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I Am a Pencil
Children's book author Sam Swope took a job teaching writing to third graders in the New York City. His students were immigrants or the children of immigrants from 21 countries,speaking 11 languages,having many different beliefs. But there were a few things they had in common. Family troubles,for one. Money struggles. And poetry. Every single student,with the help of this creative teacher,made great progress in writing. Swope leaves the reader with the encouraging conviction(信念) that deep within each of us lives a poet,a genius—a child.
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What It Takes to Help Me Out
An editor for U.S. News & World Report, David L. Marcus takes us inside a boarding school for troubled teens. The great stresses are put on these teens,which makes them lose their nature. This should cause us a truthful thinking.
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The Most Scenic Drives in America
Updated(再版)and translated into several languages for the first time since 1997,this travel book includes over 200 brand new photographs of the wonderful places along 120 selected routes. The updated volume also provides maps,the latest information on state parks, and lodging (住所) suggestions.
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Our Brother's Keeper
Author Jedwin Smith spent 30 years trying to get out of all memories of his brother,Jeff,who was killed in Vietnam. But in Our Brother's Keeper he tells what happens when he met several of his brother's old Marine friends. Smith gets to know these men—all hurt by the past they share. Together the author and his new friends make a journey to Vietnam,to visit the place where Jeff died. Surprisingly,their Vietnamese guide was the former commander of the Viet Cong platoon carrying out the attack that killed Jeff. A powerful story of brotherhood,bravery and understanding...
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1.Which of the following books offers the biggest price cut?
A.I Am a Pencil. B.What It Takes to Help Me Out.
C.The Most Scenic Drives in America. D.Our Brother's Keeper.
2.If you are interested in taking photos,you would probably choose ________.
A.Our Brother's Keeper B.What It Takes to Help Me Out
C.The Most Scenic Drives in America D.I Am a Pencil
3.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A.The book What It Takes to Help Me Out is about troubled teens.
B.The book The Most Scenic Drives in America includes many pictures.
C.The friends Jedwin Smith made had the same bad experiences.
D.The Vietnamese guide,the former commander who himself killed Jedwin Smith's brother.
4.Which book has many foreign editions (版本) according to the passage?
A.The Most Scenic Drives in America. B.What It Takes to Help Me Out.
C.I Am a Pencil. D.Our Brother's Keeper.