Christine: As we flew home over Britain, both of us remarked how green everything looked. But the differences between the place we'd left behind and the one we returned to were brought sharply into focus as soon as we landed.
To see policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frightening梚n Cyprus, ethey're very relaxed—and I got pulled over by customs officers just for taking a woolen sweater with some metalmade buttons out of my case in the arrivals hall. Everyone seemed to be on guard. Even the airport carhire firm wanted a credit card rather than cash because they said their vehicles had been used by bank robbers.
But anyway, this is still a green, beautiful country. I just wish more people would appreciate what they've got.
16.After a short overseas holiday, people tend to ________.exaggerate small changes
17.How does Debi look at the foreign settlers?
A.Cautiously.
B.Positively.
C.Sceptically.
D.Critically.
18.When arriving at the airport in Britain, Christine was shocked by ________.Life in Britain.
B.Back in Britain.rtful treasures, creating beautiful floors with wood pieces, kitchen counters from ivorycolored bones and roofs out of license plates(牌照).ave ended up in a garbage area.
“People have been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years; using whatever is available to build shelter,” Phillips said,“If you think about carefully what could be used, then building materials are everywhere.”rteen homes he has built so far would fit better in an art museum than the residential streets of Huntsville, a conservative town of about 35,000 people.Almost every day, somebody knocks on the door and says ‘Is there any way that we could see?’”said Edie Wells, an artist who rents a room in the Bone House.Her home features a stairway made of bones, floors covered in wine corks(软木塞) and beer bottle caps.Wells said visitors are most impressed when they see a bathroom with its walls, floor and ceiling entirely covered with broken mirror pieces.
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