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Soon after Dave left college, one of his uncles, who was rich and had no 21 of his own, died and left Dave a lot of money, so he decided to 22 (动词) his own real estate agency(房地产公司).
He found a nice office, 23 (buy) some new furniture and moved in. He had only been there for a few hours when he heard someone coming 24 the door of his office.
“It’s my first customer!” he thought. He quickly picked up 25 (冠词) telephone and pretended to be very busy 26 an important call from someone in New York 27 wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country.
The man knocked at the door 28 this was going on, came in and waited 29 (polite) for the agent to finish his conversation. Then he said to him, “I’m from the telephone company, and I 30 (send) here to connect your telephone.”
Several years ago, well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even __11__ around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.
__12__ the diagnosis(诊断), Cousins was determined to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative _13__. The book made Cousins think about the possible __14__ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the __15__ to 1ive have positive treatment value?”
He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would __16__ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He _17__ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out __18_ emotions. Within eight days of starting his ‘‘laugh therapy” program his pain began to __19__ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and __20__ reached complete recovery after a few years.
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Listen to the two girls by the window. What language ____ ?
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A．did they speak |
B．were they speaking |
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C．are they speaking |
D．have they been speaking |
Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.
-Oh! I thought they _______ without me.
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A．went |
B．are going |
C．have gone |
D．had gone |
They ______ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we ____ on it as no good results have come out so far.
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A．had been working; are still working |
B．had worked; were still working |
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C．have been working; have worked |
D．have worked; are still working |
---What’s that terrible noise?
---The neighbors ____for a party.
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A．have prepared |
B．are preparing |
C．prepare |
D．will prepare |
