
Liu will, however, be absent from the ongoing annual Chinese People"s Political Consultative Conference
(CPPCC) meeting due to the recovery process. Feng said Liu is paying close attention to the meeting through
the Internet, and closely following issues such as athletes" education and life after retirement.
It is the second time Liu has asked for leave from the annual session after being elected to the CPPCC: He
did not attend last year"s meeting because he was at a key competition in Spain.
B. Liu Xiang Returns after Operation Success
C. No Desire to Be a Representative of CPPCC
D. Happiness and Hardships behind Success
B. Liu and his coach were followed away by officials after arriving at Pudong airport at around 6:30 pm.
C. Liu paid close attention to the CPPCC meeting through the Internet, caring graduates" further education.
D. His foot operation was successful and four calcium deposits were removed from his right Achilles tendon.
B. walked quickly
C. walked bitterly
D. walked lamely
B. accepting the training
C. lecture abroad
D. a key competition
| Tonight"s TV Hot List: Sunday January 31, 2010 |
| Grammy Awards Beyonce and Taylor Swift are ready to take home a lot of hardware tonight as they lead all artists with ten and eight nominations (提名). The ladies also perform, along with fellow Album of the Year nominees the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and the Dave Matthews Band. In addition, Bon Jovi, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell, Pink and Zac Brown Band will also take the stage. But perhaps the most expected moment is the Michael Jackson tribute (吊唁礼物), which features the 3-D mini- movie "Earth Song" and will be highlighted by performers Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher. |
| Maurer A mysterious company named Sabre, headed by an attractive, stubborn CEO (Kathy Bates), appears out of nowhere and buys out Dunder Mifflin. As Michael is unwilling to follow Sabre"s new policies, Andy and Erin write a welcome song to greet the company. Meanwhile, Pam and Jim hope to get accepted into a desired local day-care centre. |
| Tonight"s TV Hot List: Sunday January 31, 2010 |
| Surviving Survivor It"s hard to believe it"s been 10 years since the first season of" Survivor. But tonight ten of the game"s most iconic players, including previous winners Richard Hatch, Parvati Shallow and Tom Westman, discuss the series in detail and provide insights into how the game is actually played and the impact it"s had on their lives. In addition, updates on beloved former castaways, like Ethan Zohn, Rupert Boneham and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, are given. |
| Private Practice So Maya"s pregnant and wants to have the baby. What to do, now? Dink (Stephen Lunsford), the boy who did his part to get her into this mess, has a solution: He wants to marry her. You can imagine how Sam and Naomi will feel about that. And if chat won"t raise the histrionic level enough for you, how about this: A couple has two dying daughters, and only one can be saved. Their choice. And Brian Benben is back, so expect more Pete-Violet-Sheldon angst (忧虑). |
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| GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters)-A fish that lives in mangrove swamps (红树沼泽) across the Americas can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted (适应) to land millions of years ago, a new study shows. The Magrove Rivulus, a type of small killifish, lives in small pools of water in a certain type of empty nut or even old beer cans in the mangrove swamps of Belize, the United States and Brazil. When their living place dries up, they live on the land in logs (圆木), said Scott Taylor, a researcher at the Brevard Endangered Lands Program in Florida. The fish, whose scientific name is Rivulus marmoratus, can grow as large as three inches. They group together in logs and breathe air through their skin until they can find water again. The new scientific discovery came after a trip to Belize. "We kicked over a log and the fish just came crowding out," Taylor told Reuters in neighboring Guatgemala by telephone. He said he will make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year. In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating. Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at time, while lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in an inactive state. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and remain active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at Canada"s University of Guelph. Further studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time. "These animals live in conditions similar to those that existed millions of years ago, when animals began making the transition (过渡) from water onto land," Wright said. |
| 1. The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that ____. |
| A. likes eating nuts B. prefers living in dry places C. is the longest living fish on earth D. can stay alive for two months out of water |
| 2. The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that ____. |
| A. likes eating nuts B. prefers living in dry places C. is the longest living fish on earth D. can stay alive for two months out of water |
| 3. According to the text, lungfish can ____. |
| A. breathe through its skin B. move freely on dry land C. remain alive out of water D. be as active on land as in water |
| 4. What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulus? |
| A. It was made quite by accident B. It was based on a lab test of sea life C. It was supported by an American magazine D. It was helped by Patricia Wright |