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2. He was very busy yesterday, he would have come to the meeting.
2. otherwise/or
It's only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it "extremely embarrassing" in a companywide email—which1 , he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what1did was something 2 in the company should ever do.
I wish I 3 give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least,I wish I could explain it somehow― 4 it on youth,inexperience or ignorance. Unfortu?nately,I'm 5 ,experienced and I know better.
6 I work with some very kind and compassionate (富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to 7 by my desk and offer comfort,encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar 8 they have made. Evidently I'm not the only " 9 " person here.
One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois,the muchhonoured,muchrespected professional who 10 the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely11about her work,and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would 12 to such an extremely embarrassing incident.
As I expected,Lois didn't pass over the 13 when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it directly,14 with empathetic consideration. She listened to my 15 . Just as I was ready to express my regrets,she brought my selfpity partly to a(n) 16 .
"It happened", she said. "There's nothing you can do to 17 that. It hap?pened. But it's over now. It's 18 . It's in the past. You need to let it go,and move on."And with that she returned her 19 to her work,as if to say, "We're done here."
I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those 20 words:It's over. It's done. Let it go. And mostly,move on.
1. A. by the way B. in the way C. on the way D. to the way
2. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. the one
3. A. should B. might C. will D. could
4. A. fix B. blame C. rely D. put
5. A. outgoing B. old
C. cheerful D. energetic
6. A. Thankfully B. Naturally C. Generally D. Hopefully
7. A. work B. stop C. watch D. sit
8. A. decisions B. troubles C. attempts D. mistakes
9. A. annoying B. confusing C. embarrassing D. puzzling
10. A. repairs B. wants C. works D. occupies
11. A. mad B. serious C. curious D. hopeful
12. A. react B. agree C. turn D. object
13. A. issue B. outcome C. criterion D. message
14. A. for B. therefore C. but D. otherwise
15. A. challenge B. imagination C. conclusion D. explanation
16. A. order B. key
C. end D. process
17. A. forget B. ruin
C. prevent D. change
18. A. broken B. done C. lost D. kept
19. A. attention B. skill
C. patience D. interest
20. A. sweet B. pleasant C. meaningful D. colourful
3-D cinema has been around since the early 20th century,but Hollywood brought the technology back in 2007. Many thought it was just a trick to make more money. But then came Avatar,the first mustsee movie in3-D.
But since Avatar,3-D cinema has struggled. In2010,several 3-D movies bombed at the box office. And by late 2010,some people said the technology was dead. Of course,this isn't the first time Hollywood has struggled with new tech?nology. Although sound was added to movies in the late 1920s,it took audience time to get used to the new technology. But in the end,sound and colour became the standard. James Cameron,director of Avatar,thinks we're going through the same process with 3- D.
Some day cinemas are charging too much for 3-D movies. In the US,seeing a 3-D movie can cost up to $ 7. 5 more than seeing it in 2 D. Also,a recent study at the California State University has found audience don't actually enjoy movies in 3-D any more than in 2- D. Walter Murch,a famous movie editor,wrote in 2011 that human beings have no ability to process 3-D images. Watching a 3-D movie confu?ses our brain and this is why some people get headaches.
But James Cameron disagrees. In fact,he recently predicted that in five years all movies will be in 3- D. And there are signs that 3-D is fighting back. More 3-D movies were put on the market in 2012 than ever before. The Lion King3-D recently made over $ 150 million at the box office,and Cameron's Titanic3-D made even more.
Who knows what the future holds for 3-D? Steven Spielberg recently said, "I'm hoping 3-D gets to a point where people don't notice it because then it just be?comes another tool and helps tell a story."
5. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably means that in 2010,3-D movies ,
A. were not successful B. became popular
C. developed quickly D. were of poor quality
6. The example of sound and colour is used mainly to show that .
A. Hollywood tends to absorb what is new
B. 3-D technology takes time to be accepted
C. Hollywood struggles with new technology
D. high technology helps to make better movies
7. In Walter Murch's opinion,3-D movies .
A. bring movie makers great profits
B. are more expensive than 2-D movies
C. do great harm to people's health
D. are unsuitable for people to watch
8. What can we learn from the text?
A. Avatar was the first 3-D movie.
B. 3-D cinema has existed for years.
C. Titanic3-D has made the most money.
D. 2012 witnessed the coming of 3-D's time.
5. The committee made up of 10 members decided the date for the meeting.
1. I (去) to my cousin's birthday party last night,but I was not available. (go)
3. If I (be) you,I wouldn't ring him back.
7. Everyone is satisfied with his (翻译) of this poem.
4. Nobody likes (tease) in public. Neither do I.
3. With modern telecommunications,we don't have to wait for weeks to get news from around the world.
―If there were no modern telecommunications,we for weeks to get news from around the world.