简介:Yes,butwhatdidweusetodobeforetherewastelevision?Howoftenwehearstatementslikethis!Televisionhasn'tbeenwithusallthatlong,butwearealreadybeginningtoforgetwhattheworldwaslikewithoutit.Beforeweadmittedtheone-eyedmonsterintoourhomes,weneverfounditdifficulttooccupyoursparetime.Weusedtoenjoycivilizedpleasures.Forinstance,weusedtohavehobbies,weusedtoentertainourfriendsandbeentertainedbythem,
简介:WhenSirWinstonChurchill,thegreatBritishprimeminister,reachedhiseightiethbirthdayinNovember,1954,hewaspresentedwithhisportraitbyawell-knownmodemartist,GrahamSutherland.ThepaintinghadbeenorderedandpaidforbythemembersofParliament,whowantedtohonortheGrandOldManofWorldWarⅡ.
简介:PassageThreeQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowpassage.ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDiana,PrincessofWales,madeatriptoAngolain1997,tosupporttheRedCross'scampaignforatotalbanonallanti-personnellandmines.WithinhoursofarrivinginAngola,televisionscreensaroundtheworldwerefilledwithimagesofhercomfortingvictimsinjuredinexplosionscausedbylandmines.