She is______a musician than her brother.

What is Anthony Horowitz famous for?

Collision between an aircraft and one or more birds is termed a bird-strike. Pilots sometimes record a birdstrike while at cruising altitudes, but most of them happen when an aircraft is relatively close to the ground, usually in proximity to an airport and during the circling, descent to land or take-off phases of a flight. Birdstrikes may cause significant damage to an aircraft and/or, if the birds are ingested into a jet engine, a significant and sudden loss of power. If this were to happen during take-off or initial climb of a fully loaded passenger aircraft the results could be catastrophic-loss of the aircraft and the lives of those on board. Any bird is a potential hazard to aircraft and this is especially true as bird numbers and bird size increase. Unfortunately airports themselves can be attractive to birds -rodents, insects and other small animals are a food source often found in flat grassed areas such as the runway strips. Even so, this problem can be reduced by careful habitat management or bird harassment techniques practised by airport maintenance and safety personnel. Further problems may arise because the airport is located on bird migration routes. These may have existed prior to the airport site selection-but may not have been taken into account because the problem was not understood at the time—or have only been recently established because the birds have found an attractive new food source. Care needs to be taken by local authorities in deciding the location of rubbish tips, or when permitting other land uses that may be attractive to birds in this way. Of course these effects cannot always be anticipated with certainty since birds such as gulls have been recorded as travelling 50 kilometres or more from their roosting area to an attractive food source. Agricultural uses may be thought desirable because they are compatible with high levels of noise exposure, but they can have an adverse effect on air-craft operations if birds are attracted during seeding or crop cultivation. Birds may also be attracted to pig farms where garbage is used as fodder. Even tree plantings can present a hazard if the species provides an attractive food source or nesting habitat. Local authority planning schemes often apply strict controls on developments such as abattoirs, cattle feed lots, grain handling, piggeries, canals and marina developments, fish farms, and suchlike. In most cases these uses will not be permitted without a full environmental study. That study should be required to deal with the question of likely bird hazards if the proposed location is in proximity to an airport. In some instances it may be necessary to consider ways of managing a particular land use in order to reduce its attractiveness to birds, for example the adoption of land-fill measures at garbage tips, or enclosed rather than open-air activity. Specialist ornithological opinion may be necessary. In such cases it may not be possible to implement immediate changes in land use, but this should not inhibit the adoption of long-term measures which are designed to achieve this. Question 71 to 75Complete the summary below with information from the passage, using three words or fewer for each blank. A collision between an aircraft and one or more birds is known as a bird strike. It usually happens when an aircraft is close【R1】______, and may result in significant damage of the aircraft or loss of the aircraft and【R2】______of passengers and crew if they occur during take-off or initial climb. Because birds can find plenty food in flat grassed areas, airports are especially attractive to birds. However, the danger can be minimized by【R3】______Local authorities need to take care when deciding on【R4】______It is suggested that a full environmental study should be made before making plans of developments on the land in proximity to an airport. Local authorities should get advice from specialists and take【R5】______in order to bring about changes in land use.

What kind of program is Doctor Levy describing?

Students can choose from about ten essays titles for their first assignment.

In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal, expansion joints are fitted which ______the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contract freely.

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The______talks between China and the United States were the base of the later agreement.

An international group of sociologists from Israel, Japan, South Korea, and the United States has determined that children in elementary school around the globe are taught______the same subjects.

The difference between a liquid and a gas is obvious【C1】______the conditions of temperature and pressure commonly found at the surface of the Earth. A liquid can be kept in an open container and fills it to the level of a free surface. A gas forms no free surface but tends to diffuse throughout the space available: it must【C2】______be kept in a closed container, as in the 【C3】______of a planet's atmosphere. The distinction was a prominent feature of early theories 【C4】______(describe)the phases of matter. In the nineteenth century, for example, one theory maintained that a liquid could be "dissolved" in a vapor without losing its identity, and another theory held that the two phases are made up of different kinds of molecules(分子). The theories now prevailing【C5】t______a quite different approach by emphasizing what liquids and gases have in common. They are both forms of matter【C6】______have no permanent structure, and they both flow easily. They are fluids. The【C7】______(fundament)similarity of liquids and gases becomes clearly apparent when the temperature and pressure are raised somewhat. Suppose a closed container partially filled with a liquid is heated. The liquid expands, or in other【C8】______, becomes less dense: some of it evaporates. In contrast, the vapor above the liquid surface becomes dense as the evaporated molecules are added to it. The combination of temperature and pressure【C9】______ which the densities become equal is called the critical point. Above the critical point the liquid and the gas can no longer be【C10】______(distinguish): there is a single, undifferentiated fluid phase of uniform density.

What did the man do last night?

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What is the next number in the following sequence? 3, 6, 18, 72, 360,?

The Faerie Queen is______for its vivid style and rich content, in which the author speaks of 12 virtues of the private gentlemen.

Peter, David and Paul said following sentences: Peter: David is a liar, Paul always tells the truth. David: Peter is truthful.Paul: David is a liar, Peter is truthful.Two of these men always tell the truth, one of them sometimes tells the truth and sometimes lies. Which of these men is a liar?

