She said she liked dancing but was not in the______for it just then when it was so noisy i
A.manner
B.intention
C.mood
D.desire
A.manner
B.intention
C.mood
D.desire
There was no end to the fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play a difficult piece. When the meal was finished, Marianne helped to clear away the dishes. Suddenly Leopold got up. "Listen!" said he in a surprised voice. "Listen! Marianne is playing the piece better than ever!"
But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.
His wife following, Leopold walked quietly upstairs, the lamp in one hand, his music book in the other. He pushed open the door, and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. "I love it" whispered the child.
It was the beginning of Mozart's life of music.
Wolfgang was quiet when his sister practiced the piano because______.
A.he loved music
B.he liked his sister
C.he didn't want to make a noise
D.he didn't feel well
There was no end of fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play a difficult piece. When the meal was finished, Marianne helped to clear away the dishes. Suddenly Leopold got up. "Listen!" said he in a surprised voice. "Listen!" "Marianne is playing the piece better than ever!"
But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.
His wife following, Leopold walked quietly upstairs, the lamp in one hand, his music book in the other. He pushed open the door, and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. "I love it." whispered the child.
It was the beginning of Mozart's life of music.
Wolfgang was quiet when his sister practised the piano because ______.
A.he loved music
B.he liked his sister
C.he didn't want to make a noise
D.he didn't feel well
Passage One
It was a very happy family. They were fairly well-off. The father, Leopold, was a master of music in Austria. His mother was warm-hearted. There were two children, Marianne, a schoolgirl, and little Wolfgang, a child not quite four years old. Marianne was learning to play the piano, and day after day Leopold stood behind her as she practiced. How patient their father was, and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult pieces! She was making progress, very good progress, and that was excellent. And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, who never had to be told to keep quiet when looking over Marianne's shoulder. At that moment Wolfgang climbed on his father's knees and begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered. What a joke that was! Picking up his baby son, Leopold laughed and said, "Look at your hands. You must wait, little man!"
There was no end to the fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play a difficult piece. When the meal was finished, Marianne helped to clear away the dishes. Suddenly Leopold got up. "Listen!" said he in a surprised voice. "Listen! Marianne is playing the piece better than ever!"
But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.
His wife following, Leopold walked quietly upstairs, the lamp in one hand, his music book in the other. He pushed open the door, and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. "I love it" whispered the child.
It was the beginning of Mozart's life of music.
36. Wolfgang was quiet when his sister practiced the piano because______.
A. he loved music
B. he liked his sister
C. he didn't want to make a noise
D. he didn't feel well
He listened to my outburst quietly. Then he asked, "Are the things she says true or not?"
True? I wanted to know how to strike back. What did truth have to do with it?
"Mary, didn't you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl's opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said."
I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change (like being skinny), but a good number I could - and suddenly wanted to - change.
For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.
"That's just for you," he said. "You know better than anybody else the truth about yourself, once you hear it. But you've got to learn to listen, not to close your ears in anger or hurt. When something said about you is true you'll know it. You'll find that it will echo inside you."
Daddy's advice bas returned to me at many important moments.
What did the girl's enemy like to do?
A.Talking with her.
B.Pointing out her weak points.
C.Reporting to the teacher.
D.Quarrelling with her.
A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’ s birthday. The price didn’ t matter. Since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that cost $5000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pear so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality, as she wanted a pair of earrings made, “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?” said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, “I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl.”
The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $ 25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “I don’t like to part with it,” she said sadly, “I inherited it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But I really need the money.”
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The man, however, was nowhere to be found.
The man said he wanted to buy a pearl for ________________.
A.his wife
B.his mother-in-law
C.his own mother
D.no one
He paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because ________________.
A.he was very rich
B.he wanted to make the jeweler believe him
C.he was anxious to get it
D.his business had been successful
He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be ________________.
A.exactly the same size as the black on
B.exactly the same quality as the black one
C.worth no more than $ 25,000
D.exactly as big and nice as the black one
Many people answered the advertisement because they wanted _________________.
A.to see the perfect pearl
B.to buy some beautiful pearls too
C.to get in touch with the rich man
D.to sell their own pearl at a high price
The jeweler couldn’ t find the man anywhere because ________________.
A.he died suddenly.
B.he happened to be out
C.he got $ 20,00 by cheating and had run away with the money.
D.he wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time.
She said she was not ______ to be my wife. (worth)
Mary said that she was ______ able to wash the plates herself.
A.too
B.quite
C.much
D.very
Do you have any idea what she meant? I really can't______what she said at the meeting.
A.figure on
B.figure out
C.find out
D.find
She said she ______ the color TV set for five years.
A.had had B.had bought C.has had D.has bought