Modern science has found that _______ one is using chopsticks, over 30 joints and over 50 muscles are used, which is a favorable stimulation to the brain.
A.since B.although C.unless D.while
— As we know, keeping positive is beneficial to the process of our work and study.
—You can say that again.Struggle not to let negative ideas____.
A.take over B.come down C.drop out D.give in
Competition for entry to these programs is keen, and applicants need above-average grades to gain___________.
A.ambition B.preference C.admission D.competence
—So you think I’m not honest?
— .That’s not what I mean.
A.Just forget it B.You’ve really got me there
C.Don’t get me wrong D.Don’t beat around the bush
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I wanted to do something special for my 15－year－old son, who has always been a perfect boy. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy __1.__(he) a new racing－bicycle instead of asking for money from me. Then he spent hours and hours on it. I loved my son so much __2.__I bought him a pair of sunglasses and gloves. When my son rode the racing－bicycle with them, he looked very cool. He dreamed _3.__ taking part in a race and winning.
On November 10th, my birthday, when I went to the kitchen to start the milk and bread in the morning, I found _4.__ beautiful guitar on the table, beside which was a card, __5.__(say), “Happy birthday to my wonderful mother.” I was surprised and then began to sob. I remembered once I __6.__(joke) to my family that I wanted to learn playing the guitar to make my life colorful. I had __7.__(forget) it, but my son remembered. He took it __8.__(serious), and bought me one as a birthday gift. When I wondered _9.__ my son could buy this expensive gift, soon I realized that my son had sold his racing－bicycle __10.__(get) me the guitar.
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Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour. The thinking is that they can then return to the places that ____ them. It’s not true! What you see from the ___ of a moving bus is ____ . It’s different from the real sights, sounds, and ___ outside.
Be adventurous (冒险的)! The best ____ to experience any place is on foot and with completely no travel plan. ____ go wherever your feet and your interests ____ you. You finally will get to the ____ places that are on the bus tour—the museums, city hall—but you will have seen much more. You will have ____ the present life of the city.
“But what if I get lost?” people might ask. No one ever gets ____ lost in a big city. At last, you can find your way back to a(n) ____ place. If it makes you afraid of being “____”, just find a taxi and go back to where you started. However, the ____ things can happen if you are lost. You ____ at a café to sit and relax. You can ask the local (当地的) people at the next table for directions. And ____ they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more interesting because of the ____. Here are two more ways to help you. Know before you go. ____ a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination (目的地).
Move around like a ____. Use the subway and buses of the city that you’re ____. You’ll not only ____ money, but you’ll also learn how people really live.
1.A. helped B. concerned C. interested D. satisfied
2.A. inside B. front C. back D. center
3.A. real B. true C. unreal D. common
4.A. views B. cities C. towns D. smells
5.A. use B. way C. group D. voyage
6.A. Just B. Never C. Hardly D. Especially
7.A. lead B. move C. tell D. help
8.A. different B. wrong C. right D. same
9.A. left B. felt C. lived D. led
10.A. terribly B. possibly C. hopelessly D. finally
11.A. unknown B. well-known C. strange D. familiar
12.A. lost B. decided C. left D. went
13.A. worst B. hardest C. nicest D. happiest
14.A. reach B. get C. rise D. stop
15.A. in case B. as a result C. in fact D. even if
16.A. experience B. conversation C. talk D. trip
17.A. Take B. Spend C. Pay D. Use
18.A. graduate B. tourist C. native D. foreigner
19.A. seeing B. visiting C. going D. walking
20.A. organize B. bend C. save D. flow
