9.--What do you think of Tim?
--He appears a kind person.I don't like him______.( )
--He appears a kind person.I don't like him______.( )
A. | even so | B. | even though | C. | though | D. | yet |
8.It was August 2nd,1927.The news had spread (21)B
A man named Craig Pierce was coming to the city of Bristol.He wanted to make recordings of local people singing and playing musical instruments.And he said he would(22)D fifty dollars for each song recorded.That was a huge(23)A in those days.Many people came to Bristol that day to (24)C for Mr.Pierce.But one group seemed to have just the sound that he was(25)A .They were a man named A.P.Carter,his wife Sara,and her cousin Maybelle.They (26)Bthemselves the Carter Family.
Their first recordings were sent to (27)Cthroughout the United States.Many listeners were (28)A at what they heard.Instead of classical or jazz songs that radio stations usually played,a new(29)D was born.The Carter Family sounded (30)D.They did not sound (31)B they had taken music lessons.But it did not matter.The people in poor rural areas thought they sounded just like their (32)C.
The Carters sang songs about living in the mountains of Virginia,Tennessee,and North Carolina.They sang about the (33)B of a young man for a special girl.They sang about the beauty of nature.They sang about death and sadness.And they sang religious songs that told of the hope for a(an) (34)D life after death.
A.P.Carter sang in the group and also searched for (35)Asongs.He often traveled long (36)B to small towns in the southeastern United States.He wanted to hear the songs that (37)C people sang in their communities.He wrote down the words but kept the music in his (38)B.When he returned home,he helped Sara and Maybelle fit them to the Carter Family musical (39)A.The Carter Family soon became popular.Within three years,the Carter Family sold 300,000 recordings.
Life is like a stage,on which gold will (40)C.
A man named Craig Pierce was coming to the city of Bristol.He wanted to make recordings of local people singing and playing musical instruments.And he said he would(22)D fifty dollars for each song recorded.That was a huge(23)A in those days.Many people came to Bristol that day to (24)C for Mr.Pierce.But one group seemed to have just the sound that he was(25)A .They were a man named A.P.Carter,his wife Sara,and her cousin Maybelle.They (26)Bthemselves the Carter Family.
Their first recordings were sent to (27)Cthroughout the United States.Many listeners were (28)A at what they heard.Instead of classical or jazz songs that radio stations usually played,a new(29)D was born.The Carter Family sounded (30)D.They did not sound (31)B they had taken music lessons.But it did not matter.The people in poor rural areas thought they sounded just like their (32)C.
The Carters sang songs about living in the mountains of Virginia,Tennessee,and North Carolina.They sang about the (33)B of a young man for a special girl.They sang about the beauty of nature.They sang about death and sadness.And they sang religious songs that told of the hope for a(an) (34)D life after death.
A.P.Carter sang in the group and also searched for (35)Asongs.He often traveled long (36)B to small towns in the southeastern United States.He wanted to hear the songs that (37)C people sang in their communities.He wrote down the words but kept the music in his (38)B.When he returned home,he helped Sara and Maybelle fit them to the Carter Family musical (39)A.The Carter Family soon became popular.Within three years,the Carter Family sold 300,000 recordings.
Life is like a stage,on which gold will (40)C.
21.A.wide | B.fast | C.well | D.short |
22.A.bring | B.take | C.lend | D.pay |
23.A.sum | B.celebration | C.money | D.instrument |
24.A.wait | B.listen | C.play | D.learn |
25.A.looking for | B.looking after | C.picking up | D.picking out |
26.A.asked | B.called | C.wished | D.showed |
27.A.rural areas | B.big cities | C.radio stations | D.families |
28.A.surprised | B.good | C.slow | D.annoyed |
29.A.story | B.singer | C.song | D.sound |
30.A.interesting | B.great | C.appealing | D.different |
31.A.in case | B.as if | C.even if | D.as long as |
32.A.teachers | B.farmers | C.neighbors | D.owners |
33.A.beauty | B.love | C.respect | D.description |
34.A.bitter | B.early | C.worse | D.better |
35.A.new | B.modern | C.same | D.exact |
36.A.directions | B.distances | C.places | D.trains |
37.A.talented | B.famous | C.local | D.old |
38.A.diary | B.memory | C.songs | D.stories |
39.A.style | B.program | C.show | D.concert |
40.A.develop | B.distinguish | C.shine | D.change |
4.Last weekends,my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car.My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of (41)Cother people's cars as well.It was pretty (42)Boutside and I had no plans to(43)Cto be in the bright sun.She (44)D wanted to give lemonade(柠檬汽水)to passersby for free.I had seen little kids (45)Aand sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free.Although I felt (46)C,I decided to help her.(47)Cshe asked me,"What if we(48)C this a smile car wash?"I couldn't hold back my tears and (49)Aher and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with (50)D ideas.While I kept myself busy in drying the car,the gang walked up to me with a(n)(51)Awith beautiful images of smiles.They had"Free Car Wash"written on it and the(52)Dof their exercise was"smile".It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the (53)B to do something for others.
