Dear Editor,
I’m now busy in preparing for the Postgraduate (研究生) Entrance Exam. A few days ago, I happened to see some new guidebooks for those who want to take next year’s exam. With too many hopes and without taking it into too much consideration, I bought several that were written by some known for helping candidates (应试者) for master’s degrees.
What made me really angry was the starting discovery that the contents of those books were almost exactly the same as some I had bought before. There were only superficial (外表的) changes in their covers, with more attractive new titles and better designs. The contents were the same.
People say that the publishing industry is in a state of chaos (混乱) these days but I used to be doubtful abut that. I was of the opinion that only people of noble character, prestige (威望), and exceptional talent would produce books for higher education. But these editors are caring little about their readers.
I hope that authors and publishing houses will be more responsible for their readers. Don’t destroy the image that you have with your readers.
1.The writer bought some guidebooks in order to ___________________________.
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A．write an essay on guidebooks |
B．prepare for the entrance exam |
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C．give his students a lecture |
D．send them to his good friends |
2.The writer was angry because _________________________________________.
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A．there were a lot of printing mistakes in the books that he had bought |
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B．the books were so expensive that he couldn’t afford any of them |
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C．he found the books he had bought were thin but of poor quality |
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D．the books had the same contents as what he had bought before |
3. In the writer’s opinion, publishers should be _____________________________.
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A．responsible |
B．kind-hearted |
C．hard-working |
D．creative |
When I began married life more than 17 years ago, I weighed 118 pounds. After having two children, and years of ____21____ eating, I weighed 180 pounds. I was unhappy. I considered going on a ____22____, so I gathered information about it.
I ____23____ the South Beach Diet and how well it was ____24____ for some people in our area. I looked it up online and ____25____ for it. Even though I knew my husband loved me no matter how I ____26____ or how much I weighed. I decided that it would be a wonderful ____27____ for my husband to come home and see a new ____28_____, so I kept my South Beach experience a ____29____ from him. Later he left home for a two-week business trip.
I was surprised at all the ____30____ I could eat. It was great to have breakfast, ____31____ and dinner. The food was difficult to eat at first ____32____ I usually didn’t like such food. This made the daily menus hard, ____33____ I overcame (克服) the challenge.
The first two weeks there really ____34____ me change the way I thought about ____35____. It wasn’t chocolate or cheese or candy I ____36____, but fruit! Before my husband’s return, my children and I were amazed at how quickly the ____37____ was lost.
When my husband returned, I had ____38_____more than 30 pounds. When I saw my husband’s reaction at the airport I thought it was worth every minute on the diet! I have ____39_____ to lose weight and I am now less than 10 pounds from my final ____40____. I feel better than I have in years and I’m enjoying life much more!
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After that we never saw her again, nor_________ from her.
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A．had we heard |
B．we heard |
C．did we hear |
D．we have heard |
_____________, the little girl can help her mother with some housework.
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A．Young as she is |
B．Young as is she |
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C．As she is young |
D．As is she young |
If you go on doing so, you’ll __________ yourself sooner or later.
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A．damage |
B．destroy |
C．ruin |
D．break |
---Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday?
--- I______, but I had an unexpected visitor.
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A．had |
B．would |
C．was going to |
D．did |
