The princess never came back any more, though...

The princess never came back any more, though the prince ______ his heart out for his lost love every night.

A. broke              B. lost                 C. wept         D. had

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Nowhere is the place you never want to go. It’s not on any departure board, and though some people like to travel so far off the motherland that it looks like Nowhere, most wanderers ultimately long to get somewhere. Yet every now and then—if there’s nowhere else you can be and all other options have gone—going nowhere can prove the best adventure around.

Nowhere is entirely uncharted; you’ve never read a guidebook entry on it or followed others’ suggestions on a train ride through its suburbs. Few YouTube videos exist of it. Moreover, it’s free from the most dangerous kind of luggage, expectation. Knowing nothing of a place in advance opens us up to a high energy we seldom encounter while walking around Paris or Kyoto with a list of the 10 things we want—or, in embarrassing truth, feel we need—to see.

I’ll never forget a bright January morning when I landed in San Francisco from Santa Barbara, just in time to see my connecting flight to Osaka take off. I hurried to the nearest airline counter to ask for help, and was told that I would have to wait 24 hours, at my own expense, for the next day’s flight. An unanticipated delay is exactly what nobody wants on his schedule. The airline didn’t answer for fog-related delays, a gate agent declared, and no alternative flights were available.

Millbrae, California, the drive-through town that encircles San Francisco’s airport, was a mystery to me. With one of the world’s most beautiful cities only 40 minutes to the north, and the unofficial center of the world, Silicon Valley, 27 miles to the south, Millbrae is known mostly as a place to fly away from, at high speed.

It was a cloudless, warm afternoon as a shuttle bus deposited me in Millbrae. Locals were taking their dogs for walks along the bay while couples wandered hand in hand beside an expanse of blue that, in San Francisco, would have been crowded with people and official “attractions.” I checked in to my hotel and registered.

Suddenly I was enjoying a luxury I never allow myself, even on vacation: a whole day free. And as I made my way back to my hotel, lights began to come on in the hills of Millbrae, and I realized I had never seen a sight half so lovely in glamorous, industrial Osaka. Its neighbor Kyoto is attractive, but it attracts 50 million visitors a year.

Who knows if I’ll ever visit Millbrae again? But I’m confident that Nowhere will slip into my schedule many times more. No place, after all, is uninteresting to the interested eye. Nowhere is so far off the map that its smallest beauties are a discovery.

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If you've fallen in love with stories about prince and princess, l've got you covered with the books below, which are brand new in 2019.

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

This Beauty and the Beast retelling follows PrinceRhen, cursed into a beast by a powerful woman,and Harper, a teenage girl who might be able to save him. But powerful forces are standing against them, and it will take more than a broken curse to save them from ruin.

Sherwood by Meagan Spooner

This Robin Hood retelling from the view of Maid Marian opens after Robin of Locksley's death.Maid Marian doesn't know how she'1l go on, but the people of Locksley town, pressed by the Sheriff of Nottingham, need a protector. Marian never meant to tread in Robin's footsteps, but now she'll make the choice to become her own hero.

Blanca Roja by Anna-Marie MCLemore

This Snow White retells Blanca and Roja, as they meet a spell(咒语) that will pull them into a dangerous game, which will leave one of them, and trap the other in the body of a swan.

A Blade So Black by LL McKinney

This Alice in Wonderland retelling follows Alice, trained to battle monsters in the dark kingdom known as Wonderland. When Alice's teacher is poisoned, she has to find the medicine by going deeper into Wonderland where she's ever gone before.

1.Which book is similar to Beauty and the Beast?

A.Sherwood. B.Blanca & Roja. C.A Blade So Black. D.A Curse So Dark and Lonely

2.Who is the main character of Sherwood?

A.Meagan Spoon. B.Robin Hood. C.Maid Marian. D.Anna Marie McLemore

3.Why does Alice go deeper into Wonderland?

A.To save her teacher 's life. B.To flght against some monsters.

C.To find her own handsome prince. D.To trap a girl in the body of a swan

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Fans still ___ Michael Jordan though he doesn’t fight for the Chicago Bulls any more.

A. look down on       B. look up            C. look up to           D. look on to

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He never talked about himself as an object of pity, _____ any envy of the more fortunate or successful.

A. so did he show                                   B. neither does he show

C. nor did he show                                  D. either did he show

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The search was________ when night came，even though the child had not been found.

A．approved         B．acquired          C．achieved          D．abandoned

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Step into Wonderland and follow any of the many tracks around Kinabalu Park. Even though it is the most explored and studied place in Borneo, new discoveries of rare plants are frequently being made here.

