“Your mother’s breast cancer has returned, and it’s metastasized (扩散),” said my mother’s doctor. I held the phone, tears in my eyes.
Even as a health-care professional, I had never really been able to do anything for my mother. She’d always been the caretaker, especially when I was in my teens battling my own incurable illness. She’d arranged and accompanied me on trips to the Cleveland Clinic. During those long train rides, she’d always reach into her bag and produce a gift-a Seventeen magazine-to lift my spirits.
Shortly after her diagnosis, I stopped by Mother’s house. She’d wanted to live at home to look after herself while she could, so my sister and I took turns to check in on her.
As her health worsened, Mother eventually decided to stay with me in my house on the weekends and let me care for her. After I helped her into the house, she would stretch out on the sola, my dog Spanky sleeping at her feet. I’d make us cups of Red Zinger tea. She’d look at me and say, "My purse, honey. Inside would be one of her surprises, like a bag of treats for Spanky or a new pen for me.
At the end of her life, Mother was no longer conscious. Her wish was to be in my house. The night before, I moved all the furniture to prepare for the delivery of her medical equipment. The next morning, two guys lifted the sofa to move it, making room for the hospital bed. “What do we do with these, ma’am?” one asked. I looked over. He held up two beautifully-wrapped (包裹) gifts. How had they gotten there? I’d moved that sofa the night before and seen nothing! My hands shook as I unwrapped a toy for Spanky and a box of Red Zinger tea.
At that moment, it was as if my mother spoke directly to my heart, “Our little traditions will get you through this, Roberta, even if I can’t take part anymore.”
1. What can be known about the author as a teenager?| A．She volunteered in hospitals. | B．She loved traveling so much. |
| C．She was in really poor health | D．She often wrote to magazines. |
| A．Cautious and organized. | B．Hardworking and honest. |
| C．Humorous and generous. | D．Caring and independent. |
| A．The stay with Mother in her final life. | B．Unexpected gifts prepared by Mother. |
| C．Mother’s wish to move into her house. | D．Mother’s ability to take care of herself. |
| A．Her family traditions. | B．Her love for her daughter. |
| C．Her unbearable disease. | D．Her attitude toward life. |
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【推荐1】Keith Peiris insists he is just a “normal kid” but that is far from the truth. The 12-year-old boy heads one of the leading web-design companies in Canada. After an e-mail requesting a meeting during his three-day stay in Hong Kong, I received a call from Keith’s father. “You want to interview my son? Come tomorrow at 8 a.m. and you’ll have half an hour.”
We met the next day. He nodded at me, but shyly lowered his head as he climbed into a chair. He looked a little nervous. “He really is just another kid,” I thought. But as soon as I started firing questions at him, his behavior changed. The child disappeared and the self-confident business person took over. “Call me Keith,” he offered softly. “I feel uneasy if people call me mister（先生）.” He is a child as comfortable with interview techniques as most of his age are with surfing the Net. While other children click on their favourite sites, Keith is earning a six-figure salary designing them.
All of Keith’s employees are at least twice his age. “My staff consider me an adult,” he said. “I am the boss, and they don’t mind taking orders form me.” His father did ask job applicants if they had a problem working for a boy, adding that several top people from major web-design companies were eager to work under his son.
It all started for Keith at age 10, after toying with software downloaded from a web site. He taught himself design and now produces lively, user-friendly sites which have won many design awards.
But the business world has its price. He has had to grow up quickly. Unlike his peers（同龄人），the straight-A student watches little TV. After school he works and it is only at weekends that he can play.
While Keith handles the creative side, his father handles the management and marketing. He says his role is supporting his son’s interests and ambitions. “We make decisions together. I haven’t done anything my son disagreed with. He makes the final decision.”
1. What can we know about Keith during the interview?| A．He answered the questions with his head lowered. |
| B．He answered the questions with confidence. |
| C．He felt a little nervous about the questions. |
| D．He let another man answer the questions instead. |
| A．Keith is uncommon. | B．Most kids are stupid. |
| C．Most kids are normal. | D．Keith earns good money. |
| A．Adults work well under Keith. | B．Keith can’t do so well as an adult. |
| C．Keith is strict with his employees. | D．All the top people hope to work under Keith. |
| A．A guide. | B．A decision maker. | C．A planner. | D．A helper. |
【推荐2】A few years ago, I stood in a small classroom just outside of New York City, watching a high schooler named Serena Stevenson answer math questions. An instructor read outnumbers — 74,470, 70,809, 98,402 — and Stevenson added them in her head. For each question, she closed her eyes, and then the fingers of her right hand began to move. She answered most of the problems correctly.
