The questions of the homework assignment are given in the PPT

A、A. Based on the month

B、B. Based on the year

C、C. Based on one’s birth

D、D. Named after constellations

Decide what types of evidence are used in the following argumentative paragraphs. A, fact B. statistics C. examples D. authority E. personal experience For example: Americans are downing close to 200 pounds of meat, poultry, and fish per capita per year, an increase of 50 pounds per person from 50 years ago. We each consume something like 110 grams of protein a day, about twice the federal government’s recommended allowance; of that, about 75 grams come from animal protein. It’s likely that most of us would do just fine on around 30 grams of protein a day, virtually all of it from plant sources. __B____ 1. The flow of spam(垃圾邮件) is often seasonal. It slows in the spring, and then in the month that technology specialists call “black September”--when hundreds of thousands of students return to college, many armed with new computers and access to fast Internet connections --the levels rise sharply.________ 2. Even sure-footed natives on a dark night could misjudge the lay of land，stumbling into a ditch or off a precipice. In Aberdeenshire, a 15-year-old girl died in 1973 after straying from her customary road through a churchyard and tumbling into a newly dug grave. The Yorkshireman Arthur Jessop, returning from a neighbor’s home on a cold January night, fell into a stone pit after losing her bearings. ________

The White House is the most visitedresidence in the world. Tours may be scheduled through our Washington DCoffice. Due to security and scheduling procedures, there are a few things youshould know before requesting a tour:

? Only groups of 10 or more may request a tour.

? Requests must be submitted with a minimum of onemonth’s advance notice from the date of the tour. Notice of whether yourapplication is accepted will be given 10 days prior to the date requested. Alltours, even after they have been confirmed, are subject to cancellation due tosecurity interests.

? Tours are only conducted Tuesday through Saturdayfrom 7:30 am to 11:30 am.

To process your request for a tour, please contactour Washington office at (202) 224-5521 and provide the following information:

? Date(s) requesting.

? Security information for each person in your party,including: name as it appears on I.D. (I.D. required for ages 14 and up), dateof birth, social security number, country of origin, and citizenship (公民的身份).

? A home address and daytime and evening phonenumbers for the designated (指派的) leader of the group.

? A contact number while in DC for the designatedleader of the group.

After your request is accepted, our office willcontact you with further instructions.

1.This notice is to provide information about________.

A.application for a tour of the White House

B.the security system of the White House

C.scheduling of Washington DC tours

D.duties of a tour group leader

2.The White House is open to the public ________.

A.everyother day

B.on weekends only

C.fivedays a week

D.on weekdays only

3.Application for a group tour of the White Housemust be submitted ________.

A.exactly onthe date of application

B.any day between Tuesdayand Saturday

C.10 days before the date of the tour

D.atleast 30 days in advance

4.After your tour request has been confirmed,________.

A.you cansurely visit the White House that day

B.it isnecessary for you to start your tour immediately

C.itis still possible that your tour may be cancelled

D.youare still allowed to change your visiting date

5.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A.foreignersare less likely to be permitted to tour the White House

B.securityis the chief concern in scheduling White House tours

C.teenagersunder 14 are not allowed to visit the White House

D.separatetours can also be scheduled for individual visitors