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Simon calculates as quickly as Debbie, but not as ________ .
A. accurately B. abruptly C. properly D. clearly
A
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This is a story about doing well by doing good. Sandy Greenberg was a very good student, 36 he came from a poor family. He went to Columbia University on a scholarship and there he met his 37 who also was receiving financial aid(经济资助).
Sandy got a(n) 38 disease during his second year at university. The 39 was, it wasn’t found out early enough, and 40 he became nearly blind. But Sandy said that he was so 41 because when he lost his 42 , his roommate read his textbooks to him every night. Because of this, Sandy went on with his study and 43 with honors. Later he went off to study at Oxford. He was still quite 44 , but he had managed to 45 about five hundred dollars as he went along. His roommate, 46 , also went on to graduate school(研究生院). One day, Sandy got a call from him at Oxford, telling him that he 47 $500 to start a(n) 48 business. So Sandy sent all the 49 he had saved to his roommate. He said, “What else could I do? He made my life; I needed to do 50 to make his life. ”
Sandy’s roommate was Art Garfunkel, who became a famous singer. He 51 up with another musician named Paul Simon. That $500 52 them a lot and they made a record that eventually became “The Sound of Silence”.
Each of us will be faced with problems we didn’t 53 in our lives. How we are able to deal with those difficulties will be 54 by how we deal with others along the way. What we get will depend a lot on what we 55 .
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Do you ever run out of great books to read? So what should I read next? Is fast-paced crime fiction your thing?
Try the new Patricia Cornwell book, Scarpetta(Putnam). She is such an able writer and handles complex forensic(法庭的) intelligence with ease. You need to be prepared, though, for the world you're entering—this isn't for the faint of heart, let's say.
If peace is more your thing, try Mary Pipher's wonderful new book, Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World (Riverhead). Mary is a lovely, comfortable writer who takes the reader through her personal awakening after reputation and fortune came her way. Even if you've never experienced life as a bestselling writer (as she has done, in her book years back, Reviving Ophelia), you'll totally understand and sympathize with her renewed need for privacy, distance and quiet.
What if you want a straightforward, totally thrilling read with vivid characters, set about World War II? You cannot go wrong with Jim Lehrer's new novel, Oh, Johnny(Random House), about a young Marine whose life is changed forever when he meets a woman on his way to war. His relationship with her lasts him through danger and hardship, and there's an impressive ending. See our interview with the productive novelist/newsman in the current issue of Reader's Digest (March, on stands now), by the way, for insight into the very talented Mr. Lehrer and what interests him.
Well, what about something wickedly funny and totally offbeat? Does the name Carrie Fisher do anything for you? Try her vivid and new life in Hollywood and elsewhere, Wishful Drinking(Simon & Schuster). Be prepared for humor as sharp as knives.
【小题1】 What does the writer want to tell us by the underlined sentence?
| A.The world is complex and hard. | B.Scarpetta is a thriller. |
| C.The fiction is hard to understand. | D.Society is hard to fit into. |
| A.She is an adventurous writer. | B.She doesn’t care about fortune. |
| C.Her books normally sell well. | D.She can help you achieve writing skills. |
| A.go to Reader’s Digest issued in March | B.go to Random House |
| C.analyze the characters in Oh, Johnny | D.read the novel Oh, Johnny |
| A. Seeking Peace. | B.Reviving Ophelia. |
| C.Wishful Drinking. | D.Oh, Johnny. |