The key to her success was an ancient technology called the abacus (珠算). Stevenson used a practice called “mental abacus”, imagining the abacus in her mind and then using her fingers to work through the problems.
From watching Stevenson, I knew that gaining skill at the abacus was more than a matter of counting beads, so I decided to sign up for an abacus course with my two daughters to see if we could also improve our math skills. I was one of the many who had some math doubts and I felt a touch of fear. My typical solution was avoidance, and if I had to calculate something like a percentage change, I would go online.
Then after a few abacus classes and a good amount of practice, math seemed a little less frightening. I didn’t become Euclid, the founder of geometry. But the practice brought my numerical fears down. This is a time-tested power of the abacus. Confidence grows easily in the device, and abacus students are less likely to be nervous about an upcoming math test, according to one study. Part of the reason, it seems, is that practice and outcomes appear to move in step.
My kids gained much as well. My youngest daughter could work out those math problems that once baffled her, while my older child brought her abacus to school to show it to her classmates and teacher. These were just small successes for them, but that was how they finally developed confidence.
1. What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?| A．To prove the difficulty of math. |
| B．To introduce the topic of the abacus. |
| C．To show the high intelligence of Stevenson. |
| D．To stress the importance of abacus learning. |
| A．He was weak in math. | B．He was good at computer. |
| C．He regarded math as useful. | D．He had a close relationship with kids. |
| A．Knowledge starts with practice. | B．It’s never too late to learn. |
| C．Faith can move mountains. | D．Practice makes perfect. |
| A．bored | B．inspired | C．confused | D．interested |
【推荐3】Perry was a smart, good kid: shy, modest, and generally unlikely to cause trouble. He was getting straight A’ s in a challenging and competitive public school honors curriculum. But beneath his academic success, Perry faced a world of troubles, and while it took a while to get to know him, eventually his problems came pouring out.
The problems weren’t what I’d expected though. Perry wasn’t being abused by anyone, he didn’t do drugs, and his family wasn’t always arguing. Rather, at first glance, his problems would seem more like typical adolescent complaints. And they were, in a way.
But it was only as I got to understand him that L realized that Perry’s adolescent problems had grown to the point where they cast a large shadow over much of his day - to - day world. And he wasn’t alone in that aspect.
One big problem was that while Perry was a strong achiever, he was not at all a happy one. “I hate waking up in the morning, because there’s all this stuff I have to do,” he said. “I just keep making lists of things to do and checking them off each day so I can get into a good college.” Once he got started, Perry’s discontent spilled out. “There’s so much to do, and I have to... It’s just stupid !”
Perry was well loved by his parents. But in their efforts to nurture and support him, his parents increased his mental stress: Over time, they had taken on all his household chores, in order to leave hum more time for schoolwork and activities. Perry never really did anything for anyone except use up their time and money, and he knew it. And if he thought about backing off on his schoolwork..., well, look how much his parents were pouring into making it go well. Trapped between anger and guilt, Perry had begun to wither (消沉).
1. What can we infer about Perry from the text ?| A．His parents understood him completely. |
| B．He was a perfect young man in every aspect. |
| C．He often helped his parents with the housework. |
| D．He was stressed despite his good performance in school. |
| A．Because he had to make lists of things to do every day. |
| B．Because his parents showered him with too much love. |
| C．Because he had difficulty achieving remarkable academic success. |
| D．Because he was stuck between his parents’ expectations and his own will |
| A．He did nothing for his parents. |
| B．His parents didn’t support him at all. |
| C．His problem was unusual among his peers. |
| D．He was gifted enough to enter any university |
| A．To try to discover the reason for Perry’s stress. |
| B．To show a good example of an excellent student. |
| C．To reflect the problems of all students during school. |
| D．To introduce Perry’s life and his family background |
【推荐1】A few years ago, my father arranged to send me a mail-order fruitcake at Christmas time. Although I had a good job and apartment in Manhattan, he feared my cupboards might be bare. I had recently moved from California, where my parents still lived in their suburban bungalow (平房) of 50 years, the house I grew up in.
