One day I ______ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a sta
A.came across
B.came about
C.came after
D.came at
A.came across
B.came about
C.came after
D.came at
A.another day
B.other days
C.one day
D.the other day
Little __________that I would one day take part in a war that would last for six years.
A. I knew
B. I know
C. would I know
D. did I know
We forget our surroundings and even our identity because______.
A.the reading environment is very good
B.the book is extremely interesting and attractive
C.we are alone and no one interrupts us
D.we are asked to return the book the second day
I (21) by Mr. J. Gerald Cowcamper's house one day and was greeted by a rather old looking dog. She was a gentle beast who (22) her tail as she pushed her nose against my hand.
"What's her (23) ?" I asked.
"I call her 'Dog Face'," replied the old (24) .
" (25) do you call her that?" I inquired.
"Isn't it obvious?" asked Mr. Cowcamper.
"Not really."
Mr. Cowcamper cradled the old animal's head in his hands. "If you (26) at just the right angle, you can see that she seems to have a dog's face," he (27) .
"But she is a (28) !" I said.
"Shhhh!" Mr. Cowcamper responded with the loudest whisper I have ever (29) . "Don't let her hear you say that!
I said (30) , because I didn't know what to say.
21 . A. stopped
B. ran
C. went
D. carried
He wanted to telephone the garage for help. The door was opened by one of his patients.
"Oh, Doctor," she said, "I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly in deed. There has been a very bad accident on the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help."
The story took place ______.
A.on a rainy day
B.in summer
C.in September
D.on a cold day
"Hold on, lad, 1 am going to buy only one pair? "I know that," said he, "but I want you to see how beautiful these are. Aren't they wonderful!' There was on his face an expression of seriousness and pride and delight as if he were showing to me the secret of his religion(宗教). I became far more interested in him than in the socks. I looked at him in surprise. "My friend," said I, "if you can keep this up, if this is not just from a new job, if you can keep up this high spirit and excitement day after day, in ten years you will win every sock shop in the United States."
What did the writer want to buy one fine afternoon?
A.A pair of shoes.
B.A pair of socks.
C.Two pairs of shoes.
D.Two pairs of socks.
One day the lawyer said to him, "One thousand dollars, and here is the money. "As Hobbs took the package of noted, he was very dumbfounded. He didn't know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, "I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I' d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost myplace of the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it's too much for one and too little for the other."
"Here is the reading of your uncle's will", said the lawyer, "telling what is to be clone with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it." " Yes, I see. I'll do that. "said the young man.
He wanted to borrow money because he wanted to ______.
A.study abroad
B.work abroad
C.pay for the debts
D.learn to paint pictures
In a【11】, I sold all my stock in the company, paying【12】margin debt with cash advances from my【13】card. Because I owned so many shares, I【14】a small fortune, half of it from money I borrowed from the brokerage company. One month, I am a【15】, the next, a loser. This one big loss was my first lesson in the market.
My father was a stockbroker, as way my grandfather【16】him. (In fact, he founded one of Chicago's earliest brokerage firms. ) But like so many things in life, we don't learn anything until we【17】it for ourselves. The only way to really understand the inner【18】of the stock market is to invest your own hard-earned money. When all your stocks are doing【19】and you feel like a winner, you learn very little. It's when all your stocks are losing and everyone is questioning your stock-picking【20】that you find out if you have what it takes to invest in the market.
(1)
A.at
B.in
C.from
D.by
Later that year I got a job as an entertainer in small clubs, and suddenly I knew this was the career I had been searching for. The world of the theater was far removed from the world of my father, yet I found myself returning to him time and again, for the same reason his friends did.
When I was 20 I got what every actor dreams of—a permanent job! At that time, at the depth of the depression, actors were out of work by the hundreds, yet I wanted to quit that job because I needed new experiences and challenges.
Pop heard me out, then said, "There are some people who always have to test themselves, to stretch their wings and try new winds. If you think you can find more happiness and usefulness this way, then you should do it." This advice came from a man who never left a secure job in his life, who had the European tradition of family responsibility, but who knew I was different. He understood what I needed to do and he helped me do it.
For the next few years I worked in clubs, and then I got my big break, appearing in a major movie. After that I went to Hollywood, and from then on Pop lived with me and my family there. We had a big party one evening. That night I thought Pop might enjoy hearing some of the old folk songs we used to sing at home. When I began to sing, the music and the memories were too much for him to resist, and he came over to join me. I faded away, and he was in the middle of the room singing alone—in a clear, true voice. He sang for 15 minutes before some of the world's highest-paid stars. This simple, kindly old man singing of our European roots had touched something deep in these sophisticated people. When he finished there was overwhelming applause.
I knew the applause that night was not just for a performance; it was for a man.
By saying "to be happy every day is to be not happy at all", Pop means ______.
A.one should not be happy every day
B.it is impossible for one to be happy every day
C.people should not pursue happy life alone
D.people should have a realistic attitude toward life
In the past, I tried my best to【25】myself happy. I thought if I could freely get and do what I wanted to, I【26】be happy. Certainly, it was possible but I was【27】Though I could be happy at times, I couldn't keep my happiness for a long time. Why? One day, when I told a friend of mine what I【28】about happiness, he smiled and said only a few words, "Happiness is not a single thing but a by- product(副产品)." I was surprised, but he was really【29】
Someone thinks money can【30】everything, but when he becomes a millionaire after his work, perhaps he【31】find that he has new【32】. And he has to go to church for【33】. Sometimes love can bring happiness,【34】at other times it【35】misunderstanding, tiredness, and even quarrelling. Happiness is only a by-product of all【36】of things you love to do. You can not grasp it in a【37】way. That is, it is not a thing existing in material form. but in your senses. You should tell yourself, "I do not【38】whether I'm happy or not. But I must love my life." And one day you will suddenly find happiness【39】has quietly【40】.
(41)
A.what
B.that
C.which
D.it