The policeman ________ the facts again and again, but couldn’t piece them together.
A.got through B.picked up C.went over D.turned out
A reader can enjoy an indirect experience without any of the dangers or stresses _________.
A.involved B.involving C.to involve D.to be involved
Timoteo has an unusual job — he is a human traffic _________.
A.sign B.signal C.mark D.symbol
His movie won several awards at the wrap-up gala, _________ he conducted the orchestra performance in person as a celebration.
A.which B.that C.where D.it
One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to _______ my strange problem —_______ to read.
In the library, I found my way into the “Children’s Room.” I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the _______ at random. The _______ of a book caught my eye. It _______ a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret _______ of happiness and sorrows, but one morning, he was gone, _______ to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never _______ my beagle.
To my astonishment, there on the book’s cover was a beagle which looked _______ to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. ________, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.
Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though ________ were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been ________ his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the ________. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of ________, on and on, until my own ________ dog and I were, in my mind, running together.
My mother’s call ________ me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly ________ and I was going to read them.
I never told my mother about my amazing experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable ________ in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and ________ his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has ________.
1.A.defeat B.explain C.sense D.figure
2.A.confusion B.absence C.inability D.eagerness
3.A.list B.shelf C.gallery D.locker
4.A.back B.surface C.content D.cover
5.A.obtained B.developed C.described D.presented
6.A.sharer B.teller C.follower D.reader
7.A.left behind B.turned back C.sent out D.given away
8.A.missed B.forgot C.sensed D.walked
9.A.similar B.equal C.distant D.belonging
10.A.Unusually B.Unluckily C.Unknowingly D.Undoubtedly
11.A.heads B.ideas C.pages D.books
12.A.separated from B.concerned about C.set free from D.called back by
13.A.room B.picture C.book D.sky
14.A.struggle B.waiting C.racing D.reunion
15.A.dead B.lost C.honored D.imagined
16.A.hurried B.returned C.stopped D.followed
17.A.wonderful B.simple C.challenging D.long
18.A.topic B.excellence C.improvement D.cost
19.A.sold B.authored C.spotted D.read
20.A.turned B.demanded C.meant D.held
A person’s nose is important for breathing and smelling, while the ears have the basic functions of listening. They are both used in many popular expressions.
1. But the following passage is not to discuss facial features, but to explain how they are used in many popular expressions.
Some people are able to lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do.
Some people are said to be hard-nosed. 2. If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or pay too much money, for an object or service.
It is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other people’s business. They do not interfere (干涉). The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. This kind of person is interested in other people’s private matters. 3.
Someone who keeps his nose to the grindstone (磨刀石) works very hard. This can help a worker keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble.
One unusual expression is that it is no skin off my nose. This means that a situation does not affect or concern me. 4. That is, he makes a situation worse for himself by doing something foolish because he is angry.
What about ears? Well, I hope you are all ears or very interested in hearing more expressions. We might even put a bug in your ear or give you an idea about something. 5. This means to be interested in what is happening around you and what people are thinking.
If you are a good person, you will lend an ear to your friends. You will listen to them when they have a problem they need to talk about. Sometimes we are supposed to play it by ear, which means to decide what to do at the last minute instead of making detailed plans.
A.He is considered nosey.
B.Our last expression is to play it by ear.
C.I think we have explained the nose expressions.
D.We also advise you to keep your ear to the ground.
E.Nose and ears are among the most important sense organs.
F.They will not change their opinions or positions on anything.
G.We also say that sometimes a person cuts off his nose to spite his face.
