To see policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frightening—in Cyprus, they'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 ________.Cautiously.
B.Positively.Christine was shocked by ________.messy arrivals hall
C.the tight security
D.the bank robbers
19.Which might be the best title for the passage?
A.Life in Britain.
B.Back in Britain.
C.Britain in Future.
D.Britain in Memory.
B
Can you imagine living in a house built by recycled waste?
Texas home builder Dan Phillips transforms trash into artful treasures, creating beautiful floors with wood pieces, kitchen counters from ivorycolored bones and roofs out of license plates(牌照).using whatever is available to build shelter,” Phillips said,“If you think about carefully what could be used, then building materials are everywhere.”tsville, a conservative town of about 35,000 people.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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