Of the five Danes the author got to know, two who lived in small villages didn’t choose to buy cars.
Of the five Danes the author got to know, two who lived in small villages didn’t choose to buy cars.
______, King of Wessex, is known as "the father of British Navy" who founded a strong fleet which first beat the Danes at sea. A: Alfred B: Henry C: Edward D: William
______, King of Wessex, is known as "the father of British Navy" who founded a strong fleet which first beat the Danes at sea. A: Alfred B: Henry C: Edward D: William
The English people and the English language were born from the union of ________. A: the Angles and the Saxons B: Romans and the Norman French C: Danes or Vikings and the Norman French D: Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo-Saxons
The English people and the English language were born from the union of ________. A: the Angles and the Saxons B: Romans and the Norman French C: Danes or Vikings and the Norman French D: Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo-Saxons
As King Alfred was not able to drive the Danes out of England, he made a treaty with them, allowing them to keep the northern and eastern parts of England, which later became known as ( ). A: the Danelaw B: Wessex C: Sussex D: Normandy
As King Alfred was not able to drive the Danes out of England, he made a treaty with them, allowing them to keep the northern and eastern parts of England, which later became known as ( ). A: the Danelaw B: Wessex C: Sussex D: Normandy
Task 1 Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the text. ____ 1 In Copenhagen, online walking maps can tell the time it needs to walk from your train to a bus stop. ____ 2 There might be more bicycles than cars in Copenhagen. ____ 3 In Copenhagen, most of the downtown streets are for bicycles. ____ 4 Cyclists haven’t got their own streetlights in Copenhagen. ____ 5 Of the five Danes the author got to know, two who lived in small villages didn’t choose to buy cars. ____ 6 The author heard that some Danes objected to wind turbines. ____ 7 All electricity of Samso is supplied by wind turbines. ____ 8 Denmark cuts carbon emissions by replacing renewable energy sources with coal-fired electricity.
Task 1 Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the text. ____ 1 In Copenhagen, online walking maps can tell the time it needs to walk from your train to a bus stop. ____ 2 There might be more bicycles than cars in Copenhagen. ____ 3 In Copenhagen, most of the downtown streets are for bicycles. ____ 4 Cyclists haven’t got their own streetlights in Copenhagen. ____ 5 Of the five Danes the author got to know, two who lived in small villages didn’t choose to buy cars. ____ 6 The author heard that some Danes objected to wind turbines. ____ 7 All electricity of Samso is supplied by wind turbines. ____ 8 Denmark cuts carbon emissions by replacing renewable energy sources with coal-fired electricity.
Passage31<br/>HansChristianAndersenwasDenmark’smostfamousnativeson.Yetevenafterhisfairytaleswonhimfameandfortune,hefearedhewouldbeforgotten.Heneednothaveworried.Thisweekend,Denmarkbeganeightmonthsofcelebrationstocoincidewiththebicentenaryofhisbirth,andDenmarkiseagerthattheworldtakenoteasitsetsouttodefinethepigeon-holedwriterinitsownway.<br/>ThefestivitiesbeganinCopenhagenonSaturday,Andersen’sactualbirthday,withalivelyshowofmusic,dance,lightsandcomedyinspiredbyhisfairytalesbeforeacrowdof40,000people—includingQueenMargretheIIandherfamily—attheParkenNationalStadium.Theopening,calledOnceUponaTime,willbefollowedbyaslewofconcerts,musicals,ballets,exhibitions,paradesandeducationprogramscostingoverUS$40million.