I ______ my things to a hotel in Green Street.A.gatheredB.gotC.movedD.pitched
I ______ my things to a hotel in Green Street.
A.gathered
B.got
C.moved
D.pitched
I ______ my things to a hotel in Green Street.
A.gathered
B.got
C.moved
D.pitched
Her love and devotion for my brother and me made our lack of material possessions seem insignificant. Even today, if I were given a choice between having love at home and wealth, I would want it just the way I had it. I grew up poor in material things but rich in love.
Since my father was never around long enough to teach me physical things or to play games with me, I didn't succeed in any competitive sport. My mother did her best as a substitute, throwing a ball with me in the lot(空地) behind our house, but it wasn't the same. She was too protective of me, and I didn't have enough confidence in my own abilities to really try anything physically demanding.
The story suggests that the author is______his mother.
A.proud of
B.worried about
C.pitiful for
D.concerned about
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pick to up spider Australia
Nicola: Spiders. Ijust can't go near a (1)________.
Lisa: I, m really scared of flying, so I can't go to America or (2)__________ for my holidays.
Peter:Heghts.I can,t go(3)____________a ladder or anything like that.I'm not very keen (4)____________flying either.but I,m not scared of it.
Joseph:(5)__________-.I know it,s silly, but I'm really terrified(6)__________going to the dentist.
Guy:Spiders,Wasps. In fact, all kinds of things that crawl or buzz round your head.
Chris:Nothing really.My brother doesn't like spiders, so I have to (7)________them up and throw them outside.
Philip: (8)_________I suppose. I didn't learn to swim when I was little and now 1'm too scared (9)_________try.
Miriam: Cows. And spiders. Stupid really,isn,t it? Big things like(10)___________and little things like spiders
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.
When I lost my notebooks, I was devastated; all the ideas I'd had over the past two years were contained within their pages. I could remember only a few of them, but had the impression that those I couldn't recall were truly brilliant. Those little books were crammed with the plots of award-winning novels and scripts for radio comedy shows that were only two-thirds as bad as the ones on at the moment.
That's not all, though. In my reminiscence, my lost notebooks contained sketches for many innovative and incredible machines. In one book there was a design for a device that could turn sea water into apple cider; in another, plan for an automatic dog; in a third, sketches for a pair of waterproof shoes with television screens built into the toes. Now all of these plans are lost to humanity.
I found my notebooks again. It turns out they weren't in the bike pannier at all, but in a carrier bag in my spare room, where I found six months after supposedly losing them. And when I flipped through their pages, ready to run to the patent office in the morning, I discovered they were completely full of rubbish.
Discovering the notebooks really shook me up. I had firmly come to believe they were brimming with brilliant, inventive stuff--and yet clearly they weren't. I had deluded myself.
After surveying my nonsense, I found that this halo effect always attaches itself to things that seem irretrievably lost. Don't we all have a sneaking feeling that the weather was sunnier, TV shows funnier and cake-shop buns bunnier in the not-very-distant past?
All this would not matter much except that it is a powerful element in reactionary thought, this belief in a better yesterday. After all, racism often stems from a delusion that things have deteriorated since "they" came. What a boon to society it would be if people could visit the past and see that it wasn't the paradise they imagine but simply the present with different hats.
Sadly, time travel is impossible.
Until now, that is. Because I've suddenly remembered I left a leather jacket in an Indonesian restaurant a couples of years ago, and I'm absolutely certain that in the inside pocket there was a sketch I'd made...
By "only two-thirds as bad as the ones on at the moment", the author means"______".
A.better than
B.as bad as
C.worse than
D.as good as
My parents married on September 14,1940, alter a brief dating. She was nearly 30 and knew it was time to 'start a family. The handsome, well-educated man wh0 came by the, office where she worked looked like a good bet. He was attracted by her figure, her blue eyes. The romance didn't last long.
Seeds of difference grew almost immediately. She liked to travel; he hated the thought. He loved golf; she did not. He was a Republican, she a loyal Democrat. They fought at the bridge table, at the dinner table, over money, over the perceived shortcomings of their respective in-laws.
There was a hope that they would change once they retired, and the angry winds did calm somewhat, but what remained changed itself into bright, hard bitterness. "I always thought we'd..." my mother would begin, before launching into a precise listing of my father's faults. The complaints were recited so often, I can repeat them by heart today. As he listened, my father would say angry threats and curses in a low voice.
It wasn't the happiest marriage, but as their 602 anniversary(纪念日)approached, my sister and I decided to throw a party. Sixty years was a long time, after alit why not try to make the best of things? We'd provide the cake, the balloons, the toasts, and they'd follow one rule: no fighting.
