Saturday was my husband's birthday, but we spent most of the time in the car. We were driving to Phoenix for the weekend to celebrate his birthday and see the Warriors play the Suns. My husband is a lucky man. Not only has he lived to see another birthday, but he doesn't mind driving 200 miles to see an NBA basketball game. In the car, his cellphone kept ringing with birthday greetings from family and friends. He put them all on the speakerphone so he could drive with both hands and I could listen in even though it wasn't my birthday. Meanwhile, on the CD player, the Reverend AL Green began to singLove and Happiness. A little good music makes a bad road better. Four hours later, we checked into hotel, got dinner and sat out a rooftop feeling glad to be alive. We had a great weekend--we ate too much, slept too little and the Warriors, well, they lost. But still, it was worth the drive. On the way home, I started thinking about birthdays. In our family, we celebrate four in January, four in February, and all the others throughout the year. Mine is next week. I felt lucky, like my husband, I will get cards and calls and maybe a few videos. I don't need presents any more. When you've seen as many birthdays as I have seen, the only gift you truly want is to see one more. Birthdays are the mile markers on the road of life. They tell us how far we have come, but not how far we have gone. Life is a journey more than a destination. What matters is whom we choose as traveling companions, and how often we get to sit back and enjoy the ride. What helps to make their long journey drive to Phoenix better? A) The phone calls from their friends. B) The music played on their CD player. C) The beautiful view along the road. D) The desire to celebrate a nice birthday.
B
Probably you have seen photographs of the Grand Canyon , the great valley in the desert country of Arizona. But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. Tie Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over mil lions of years. Slowly, the river cut down through hard rock. At the same time. the land was rising. Today. the canyon is one and a half kilometres deep and 445 kilometres long. The el dest rocks at the bottom of the canyon are more than 1 billion years old. The width varies from about 200 metres to 29 kilo metres across. The rim or top of the canyon is about 2, 300 metres above sea level tin the South Rim, and about 3,000 metres on the other side, the North Rink As a result, there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon. The South Run is dry desert country. The North Rim has tall forests. The canyon looks different at different times of day. and in different seasons and weather. At sunrise anti sunset the red. gold, brown, and orange colours of the rocks are especially dear and bright. In winter, the canyon is partly covered with snow. The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best. Most visitors come to the South Rim and stay in camp- grounds or hotels. Every point along the canyon' s edge offers a different view. The North Rim of the Canyon is quieter, h takes all day to drive there from the South Rim because there is only one bridge across the Colorado River. On the way, you go through Navado Indian lands, and a colourful pink desert called "The Painted Desert". You can walk clown into the Grand Canyon, or you can go down oil the back of a mule . You can also lake a boat trip down the Colorado River, and camp on the bea ches at night. But whether you see the Grand Canyon from the top or the honom, it will be an experience that you will never forget. From the passage we can know that the _ of the can yon is different at different time. A) length B) scene C) width D) height
B
Q: The MIT Museum is located near the north shore of the Charles River Basin in Cambridge, MA, a few blocks from the central part of the MIT campus. The MIT Museum is accessible via public transportation, and is within three miles of two major interstate highways. The Museum is approximately a 30 minute walk from downtown Boston or from Harvard Square. BY SUBWAY Take the Red Line to either Central Square Station or Kendall Square/MIT Station. From Central Square: Walk down Mass. Ave. toward Boston and the main MIT campus. The Museum is on the left at the corner of Front St. From Kendall/MIT Station at the east end of campus: Walk down Main St., away from Boston, to Windsor St., turn left, take the second right onto Front St., and continue to the museum entrance. BY BUS The Dudley/Harvard Square bus travels along Massachusetts Ave. between Boston and Harvard Square. The MIT Museum is across the street from Novartis and a gas station. From Harvard Square, get off at either Sidney St. or Albany St. From Boston, get off at Front St. BY CAR For directions from your doorstep to MIT, Google offers excellent mapping services including directions from anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. Recorded Directions to the Museum: (415) 561-0399 Besides, you can go the Museum via Commuter Rail. You can easily connect to the MBTA Red Line from South Station, or take the green line to the red line from North Station and get off at Central or Kendall Square. What should you do if you want to get Recorded Directions to the Museum? A) Log onto the Google. B) Buy a map from the Internet. C) (415) 561-0399 D) Go to the gas station.
A: C
Shangri-La Hotel Singapore 22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore, 258350 Singapore General * Air-condition public areas; * Ballroom(s); * Ballroom(s); * Bar; * Elevator/lift; * Gift shops or newsstand(,); * Restaurant(s) in hotel; * Number of rooms:110; * Swimming pool--outdoor; * Tennis on site; * Wired(high-speed) Internet access--free Check-in time is 2PM Check-out time is Noon Pets not allowed 2 Swissotel Merchant Court---Singapore 20 Merchant Road, Singapore, 058281 Singapore General * Air-conditioned public areas; * Ballroom(s); * Bar; * Coffee shop or cafe; * Elevator/lift; * Number of floors:5; * Number of rooms: 120; * Restaurant(s)in hotel; * Swimming pool-outdoor; * Television in entrance hall Check-in time is 3PM Check-out time is Noon Pets not allowed 3 Royal Plaza On Scotts-Singapore 25 Scotts Road, Singapore, 228220 Singapore General * Air-conditioned public areas; *Ballroom(s); * Bar/lounge; * Elevator/lift; * Gift shops or newsstand; * Number of floors: 6; * Number of rooms: 160; * Restaurant(s) in hotel; * Smoke-free property ; * Swimming pool--outdoor; Check-in time is 2PM Check-out time is Noon Pets not allowed 4 Rendezvous Singapore--Singapore 9 Bras Basah Road, Marina Bay, 189559 Singapore General * Air-conditioned public areas; * Ballroom(s); * Bar/lounge; * Coffee shop or cafe; * Elevator/lift; * Number of floors: 6; * Number of rooms: 150; * Restaurant(s) in hotel; * Swimming pool--children's; * Swimming... If you have a child who loves swimming, you should stay in _ . A) Landmark Village Hotel B) Royal Plaza On Scotts C) Rendezvous Singapore D) Swissotel Merchant Court
C