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An Unpleasant Trip
Mr. Bush and his wife, Helena, went to Sydney for their winter holiday. But they were by no means pleased with their howl. As soon as they returned home, Mr. Bush decided to write to the manager of Happytours.
Mr. Bush: Can you spare a moment, dear I want you to listen to this letter.
Helena: Go ahead, then.
Mr. Bush: Dear Sir, my wife and I arrived home last night after a holiday arranged by your firm in Jersey. We stayed at the hotel described in your brochure as a comfortable, medium-sized hotel, with a magnificent view of the sea, offering courteous, old fashioned service and excellent food, served in a relaxed friendly atmosphere.
Helena: Yes, that’s what the brochure said.
Mr. Bush: In fact the hotel is situated at least half a mile from the sea. Our room overlooks a car park.
Helena: Through the gates of which motor vehicles were constantly arriving or departing.
Mr. B

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An Unpleasant Trip
Mr. Bush and his wife, Helena, went to Sydney for their winter holiday. But they were by no means pleased with their howl. As soon as they returned home, Mr. Bush decided to write to the manager of Happytours.
Mr. Bush: Can you spare a moment, dear I want you to listen to this letter.
Helena: Go ahead, then.
Mr. Bush: Dear Sir, my wife and I arrived home last night after a holiday arranged by your firm in Jersey. We stayed at the hotel described in your brochure as a comfortable, medium-sized hotel, with a magnificent view of the sea, offering courteous, old fashioned service and excellent food, served in a relaxed friendly atmosphere.
Helena: Yes, that’s what the brochure said.
Mr. Bush: In fact the hotel is situated at least half a mile from the sea. Our room overlooks a car park.
Helena: Through the gates of which motor vehicles were constantly arriving or departing.
Mr. B

[单项选择]President Bush, together with his wife and daughter, ______ at the opening ceremony of the 29^th Olympic Games in Beijing.
A. are present
B. is present
C. were present
D. was present

[单项选择] When George W Bush delivered his State of the Union Address this past January, three words appeared that had not previously been heard from the Oval Office: Switchgrass, stalks and woodchips. Bush’’s signals on renewable energy have been decidedly mixed. Shortly before he visited the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Colorado last February, a $5 million funding shortfall forced the lab to lay off 32 workers. Bush blamed the layoffs, and NREL got its funding back. Switchgrass is a fast-growing perennial plant native to the central and eastern U.S. and tolerant of many different soil types. To make cellulosic ethanol, switchgrass — or any cellulose-based plant — is broken down to make sugar, then fermented to make the fuel. Supporters say that when blended with petroleum products, ethanol from switchgrass results in a net energy gain of 334 percent, compared to just 21 percent for corn-based ethanol. The cellulosic process has been invented and is being re
A. Bush forced the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to lay off workers
B. Bush visited the lab (NREL) before the laid-off of 32 workers
C. the 32 workers might be reemployed after Bush’’s visit
D. Bush carried $ 5 million cash to the NREL when he visited there