For a long time they walked without saying ______ word. Jim was the first to break ______ silence.

A. the; a     B. a; the　　C. a; 不填     D. the; 不填

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are    11   . Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to   12  it. Creativity isn’t always  13 with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time   14   think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
　　Making connections. This technique involves taking   15  ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words  16  with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the   17 to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original   18  ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
　　NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t   19  . You have as much time /space / money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new  20  . If your goal is to learn to ski,    21  , you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now   22   this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a    23  point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the  24   in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their    25 . The best fishermen think like fish!

—How do you　　　　 to her unkindly behavior? —Only silence.

　 Which of the following is wrong?

　 A．react　　　 B．answer　　　 C．reply　　　 D．respond

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　　I was shown into the waiting room, which as I had 1 , was full. There were dirty 2 on the wall , and the tattered (撕碎的) magazines on the table 3 a great pile of waste paper. I took my seat and decided to 4 the time watching people around me. A young man beside me was turning over the 5 of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was 6 to understand what he was looking at, for every three minutes or so he would 7 the magazine onto the table, seize another, and sink back into his 8 . Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to keep her son from 9 . The boy had clearly grown tired of 10 . He had placed an ashtray(烟灰缸) on the floor and was making plane-sounds 11 he waved a pencil in his hand. Near him an old man was fast asleep, and the boy's mother was afraid that sooner or later her son would 12 the gentleman. At the same time the 13 man next to me kept sighing (叹气) loudly. 14 , he got up, walked towards the door and began taking down the pictures on the 15 .Soon growing 16 , he snatched one more magazine out of the bottom of the pile and 17 tiredly into a chair. Just then the boy had become quiet and was sleeping in her mother's arms.

　　There was a complete 18 in the room as the door opened and a nurse entered. The people looked up with a ray of 19 in the eyes, then settled down again as the next 20 patient was let out of the

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One night this summer, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air­ conditioned and I couldn’t face my 36 apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to 37 the opening between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the　38　every time she leaned over to talk to him, 39　he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such　40 in a public place？I thought the movie would help improve my English, but as it 41 ,it was an Italian movie. 42 about an hour I decided to give up the movie and 43　my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they gave me so much popcorn！It tasted pretty good , 44. With time going by, I understood 45 of the romantic­ sounding Italians. I just heard the 46 of the popcorn chewed between my teeth. My thought started to 47.I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 48 to watch a host on TV frequently. He seemed like a good friend to me, until I saw him　49　on TV in New York speaking　50　English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t　51　have a Korean accent！I felt like I had been betrayed (背叛)．
When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 　52 we had picked up a few words, my mother suggested that we all should practise English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became terribly　53 and we all seemed to avoid each other. When we couldn’t avoid seeing each other, our expressions were stiff (僵硬的)．Sitting at the dinner table we preferred silence to　54　a difficult language. Mother　55　to say something in English but it came out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it！We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.