阅读下面句子，在空白处填入一个单词或所给单词的正确形式。
1.When the head teacher suddenly appeared at the door, the naughty students pretended____(read) the text aloud.
2._____ great fun it is to have a warm drink around the fire with friends or family members on such a cold day!
3.You can rely on _____ that Baker is sure to come on time and help you with your maths.
4.Some animals, in order to stop themselves ____(attack) by the enemies, go out for food at night.
5.I have all kinds of reasons to believe that your practical advice will be ____ great importance to our success.
6._____ the help of local government, the beautiful land has become a well-known scenic spot for people to enjoy the colourful flowers.
7.The manager requested that all the business invitations ______(send) out before tomorrow.
8.With so many things _____(fill) my mind, I felt very anxious and almost broke down.
9._____ time went by, I was getting older and older and at the same time I wanted to leave home to earn my living.
10.What a bargain! The price of the coat is not half as much as _______ of the evening dress.
Less is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, slow down instead of _______. Apply these _______ in your everyday life, and you will find yourself being on your journey to simplification.
When you concentrate on one task, you find you have _______ that you didn’t even know you had. Just imagine: you are at a fair and you have to _______ two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep _______ one and then the other, it will take a long time, _______ one of them will keep slipping out of your hand and _______. But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your _______, make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run back, get _______ one, and with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, and then you can be sure of success.
The stress of work is now ________ almost in all occupations. In the modern nuclear family, the stress that formerly would have been ________ among all the relatives is now ________ on the individual partner.
If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day is not ________, then it’s not because the day has too ________ hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact is that ________ people tend to forget. The ________ is equally simple: refuse to accept so many assignments.
“I can handle stress” is regarded as a positive statement. People who can handle stress are given more—until one day they ________. Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you are under more stress than you can ________. These signs come from various ________ of life. You are ill, or your work efficiency is ________.
If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say openly, “I can’t manage that.”
1.A.bringing up B.taking up C.giving up D.speeding up
2.A.principles B.advantages C.operations D.relations
3.A.appetite B.gift C.energy D.excuse
4.A.carry B.fetch C.bring D.take
5.A.pushing B.enjoying C.grabbing D.exchanging
6.A.and B.because C.so D.but
7.A.running away B.turning off C.catching up D.lying down
8.A.labor B.strength C.power D.force
9.A.another B.others C.other D.the other
10.A.small B.true C.great D.wrong
11.A.shared B.given C.realized D.influenced
12.A.contracted B.concentrated C.constructed D.congratulated
13.A.enough B.short C.important D.proper
14.A.little B.much C.few D.many
15.A.overslept B.overdeveloped C.overcrowded D.overloaded
16.A.answer B.destination C.problem D.solution
17.A.break through B.break down C.break out D.break off
18.A.put with B.deal with C.suffer from D.come with
19.A.qualities B.quantities C.areas D.stages
20.A.improved B.advanced C.increased D.affected
The Four People You Don’t Want to Sit Next to on a Plane
Let me begin by promising you that I am not an angry person. I would actually vow that I am inherently happy and all-around quite friendly and nice. But one thing that really grinds my gears, is being seated next to a nightmare neighbor on an airplane.
1.
Perhaps you normally like them, but when you are sitting next to them on a plane it’s a different thing. They usually spend all the flight moving around and dropping their toys on the floor, and when they’re drinking their orange juice it ends up on your trousers. 2.. So you can’t have the little sleep that you were planning.
Conversation makers
You recognize this type as soon as you sit down. They immediately start talking about the plane, or the weather, or they ask you a personal question. It’s very difficult not to talk to these people. 3..
Nervous fliers
These are the people with white faces who sit down and immediately ask for something to drink. Every five minutes they call a flight attendant to ask if there are any problems with the plane. 4.. The best thing to do is to pretend to sleep.
Space invaders
5.. But they have a terrible habit of taking up all their room, and some of your room too. They usually sit so that you can’t move, with their arms and legs in your space.
A. Naughty kids
B. Well-behaved parents
C. They also tell you about air crash
D. Some people want to talk all the time
E. The people are not necessarily very large
F. Then they decide they want to have fun with you
G. You’ll probably have to keep talking until the plane lands
Interesting Exhibitions Held in Four Different Museums
Name: The British Museum
Phone: 020-7323-8000
Website: www.britishmuseum.org
Opening hours: daily 10 a.m.—5:30 p.m.
Price: Free
This exhibition aims to show the mysteries of mummification(干尸化). From a king’s daughter to a temple doorkeeper, the displays explore the identities(身份) of eight people, using their bodies to discover clues about how they lived. By using new methods, such as CT scanning and 3D visualization(可视化), the British Museum has been able to build up a picture of life in the Nile valley over 4,000 years.
Name: The Fashion and Textile (纺织) Museum
Phone: 020-7407-8664
Website: www.ftmlondon.org
Opening hours: daily 11 a.m.—5:30p.m.
Price: £8.80 adults, £5.50 students
This Fashion and Textile Museum is housing the first-ever exhibition on classic Mexican shawl(披肩), which became famous in the 20th century. Mexican artists, photographers and fashion and textile designers will be exhibiting their color1ful works there.