All that seemed (54)Dand came right from their heart.Nothing seemed to (55)A to them:their playtime,the heat outside-they just wanted to (56)Cothers and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional (57)B to help clean cars.The passersby were (58)B and one even shouted back to them saying"God Bless You,my kids…"One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars,which they refused.A pretty heartwarming (59)A!I feel blessed by being (60)Dby such wonderful and loving souls.
All that seemed (54)Dand came right from their heart.Nothing seemed to (55)A to them:their playtime,the heat outside-they just wanted to (56)Cothers and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional (57)B to help clean cars.The passersby were (58)B and one even shouted back to them saying"God Bless You,my kids…"One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars,which they refused.A pretty heartwarming (59)A!I feel blessed by being (60)Dby such wonderful and loving souls.
41.A.decorating | B.repairing | C.washing | D.drying |
42.A.dirty | B.hot | C.different | D.quiet |
43.A.practice | B.avoid | C.continue | D.suggest |
44.A.hardly | B.therefore | C.already | D.further |
45.A.serve | B.enjoy | C.buy | D.choose |
46.A.difficult | B.popular | C.confused | D.worried |
47.A.Luckily | B.Simply | C.Then | D.Finally |
48.A.order | B.leave | C.make | D.show |
49.A.encouraged | B.expected | C.invited | D.challenged |
50.A.familiar | B.ready | C.changed | D.creative |
51.A.board | B.picture | C.idea | D.car |
52.A.purpose | B.trouble | C.secret | D.theme |
53.A.need | B.duty | C.imagination | D.skill |
54.A.important | B.disappointing | C.hopeful | D.natural |
55.A.matter | B.object | C.belong | D.refer |
56.A.relax | B.try | C.help | D.smile |
57.A.friends | B.rags | C.children | D.Fruit |
58.A.interested | B.amazed | C.bored | D.frightene |
59.A.scene | B.gift | C.story | D.explanation |
60.A.supported | B.understood | C.refused | D.surrounded |
3.Someone recently asked me when I became more confident about my abilities as an entrepreneur(企业家).I thought it was a funny question (41)CI'm not very confident at all,and constantly filled with (42)Babout every decision I make.
It doesn't exactly hold me back in my work,it's just that I am very (43)Aof what I do,and I'm always (44)Don the way I work,think and talk.I have also learned over the years that making a decision is often more important than making the(45)Adecision.Preferably your decisions are the right ones,but inaction or indecisiveness is more (46)Bthan making the wrong decisions every now and then.
There is one thing I have learned over the years that I wish I had learned earlier in my career.And that is the (47)Cthat I am not stupid.
It sounds logical,but I often sat in on meetings and heard people explain things and then(48)Ato myself,"I don't understand that.Maybe I'm stupid?"or I would hear about a startup(初创公司) and I wouldn't (49)D their business model and think I'm stupid.Or I would hear an entrepreneur speak and think,"That all like(50)Bbullshit,but I must be stupid,because other people seem to love it."
A couple of years ago,I came to the (51)B that I was not stupid at all.When people in meetings say things I don't'understand I (52)Aup and tell them so.Usually,I hear a sigh of (53)Cin the room and find out nobody understood what was being talked about.
When I don't understand a business model it usually means there is not one,or it (54)D.Turns out I'm not stupid and (55)BI don't understand it,most people won't understand it at all. (56)Adoubting my own abilities I've learned to (57)Cmy"bullshit radar"a bit more and not understanding something is a clear sign that something is (58)D.
My advice to young entrepreneurs is this:you are not stupid!If something does not make(59)D,if it sounds stupid,if you don't understand it,something is wrong!Trust your gut(本能的)(60)A.Feel free not to know and be honest when you don't understand something!
It doesn't exactly hold me back in my work,it's just that I am very (43)Aof what I do,and I'm always (44)Don the way I work,think and talk.I have also learned over the years that making a decision is often more important than making the(45)Adecision.Preferably your decisions are the right ones,but inaction or indecisiveness is more (46)Bthan making the wrong decisions every now and then.
There is one thing I have learned over the years that I wish I had learned earlier in my career.And that is the (47)Cthat I am not stupid.
It sounds logical,but I often sat in on meetings and heard people explain things and then(48)Ato myself,"I don't understand that.Maybe I'm stupid?"or I would hear about a startup(初创公司) and I wouldn't (49)D their business model and think I'm stupid.Or I would hear an entrepreneur speak and think,"That all like(50)Bbullshit,but I must be stupid,because other people seem to love it."