What is David's present job?

Therewasatimeinthe1960'sand1970'swhensomepeoplebelievedthatcoffeewouldreplaceteaasBritain'sfavoritebeverage.Intheevent,thatdidnotoccur,andtoday,tearemainsfirmlyanchoredasBritain'sfavoritedrink,accountingforovertwofifthsofallthedrinkconsumedinBritainexceptforwater.TosaythattheBritisharefondofteaissomethingofanunderstatement.FromtheRoyalFamilydowntothehumblestofthehomelessandtheout-of-work,teaismorethanjustapleasure,itisanessentialpartoflife!ItisoneofthosethingsthatdistinguishlifeinBritainfromlifeanywhereelse.TheaverageBritonovertheageof10drinksthreeandahalfcupsofteaperday,or1,355cupsperyear—mostlyteawithmilkinit—whichputsBritainmilesaheadofanyothercountryintheinternationalleagueoftea-drinkingnations!SecondandthirdintheleaguearetheNewZealanders(889cups)andtheAustralians(642cups):inEurope,thenearestrivaltoBritainisRussia,wherepeopleonlyconsumeonaverage325cupsofteaperyear.ThepopularityofteaintheUnitedKingdomhasalonghistory,reflectingthenation'sdevelopmentsincetheseventeenthcentury.Itwasin1657thatThomasGarway,theownerofacoffeehouse,soldthefirstteainLondon.Thedrinksoonbecamepopularasanalternativetocoffee,andbytheyear1700,therewereover500coffeehousesintheBritishcapitalsellingthenewdrink.Inthosedays,however,itwasnotsomethingforanyone:thecostofapoundofteaintheyear1700(upto36shillingsapound)wasalmostthesameasitwasin1985(average:￡1.80apound)...butin1700,aworkingmanearnedoneshillingaweek,comparedto￡140in1985!Foracenturyandahalf,tearemainedanexpensivedrink:manyemployersservedacupofittotheirworkersinthemiddleofthemorning,thusinventingalastingBritishinstitution,the"teabreak":butasasocialdrinkoutsidetheworkplace,teawasreservedforthenobilityandforthegrowingmiddleclasses.Amongthosewhohadthemeans,itbecameverypopularasadrinktobeenjoyedincafesand"teagardens".Itwasthe7thDuchessofBedfordwho,inaround1800,startedthepopularfashionof"afternoontea",aceremonytakingplaceataboutfouro'clock.Untilthen,peopledidnotusuallyeatordrinkanythingbetweenlunchanddinner.Atapproximatelythesametime,theEarlofSandwichpopularizedanewwayofeatingbread—inthinslices,withsomething(e.g.jamorcucumbers)betweenthem,andbeforelong,asmallmealattheendoftheafternoon,involvingteaandsandwicheshadbecomepartofawayoflife.Asteabecamemuchcheaperduringthenineteenthcentury,itspopularityspreadrightthroughBritishsociety,andbeforelong,ithadbecomeBritain'sfavoritedrink—promotedbytheVictoriansasaneconomical,warming,stimulatingnon-alcoholicdrink.Inworking-classhouseholds,itwasservedwiththemainmealoftheday,eatenwhenworkersreturnedhomeafteraday'slabour.Thismealhasbecomeknownas"hightea".Today,teacanbedrunkatanytimeofday.ThelargemajorityofpeopleinBritaindrinkteaforbreakfast:themid-morning"teabreak"isaninstitutioninBritishofficesandfactories(thoughsomepeopleprefercoffeeatthattimeofday):andforanyoneworkingoutdoors,athermosofteaisalmostanessentialpartoftheday'sequipment.Laterintheday,"afternoontea"isstillawayoflifeinthesouthofEnglandandamongthemiddleclasses,whereas"hightea"hasremainedatraditioninthenorthofBritain.Questions71to75Completethesummarybelowwithinformationfromthepassage,usingnomorethanthreewordsforeachblank.TeaisthemostpopulardrinkinBritain,________morethantwofifthsoftheliquidconsumedbypeopleinBritain:furthermore,theBritisharetheworld'sbiggestteadrinkers—havingbeensoeversinceThomasGarwaybecamethefirstpersonto________inLondon,intheyearof1657.Hundredsofyearsago,however,teawasavery________drink.Nevertheless,thegreatBritishtraditionofthe"teabreak"beganveryearlyon,asemployeesgotintothehabitofservingteatotheirworkersinthemiddleofthemorning.Asasocialdrink,teawasinitiallyreservedforthegrowingmiddleclassesand________,whocouldaffordit.Theceremonyof"afternoontea",betweenlunchanddinner,wasinventedbythe7thDuchessofBedfordintheearlyeighteenthcentury:thenthedrinkbecameverypopularwiththeVictorians,whopreferreditasaneconomical,warming,stimulatingnon-alcoholicdrink.Today,teaisstillextremelypopular,sinceitcanbedrunk________ofday.

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Real Madrid is first in the league and Real Betis is fifth while Osasuna is right between them. If Barcelona has more points than Celta Vigo and Celta Vigo is exactly below Osasuna, then who is second?

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