He wanted me to have a particular brand of fruitcake. A fruitcake, in his mind, was a perfect Christmas gift. Made in Texas, it was famous among fruitcake lovers — or at least, among people who gave fruitcake to those who were assumed to love them.
I knew there would be plenty to eat in California. For each Christmas, in addition to my mother’s cookies, fudge (乳脂软糖), and other treats, my father always gave my sister and me each a large bag of assorted foods he called, rather plainly, the “Food Bag”. One year, I secretly listed the contents of my Food Bag in a notebook for the day when I might not get a Food Bag for Christmas. That year, my bag contained a can of mixed nuts, a box of whole-wheat crackers, a Belgian chocolate bar, some English breakfast tea 9and many other items.
I was 44 when my father gave me that Food Bag, and he was 72.
That day before my flight to California, the fruitcake still hadn’t arrived. When my father called to wish me a safe trip and he said “Did you receive it?”
“Not yet,” I said. “Maybe it will be there today.” He regretted deeply about the lost fruitcake.
He remained hopefully the fruitcake would come by New Year’s Eve. But January, February and March came and went with no fruitcake. Though my father continued to ask about it. I never considered lying. Instead, I would say, “That cake is orbiting earth and sooner or later will land.”
As time went by, he would bring up the journey of his fruitcake. “I wonder where it is now.” he’d say.
Early last December, nearly a year after my father died, I got a call from a staffer of my apartment building, “You have a package.”
I went downstairs to pick it up. The brown box had a FedEx label with a return address in Texas.
1. What does the underlined word “bare” probably mean in Paragraph 1?| A．Plain. | B．Short. |
| C．Empty. | D．Abundant. |
| A．Treats from his parents. | B．A big Christmas dinner. |
| C．A food bag from his parents. | D．A Special fruitcake. |
| A．In Texas. | B．At Lost and Found. |
| C．In California. | D．In Manhattan. |
| A．Dad’s Mystery Package | B．Disturbing Delivery Service |
| C．My Favorite Food | D．Memorable Food Bags |
【推荐2】My son, Toby, 17 months old, has just tested positive for COVID-19. He is the first in our household to test positive, and all the information provided for people in this situation is designed for adults who are(or should be) concerned about protecting their families. Toby, obviously, cannot comprehend such advice. He cannot keep a distance from everybody else, or eat and wash in a separate room. We called 911, and the medic we spoke to agreed that the official guidance didn’t really apply to our situation.
Indeed. Not much we can do. So, here we are, trapped within our four walls with a little baby infected with COVID-19, who continues to climb on us, spit in our faces, love us and hug us. It seems inevitable that we, and our elder son, are going to get COVID now. Not much we can do.
My first reaction, after absorbing his diagnosis, was to cook sausages. I didn’t even know that was my comfort food of choice. Perhaps an afternoon crisis would have caused a different cooking desire? Anyway, a full stomach helped me take stock. Yes, it may now be inevitable that we’re going to contract the very virus we’ve spent a year avoiding, but as long as we don’t contract it at the same time, then, hopefully, one other of us will be available to look after our kids (thus answering my five-year-old’s most pressing concern: “…but who will make the pudding?”).
So, to minimise transmission, we’ve opened all the windows. And we’ve decided to wear face coverings whenever we are with Toby. This decision has been insignificant to him—I imagine he literally cannot remember life before masks—but for me, it’s distressing. I’ve become accustomed to wearing masks in supermarkets and coffee shops, of course, but to actually walk around with half my face covered in my own house is quite another matter—it is telling me that my home has been infected, That it’s no longer a safe space.
And so it was, when I sat down to write this column, that I ended up writing about COVID, which is probably the last thing you wanted to read. Sorry about that. COVID has coloured my thoughts today, even though I know that my wife and children will be fine, and that really we should just be grateful we haven’t passed it on to my grandmother.
I predict there will be more sausages in the morning.