So take a map and set off on your own or follow Park Naturalists as they take you on guided path walks and point out the various wonders. There are also visual shows advertising rare plants and animals here. If you are a first time visitor, sign up for these shows and you’ll be excited when you find yourself identifying(识别，辨认) the same plants and animals on your walks or during your climb up Mt. Kinabalu.

Mt. Kinabalu Botanical Garden is one of the biggest attractions at the park, which started in 1981. This 5 –acre garden is an excellent collection of different kinds of plants on the mountain, as plants from all over the park have been replanted here. There are hotels, inns and chalets(小木屋) at Kinabalu Park to suit one’s budget. For more information, click www.sabahtourism.com.

1.It can be learnt that_____.

A. Mt. Kinabalu is a more explored and studied area than Borneo

B. there’re still some unknown rare plants in Kinabalu Park

C. Mt. Kinabalu Botanical Garden attracts visitors due to its long history

D. visitors should must the Park Naturalists so as not to get lost

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Botanical Garden and Butterfly Farm open at the same time

B. Guided Nature Walk is a favorite of first time visitors

C. Slide Show is unavailable unless it is arranged in advance

D. Visitors can have access to Night Walk anytime they wish

3.If a couple visit the Park with their son aged 19, how much should they pay?

A. $30.　　 B. $40.

C. $50.　　 D. $60

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Why was the woman worried?

A. The man came back late.

B. The lessons didn’t go well.

C. The woman couldn’t understand the lessons.

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To find how the name Canada came about we must go back to the 16th century. At that time, the French dreamed of disclosing and controlling more land, of expanding(扩展)trade beyond(超出)  their borders and of spreading their faith(信仰) across the world .In 1535, Francois I ,King of France, ordered a navigator (航海家) named Jacques Cartier to explore(探险) the New World and search for a passage to India.

Cartier first arrived at the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, which he wanted to explore. He did not know what to expect but he hoped that this Gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands. If it was, he would soon be on his way to the Far East. So he sailed upstream along the St. Lawrence River. However, instead or reaching Asia he arrived at Quebec or Stadacona, as the Indians called it. It was at this point that the term “ Canada” entered the country’s history. Apparently the word “Canada” came from an Indian work “Kanata”, which means community or village. Cartier first used it when he referred to Stadacona or Quebec. What a huge “ village” Canada is!

1.In the early sixteenth century , the King of France ordered Cartier to ______

A． find the new world

B． build an entirely new country

C． go and visit the American Indians

D． get more information about America and find a way to Asia

2.Having reached the Gulf of St. Lawrence Cartier thought _____

A． he had already got to India

B． it was a water way to the New World

C． it was a water passage to the East

D． he had sailed into the Atlantic

3.In the early sixteenth century , Quebec was only ____.

A． an Indian village

B． a little town in southern Canada

C． a village at the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence

D． the place which we call Canada now

4.Pick out the right statements from the following _____

A． Quebec was a village and Stadacona was another

B． Cartier mistook Quebec for Stadacona

C． Stadacona was a village in Quebec

D． Stadacona was what the Indians called Quebec then

5.“Canada” was first used to refer to _____

A． a small town in Stadacona

B． the place called Quebec

C． a long water passage

D． a huge village including Quebec and Stadacona

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To find how the name Canada came about we must go back to the 16th century. At that time, the French dreamed of disclosing and controlling more land, of expanding trade beyond　 their borders and of spreading their faith　 across the world .In 1535, Francois I ,King of France, ordered a navigator　 named Jacques Cartier to explore　 the New World and search for a passage to India.

Cartier first arrived at the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, which he wanted to explore. He did not know what to expect but he hoped that this Gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands. If it was, he would soon be on his way to the Far East. So he sailed upstream along the St. Lawrence River. However, instead of reaching Asia he arrived at Quebec or Stadacona, as the Indians called it. It was at this point that the term “Canada” entered the country’s history. Apparently the word “Canada” came from an Indian word “Kanata”, which means community or village. Cartier first used it when he referred to Stadacona or Quebec. What a huge “village” Canada is!

1.In the early sixteenth century, the King of France ordered Cartier to ______

A. find the new world.

B.go and visit the American Indians

C. build an entirely new country

D. get more information about America and find a way to Asia

2.Having reached the Gulf of St. Lawrence Cartier thought _____

A. he had already got to India

B.he had sailed into the Atlantic

C. it was a water passage to the East

D.　 it was a water way to the New World

3.In the early sixteenth century, Quebec was only ____.

A. an Indian village

B. a little town in southern Canada

C. the place which we call Canada now

D.a village at the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence

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