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Reading Comprehension ¡¡¡¡Dae Jang Geum(¡¶´ó³¤½ñ¡·)is a hot new Korean TV series£®Because of this series, my personal status and living standard have been greatly degraded£®My girlfriend used to cook every evening£®Well, now she does nothing but ¡¡¡¡1¡¡¡¡ in front of the TV when she¡¯s not at work, and commands me,¡°You£­go to make some instant noodles£®Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean ¡¡¡¡2¡¡¡¡£®¡± ¡¡¡¡She also swears to learn all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum£®So she orders me to ¡¡¡¡3¡¡¡¡ the TV and record any details of Jang Geum¡¯s cooking£®But when she presented her version of Korean food, it is like the dog-meal£®¡°You can ¡¡¡¡4¡¡¡¡ get things done if you find the right tools¡±, my girlfriend blamed her clumsy(±¿×¾µÄ)kitchen performances on ¡¡¡¡5¡¡¡¡£®So I decided to ¡¡¡¡6¡¡¡¡ her a new kitchen knife£®In a store, she became unusually patient when making her selection£®She finally picked one that was ¡¡¡¡7¡¡¡¡ Jang Geum¡¯s£®To prove that her slow knife skill was due to the blunt(¶ÛµÄ)knives, she ¡¡¡¡8¡¡¡¡ her cutting£®As a result, she hurt her fingers three times£®Fortunately the knife is not ¡¡¡¡9¡¡¡¡ the salesman boasts£® ¡¡¡¡My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum¡¯s Korean ¡¡¡¡10¡¡¡¡£®Not only did she talk about the dress every day, she also threatened to change my tie into a butterfly knot like the one on Jang Geum¡¯s dress£®Finally, I lost my patience and took her to a maternity shop(Ôи¾×¨Âôµê)where I recommend one suit to her,¡°Do you think it looks like a Korean dress?¡±¡¡¡¡11¡¡¡¡, my future parents-in-law just happened to be shopping at the time£®They were ¡¡¡¡12¡¡¡¡ when they saw what we were doing£® ¡¡¡¡The Dae Jang Geum series ¡¡¡¡13¡¡¡¡ realizing the ambition of the youth£®However, it fails to realize my girlfriend¡¯s£®¡¡¡¡14¡¡¡¡ being engaged in her work or study, she simply sits on the sofa every night, staring at the TV, a bag of chips in her hand£®This situation has ¡¡¡¡15¡¡¡¡ even though the series is now over£® (1) [¡¡¡¡] A£® stand B£® lie C£® seat D£® sit (2) [¡¡¡¡] A£® fruit B£® vegetables C£® dishes D£® cakes (3) [¡¡¡¡] A£® stand for B£® go by C£® pass by D£® stand by (4) [¡¡¡¡] A£® easily B£® hardly C£® difficultly D£® carefully (5) [¡¡¡¡] A£® her forks B£® her spoons C£® her knives D£® her pans (6) [¡¡¡¡] A£® buy B£® borrow C£® lend D£® fetch (7) [¡¡¡¡] A£® better than B£® the closest shape of C£® sharper than D£® taken from (8) [¡¡¡¡] A£® speeded up B£® slowed down C£® brought down D£® improved (9) [¡¡¡¡] A£® as fast as B£® as dull as C£® as slow as D£® as sharp as (10) [¡¡¡¡] A£® diet style B£® dish flavor C£® dressing style D£® cooking style (11) [¡¡¡¡] A£® Coincidently B£® Disappointedly C£® Fortunately D£® Excitedly (12) [¡¡¡¡] A£® very puzzled B£® pretty satisfied C£® very pleased D£® pretty shocked (13) [¡¡¡¡] A£® shoots at B£® aims at C£® directs at D£® works at (14) [¡¡¡¡] A£® In spite of B£® Because of C£® Instead of D£® In case of (15) [¡¡¡¡] A£® changed little B£® turned a lot C£® developed a little D£® improved a lot

Answer 1

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(1)	sit is an intransitive verb, while seat is a transitive verb, we say seat oneself£®Pay attention to Well here, it is also a transitional word indicating the adversative relation between two sentences£®
(2)	the writer¡¯s girlfriend take instant noodles as Korean food£®Dishes here means food£®
(3)	stand by means be ready or available for a certain service, here the writer is ready to record any details of cooking£®e£®g£®Stand by to receive a message£®
(4)	this sentence is said by my girlfriend£®Since she blamed her clumsy performances on her tool, she may say good tools will get things done easily£®
(5)	in the next sentence, the writer decided to buy her a new kitchen knife£®
(6)	in the store shows they will buy knives£®
(7)	since the girlfriend learns nearly everything from Dae Jang Geum, the most suitable choice should be B£®the closest shape of
(8)	instead of using the knife slowly, i£®e£®her slow knife skill, she speeded up her cutting£®
(9)	people say a sharp knife, and Fortunately shows she only has some small cuts in her fingers£®So it is not as sharp as the salesman boasts£®
(10)	she talked about the dress every day£®
(11)	my future parents-in-law just happened to be shopping, so it is coincidently£®
(12)	my future parents-in-law were thinking their daughter is pregnant, for they were shopping in the maternity shop, but they haven¡¯t married yet£®
(13)	aim at£ºdirect one¡¯s efforts to do, intend to do, direct(vt£®)sth£®at£ºturn sth£®in the stated direction E£®g£®The warning is directed at you£®, work at£ºdo an activity£®E£®g£®work at the hospital
(14)	indicates the adversative relation between two sentences£®
(15)	even though here shows concenssional relation between the main clause and the subordinate clause£®Since the TV series is over, my girlfriend should go back to what she was, say used to cook every evening£®Even though indicates things change little£®