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E.B. White was born Elwyn Brooks White in 1899. He was born in Mount Vernon, New York. His father was a successful piano manufacturer.
E.B. White went to Cornell University and graduated in 1921. He worked as a re- porter for various newspapers, and in 1924 returned to New York to work on the new New Yorker magazine. He married the magazine’s literary editor, Katherine Sergeant Angell, in 1929. E.B. White wrote for the magazine and other publications, mostly for adults.
In 1945, he wrote his first children’s book, Stuart Little. This book is about a mouse and all his adventures with a human family. Charlotte’s Web was published in 1952. This book is a story about a friendship between a young pig and a spider. In 1970, E. B. White wrote another children’s book The Trumpet of the Swan. This book is about a boy named Sam, and his love of nature, and of a swan born without a voice. Sam and Louis first meet in a pond i
A. A doctor.
B. A piano manufacturer.
C. A lawyer.
D. A writer.

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Passage One
E.B. White was born Elwyn Brooks White in 1899. He was born in Mount Vernon, New York. His father was a successful piano manufacturer.
E.B. White went to Cornell University and graduated in 1921. He worked as a re- porter for various newspapers, and in 1924 returned to New York to work on the new New Yorker magazine. He married the magazine’s literary editor, Katherine Sergeant Angell, in 1929. E.B. White wrote for the magazine and other publications, mostly for adults.
In 1945, he wrote his first children’s book, Stuart Little. This book is about a mouse and all his adventures with a human family. Charlotte’s Web was published in 1952. This book is a story about a friendship between a young pig and a spider. In 1970, E. B. White wrote another children’s book The Trumpet of the Swan. This book is about a boy named Sam, and his love of nature, and of a swan born without a voice. Sam and Louis first meet in a pond i
A. wrote children's books
B. wrote for the New Yorker
C. wrote essays
D. all the above

[单项选择]As the lecturer has said, talent is one thing, while its______ expression is another.


A. turbulent
B. tremendous
C. triumphant
D. tentative

[单项选择]One reason people sometimes cover their mouths while lying is that ________.


A. they wish those words had not come out of their mouths
B. mouth is very sensitive to physical changes caused by lying
C. they are trying unconsciously to stop themselves from telling lies
D. they regret that their lies might hurt other people’s feelings

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Guglielmo Marconi was born in Italy in 1874. He studied in Bologna and since his childhood, he showed great interest in physics and electricity. Basing his studies on Hertz’s findings, Marconi concluded that the electromagnetic waves could transmit messages, so he conducted his research in that direction.
As Marconi did not get any financial incentives from the Italian government, he moved to England where he got funds for his research.
In 1897, Marconi was able to communicate via radio through the Brisiol Channel. In 1901, he transmitted long-wave radio signals across the Atlantic Ocean. At that time, Marconi was already recognized as a great name in science and technology.
In ,1909, he shared the Nobel Prize in physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun, a German physicist, who worked on wireless telegraphy and cathode rays.
Marconi died in 1937.

In 1909, the Nobel Prize in physics（）
A. was given to Marconi and his compatriot Braun
B. was given to Marconi and his partner Braun
C. was shared by Marconi and Braun
D. was shared by a German scientist and an American scientist