1. By repeating the sentence “Not much we can do” in paragraph 2, the writer implies that ________.| A．he feels inspired | B．he is really helpless |
| C．he wants professional support | D．he needs to keep a distance from Toby |
| A．Appetite. | B．Concern. | C．Relief. | D．Sadness. |
| A．It discourages him from writing about COVID. |
| B．It brings him back to the days before COVID-19 |
| C．It makes him feel at a loss for how to help his son. |
| D．It is a reminder of what is happening to his family. |
| A．The diagnosis leaves the writer’s family in a tough spot. |
| B．Being infected with COVID-19 leaves Toby in a bad mood. |
| C．The writer is sure that his other kids won’t contract the virus. |
| D．Sausages have long been considered by many to be comfort food |
【推荐3】If our kids don’t fall, they don’t learn to get up. I still remember the day in high school that my mom forgot to pick me up from school. I’m the oldest of four children, and no doubt she’d had a long day with the other kids and she forgot it. After waiting at school for an hour, I walked the three miles home, and when I got to my house, I shut our front door with anger, stormed into the kitchen and screamed in my mom’s face that she’d forgotten me.
Later that night, my dad told me I no longer had a ride to school the next day. I thought my mom would still take me, but when the morning came, she refused. It was midterm, and as a top student ready to start college applications, being late wasn’t proper. In my mind, missing these tests means the end of my academic career. I begged my mom. But she held her ground, and that day, I walked to school. And I missed my tests.
My mom didn’t rescue(营救) me from failure. She let me suffer from it. She let me figure it out. She let me learn. Now, as a mom myself, I’ve realized that I want my kids to experience failure because failure is how we grow, learn and think outside of ourselves. It’s how we self-educate to learn what’s right and respectable, and what’s not. It’s how we become responsible and enthusiastic.
Falling down makes us better, because we learn how to get up.
1. Why did the author shout at her mother?| A．Because she missed some important tests. |
| B．Because her mother had ruined her future. |
| C．Because she was tired after walking home. |
| D．Because her mother didn’t pick her up home. |
| A．Gave in to me. | B．Said yes to me. |
| C．Stayed in the place. | D．Insisted on her decision. |
| A．Angry. | B．Helpful. |
| C．Disappointed. | D．Embarrassed. |
| A．Stop Rescuing Your Kids from Failure |
| B．Try to Meet Your Kids’ Requirements |
| C．Offer Your Kids Help if Necessary |
| D．Be Strict with Your Kids |
【推荐1】A little boy always thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because polio (小儿麻痹症) made his leg lame and his teeth uneven. He seldom played with his classmates; when the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always lowered his head without a word.
One spring, the boy’s father asked for some seeds from the neighbor. He wanted to plant them in front of the house. He told his children to plant a seed each. The father said to them, “Whose seed grows best, I will buy him or her a gift.” The boy also wanted to get his father’s gift, but seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees joyfully, anyhow, he hit upon an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never attended to it.
A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was surprised to find it not only didn’t become weak, but also grew some fresh leaves, and compared with the trees of his brothers and sisters, his tree appeared greener and more vital. His father kept his promise, bought the little boy his favorite gift and said to him, “From the tree you planted, you would become an outstanding botanist (植物学家) when you grew up.”
Since then, the little boy gradually became optimistic. One day, the little boy lay on the bed but couldn’t sleep. Looking at the bright moonlight outside the window, he suddenly recalled what the biology teacher once said, plants generally grow at night. Why not go to see the tree? When he came to the courtyard on tiptoe, he found his father was splashing something under his tree with a large spoon. All of a sudden, he understood: his father had been secretly fertilizing his small tree! He returned to his room, tears running down his face. Even if it is just a spoon of clear water, it can make the tree of life thrive.
1. It can be learned from paragraphs 1-2 that the little boy ______ .| A．was ambitious in spite of his disability |
| B．was disabled and therefore less confident |
| C．showed no interest in plants and quit watering the tree |
| D．felt lonely and unlucky due to the prejudice against him |
| A．He intended to offer him a gift. |
| B．He believed that he is gifted in botany. |
| C．He attempted to give him more encouragement. |
| D．He wanted to help him adapt to his disability. |
| A．The Best Nutrition of Life |
| B．A Precious Gift from Father |
| C．An Unforgettable Competition in Life |
| D．The Most Powerful Support for the Disabled |
【推荐2】Alice is a senior at Sunset High School (SHS) in America.The kids in her school are looking forward to senior graduation and summer vacation.And they still desire to live a significant life: doing something worthwhile and making a difference.
