A. then B. while C. as D. down E. that F. but G. away H. within |
The eighth chapter is exceedingly brief, and relates that Gibbons, the amateur naturalist of the district,
A. need explanation B. abandoned C. managed to make D. pilot airplanes E. without chewing F. instead G. experiment on H. as a matter of fact I. digesting an elephant J. exhausting for children K. put myself on his level L. in the course of my life |
Once when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book about a jungle, called True Stories. It showed a boa constrictor swallowing a wild beast.
In the book it said: "Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole,
In those days I thought a lot about jungle adventure, and eventually
I showed the grown-ups my masterpiece, and I asked them if the drawing scared them.
They answered: " Why be scared by a hat?"
My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor
The grown-ups advised me to put away my drawings of boa constrictors, the inside or the outside, and apply myself
So then I had to choose another career, and learned to
So I have had,
Whenever I encountered a grown-up who seemed to me at all enlightened, I would
All competitive ski and snowboarding events now take place largely on man-made snow. Unlike its natural
The snow “cannons” or “guns” that manufacture snow
Many resorts now use sophisticated computer systems that automatically adjust the air and water
There are other reasons for snow manufacturing to be in demand, beyond the benefits of having a snow whose properties can be ordered up. Some predict that the need for snow will