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A flock of wild parrots living in San Francisco -- in winter? In the charming memoir The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, Mark Bittner tells how he cared for some beautifully pesky parrots, became an expert on their behavior, and eventually turned into the star of a documentary film. For devoted birders everywhere.
As a communications advisor to President George W. Bush, Karen Hughes had the job of her dreams. But she felt torn about what her work was doing to her family, especially her teenage son, Robert. During the campaign, Hughes found a way to balance career and motherhood; with her boss's blessing, for six months she homeschooled Robert aboard the Bush campaign plane. But once her job in the White House began, there were days when she hardly saw her son at all. In Ten Minutes From Normal she tells the story behind the toughest decision of her career.
The pocket-sized Schott's Original Miscellany by Ben Schott is jammed with fun, handy lists and snatches of information -- famous horses, Nobel Prize-winners, cloud types, Yiddishisms, terrors, chess terms and tips on how to read a palm. Our favorite: Learn to say "I love you" in 43 languages.
Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America
During a visit to Mississippi in 1955, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy, was murdered for supposedly whistling at a white woman. In Death of Innocence, co-written with Christopher Benson, Emmett's mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, courageously tells how his killing changed her life and our country's history.
1．The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill tells a love story of __________.
A．the writer and a film star B．the writer and birds
C．male and female parrots D．parrots and other birds
2．From Ten Minutes from Normal, we can see that ______________.
A．Hughes taught her son herself at home
B．Hughes had a rather unhappy marriage
C．Hughes was always ready to help others
D．Hughes put her job above her own family
3．Which book provides readers with different kinds of things?
A．Ten Minutes from Normal.
B．Schott's Original Miscellany.
C．The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: A Love Story...with Wings.
D．Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America.
20、--Who was at the door?
--It was a salesman or _______ wanting to sell his new products.
A．everybody B．anybody C．somebody D．nobody
19、--Going to work today, mum?
--No. It's my day _______ today.
A．out B．off C．on D．in
18、Nobody would stand out admitting the fact, for some reason, _______ they lost the game.
A．that B．which C．what D．why
17、A few yards down Colson Street, she caught sight of a figure ______ in the opposite direction.
A．to hurry B．to be hurrying C．hurrying D．having hurried
16、Ever since Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997, Westhusin's phone ________ with people calling in hopes of making the copies of their pets.
A．has rung B．rang C．was ringing D．has been ringing
15、--How are you doing all these years, Jim?
--Nothing new. Everything is going on _______ it was years ago.
A．as B．while C．when D．since
14、Yao Ming is very famous now. However, his basketball career _______ only after many years of hard work.
A．took on B．took off C．took up D．took out
13、I have been working there for 15 years, and never before _______ my boss so serious!
A．I found B．I have found C．did I find D．have I found