Alice, senior class president, decides to take action by organizing a food drive. She also decides to reach out to the community in the neighborhood for support.
She wrote,“Hi! My name is Alice and I'm a senior at Sunset! The SHS student government is hosting a drive and collecting the canned and boxed food for needy families. I know many students in the slum (贫民窟) are not able to access regular meals without school. One-hundred percent of everything donated will go to families in need. So it would be amazing if anybody could donate any extra food and lay it around the house. I would be so happy to come by and pick up any extra food that anyone has and just let me know!”
So far, the community has made some 400 donations, and Alice has picked up each one.They're left in brown paper bags around their houses, and she handles them with the latest gloves. It's all packaged food, and the packaging is cleaned with disinfected wipes. Along with the rest of the student union, which brainstormed the idea last week, Alice is setting up distribution centers to dispense the food in the city so families can get what they need.
“In the community, I've seen so many people offering their help ,and I've picked up so many donations from community residents,”Alice said. It's nice to see people supporting each other.I think it's really good hat we're belong more cautious, especially within the community,Alice says.Every individual is aware of how to take care of themselves, their family and others them.They join hands make a big difference indeed. With everyone's efforts,the donation work goes on easily and smoothly and many poor families has got help.
1. What do we know about the students at SHS in the text?| A．They're eager for a meaningful life. | B．They've helped to build a community. |
| C．They've graduated from senior high school. | D．They're forced to do something worthwhile. |
| A．To gain greater popularity. | B．To get food for families in need. |
| C．To set up the SHS student union. | D．To donate food to the students in her school. |
| A．Recycle. | B．Hand out. |
| C．Gain. | D．Chew up. |
| A．East or west, home is best. | B．it's good to learn此another man's cost. |
| C．Actions speak louder than words. | D．Many hands make work light. |
【推荐3】Cats have no emotions. At least, that’s what my husband once claimed. I argued that my two cats experience emotions. They feel anger, fear, and happiness. He agreed with me, but stuck to his opinion that cats don’t feel love. However, my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise.
When my next-door neighbour moved in, he had a cat named Juliet. She was an indoor lady, always watching the environment through the window. Then one day when I accompanied my cat to the backyard for his playtime,Sebastian caught sight of Juliet gazing at him behind the window. It soon became obvious that they were attracted by each other. So every day thereafter, whenever I let Sebastian out, he would rush straight to the backyard next-door and they would sit gazing lovingly at each other through the screen, she inside, and he outside. Even my husband watched in amazement, and he would murmur, “But cats can’t feel love... can they?”
Five months later, my neighbour had to move because of work. My heart sank. I wondered how Sebastian would react to Juliet’s leaving.
For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbour moved in, I often caught Sebastian sitting by Juliet’s window,looking into the apartment in search of his lady. The new neighbour didn’t mind having the“Peeping(偷看) Sebastian” after I explained his reason for being there. Sebastian marked the small area outside that window as his territory. Other male cats were allowed in the backyard, but not near Juliet’s window, which he guarded until his death.
Even now, when my husband and I walk through the backyard and see that window, he reminds me of the lesson Sebastian taught him... that cats do indeed fall in love.
1. According to the author, ______| A．cats have feelings | B．cats have no emotions |
| C．cats can only feel love | D．cats are not able to fall in love |
| A．Juliet was allowed to go out. |
| B．Sebastian enjoyed the moment with Juliet. |
| C．The author was the only person to accompany her cat. |
| D．The author’s husband hated the two cats staying together. |
| A．Because he couldn’t play in the backyard. |
| B．Because he couldn’t get along with other cats. |
| C．Because there were few places for him to play. |
| D．Because the area was guarded by him for Juliet. |
| A．The death of Sebastian. | B．The neighbor’s sudden departure. |
| C．The story between the two cats. | D．The argument between him and the author. |
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1. If you want to buy a new jacket, you’ll have to go to _______.