A couple of years ago,I came to the (51)B that I was not stupid at all.When people in meetings say things I don't'understand I (52)Aup and tell them so.Usually,I hear a sigh of (53)Cin the room and find out nobody understood what was being talked about.
When I don't understand a business model it usually means there is not one,or it (54)D.Turns out I'm not stupid and (55)BI don't understand it,most people won't understand it at all. (56)Adoubting my own abilities I've learned to (57)Cmy"bullshit radar"a bit more and not understanding something is a clear sign that something is (58)D.
My advice to young entrepreneurs is this:you are not stupid!If something does not make(59)D,if it sounds stupid,if you don't understand it,something is wrong!Trust your gut(本能的)(60)A.Feel free not to know and be honest when you don't understand something!
(41)A.if | B.unless | C.because | D.when |
(42)A.disappointment | B.doubt | C.terror | D.curiosity |
(43)A.conscious | B.tired | C.ashamed | D.fond |
(44)A.insisting | B.working | C.relying | D.reflecting |
(45)A.right | B.tough | C.firm | D.final |
(46)A.boring | B.costly | C.disgusting | D.significant |
(47)A.truth | B.concept | C.realization | D.reputation |
(48)A.thought | B.referred | C.smiled | D.came |
(49)A.mind | B.know | C.love | D.understand |
(50)A.tastes | B.sounds | C.smells | D.looks |
(51)A.compromise | B.conclusion | C.point | D.agreement |
(52)A.speak | B.look | C.hang | D.cheer |
(53)A.despair | B.pleasure | C.relief | D.impatience |
(54)A.disappears | B.stops | C.approaches | D.sucks |
(55)A.since | B.if | C.as | D.while |
(56)A.Instead of | B.Apart from | C.As well as | D.Regardless of |
(57)A.operate | B.differentiate | C.trust | D.inspect |
(58)A.in | B.up | C.on | D.off |
(59)A.progress | B.history | C.money | D.sense |
(60)A.feeling | B.level | C.happiness | D.comfort |
1.With time flying,people become aged.Then many people even in their middle age often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be.We suddenly can't remember (41)A we put the keys just a moment ago,or an old friend's name,or the name of an old band we used to love.As the brain (42)B,we refer to these occurrences as"senior moments."(43)D seemingly innocent,this loss of mental focus can potentially have a(n)(44)C effect on our social and (45)A well-being.
Neuroscientists,experts who study the nervous system,are increasingly showing that there's actually a lot that can be done.It (46)A out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do,and the right mental (47)C can significantly improve our basic cognitive(认知)(48)B.Thinking is basically a (49)Dof making connections in the brain.To a certain extent,our ability to (50)C in making the connections is inherited(继承). (51)D,because these connections are made through effort and practice,scientists believe that intelligence can expand and wave (52)Amental effort.
Now,a new Web-based company has taken a step(53)B and developed the first"brain training program"designed to actually help people improve and(54)A their mental sharpness.
The Web-based program (55)D you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills.The program keeps a(n)(56)B of your progress and provides detailed feedback(反馈)about your performance and (57)D.Most importantly,it(58)C changes and improves the games you play to(59)C up the strengths you are developing-much like a(n)(60)Bexercise routine which requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.
Neuroscientists,experts who study the nervous system,are increasingly showing that there's actually a lot that can be done.It (46)A out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do,and the right mental (47)C can significantly improve our basic cognitive(认知)(48)B.Thinking is basically a (49)Dof making connections in the brain.To a certain extent,our ability to (50)C in making the connections is inherited(继承). (51)D,because these connections are made through effort and practice,scientists believe that intelligence can expand and wave (52)Amental effort.
Now,a new Web-based company has taken a step(53)B and developed the first"brain training program"designed to actually help people improve and(54)A their mental sharpness.
The Web-based program (55)D you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills.The program keeps a(n)(56)B of your progress and provides detailed feedback(反馈)about your performance and (57)D.Most importantly,it(58)C changes and improves the games you play to(59)C up the strengths you are developing-much like a(n)(60)Bexercise routine which requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.
41.A.where | B.when | C.that | D.why |
42.A.improves | B.fades | C.recovers | D.falls |
43.A.If | B.Unless | C.Once | D.While |
44.A.irregular | B.limited | C.damaging | D.positive |
45.A.personal | B.psychological | C.mental | D.physical |
46.A.turns | B.finds | C.points | D.figures |
47.A.connection | B.responses | C.workouts | D.associations |
48.A.style | B.functions | C.circumstances | D.atmosphere |
49.A.steps | B.condition | C.consequences | D.process |
50.A.insist | B.believe | C.succeed | D.fail |
51.A.Therefore | B.Moreover | C.Otherwise | D.However |
52.A.according to | B.regardless of | C.apart from | D.instead of |
53.A.back | B.further | C.aside | D.around |
54.A.regain | B.reflect | C.review | D.respond |
55.A.suggests | B.makes | C.hurries | D.allows |
56.A.hold | B.record | C.order | D.pace |
57.A.judgement | B.discouragement | C.encouragement | D.improvement |
58.A.irregularly | B.habitually | C.constantly | D.unusually |
59.A.carry | B.put | C.build | D.take |
60.A.risky | B.effective | C.meaningless | D.familiar |
20.One afternoon last summer I was driving along on my way home when I noticed a woman at the roadside near the edge of town.She was(41)Ba wheeled suitcase and was having a rough way to go since there was no sidewalk,only grass.
