—What do you think of his opinion?
—None has given me ___________ piece of advice.
A. a better B. a best C. the best D. the better
The visiting professor gave us some advice,________ of great help to our English learning.
A. I think it is B. I think which is C. which I think is D. which I think it is
Nine in ten high school students say there are significant differences in their attitude toward chatting on line, compared with _________ of their parents.
A. those B. that C. it D. one
Do you think that bridge ____ 2,000 meters long? It doesn’t seem ____ long.
A. measures, that B. is measured, so C. is measured, such D. measures, much
We now live in ____ is called the Information Age.
A. when B. which C. what D. that
I was fifteen when I walked into Black Stump Bookstore in Liverpool. As I was looking at on the shelves, the shop owner asked if I’d like . I needed to start for college, so I said yes. I worked after school and during summers for the lowest wages, and the job helped my first year of college. I had worked in many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid and I make maps for the Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most .
One day a woman asked me for books on women’s diseases. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost everything we had at that time and found other books we could order. She left the store less . I’ve always remembered the felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a in London, I heard about a black child born his fingers connected. His family could not a corrective operation, and the boy lived in hiding his hand in pocket. I my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the for free. I visited the boy in the room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his hand and say “ Thank you.” I felt a sense of .
In the past I was at Black Stump Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today, it’s the same. BBC News pays my , but I feel as if I work for the viewers, helping them understand the world.
1.A. maps B. titles C. articles D. reports
2.A. a book B. any help C. any suggestions D. a job
3.A. planning B. leaving C. preparing D. studying
4.A. pay for B. fit for C. run for D. enter for
5.A. so B. never C. even D. still
6.A. boring B. exciting C. satisfying D. disappointing
7.A. in need B. in all C. in order D. in store
8.A. worried B. surprised C. doubted D. puzzled
9.A. pride B. failure C. regret D. wonder
10.A. doctor B. store owner C. bookseller D. TV reporter
11.A. in B. with C. by D. for
12.A. pay B. offer C. afford D. spend
13.A. peace B. honor C. horror D. danger
14.A. chose B. forced C. persuaded D. permitted
15.A. action B. program C. treatment D. operation
16.A. waiting B. recovery C. reading D. guest
17.A. repaired B. connected C. injured D. improved
18.A. pleasure B. sadness C. humor D. responsibility
19.A. if B. though C. until D. while
20.A. prize B. salary C. cost D. bill