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| C．9020 Bridgeport Road | D．1100 Chesnut Street |
| A．22785161 or 22706030 | B．22706030 or 33562367 |
| C．77364431 or 22785161 | D．33562367 or 22785161 |
| A．Skyline Hotel | B．Lansdowne Park Shopping Center |
| C．New York Museum | D．Garden Restaurant |
| A．Lansdowne Park Shopping Center | B．New York Museum |
| C．Garden Restaurant | D．Coffee Shop |
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| C．the art of America | D．the art of New York |
【推荐2】Think “art”. What comes to your mind? Is it Greek or Roman sculptures in the Louvre, or Chinese paintings? Have you ever imagined it’s a dancing pattern of lights?
The artworks by American artist Janet Echelman look like colourful floating clouds when lit up at night. Visitors could not only enjoy looking at them but also interact with them literally — by using their phones to change the colors and patterns. But are they really art?
Whatever your opinion, we cannot deny art has existed for thousands of years and art and technology have always been two separate things.
Today, however, technological advances have led to a combination of art and technology, changing the art world greatly. Now art is more accessible to us. For example, people used to queue six hours but spend limited time admiring the famous 5-metre Chinese painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival. Thanks to technology, however, viewers can leisurely experience a digital version of this painting, where the characters can move and interact with their surroundings.
The art-tech combination is also changing our concepts of “art” and the “artist”. Not only can we interact with art, but take part in its creation. With new technological tools at our fingertips, more people are exploring new art forms, such as digital paintings and videos. However, it has also raised questions over its overall quality. Can a video of someone slicing a tomato really be called “art”?
Similarly, such developments are making the line between art and technology less distinct. Can someone unfamiliar with traditional artists’ tools really call themselves an “artist”? And is the artist the creator of the art itself, or the maker of the technology behind it?
Where technology will take art next is anyone’s guess. But one thing is for sure — with so many artists exploring new possibilities, we can definitely expect the unexpected.
1. How could viewers interact with Janet Echelman’s artworks?| A．By talking to her on the phone. | B．By lighting up the artworks. |
| C．By touching their phone screens. | D．By coloring the patterns. |
| A．Achievements of China’s technology. |
| B．The influence of art on technology. |
| C．Interaction between viewers and art. |
| D．Easier access to art caused by technology. |
| A．It lowers the quality of artworks. |
| B．It involves common people in innovation. |
| C．It shortens the time of painting. |
| D．It makes scientists the real creators of art. |
| A．Regretful. | B．Objective. |
| C．Disapproving. | D．Conservative. |
【推荐3】Enchanting Places as if in Fairy Tale(童话)
Bibury, U.K.
Artist William Morris believed Bibury to be "the most beautiful village in England" when he visited in the 1800s. The enchanting town still has the quint homes and rural charm that any fairy tale should start in. When, you live in a town like this, it's hard to be unhappy.
Colmar, France
It's easy to see why this small town in the Alsace region of France is known as "little Venice", Lining its canal-which is just begging for a lazy boat ride-are colorful buildings and cobblestone streets.
Rakotzbrücke Bridge, Germany
Passing under Rakotzbrücke Bridge in Kromlau, Germany, you just might feel like you're on your way to selling your soul. So it is known as "devil's bridge" along with other ancient bridges. When reflected(倒映)in the water, the structure makes a perfect circle.
Hallstatt, Austria(奥地利)
You might feel like you're living in a fairy tale when you see photos of adorable lakeside village of Hallstatt, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with about 800 people, the tiny village more than makes up for its small population with its stunning landscape.
1. Which place is the "most beautiful village in England"?| A．Bibury | B．Colmar |
| C．Rakotzbrücke Bridge | D．Hallstatt |
| A．People might feel like in a fairy tale. |
| B．People admire its colorful buildings and busy streets. |
| C．People are sure to feel happy when living in Colmar. |
| D．People can enjoy relaxing boat trip along the canal. |
| A．Rakotzbrücke Bridge is a "devil's bridge" as if someone steals your soul. |
| B．Hallstatt is listed as a UNESCO Heritage Site for a small population. |
| C．Small villages are lining along Colmar's canal. |
| D．These enchanting places are all in Europe. |