I pulled over to a nearby parking lot to(42)Aher.I suspected that she was(43)Dthe homeless shelter across the street.(44)Cit became apparent that she was on her way somewhere,I continued to observe.She appeared to be in her fifties and was dressed very(45)B,a skirt nearly to her ankles,a blouse,and a lace shawl around her shoulders.In truth,I was not only(46)Aher situation but whether or not she had the (47)Ato harm me if I intervened(干涉).
After a couple of minutes I turned around,pulled the car up next to her and offered her a(48)D.She accepted.Her story was(49)C,but she did share that she had been travelling for a while and that(50)Bhad helped her along the way.Her(51)Dwas a city about three hours drive from where we were and it didn't sound as though she had a place to go there.I offered to take her to the half way point and she accepted.
Along the way,we stopped for food and drink for her which she(52)Don paying for with her own money.When we well reached me town I had agreed to take her to,she asked if we could stop at a grocery store.
I was(53)Cthat by this time she had developed enough(54)Ain me to leave her suitcase in the car while she shopped.While she was inside I located a Holiday Inn nearby and(55)Cahead to see if mere were(56)B;I explained my rather unusual situation to the person on the other(57)Dof the phone.
Upon her(58)Bfrom the grocery store,I shared what I had done and she(59)Dmy offer of a room for the night.We drove to the(60)Cand the kind young woman there provided what discounts she could as well as a room with a refrigerator.She stated that she was touched that"people don't do this kind of thing."
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I pulled over to a nearby parking lot to(42)Aher.I suspected that she was(43)Dthe homeless shelter across the street.(44)Cit became apparent that she was on her way somewhere,I continued to observe.She appeared to be in her fifties and was dressed very(45)B,a skirt nearly to her ankles,a blouse,and a lace shawl around her shoulders.In truth,I was not only(46)Aher situation but whether or not she had the (47)Ato harm me if I intervened(干涉).
After a couple of minutes I turned around,pulled the car up next to her and offered her a(48)D.She accepted.Her story was(49)C,but she did share that she had been travelling for a while and that(50)Bhad helped her along the way.Her(51)Dwas a city about three hours drive from where we were and it didn't sound as though she had a place to go there.I offered to take her to the half way point and she accepted.
Along the way,we stopped for food and drink for her which she(52)Don paying for with her own money.When we well reached me town I had agreed to take her to,she asked if we could stop at a grocery store.
I was(53)Cthat by this time she had developed enough(54)Ain me to leave her suitcase in the car while she shopped.While she was inside I located a Holiday Inn nearby and(55)Cahead to see if mere were(56)B;I explained my rather unusual situation to the person on the other(57)Dof the phone.
Upon her(58)Bfrom the grocery store,I shared what I had done and she(59)Dmy offer of a room for the night.We drove to the(60)Cand the kind young woman there provided what discounts she could as well as a room with a refrigerator.She stated that she was touched that"people don't do this kind of thing."
41.A.fighting against | B.struggling with | C.wrestling of | D.striving for |
42.A.watch | B.monitor | C.anticipate | D.inspect |
43.A.setting off | B.getting through | C.referring to | D.heading for |
44.A.For | B.With | C.As | D.So |
45.A.fashionably | B.conservatively | C.untidily | D.shabbily |
46.A.assessing | B.circulating | C.accessing | D.adjusting |
47.A.potential | B.talent | C.anxiety | D.ability |
48.A.chance | B.gift | C.favor | D.lift |
49.A.abstract | B.concrete | C.vague | D.ambitious |
50.A.friends | B.strangers | C.relatives | D.by-standers |
51.A.home | B.place | C.habitat | D.destination |
52.A.persisted | B.stuck | C.objected | D.insisted |
53.A.satisfied | B.confused | C.touched | D.amused |
54.A.trust | B.confidence | C.interest | D.relief |
55.A.scheduled | B.bargained | C.called | D.urged |
56.A.houses | B.vacancies | C.shelters | D.differences |
57.A.line | B.tip | C.side | D.end |
58.A.recovery | B.return | C.arrival | D.departure |
59.A.declined | B.rejected | C.received | D.accepted |
60.A.city | B.restaurant | C.hotel | D.grocery |