Try to discourage him ________ driving too fast, as it’s extremely dangerous.
A.from B.into C.to D.for
He shouts when he gets angry, _________ is often the case.
A.which B.that C.when D.as
We had lots of good applicants for the job, but one _________ from the rest.
A.made out B.stood out C.picked out D.figured out
Everyone should go to his or her 50th high school reunion. There was a time I thought I’d never go even if the opportunity _________. But now I feel _________ for people who don’t go.
I went to the _________ of my high school on a Saturday evening, and I am glad I did. It was a gift to recognize some _________ classmates right away — and to be recognized. _________, we had name tags and our _________ photos on our clothing to help identify us. I recognized one woman immediately!
The most memorable and moving experience of the night was _________ by a schoolmate and neighbor to whom I was once close. Unfortunately, we had a falling out in the high school. I never saw her after _________, but this time, I saw her name on a place setting. At first, I feared that I would _________ her. But my better self won over, and I __________ her out. I kept looking until I got a __________ on my shoulder. There she was __________. We hugged as if nothing had ever __________ and exchanged affectionate words. When the party __________, my old-new friend walked towards me, __________ me again and wished me well. I returned her good wishes. All the bad __________ melted into thin air.
I am grateful I had this __________ to reunite with old classmates. After all, we are almost __________ the final lap of our lifelong journeys. Some classmates had already left this __________, and their names were deleted from the list. Sometimes we have to walk back into the past because time does heal old wounds. We’re not the __________ people. We are better people.
1.A.put down B.came up C.get through D.take off
2.A.sorry B.relieved C.upset D.enthusiastic
3.A.event B.reunion C.ceremony D.campaign
4.A.latter B.former C.present D.future
5.A.Unluckily B.Unwillingly C.Normally D.Thankfully
6.A.old B.recent C.fancy D.new
7.A.delivered B.provided C.committed D.ruined
8.A.graduation B.separation C.marriage D.departure
9.A.stare at B.turn to C.run into D.rely on
10.A.let B.drove C.sought D.helped
11.A.hand B.blow C.kiss D.tap
12.A.walking B.talking C.smiling D.laughing
13.A.happened B.changed C.existed D.mentioned
14.A.began B.ended C.continued D.lasted
15.A.encouraged B.approached C.hugged D.patted
16.A.words B.apologies C.excuses D.memories
17.A.qualification B.situation C.courage D.chance
18.A.missing B.operating C.nearing D.wasting
19.A.world B.city C.school D.class
20.A.important B.bad C.merciful D.same
Run! Lunch-Delivery Men!
It’s lunch time, and Guo Ziyang is on a mission: deliver seven hot meal orders in an hour.
He dashes into a downtown highrise, carrying a plastic container of hot beef noodles. There is no time to wait for the right elevator. He hops into the first one that opens, jumps out at the last stop and begins running up the stairs. After a quick handoff to the customer, he races down 20 flights. 1. Across China’s biggest cities, the scene has become as familiar as crowded subways. 2. Meals appear with just a few taps on a smartphone. With the major delivery services offering similar pricing strategies and food choices, the burden of competition has fallen largely on the speed of the delivery people, popularly known as Waimai Xiaoge, or “Brother Takeaway”.
Guo said he wolfs down four or five steamed buns before starting work every morning. “You’ll need the energy for various delivery missions,” he said. “Sometimes, the buildings you deliver to don’t have elevators.3. Then, you have to climb ten flights of stairs.”
Guo works around Shanghai’s central business district. He joined Ele. me only last year. 4. With a foodwarmer box tied to his scooter, Guo tears through traffic, rushes past pedestrians and avoid bumps that might spill soup dishes. In less than two hours, he has made stops at a hospital, a hair salon, a hotel room and several highrises. Six orders an hour is the norm for the lunchtime rush, but Guo said he is sometimes called upon to deliver ten meals. “5. You just have to apologize.” he said.
Nevertheless, Guo said he thrives on deadline pressure. “I’m the kind of person who likes challenging work,” he added.
A.That’s really difficult, and if you arrive late, customers get angry.
B.One order down, six to go.
C.The tradition of going out for a meal has been under pressure from the fast pace of urban life.
D.Sometimes, the elevators are crowded and take a long time.
E.Sometimes, people ask them to pick up cigarettes, alcohol and other items, which they aren’t supposed to do.
F.The arrival of fooddelivery apps has transformed the country’s lunchtime culture.
G.But he has memorized the layouts of all the buildings in his area.
An advance in electronic publishing could make the ebook you are reading seem as dated as a silent film. Publishers hope to explore the growing success of ebooks by releasing versions with added soundtracks and musical accompaniments.
The noises in the first multimedia books released in Britain on Friday include rain hitting a window in a Sherlock Holmes tale. When the plot of a book reaches the most exciting part, background scores will create tension. In America, works by Shakespeare and Jane Austen have already been released with music and background noise so that, for example, readers can hear tea cups clinking in Mr. Darcy’s garden as they read Pride and Prejudice.
Supporters argue that sound effects are the next logical development for ebooks and will add excitement for younger readers. Critics, however, will argue that the noise will ruin the simple pleasure of having the imagination stimulated by reading.
Caroline Michel, chief executive of the literary agency, said the new generation of computer-literate readers was used to multiple sensory input. She said, “Young people have split computer screens where they may be watching television and replying to an email at the same time. If that’s what the market wants then we should respond to the market.”
Booktrack’s sound effects work by estimating the user’s reading speed. Each time you “turn” a page, the software reassesses where you have reached in the text and times the sounds to switch on accordingly. If the soundtrack becomes out of synch (同步), a click on any word will reset it.
Some authors fear that a soundtrack could destroy the peace and quiet of libraries and ruin the pleasure of reading. David Nicholls, author of One Day, the bestseller now released as a film, said, “This sounds like the opposite of reading. I have enough trouble reading an ebook because I’m constantly distracted by emails.”
Stuart MacBride, the crime writer whose novel Shatter the Bones was an ebook bestseller, sells 18% of his books as electronic downloads. He said, “If I’m reading, I will do the noise in my head. I don't need someone to tell me what tea cups clinking sounds like. That would irritate me.”
1.What’s the passage mainly about?
A.Opinions about ebooks with soundtracks.
B.Response to the need of the book market.
C.Reasons for traditional ebooks becoming outdated.
D.Suggestions on encouraging readers’ imagination.
2.What do publishers expect an ebook soundtrack to do?
A.Help to release an ebook as a film.
B.Make readers improve reading speed.
C.Add tension at a book’s exciting point.
D.Get readers familiar with the background.
3.What does the underlined sentences mean in Paragraph 6 ?
A.David enjoyed the pleasure of reading an ebook in the library.
B.Soundtrack would affect David’s concentration on reading an ebook.
C.David was constantly fascinated by checking emails when reading an ebook.
D.Soundtrack would destroy the content and characters of the story.
4.What do we know about Stuart MacBride?
A.He was a person who was easy to get irritated.
B.He didn’t like the clinking sounds of tea cups.
C.He was the most famous writer about crime stories.
D.He imagined sounds about the story when reading.
