________ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.
A.The president will attend B.The president to attend
C.The president attended D.The president’s attending
Suddenly, a tall man driving a golden carriage ________ the girl and took her away, ________ into the woods.
A.seizing; disappeared B.seized; disappeared
C.seizing; disappearing D.seized; disappearing
The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain________as the plane was making a landing.
A.seat B.seating
C.seated D.to be seating
While in the army there was nothing I dislike so much as the map reading course, for the simple reason that I always feel_______ even with a map in my hand. For weeks I had_______ awake at night thinking of the practical_______ I would have to face at the end of the course.
At last, the evil day arrived. It was my responsibility to_______a small group of soldiers back to camp from the middle of ___________.We were driven out in a closed truck and _______ in a ploughed (犁地) field with_______ to get back to camp as quickly as possible.
Well knowing my weakness, the soldiers smiled as they saw me_______ the map and they made all sorts of helpful suggestions. I folded the map up, put it in my pocket, and said that we would ___________ east. After walking through the cornfield for over an hour we came to a wide stream. I looked at the map________ It seemed to be________ with masses of (大量) thin blue lines. But which particular line was this ________? In despair (绝望地), we sat down in the cool ________ and I feel like ________ the map into the water. Fifteen minutes later, a boat passed and I asked the boatman if he could give us a __________ to the nearest village. I ________ that we had been out for a walk and __________ got lost. The boatman invited us ____________ and I felt________ when he told me that he had helped hundreds of soldiers to pass their map-reading test! Not long afterwards, we________ that boat and, following the boatman’s instructions, took a bus into the village and get back to camp.
1.A.excited B.stupid C.blind D.lost
2.A.suffered B.lain C.slept D.laid
3.A.experience B.course C.test D.march
4.A.lead B.drive C.help D.watch
5.A.village B.downtown C.nowhere D.forest
6.A.left B.worked C.fought D.camped
7.A.suggestions B.directions C.information D.instructions
8.A.looking at B.folding up C.picking up D.putting on
9.A.head B.point C.find D.guide
10.A.instead B.anyway C.alone D.again
11.A.spread B.painted C.covered D.separated
12.A.map B.stream C.way D.field
13.A.tent B.ground C.coast D.shade
14.A.tearing B.throwing C.striking D.destroying
15.A.lift B.route C.favor D.service
16.A.declared B.pretended C.admitted D.described
17.A.altogether B.almost C.possible D.somehow
18.A.on board B.to dinner C.on duty D.for sightseeing
19.A.afraid B.foolish C.fortunate D.interested
20.A.took off B.got on C.got off D.gave up
Even if you wake up every day with a perfect smile on your face, it can easily be ruined by the difficult people you meet at your workplace. You can’t avoid them because they are already part of your daily life. They make your day stressful which gives you a terrible feeling to leave the work immediately. 1. I will share a few effective strategies which will help you to deal with these difficult people.
Don’t take it personally.
Difficult people see others’ opinion as conflicting (冲突) to their belief. Their behaviour is already a habit to them so if you take it personally, they may even plan to make your life more terrible. Remember the problem is not only with you.2.
Listen to what they say.
Sometimes what difficult people want is someone’s attention and love. There are also difficult people who don’t even speak but will just throw you with sullen ( 愠怒的) looks to make you feel uneasy. 3. The thought of you standing there and waiting for a response will make them feel uncomfortable and they will just decide to speak up. If they do, listen carefully and analyze it.
Don’t get discouraged.
I have already told you that it would be really difficult for you to change their behaviour but never give up. It should be you affecting them and not them affecting you.4. They would not interfere (干扰) with you again. If they realize that, you can already enjoy your stay in the office or in the school.
5.
Instead of dealing with their pessimistic attitude every day, try to look at what advantages these people have. That way, they will start to like and appreciate you. Also, they won’t give you cold stares any more.
A.See what’s good in these people.
B.Choose topics that you both like.
C.Difficult people are sometimes suffering from low self-esteem (自尊).
D.If this happens, ask them and wait for a minute until he or she speaks.
E.What’s worse is that they can even make your enjoyable day unhealthy.
F.There must be many people who feel annoyed with their unpleasant behaviour.
G.Once they feel that you are different and they can’t beat you, they’ll learn to become distant.
An abandoned car in Chicago worth about $600 has been issued more than $100, 000 in parking tickets (罚单) over the past three years. Now Jennifer Fitzgerald, 31, is stuck with the bill but says the 1999 Chevy Monte Carlo actually belongs to an ex-boyfriend who registered (登记注册) the car in her name without informing her.
The Expired Meter ( 停车计时器) reports that from May 23, 2009 to April 30, 2012, the Chicago Department of Finance (DOF) issued 678 tickets against the car, totaling $105, 761.80. It set a Chicago record both for the total number and amount of parking fines issued. In fact, it blew past the previous record holder, which was $65,000 from about 400 tickets.
But Fitzgerald says she doesn’t owe the city a dime (10 分硬币) and has filed a lawsuit (诉讼 ) in Cook County Circuit Court against the city of Chicago, United Airlines and the ex-boyfriend. Fitzgerald has two main arguments in her case. First, she says her ex-boyfriend, Brandon Preveau, is the actual owner of the car, having bought it from her uncle for $600 in 2008. In fact, Brandon paid for the car’s title (所有权), registration and insurance, but it was registered in Fitzgerald’s name. “Brandon used his 2007 income tax refund ( 退 款 ) to pay Patrick $600 for the car,” reads Fitzgerald’s complaint. “For reasons not recalled by Patrick, however, Patrick signed the title to the car over to Fitzgerald.”
Second, Fitzgerald’s lawyer is arguing that the city should have simply towed (拖走) the car after 30 days from O’Hare Airport, where it was parked and where Brandon worked at the time. According to Fitzgerald’s complaint, on or before November 17, 2009, Brandon drove the car into the parking lot and never drove it out again. And as the Expired Meter reports, Chicago law does state exactly that an abandoned vehicle is to be towed 30 days after being illegally parked.
1.After the Chicago Department of Finance noticed the car, it _______.
A.wanted to break a record
B.tried its best to find its owner
C.kept issuing tickets against the car
D.decided to play a joke on its owner
2.From Paragraph 3, we know that Jennifer Fitzgerald _______.
A.sold the car to her ex-boyfriend long ago
B.received the car from her ex-boyfriend
C.didn’t know anything about the car
D.wasn’t the real owner of the car
3.Jennifer Fitzgerald filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago because the city _______.
A.didn’t inform her as soon as it found the missing car
B.didn’t tow the vehicle after 30 days from O’Hare Airport
C.didn’t state exactly that an abandoned vehicle was to be towed
D.didn’t help her find the car when it was missing in the beginning
4.After reading the passage we learn that Jennifer Fitzgerald _______.
A.doesn’t want to pay any money
B.thinks Patrick should pay the fines
C.isn’t trying to find her ex-boyfriend
D.has never been to O’Hare Airport
