By the time he realizes he _____ into a trap, it'll be late for him to do anything about it．
A．walks B．walked C．has walked D．had walked
—Shall I keep an eye on your house when you are on holiday?
— .
A．It's up to you B．Of course you should
C．If you should like D．I would appreciate that．(
An accident happened at______ crossroads a few metres away from ____bank．
A．a…a B．/…a C．/…the D．the…/
为了创造学校的英语学习氛围，激发同学们学习英语的兴趣，我校将举行英语演讲比赛。请你根据下面内容以学生会名义向全校学生做口头通知，介绍相关情况。
活动：英语演讲比赛
比赛时间：5月22日下午；地点：报告厅
比赛要求：
（1）话题从备选的8个话题中自选
（2）选手每人先进行一段20秒以内的自我介绍，演讲时间不超过3分钟
奖励办法：各年级设一、二、三等奖
报名时间：5月15日前
报名地点：学生会办公室
注意： .1.词数不少于60.
.2.通知的开头和结尾已为你写好。
.3.选手：contestant
Boys and girls, I have an announcement to make.
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That’s all. Thank you.
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Wise men don’t always act as wise 1._________
as we think. At times they maybe do something silly, 2._________
and then the stories about their foolish acts are still 3._________
widely talked throughout the world in modern times. 4._________
For example, Beethoven was said to having insisted on 5._________
paying a waiter in a restaurant for a dinner he has not 6._________
eaten or ever ordered; the British physicist Newton, while lives 7._________
in London, cut two holes in the door, one big, other small, 8._________
so as for his two cats to pass by. He only thought the 9._________
bigger cat couldn’t get through the smaller holes easily. 10._________
“Image is everything.” An entire industry has been built upon the precondition that image is everything, but when it comes down to it, an appealing image is not enough. If there is no substance(物质) behind the image, the product, service or person will fail at length.
First of all, one should consider how important image is in the selling of products and services. Advertising agencies have raised the art of creating an image to a state of near perfection. Public concept of that product or service is certainly managed by the images created by the advertising agencies. But if the product or service does not live up to the image that was created, the customer will be very dissatisfied and possibly ask for their money back. For example, the Arthur Andersen accounting firm had spent decades building up an image of trustworthiness. But the recent scandal (丑闻) showed that behind that image, it had dishonest business practices. Despite the previous positive image, the firm is being accused of criminal actions and it will probably not survive as a business unit. Although the image had been nearly perfect, the reality behind the image has led to the downfall of the world famous accounting firm.
Similarly, personal consultants can build up a public image for politicians and movie stars. Putting out positive news releases, making sure that only the best photographs are published, and ensuring that the person is seen in all the right places can build up a very positive image in the view of the general commons. But once again, history is filled with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace(体面) like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune. With people, just as with products and services, image is certainly important, but without positive substance behind the image, failure is close.
To summarize, it is clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success, whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the “selling” of a person. But image is only half of the equation. What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself —— the person or product must deliver on that image or there is little chance for long-term success.
1.The downfall of the Arthour Andersen accounting firm is due to ________.
A. its dishonesty in business B. its previous images
C. its bad management D. its poor service
2.Why did some famous people fall from grace?
A. Their images were not well built up
B. They failed to live up to their images.
C. They felt much pressure from the public
D. They paid little attention to fame and fortune.
3.The structure of the passage is ________.
A: Argument B: Point C: Conclusion
4.The author tries to argue that _________.
A. image creates everything
B. image is the key to success
C. truth is unlikely ever to be equalled
D. truth and image are equally important
