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At that time my wife () our children alone. I seldom stayed at home due tobeing very
A. I seldom stayed at home due tobeing very busy with work.
B. looked up
C. took after
D. took care of
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A. I seldom stayed at home due tobeing very busy with work.
B. looked up
C. took after
D. took care of
Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the house. This does not worry us as we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before. Our friends are lost—no television! So they don't know what to do. On such evening our house is very full as they all come to us. They all have a good time. Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games. Yes, life is possible without television.
The author's friends like______.
A.sitting and playing chess in the evening
B.attending classes in the evening
C.listening to music in the evening
D.watching television in the evening
My wife __ me there right now.
A. waited for
B. had waited for
C. is waiting for
D. was waiting for
A.eager
B.dependent
C.focused
D.intent
______ in an atmosphere of harmony was what my wife and I have been desiring.
A.The boy to be educated
B.The boy educate
C.The boy's being educated
D.The boy was educated
My wife would rather we ______ each other any more.
A.do not see
B.did not see
C.will not see
D.had not seen
I hope to get my wife ______ on the next trip to Europe.
A.to have come along with me
B.to come along with me
C.coming along with me
D.with me to come along
A.Well, I don't like birthday parties
B.Sorry, but my wife had a little accident
C.Fine, I never go to birthday parties
D.Excuse me, my friend sent me a flower
My wife suggested going to Hong Kong for a holiday, but I favored ______ Shenzhen.
A.being visited
B.having visited
C.visiting
D.to visit
Because the lawyer's wife was badly iii, the doctor ______.
A.did not look over her at all
B.found it impossible to cure her
C.spent a lot of time operating on her
D.did nothing for her
A.Moreover
B.However
C.In fact
D.Therefore
One day a lawyer's (律师) wife fell iii and he went to get a doctor. The doctor went to see tile woman, but before he went into the house he stopped. He knew that the lawyer never paid his bill (账单). So he said to the man, "But if I do cure (治愈) your wife I'm afraid you may not pay me."
"Sir," said the lawyer, '" here I have $ 500. Whether you cure my wife or whether you kill her I will give you all this."
The doctor was now sure of the payment and went into the house. When he reached the woman's bedside, it was soon clear to him that he could do little. She was badly iii, and though he gave her some medicine to take, she soon died.
He told the lawyer he was very sorry, then asked for the money.
"Did you kill my wife.'?" asked the lawyer.
"Of course not," said the doctor.
"Well, did you cure my wife?" asked the lawyer.
"I'm afraid that was impossible," answered the doctor.
"Well then, since you didn't kill her and you didn't cure her, I have nothing to pay you."
Before the doctor went into the lawyer's house he stopped because ______.
A.the lawyer was too poor to pay his bills
B.the lawyer had a bad name
C.he knew, well he couldn't cure the lawyer's wife
D.it was well-known that the lawyer would not be willing to pay what he should