Hadrian's Wall Hadrian's Wall was built, beginning in 122 AD, to keep Roman Britain safe from attacks from the Picts. The wall, starting from the North Sea to the Irish Sea (from the Tyne to the Solway), is about 73 miles long, 10 feet wide, and 15 feet high. In addition to the wall, the Romans built a system of small forts housing up to 60 men every Roman mile along its whole length, with e towers very 1/3 Roman mile. 16 larger forts holding from 500 to 1000 soldiers were built into the wall, with large gates on the north face. Israeli West Bank barrier The Israeli West Bank barrier is a barrier under construction by the State of Israel along and within the West Bank. Upon completion, the barrier's total length will be nearly 700 kilometers. The barrier is built mainly in the West Bank. The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was the physical boundary between West Germany and East Germany. The Berlin Wall was built in the dead of night in 1961 and for 28 years kept East Germans from escaping to the West. Its destruction (in 1989) was celebrated around the world. Conwy's Town Walls Conwy's Town Walls are an ancient defensive project around the town of Conwy in North Wales. The walls were built between 1283 and 1287. They are 1.3 kilometers long and include 21 towers and three gate houses. The project was completed by large quantities of workers and cost around PS15,000. Today the walls form part of the UNESCO world heritage site . The Israeli West Bank barrier _ . A) is a barrier being built by the Israeli state B) is built completely in the West Bank C) once made Israel separated D) has a length of over 700 kilometers
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Tour One invites you to join our tours of the Capital City. Your host will entertain you with historical anecdotes and offer an endless supply of "insider" tips to make your visit wonderful. Your time with us will be the highlight of your visit to Washington DC. Because class size does matter, Tour One uses a minibus for your convenience and personal attention. Also a minibus can easily get in and out of the popular areas. You're not here to waste time. Day tour picks you up at your hotel in DC at 9 am. Your personal tour guide will _ while you are visiting the White House, the US Capitol, the Arlington National Cemetery, the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial and the Korean War Veteran's Memorial. Your 90-minute lunch break will be at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. The eventful day tour ends at 5 pm back at your hotel. The price is $60 per adult, $40 per child under 13 years. There are no admission fees because all government buildings, the Smithsonian Museum, memorials and monuments have free access. Tour One Inc. accepts credit cards, checks, cash and stock options. If you have any questions or wish to make reservations , please e-mail us at the bottom of the page. The night tour will show off the true glory of the glowing symbols of the nation. We pick you up at your hotel at 7 pm and drop you back by 10 pm. You will visit the Iwo Jima, the Jefferson, the Kennedy Center and the FDR Memorials. The price is $25 per adult and $15 per child under 13 years. Contact us at TOUR ONE INC. POB 77084 Washington DC 20013. Office: 202-487-TOUR. Fax: 301-530-5542. E-mail: ThePresident@whitehousetours.com. The purpose of this passage is to _ . A) advise people to learn more about the Capital City B) introduce Tour One Inc. to us C) advertise a tour in the Capital City D) attract people to go on the tours
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Ques: Coffee has a history dating back to at least the 9th century and has been a catalyst for social interaction across cultures and eras. Originally discovered in Ethiopia, coffee beans were brought into the Middle East by Arab traders, spreading to Egypt, Yemen, Persia, Turkey, and North Africa by the 15th century. Muslim merchants eventually brought the beans to the thriving port city of Venice, where they sold them to wealthy Italian buyers. Soon, the Dutch began importing and growing coffee in places like Java and Ceylon (largely through slave labor), and the British East India Trading Company was popularizing the beverage in England. Coffee spread across Europe and even reached America. Where there has been coffee, there has been the coffeehouse. From the 15th century Middle Eastern establishments where men gathered to listen to music, play chess, and hear recitations from works of literature, to Paris' Cafe le Procope where luminaries of the French Enlightenment such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot came to enjoy a hot cup of joe, coffeehouses have traditionally served as centers of social interaction, places where people can come to relax, chat, and exchange ideas. The modern coffee shop is modeled on the espresso and pastry-centered Italian coffeehouses that arose with the establishment of Italian-American immigrant communities in major US cities such as New York City's Little Italy and Greenwich Village, Boston's North End, and San Francisco's North Beach. New York coffee shops were often frequented by the Beats in the 1950's. It wasn't long before Seattle and other parts of the Pacific Northwest were developing coffee shops as part of a thriving counterculture scene. The Seattle-based Starbucks took this model and brought it into mainstream culture. Although coffeehouses today continue to serve their traditional purpose as lively social hubs in many communities, they have noticeably adapted to the times. Rediscovering their purpose as centers of information exchange and communication, many coffee... We can infer from the passage _ . A) Starbucks has beaten all the competitors B) there are no changes in the development of coffee culture C) the taste of coffee has changed a lot D) Starbucks has some effect on the development of coffee culture
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Ques:Japanese Students Suffer from Pressure Last April,15-year-old Rei Iwasaki stopped her piano and flute lessons and began to study every day of the week. Her parents paid to send her to a "cram school ."She wanted very much to pass her exams. In February she did pass an all-day, five-subject examination and entered the high school she hoped to enter. Thirteen-year-old Akio Yoshiwara wasn't so lucky. Unable to take the pressure of the exams, he hanged himself in February. He left a suicide note which said, "I did my best in this dear life, but it's no good." Suicides are now a common part of life among students in Japan. The cause is the incredible pressure of the "examination hell." Even a number of teachers are committing suicide each year. When some students broke windows in a school near Tokyo, the principal blamed himself and wrote the following note: "The incidents were due to the lack of appropriate measures by the principal and I apologize. I am very tired. The Japanese educational system is much different from the American system. It is perhaps the most regimented school system in any of the industrialized nations. Boys and girls wear uniforms and go to school six days a week --- 240 days a year compared to 180 in the U.S. Ninety- five percent graduate from high school compared to seventy-five percent in the U.S. Students don't ask questions in class but only listen respectfully to the teachers. And every few year's students are tested to see which school they will enter next. There is stiff competition for the "best" schools. The result is a well-informed, disciplined student, ideal for factory and company work and excellent at learning specialized skills. But there is little fun in education, little creativity and the incredible pressure of "examination hell." Why did the principal kill himself? Because _ A) He thought it was his fault that some students broke the windows. B) He was very tired. C) He couldn't stand the pressure of the "examination hell". D) He blamed himself and wrote a note.

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