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Speaking Mr. Hill: Good afternoon! I believe that this house is for sale. Mr. West: ______________1_______________. Mr. Hill: May I have a look at it, please? Mr. West: Yes, of course, come in. Mr. Hill: ___________2________ Mr. West: For twenty years! That’s a long time. Mr. West: yes, _______3_________________ Mr. Hill: ____________4________________ Mr. West: Because I have just retired, ______5_________
E.Then why do you want to sell it? F.How long have you lived here? G.I like it very much.
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Tom sounds very much ______________ in the job, but I’m not sure whether he can manage it.
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Mr. Pu, an actor of China, has devoted all his ______________ to the job, which helps the patients suffering from AIDS.
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Although he found his house broken into, yet, luckily, he didn’t find any ______________of being stolen.
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The suggestion that the mayor _______________ the prizes was accepted by everyone.
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What a table！I’ve never seen such a thing before. It is ______________ it is long.
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A communicative satellite ________________ as much as 3.5 tons was sent up into space last week. A. weighing B. weighed C, to be weighed D. being weighed
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Research ______________ out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use the sense of direction, we lose it.
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The company had about 20 notebook computers but only one-third ___________ used regularly. Now we have 60 working all day long.
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When he turned professional at the age of 11, Mike ___________ to become a world champion by his coach and parents.
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Sorry, Madam. You’d better come tomorrow because it’s ________________ the visiting hours.
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Sings can something be seen at the entrance of a house, expressing that a tramp has passed. This special sign-language is frequently __1__ by tramp to inform their __2__ whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to –3-- them the trouble of making unnecessary calls. Quite –4—one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight theses days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as tramp should be –5--,old worn trousers, and jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was vattered old hat and his boots were old and worn; they were almost coming into –6--. But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not a –7— in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger,--8—a funny turn, laid a small parcel by the front gate, and began –9—a sign was meaningless to me, it must have been –10--, for the tramp’s face lit up with—11--. He entered the front gate confidently and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him—12—his hat but couldn’t hear his face—13—. I felt –14—for him as he walked –15—out of the house. But just quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and --16 – his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. –17—deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the –18—sigh and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his –19--, pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried –20--, whistling as he went along.
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jaguar n. a type of large, yellow-colored cat with black markings found in the southwestern region of the US. and in Central and South America. jargon 1. n. speech that doesn’t make sense. 2. n. an unknown language that seems strange or impossible to understand. 3. n. a language made up of two or more other languages: His jargon was a mixture of French and English. 4. n. the special vocabulary of a field or profession: Her report on computers was field with jargon. jaunt 1. n. a trip taken for fun 2. v. to go on a brief pleasant trip: We jaunted to the country last Saturday . javelin 1. n. a spear most commonly used as a weapon or in hunting 2. n. a light-weight metal or wooden spear that is thrown in track-and-field contests. 3. n. the contest in which a javelin is thrown. 4. v. to strike, as with a javelin jazz 1. n. a type of music that originated in New Orleans and is characterized by rhythmic beats. 2. n. popular dance music influenced by jazz. 3. n. slang empty talk. 4. adj. of or like jazz: a jazz band, a jazz records jennet n. a small Spanish horse 1.Which meaning of the word javelin is used in the sentence below? At the competition, Jack drew his arm back and threw the javelin 50 yards.
2.Which meaning of the word jargon is used in the sentence below? Doctors often speak in medical jargon.
3.What does the word jazz mean in the following sentence? Don’t give me that jazz, for I am a practical person.
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Martha had been working for Miller Laboratories for two years, but she was not happy there. Nothing significant had happened in the way of promotions or salary increases. Martha felt that her supervisor, a younger and less experienced person than she, did not like her. In fact, the supervisor often said unpleasant things to her. One day, while talking with her friend Maria, she mentioned how discouraged she was. Maria gave her the name of a cousin of hers who was director of Human Resources Department for a large chemical company. Martha called him the next day and set up an interview on her lunch hour. During the interview, Mr. Petri said, “You’re just the kind of person we need here. You’re being wasted in your other job. Give me a call in a day or two. I’m sure we can find a place for you in our organization.” Martha was so happy she almost danced out of the building. That afternoon, Ruth Kenny, her supervisor, saw that Martha had come in ten minutes late from her lunch hour and she said, “Oh, so you finally decided to come back to work today?” This was the last straw. She could not take another insult. Besides, Mr. Petri was right: she was being wasted in this job. “Look,” she said angrily, “if you don’t like the way I work, I don’t need to stay here. I’ll go where I’m appreciated! Good-bye!” She took up her things and stormed out of the office. That night she called Maria and told her what had happened and then asked Maria, “What do you think?” “Well,” said Maria carefully, “are you sure about the other job?” “Well, not exactly, but…” Maria continued, “Will you be able to get a recommendation from Mrs. Kenny if you need one?” “A recommendation?…from Mrs. Kenny?” hesitated Martha, in a worried tone. “Martha, I hope you didn’t burn your bridges.” Maria said. “I think I would have handled it differently.” 1.Martha is unhappy in her job because _____.
2.Which of the following statement is NOT true?
3.The phrase “the last straw” probably refers to _____.
4.What does Maria think of Martha’s decision?
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Britain’s oldest man made his first visit to London yesterday at the age of 110. Mr. John Evans had never found the time or the money – to make the trip from his house near Swansea. But, when British Rail offered him an all-expenses-paid birthday trip to the capital, he just could not refuse. Until yesterday he had never been far from home, except for one trip to Aberdeen. Mr. Evans, who spent 60 years working as a miner in South Wales, almost made the journey to London once before, at the turn of the century. “There was a trip to the White City but it was ten shillings (1 shilling ="1/20" pound) return from Swansea – too much I thought. All my money went to the family then, “he said. During the next two days Mr. Evans will be taken on a whistle–stop tour of London to see the sights. Top of his list is a visit to the Houses of Parliament (国会). The only arrangement he does not care for is the wheelchair provided to move him about if he gets tired. “I don’t like the chair business – people will so think I am getting old,” he said. His secret for a long and healthy life has been well publicized–no alcohol, no cigarette and no angry. Before setting off from Swansea with his 76-year-old son, Amwel, he quipped, “I’m glad to see they’ve given me a return ticket. ” 1.It’s reported that Mr. Evans’s healthy long life was to a certain extent due to his _____.
2.Which of the following statements is true?
3.The word “quip” in the last sentence most probably means _____.
4.What might be the best title for this passage?
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| 16. 难度：简单 | |
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他已被禁止参加比赛，为期半年。
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对于这一点，我并不完全赞同你的意见。
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| 18. 难度：中等 | |
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孩子们向老师献花。
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城市里灯火辉煌，其吸引力难以抵抗。
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如果你不小心，会上当受骗的。
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