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1.After hearing the latest news, Tom suggested ________________ (sell) the house but Ann didn’t agree.
2.This story tells us a lesson --- the early bird ________________ (catch) the worm.
3.As soon as Eddie finishes the job, he ________________ (allow) to have two weeks off.
4.No one in the small town ______________ (deal) with such a problem before. They don’t know what to do.
5.---How did the accident happen?
---Oh, I could hardly see anything clearly because it ________________ (rain) hard.
6.I am afraid the life we are used to ________________ (change) a lot in a few years’ time.
7._______ the tourists ________________ (remind) to wear warm clothes before they climbed the mountain?
8.She was forced ________________ (give) up her plan because of the bad weather.
根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
1.I guess these bags are those _______________ (direct). Please keep them in your office.
2.He donated all his savings to local education in his _________________ (ninety).
3.The ____________ (center) Government speaks highly of the achievements of Mr. Edmund Ho Hau Wah in the past decade.
4.The firemen _________________ (control) the fire, so all of you were out of danger.
根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
1.His latest film has won high _________________ (赞扬) from the audience.
2.The rice was _______________ (误以为) for the wheat just now.
3.Hepburn worked as a model before entering the film _________________ (行业).
4.The famous host will show us an ______________ (最新的) invention later.
One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the art works.
A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the wife was doing all the talk. I admired the husband's patience for putting up with (忍受) her continuous talk. Distracted (分心) by their noise, I moved on.
I met with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous burst of words, I moved away quickly.
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop buying some souvenirs when the couple came near to the exit. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He extended (延长) it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket.
"He's a brave man." The salesman at the counter said, "Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery (恢复) he made a promise that his life wouldn't change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there's a new art show."
"But what dose he get out of the art?" I asked, "He can't see."
"Can't see? You're wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do." The salesman said, "His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head."
I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.
1.The young couple were at an art museum __________.
A. to show their love B. to enjoy art
C. to discuss paintings D. to describe paintings
2. "...I moved away quickly." in Paragraph 3 shows that the writer __________.
A. was in the hope of visiting more rooms
B. was in a hurry to buy some gifts
C. was tired of the nonstop talking
D. was not interested in the art show
3.We can infer from the passage that the husband __________.
A. was not born blind
B. couldn't put up with his wife
C. knew nothing about art
D. completely depended on his wife
4. The passage is mainly about __________.
A. the importance of art B. good manners in public
C. patience of a husband D. love between a couple
Many of us feel uneasy when someone stands too close to us, talks to us too loudly or makes eye contact (接触) with us for too long. But have you ever wondered why those things make you uncomfortable?
It’s all about personal space, which means not only an imaginary space around the body, but also the space around all the senses. People feel that their space is being violated (侵犯) when they meet with an unwelcome sound, smell or look. This is probably why a man on a crowded bus shouting into his mobile phone or a woman next to you putting on strong perfume (香水) makes you feel angry.
Whether people have had a stronger wish to protect their personal space in recent times is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show that people have a strong desire (渴望) to have space to themselves. In a survey by TripAdvisor, a travel website, people said that if they had to pay more for some extra service, they would rather have larger seats than extra food.
Although people may need their personal space, some hardly realize it. For example, people on a bus who hold newspapers in front of their faces to read in fact keep a distance from strangers.
Go and watch a library table. You will notice that one of the corner seats will usually be taken first, because they are the farthest away. What if someone sits opposite to you? Maybe you will pile up books as if to make a wall.
Preferences (偏好) for personal space are different from culture to culture. Scientists have found that Americans generally prefer more personal space than people from other cultures. In Latin (拉丁人的) cultures, however, people are more comfortable standing close to each other.
1.The writer mainly __________ in this article.
A. tells us how to achieve personal space
B. explains why people need personal space
C. introduces some knowledge about personal space
D. argues for the importance of keeping personal space
2. What can we know from the survey by TripAdvisor?
A. People need a smaller personal space in recent times than before.
B. People have a strong desire for personal space in recent times.
C. There are not enough seats on the plane to meet people’s needs.
D. Food service is better provided than seats on the plane.
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The space around the body is more needed than that around all the senses.
B. If you hold newspapers on the bus, your personal space won’t be violated.
C. People usually choose the corner seats first in a library for personal space.
D. Different cultures share the same preferences for personal space.
If parents’ aim(目标) is only to make a child be a genius(天才), they will cause a disaster. Several leading educational psychologists(心理学家) say this is one of the biggest mistakes that can cause great problems to children.
However, if parents are a little gentler, the child may act successfully—especially if the parents can support him. Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and inviting a teacher to give him personal piano lessons. They even drive him 59 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, Michael’s father plays the piano very well. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Michael’s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians(音乐家), they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are, so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint(使…失望) his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
1. One of the worst mistakes any parent can make is to __________.
A. pay much attention to their child’s education
B. push the child into trying to achieve too much
C. make their child become a musician
D. help their child to succeed in the future
2.Michael Li is lucky because __________.
A. his father knows music and teaches him much
B. his parents are rich enough to support him
C. his mother doesn’t know much about music
D. his parents help him in a wise way
3.The two examples show that __________.
A. it is important to let children develop in their own way
B. it is successful to let children develop without others’ help
C. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
D. the more you help your children, the less they can achieve
