If you're looking for a fully - furnished room to rent,I think there's a(n) apartment in m
If you're looking for a fully - furnished room to rent,I think there's a(n) apartment in my building.
A.empty
B.bare
C.vacant
D.free
If you're looking for a fully - furnished room to rent,I think there's a(n) apartment in my building.
A.empty
B.bare
C.vacant
D.free
Being able to speak another language fluently is a great___when you're looking for a job.
A.chance
B.success
C.interest
D.advantage
A.We're glad to meet you
B.I'm afraid you didn't have a good time
C.Thank you for your coming
D.Just stay a little longer, please
Dear Sirs,
Re: Men's Sweaters
Thank you for your letter of May 18 and samples.
We appreciate the good quality of men's sweaters, but we find your prices appear to be on the high side and out of line with the current price in the market.It would leave us only a small profit on our sales if we accept the prices you quoted.
We appreciate the quality of your goods and would like to have the opportunity to do business with you, but we have also to point out that the men's sweaters are available in our market from several European manufactures.All the prices quoted by them are lower about 10% than yours for the same quality.Therefore we suggest you should make a reduction by 10%.
It is in view of our long-standing business relations that we make you such a counter-offer.We hope you will take our counter-offer into consideration favorably and fax us your acceptance immediately.
We are looking forward to your early reply.
Yours faithfully,
(Signature)
Mentally buff, at any rate. This is a workout for your brain—an example of "neurobics", a movement that's gaining momentum among those looking to stay sharp as they age. Some psychologists claim that by adjusting your routine in small ways (like taking a different route to the grocery store or stimulating your senses with a new fragranced bath product), you can encourage neurons to build more connections to each other. Though scientists know little about the early stages of Alzheimer's, clinical evidence is starting to show that mental "exercises" like these may ward it off.
Neurobics got started with the 1999 book Keep Your Brain Alive by Duke University neurobiologist Larry Katz and writer Manning Rubin. Since then, the term has entered common usage (it's defined in at least one slang dictionary) and inspired numerous imitators. Entrepreneurs now offer courses that teach neurobic exercises alongside more traditional seminars on handling stress and expressing emotions. Corporate trainers like Mind Gym run employees through 90 minute "workouts" designed to in crease productivity. There's also the MyBrainTrainer.com site, a paid service that provides access to games like those used in psychological experiments to test cognitive ability. There's no evidence that these games are any better for you than, say, scrabble. But MyBrainTrainer creator Bruce Friedman says he gets a "neural buzz" from them—and he's taken each more than 1,600 times.
Still, it's a good bet that a simple change in routine will be just as effective. If that doesn't seem mentally wearing, consider how you go about most neurobic activities in ordinary life. Most likely, you're going through the motions—driving on roads you know by heart, swallowing down dinner with out savoring its taste or texture. Changing things will force you to pay attention to what you're doing. Even those who are skeptical about neurobics' potential for preventing Alzheimer's have to admit that isn't a bad thing.
By describing the process of a workout, the author intends to show
A.a healthy lifestyle.
B.a new way of exercise.
C.a new way of mental relaxation.
D.the life of a couch potato.
The result of research carried out by social scientists show that______.
A.people do not realize the importance of looking one' s best
B.women in pursuit of managerial jobs are not likely to be paid well
C.good -looking women aspire to managerial positions
D.attractive people generally have an advantage over those who are not
In the playground Bob showed me the watch. He put it on his wrist, and it looked love ly. I wished I had been the one to sit by the table. It was really a beautiful watch, gold by the look of it. The headmaster came outside then, and the doctor was with him. They walked about, looking around and talking all the time. After a while the bell rang, and we got into our lines, ready to go in.
The headmaster said, "I've got a little job for boys. This doctor, who was giving us a talk just now, has lost his watch in the playground. It happened before, he says- it just slips off his wrist. So look around for it, will you? See if you're clever enough to find it. I promise that the boy who does so will get a useful reward."
Of course, Bob was not going to miss a chance like that. He's just about the luckiest boy in the school rewards just drop into his hands. We all walked about the playground, looking here and there for the watch. And I wasn't at all surprised when Bob bent down as if he was picking something up. Then he hurried past me towards the doctor.
"Where are you going?" I called out, though I knew very well where he was going. The next minute there was Bob, all smiles, handing over the watch to the old doctor and hanging about for the reward.
But the doctor did not seem at all pleased. In fact he looked quite ready to thrust (插入) a knife in Bob's heart-until the headmaster burst out laughing. Bob told me later the old man hadn't even said "Thank you" for the watch.
The thing that puzzled us most of all was that Bob didn't get any reward. When he mentioned to the headmaster about k, the old man said, "Ah, yes, we mustn't forget that. I said ' a useful re ward' , didn't I?" Then he gave Bob a big sheet of paper and told him to write a composition on the harm of smoking. Bob says he hasn't got any idea of what to write.
While the doctor was talking about the harm to smoking, the two boys were______.
A.not thinking about anything
B.thinking about the harm of smoking
C.thinking about the watch and how to get it, perhaps
D.thinking that the headmaster was very clever
Is this the knife ______ ?
A.for which you are looking
B.for that you are looking
C.which you are looking for
D.that you are looking
This time, the Greater London Council is looking into the possibility of building a Channel link straight to London. (79) A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel, but you would be able to go by rail or by car on a bridge, whereas a tunnel would provide a rail link only.
Why is this idea being discussed again? Is Britain becoming more conscious of the need for links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC(欧共体) ? Well, perhaps. The main reason, though, is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London' s disused dockland(船坞地). A link from London to the continent would stimulate trade and re-vitalize(使…各新有活力) the port, and would make London a main trading center in Europe. (80)With a link over the Channel, you could buy your fish and chips in England, and be able to eat them in France while they were still warm!
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Swimming across the Channel takes less than four hours.
B.The idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge is a very new one.
C.It is considered to be more difficult to swim across the channel than any other means.
D.A tunnel or bridge would only reach as far as the coast.
(It) is high time (that) you (stop) hanging about and (started looking for) a job.
A.It
B.that
C.stop
D.started looking for
A.A. Time was enough for you to go there by bus.
B.B.needn't take
C.C.needn't to take
D.D.needn't have taken
E.E.don't need take