题目内容
If the manager had to choose between the two, he would say John was _____choice.
A. good B. the best C. better D. the better
D
解析:
两者中较好的一个应用the+better。
A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspaper.
“Last week, ” he said, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As
it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn’t get it back. ”
“How did you write your advertisement? ” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.
“Here it is, ” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street. ”
“Now, ” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I’ll buy you a new one. ”
The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn’t wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known. ”
This appeared in the newspaper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors, and his own was among them. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.
【小题1】The result of the first advertisement was that____ .
A.the man got his umbrella back |
B.the man wasted some money advertising |
C.nobody found the missing umbrella |
D.the umbrella was found somewhere near the church |
A.buy a new umbrella |
B.go on looking for his umbrella |
C.write another and better advertisement |
D.report the police |
A.was quite sure of success |
B.wanted to buy him a new umbrella |
C.didn’t know what to do |
D.was rich enough to buy one |
A.a useless advertisement |
B.how to make an effective advertisement |
C.how the man lost and found his umbrella |
D.what the merchant did for the umbrella owner |
Is there anything more important than health? I don’t think so. “Health is the greatest wealth.” wise people say. You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill. If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should go to the doctor.
The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. After that he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice. Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story.
An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day. A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office. He looked cheerful and happy. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man. “But you know, doctor,” he said, “it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”
【小题1】The writer thinks that_____.
A.health is more important than wealth |
B.work is as important as studies |
C.medicine is more important than pleasure |
D.nothing is more important than money |
A.without examining the patient |
B.after he has examined the patient |
C.if the patient doesn’t take medicine |
D.unless the patient feels pain |
A.he was feeling better than ever |
B.he wasn’t a healthy man |
C.he was feeling worse than before |
D.he will be well again |
A.was a heavy smoker | B.didn’t smoke so much |
C.didn’t smoke | D.began to learn to smoke |
A.The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill. |
B.The man told the doctor he couldn’t remember things. |
C.The man thanked the doctor. |
D.The man didn’t follow the doctor’s advice. |