Name: The Victoria and Albert Museum
Phone: 020-7907-7073
Website: www.vam.ac.uk
Opening hours: Mon, Thur., Sat, Sun, 10 a.m.—5:30 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m.—10 p.m.
Price: Free
The Victoria and Albert Museum has dug out some of their most charming(迷人的) wedding dresses to record their history during the past two centuries. White wedding dresses were made popular by Queen Victoria in the nineteenth century. See beautiful wedding dresses made by famous designers.
Name: The Science Museum
Phone: 0870-870-4868
Website: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Opening hours: daily 10 a.m.—6 p.m.
Price: Free
This four-day festival displays the latest exciting gadgets(小机械) and introduces their inventors. Visitors can explore electronics(电子产品), build robots, get hands-on(亲自动手) with new technologies and have a go (尝试) at 3D printing. There will be displays taking place throughout the festival, which is suitable for anyone aged ten and over.
1.Which number would you call if you’re interested in exploring history with modern technology?
A.020-7323-8000. B.020-7407-8664. C.020-7907-7073. D.0870-870-4868.
2.Which museum can you visit if you are free at 8 p.m. on Friday?
A.The Fashion and textile Museum.
B.The Victoria and Albert Museum.
C.The Science Museum.
D.The British Museum.
3.What can we learn about the Science Museum?
A.It displays CT scanning technology.
B.More information can be found at www.vam.ac.uk.
C.The exhibition will last a week.
D.Visitors themselves can try new technologies.
Many studies have hinted(暗示) that alcohol, in moderation, can do a heart good. But new research suggests that moderate drinkers are no more likely than nondrinkers to have clear arteries(动脉).
The scientists looked at almost 2,000 patients who underwent CT test. Overall, there was no association between people’s drinking habits and their heart diseases. Researchers said an advantage of the new study is that it used objective measurements.
“No prior studies have assessed the relationship between alcohol consumption and the presence of heart disease,” said lead researcher Dr Julia Karady. “We could not find any relation between the presence of heart disease and alcohol consumption,” Karady said. At the same time, she added, there was no evidence that heavier drinking raised the risk of heart disease.
However, groups like the American Heart Association(AHA) warn against excessive drinking, because it can raise blood pressure and contribute to heart failure and other problems.
In general, “moderate” is defined as no more than one glass of alcohol a day for women, and no more than two a day for men. But those studies do not prove that alcohol, itself, protects the heart—in large part because alcohol also carries risks.
1.What is the advantage of the new study?
A.The scientists looked at almost 2,000 patients who underwent CT test.
B.The new study used objective measurements.
C.No prior studies have assessed the relationship.
D.There was no evidence that heavier drinking raised the risk of heart disease.
2.Why groups like the American Heart Association(AHA) are against excessive drinking?
A.Because it can raise blood pressure and contribute to heart failure and other problems.
B.Because there is some evidence that it will raise the risk of death.
C.Because it can make you die immediately.
D.Because it will lead to blindness.
3.What is “moderate” defined in the text?
A.No more than one glass of alcohol a day.
B.No more than two glasses of alcohol a day.
C.No more than three glasses of alcohol a day.
D.No more than one glass of alcohol a day for women, and no more than two a day for men.
When the weather’s hot, do you enjoy a glass of Brad’s Drink while watching your TV made by Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, and surfing the web using a search engine called BackRub? No? Neither do I. That’s because all these companies have changed their names.
Brad’s Drink is now Pepsi. The mouthful that was Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering has become, simply, Sony. And BackRub is now known as Google. Though I must admit, the idea of a back massage does sound good right now!
Joking aside, choosing the right name for your start-up is a serious matter. Think of the case of a small Canadian company called Research in Motion, who in 1998 had just developed a high-tech mobile phone that could send emails.
They were torn between names like MegaMail and ProMail. Then they sought the help of consulting firm Lexicon, who specialize in brand names. They had other ideas. They brainstormed words connected to enjoyment and freshness. Someone said.
Lexicon’s boss added two capital letters, and there you have it: BlackBerry was born. Since then it has sold over 33 million handsets to customers around the world. Would it have sold as well if it was called MegaMail? Who knows?
Recently, BlackBerry sales have been overtaken by Android phones and Apple’s iPhone. Lexicon’s founder David Placek is a big fan of simple brand names like those Apple chooses: the iPhone. They l0ok a household word and by putting one letter in font of it, it ends up being game changing.
So, for all you entrepreneurs(企业家)out there, make sure you allow time to develop a catchy and memorable name. Think about what makes your company different. What’s your USP (独特的销售主张) ? Maybe you can reflect that in your name.
What about you? What would you call a company if you had one?
1.Which of the following is the original name of BlackBerry?
A.Brad’s Drink.
B.Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering.
C.BackRub.
D.MegaMail and ProMail.
2.What is Lexicon?
A.A consulting company.
B.A handset company.
C.A drink company.
D.A telecommunication company.
3.What is Lexicon good at?
A.Giving proper names to persons.
B.Giving proper names to a brand.
C.Making Android phones.
D.Making its company different.
4.What would be the best title for this passage?
A.The Art of Designing
B.Apple’s iPhone
C.The Art of Naming
D.Research in Motion
