8 SUNDAY 1 P.M. Molly Sinclair McCartney, a former Washington Post reporter, will discuss “America's War Machine: Vested Interests, Endless Conflicts” at Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.
7 P.M. Richard Russo, a Pultizer Prize-winning novelist, will read from his book “Everybody's Fool,” about friends in New York, at Politics and Prose. $36-$50.
10 TUESDAY 7 P.M. Angela Duckworth, a University of Pennsylvania professor, will discuss her book “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202-408-3100. $16-$40.
11 WEDNESDAY 6:30 P.M. Ben Lindbergh, a writer for FiveThirtyEight.com, will discuss his book “The Only Rule Is It Has to Work: Our Wild Experiment Building a New Kind of Baseball Team” at Busboys and Poets — 5th and K, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-364-1919.
6:30 P.M. Patricia Engel, whose novel “Vida” was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, will read from her novel “The Veins of the Ocean,” about a woman feeling guilty about her brother's criminal act, at Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.
7 P.M. Nathaniel Philbrick, a winner of the National Book Award, will discuss his book “Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution” at Politics and Prose. $5-$10.
12 THURSDAY 7 P.M. Irene Pollin, a doctor, will discuss her book “Irene and Abe: An Unexpected Life,” about her marriage to former Capitals and Wizards owner Abe Pollin, with George Solomon, a former sports editor at The Post, at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue. $12-$20.
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1.Where should you go if you want to talk about Ben Lindbergh's book?
A. Politics and Prose.
B. Busboys and Poets.
C. Kramerbooks & Afterwords.
D. Sixth and I Historic Synagogue.
2.Both Angela Duckworth and Irene Pollin will _____.
A. discuss their books in the same place
B. make speeches on the same day
C. share their own experiences
D. talk about the same topic
Wayne Gretzky was about five when he first saw Gordie Howe, a Canadian professional ice hockey (曲棍球) player, on television. He immedi- ately became a ___ of the Detroit Red Wings star. “I was really ____.” he said. “Not everybody gets to meet his hero and ____ when you meet them it isn’t as good as you think it’s going to be. I got so lucky that the guy I ____ happened to be so special.”
Howe joined the Red Wings in 1946 and spent most of his long career in Detroit. He won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s top ____ on six occasions and also ____ the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player six times.
“He was a(n) ____ guy.” Gretzky said. “He never asked for anything from anybody, ____ he would do anything for anyone.” Gretzky added that it wouldn’t ___ whether you were a server in a restaurant or the Prime Minister; Howe ____everyone the same. “He had a way to be able to ____ to anybody and put everybody at ease.” he said. “He was just a really ____ person.”
“When I was 10 he told me, ‘Make sure you ____ your backhand.’” Gretzky said. “So I always had a great ____ in and scored many goals with my backhand. A ___ we had as players was that our backhand was ____ and solid (坚固的) and I think that’s the one thing I really ____ from him.”
“Howe said to me when I turned pro and signed with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association at 17,‘You worked hard to get to the professional ___, but nowadays you’ve got to work much harder. So many guys who have turned pro sort of ____ about that.’ That was the one thing he told me that ____ stuck in my brain.”
1.A. helper B. fan C. visitor D. servant
2.A. busy B. wealthy C. lucky D. lonely
3.A. somehow B. therefore C. anyway D. sometimes
4.A. chose B. served C. trained D. challenged
5.A. scorer B. model C. expert D. student
6.A. lost B. presented C. fought D. won
7.A. happy B. special C. energetic D. optimistic
8.A. unless B. since C. but D. while
9.A. change B. differ C. appear D. matter
10.A. tolerated B. affected C. treated D. attracted
11.A. talk B. agree C. stick D. reply
12.A. curious B. good C. healthy D. common
13.A. depend on B. insist on C. act on D. work on
14.A. pride B. patience C. kindness D. honour
15.A. similarity B. quality C. possibility D. difficulty
16.A. large B. free C. strong D. rough
17.A. used up B. divided up C. picked up D. set up
18.A. limit B. gate C. market D. level
19.A. argue B. forget C. complain D. worry
20.A. first B. even C. together D. always
You are saying that women should stay at home rather than going out to work, and this is _____ I disagree.
A. where B. what
C. why D. that
—What does ATM _____?
—Automated teller machine, which allows people to take out money by using your bank card.
A. take for B. stand for
C. stand in D. take in
She was disappointed that her elder daughter, _____ she had placed the greatest trust, failed to match her expectations.
A. in which B. with which
C. with whom D. in whom
—Tommy, are you reading Gone with the Wind? I don’t think you can understand it as a child.
—The English in this book _____, so it’s easy to understand.
A. has been simplified B. had been simplified
C. has simplified D. simplified