The agreement was honored. We had a wonderful day. When we thought back, we found it was an important celebration, because soon after, things began to change for my parents.
Bob married Nancy because of______.
A.her nice appearance
B.her good education
C.her romantic nature
D.her position as an office girl
B.paying closer attention
C.Secely yours
D.writing to apologize for
E.related to
F.instead of detention
G.Promise
H.were discussing
Dear Mrs.Smith,
I am____1___passing notes in class.I realize that you__2____important concepts that are going to help us write our upcoming analysis essays and do well in the final exams, and I should have been____3____.___4_____, I'll limit my classroom communication to helpful comments that are_____5___the subject matter and wait to discuss personal things until after class.
I also wanted to thank you for giving me a warming___6_____because my coach would
have benched me if I had been late to practice.I___7_____ you won't have to make that
decision again.__8____
Kelly Tammen
One area of change id television.When I started school, most people didn’t have a television; TV was just beginning get__3__.My father__4__to go all out(尽全力)and buy a 16-inch black and white set.Still remember__5__the Disney cartoon films.That was exciting!
Now, televisions have larger pictures in full color.The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more__6__.The new high definition(高清晰度)sets are as clear as__7__screens.
The type and number of programs have__8__greatly.There are hundreds of channels(频道)and more shows than one person could ever watch.There are many fine entertainment and educational shows.There’s also a lot of garbage that most parents don’t want their kids to watch.__9__, we have more choices(选择),and that is good.
I wonder what__10__will be like when today’s kids are my age.
(1)A.forget
B.remember
C.compare
D.miss
(2)A.today’s
B.yesterday’s
C.tomorrow’s
D.future’s
(3)A.gone
B.new
C.expensive
D.popular
(4)A.made
B.decided
C.hoped
D.tried
(5)A.making
B.watching
C.preparing
D.buying
(6)A.untrue
B.loud
C.high
D.realistic
(7)A.movie
B.television
C.radio
D.telephone
(8)A.lost
B.increased
C.watched
D.played
(9)A.As usual
B.Above all
C.Besides
D.Especially
(10)A.movies
B.food
C.cars
D.televisions
I learnt very soon in our relationship that Kathy was jealous. She did not like to think that I had anything that she did not have. We would have great fun going out shopping. However, if I bought, say, a dress for a party, and she thought my dress was better than hers, she would start to say slightly unkind things about it. I could not understand this at all, and even now it puzzles me.
The other problem was my mother. She thought Kathy was common. She thought Kathy had a bad influence over me. She even disliked Kathy’s way of speaking. She thought her pronunciation was common. Mum disliked Katy and looked down on her and kept telling me to stop seeing her. If ever I invited her into the house, she would be angry and tell me off as soon as Kathy was gone.
1、What is the best title for this passage?()
A.Friendship
B.Problems with our friendship
C.My friendship with Kathy
D.My good friend
2、What was Sarah’s attitude to her friend?()
A.Sarah thought she was common.
B.Sarah liked her, but didn’t like it when she was jealous.
C.Sarah was jealous of her.
D.Sarah hated her because she was jealous.
3、Sarah’s mother disliked Kathy because ______________________
A.She thought Kathy was common.
B.She knew Kathy was jealous of her daughter.
C.She thought Kathy was a bad influence on her daughter.
D.Kathy was common, and a bad influence.
4、Why was their friendship not perfect?()
A.Kathy was jealous.
B.Sarah’s mother didn’t like Kathy.
C.Sarah was too proud.
D.Both A and B.
5、Which of the following statements is not true?()
A.My friendship with Kathy was real friendship.
B.Sarah and Kathy enjoyed going out shopping together.
C.Sarah’s mother thought Kathy was a special girl.
D.Sarah does not know for sure which thing caused her to betray Kathy.
They still hadn't come when, just before noon, a man eating in our restaurant wanted a cake. I suggested that I run to the bakery next door to get some, and Johnny readily agreed. Going out of our back door, I knocked on the back door of the bakery and bought a few from the baker's helper. That cake was the only one we sold all day.
After closing, Johnny and I sat discussing things with my daughter, who had been out from serving. "An interesting thing happened just before noon," she said. "The owner of the bakery next door came in and ordered a cake of ours. She wanted to compare it with hers."
We know from the passage that ______.
A.the baker next door came to help with the opening
B.the new restaurant did not prepare all its foods
C.the son and the daughter served at the tables
D.the customers enjoyed the cakes very much