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08 年
’ t mean ’ English is an important international language, but that
it Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn — but they weren’at lways successful. In 1930, Professor C.K. Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages,but they couldn ’unt derstand the answers in ‘ realEn’g lish! It was ’ t in the Basic English also impossible to explain a word if it wasn
word list.
R.E. Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language with the name Anglic.
fa‘adFhaethr’becamAnglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling.
er ,’ ‘ new’ ‘ years ’ byeecearzm’e. U‘nluckily, Anglic never becamnuee’‘ and becameoppular. In the age of international communication through the Internet, who knows what will
’ happen? ... a new form of English might appear. A large number of the world -mails are s in English and include (包括 ) examples of ‘ NetLingolik’e OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later). In another fifty years, English might not be used. We might all speak 104. Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn, haven
105. Who invented Basic English in 1930 ?
106. How long could most people learn Basic English according to Professor Ogden?
’ t they?
107. What was the biggest problem for
learners of English according to Professor 108. What might happen to English in another fifty years?
109. What do you think of the experts
’ ideas of making English easier?
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09 年
Kyra Komac, 28 years old, now has 25 furniture stores all over the country. The new store, in London's Camden High Street, takes her back to where it all started. She tells us about how the business began.
When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn't leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her. \
To begin with, I didn't have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mum told me jokes and stories so I didn't get bored. When I got older, I gave my mum a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Then, one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14， and I didn't have to go to the market any more because mum could leave me at home on my own. I spent my free time making candles of all
shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.
One day, my mother was ill so I had to goto the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. They were sold out in twenty minutes! The next week, my mum gave me some money to buy some wax蜡( )to make more candles.
They sold out really quickly, too.
Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mum and I couldn't make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.
At the age of 22， my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I've never looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from designer furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course. .
99. How many furniture stores does Kyra Komac have now?
100. Where did Kyra's mother sell flowers?
101. What did Kyra do in her free time when she was fourteen? '
102. Did the candles sell well on the first day in the market?
103. Who helped Kyra and her mum when they couldn't make enough candles during the week?
104. How did Kyra's uncle help her to open her first shop?
105. What do you think of this story?
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10 年
Mary Donaldson is worried about her 16-year-old daughter. Sophia. Six months ago. Sophia came back from a party, upset and unhappy. From then on. she thinks of nothing but how to lose weight and become beautiful. She refuses to eat and keeps on doing
exercise. Sophia had always been a little heavy, so when he decided to go on a diet, encouraged her. She felt that her daughter would look more attractive if she lost 10 kilograms. However, Sophia has lost over 20 kilograms until now. Her eating and
exercising habits are having a harmful effect on her health. She is too thin and is often sick.
Her mother is trying to prevent her from going on a diet and losing weight, but Sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating as usual. Sophia's mind is full of the idea of looking like a model (模特 ). Every day she goes to a club to do exercise. When she is not there, she spends her time reading magazines likeFashion & Beauty (《时尚与 美》). The models in these magazines are very thin and beautiful. Sophia says. \look
like these models, I will be happy and all the boys will like me\
Sophia will never be happy if she keeps comparing herself with the models in the
magazines. Mary tries to tell Sophia that true beauty comes from within. Common people are not supposed to look like models. The most ordinary face becomes beautiful when the person behind it is filled with confidence (自信 ), wisdom and the joy of life. 99. When did Sophia decide to lose weight?
100. Besides doing exercise, what else does Sophia do to lose weight?
101. How much weight has Sophia lost until now?
102. Did Sophia give up going on a diet after she had lost some weight?
103. Where docs Sophia do exercise every day?
104. Why does Mary feel sorry for having encouraged her daughter to go on a diet at first?
105. In your opinion, what is \
11 年
John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington, He inherited继( 承 )
$ 1,000, 000 when he was 23. He didn't feel happy at all His college friends were jobs, but he didn av’e ttoh. John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didn ’ t tell any of hifsriends and gave $ 100, 000 of his money to a charity(慈善团
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