Disabled sailor crosses Channel On August 23rd 2005,a British woman who can only move her head,eyes and mouth, sailed across the English Channel and into the record books.Completing her journey in just over six hours,Hilary Lister set a record for the world's longest solo sail by a disabled person.Using only her breathing to navigate her boat,she reached Calais to a hero's welcome.Having arrived in France,Mrs Lister said,'I'm just thrilled',and attributed her success to the people who'd helped her.When she made her crossing,she'd been paralysed for four years.And she'd been sailing for only two.Having lived an active life before her illness,she took up sailing to boost her confidence. Lightning never strikes twice? Roy Sullivan,a forest ranger from Virginia,was struck by lightning seven times in his thirty-six-year career.The first strike was in 1942.He wasn't hit again until twenty-seven years later,driving his truck.The following year,another bolt of lightning burnt his shoulder,while his hair caught fire in a fourth strike in 1972.A year later,Sullivan was driving around the park when a bolt came out of a small cloud,knocking off his shoe.'I actually saw the lightning coming straight for me,'he said.Lightning struck for the sixth time in 1976.But it was the final strike in 1977,while he was fishing,that put him in the Guinness Book of World Records.Two of his Ranger hats,burnt by lightning,are now in Guinness Exhibit Halls-proof that lightning does strike in the same place twice. Child prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart showed musical gifts at a very early age,and was already composing his first works when he was four.Born in Salzburg in 1756,he was one of the greatest musical geniuses in history.By the age of six,he'd played before the Austrian 1584
Disabled sailor cr嘟ses Channel On August 23rd 2005 , a British woman who can only move her head , eyes and mouth , sailed across the English Channel and into the record books. Completing her journey in just over six hours, Hilary Lister set a record for the world' s longest solo sail by a disabled person. Using only her breathing to navigate her boat , she reached Calais to a hero' s welcome. Having arrived in France , Mrs Lister said 吨'm just thrilled' , and attributed her success to the people who' d helped her. When she made her crossing , she' d been paralysed for four years. And she' d been sailing for only two. Having lived an active life before her illness, she took up sailing to boost her confidence. Lightning never strikes twice? Roy Sullivan, a forest ranger from Virginia , was struck by lightning seven times in his thirty-six-year career. The first strike was in 1942. He wasn' t hit again until twenty-seven years later, driving his truck. The following year, another bolt of lightning burnt his shoulder, while his hair caught fire in a fourth strike in 1972. A year later, Sullivan was driving around the park when a bolt came out of a small cloud , knocking off his shoe. ‘I actually saw the lightning coming straight for me ,' he said. Lightning struck for the sixth time in 1976. But it was the final strike in 1977 , while he was fishing , that put him in the Guinness Book of World Records. Two of his Ranger hats, burnt by lightning , are now in Guinness Exhibit Halls-proof that lightning does strike in the same place twice. Child prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart showed musical gifts at a very early age , and was already composing his first works when he was four. Born in Salzburg in 1756 , he was one of the AueuetVA an -t.b 0 v--e , - avde ea --·· Da , EG e'b , CO-Ix F-A E aHgb--w O ‘-n 0 VAVd BY ... 6E ‘ gu tn ugdeed -ln -- EB n - -z mus piwa ‘ ,‘,e4suv - A gbr
empress and had begun to write his earliest symphonies.A year later,he was playing to audiences in London and Paris,astonishing them with his brilliance.He worked all over Europe during the next seventeen years,finally settling in Vienna.He lived just a little over half of Beethoven's life span but was amazingly prolific.He died in 1791,aged only thirty-five,having composed over 600 works,including great operas like The Magic Flute. Just before his death,he'd been composing the Requiem,one of his most famous works. 21.Hilary Lister was the first disabled woman to sail from England to France. 22.Hilaty Lister had never done any sailing until two years before the crossing. 23.Lightning struck Roy Sullivan for the third time in 1970. 24.By 1973,Roy Sullivan had survived five lightning strikes. 25.Mozart wrote his earliest symphonies when he was four. Ⅲ.Cloze Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.Each word must be used once and only once.Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.(2 pints each,10 points) In December 1915,Lake Morena was nearly empty and everybody in San Diego was praying for rain.In desperation,the city council 26 Charles Hatfield,the Rainmaker. Hatfield 27 to fill the lake for $10,000.On January 1 1916,he started work,28 his secret rain-making chemicals.By January 5,the rain had started.By January 20,it had been raining non-stop for two weeks.On January 26,the level of the lake 29 by two feet per hour when suddenly it stopped-just five inches from the top.Having kept his promise, Hatfield wanted his money.But the city council 30 to pay,saying that the rain was an 'act of God'.Hatfield had only made a verbal agreement,and hadn't signed a contract.He never received a penny. 1585
empress and had begun to write his earliest symphonies. A year later, he was playing to audiences in London and Paris, astonishing them with his brilliance. He worked all over Europe during the next seventeen years, finally settling in Vienna. He lived just a little over half of Beethoven' s life span but was amazingly prolific. He died in 1791 , aged only thirty-five , having composed over 600 works, including great operas like The Magic Flute. Just before his death , he'd been composing the Requiem , one of his most famous works. 21. Hilary Lister was the first disabled woman to sail from England to France. 22. Hilaty Lister had never done any sailing until two years before the crossing. 23. Lightning struck Roy Sullivan for the third time in 1970. 24. By 1973 , Roy Sullivan had survived five lightning strikes. 25. Mozart wrote his earliest symphonies when he was four. m. Cloze Choose the correct word to fill in the blank. Each word must be used once and only once. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet. (2 pints each , 10 points) In December 1915 , Lake Morena was nearly empty and everybody in San Diego was praying for rain. In desperation , the city council 26 Charles Hatfield , the Rainmaker. Hatfield 27 to fill the lake for $10 ,000. On January 1 1916 , he started work , 28 his secret rain-making chemicals. By January 5 , the rain had started. By January 20 , it had been raining no卧stop for two weeks. On January 26 , the level of the lake 29 by two feet per hour when suddenly it stopped一just five inches from the top. Having kept his promise , Hatfield wanted his money. But the city council 30 to pay , saying that the rain was an ‘ act of God'. Hatfield had only made a verbal agreement , and hadn't signed a contract. He never received a penny. 1585