<br/>Somorethaninrecentmemory,Danes—and,theyhope,foreigners—willberelivingthehumor,painandlessonstobefoundinevergreenstorieslike<em>TheLittleMermaid</em>,<em>TheEmperor’sNewClothes,</em><em>TheUglyDuckling</em>,<em>TheLittleMatch-Seller</em>,<em>TheSteadfastTinSoldier</em>,<em>TheShadow</em>,<em>ThePrincessandthePea</em>andothersofAndersen’s150orsofairytales.<br/>Inorganizingthisextravaganza,ofcourse,Denmarkisalsocelebratingitself.Afterall,Andersenisstillthiscountry’smostfamousnativeson.TrumpetinghisnameandachievementsnotonlydrawsattentiontoDenmark’scontributiontoworldculture,butcouldalsowoomoreforeigntouriststovisithisbirthplaceinthetownofOdenseandtobephotographedbesidethefamousbronzestatueoftheLittleMermaidinCopenhagen’sharbor.<br/>AndDenmarkhasevenmoreinmind.LocalguardiansoftheAndersenlegacyevidentlyfeelhisstorieshavelostgroundinrecentyearstothelikesofJ.R.R.Tolkien’sLordoftheRingsandJ.K.Rowling’sHarryPotter.Andersen’sfairytalesmayremaincentraltotheDanishidentity,servingashomespunguidestothevagariesofhumanbehavior,butwhatabouttherestoftheworld?<br/>“WhatwereallyneedisarebirthofAndersen,”notedLarsSeeberg,secretarygeneraloftheHansChristianAndersen2005Foundation.“Twocenturiesafterhisbirth,hestillfailstobeuniversallyacknowledgedastheworld-classauthorhenodoubtwas.”
Passage31<br/>HansChristianAndersenwasDenmark’smostfamousnativeson.Yetevenafterhisfairytaleswonhimfameandfortune,hefearedhewouldbeforgotten.Heneednothaveworried.Thisweekend,Denmarkbeganeightmonthsofcelebrationstocoincidewiththebicentenaryofhisbirth,andDenmarkiseagerthattheworldtakenoteasitsetsouttodefinethepigeon-holedwriterinitsownway.<br/>ThefestivitiesbeganinCopenhagenonSaturday,Andersen’sactualbirthday,withalivelyshowofmusic,dance,lightsandcomedyinspiredbyhisfairytalesbeforeacrowdof40,000people—includingQueenMargretheIIandherfamily—attheParkenNationalStadium.Theopening,calledOnceUponaTime,willbefollowedbyaslewofconcerts,musicals,ballets,exhibitions,paradesandeducationprogramscostingoverUS$40million.<br/>Somorethaninrecentmemory,Danes—and,theyhope,foreigners—willberelivingthehumor,painandlessonstobefoundinevergreenstorieslike<em>TheLittleMermaid</em>,<em>TheEmperor’sNewClothes,</em><em>TheUglyDuckling</em>,<em>TheLittleMatch-Seller</em>,<em>TheSteadfastTinSoldier</em>,<em>TheShadow</em>,<em>ThePrincessandthePea</em>andothersofAndersen’s150orsofairytales.<br/>Inorganizingthisextravaganza,ofcourse,Denmarkisalsocelebratingitself.Afterall,Andersenisstillthiscountry’smostfamousnativeson.TrumpetinghisnameandachievementsnotonlydrawsattentiontoDenmark’scontributiontoworldculture,butcouldalsowoomoreforeigntouriststovisithisbirthplaceinthetownofOdenseandtobephotographedbesidethefamousbronzestatueoftheLittleMermaidinCopenhagen’sharbor.<br/>AndDenmarkhasevenmoreinmind.LocalguardiansoftheAndersenlegacyevidentlyfeelhisstorieshavelostgroundinrecentyearstothelikesofJ.R.R.Tolkien’sLordoftheRingsandJ.K.Rowling’sHarryPotter.Andersen’sfairytalesmayremaincentraltotheDanishidentity,servingashomespunguidestothevagariesofhumanbehavior,butwhatabouttherestoftheworld?<br/>“WhatwereallyneedisarebirthofAndersen,”notedLarsSeeberg,secretarygeneraloftheHansChristianAndersen2005Foundation.“Twocenturiesafterhisbirth,hestillfailstobeuniversallyacknowledgedastheworld-classauthorhenodoubtwas.”